Friday, July 19, 2013

Australia:

Geothermal Energy Yet to Capture the Imagination Down Under (CleanTechnica)

A graph courtesy of The Climate Institute, and its new publication, Climate of the Nation shows results from a poll of 1,009 Australians (over 18) taken in the first week of June of the popularity of energy sources.

Solar and wind are by far the most popular, and wind gained the most support from the previous year, jumping from 59 per cent to 67 per cent. Coal and nuclear were the least popular, with nuclear falling from 20 per cent to 13 per cent. No fossil fuel gained more than 28 per cent approval, and geothermal and ocean energy have yet to capture the imagination.

There were also some interesting findings along gender lines.

Geothermal energy seems to be a man-thing in Australia, with 28 per cent of men nominating the technology, but only 19 per cent of women.

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