CBS Earth Day poll: 'Climate change' dead last among nation's priorities

Biden flies across country to tout 'billions' spent on 'climate-friendly' military vehicles

By Art Moore
Published April 22, 2022 at 4:36pm

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As Earth Day turned 53 on Friday and Joe Biden flew across the nation in his personal 747 to deliver remarks on the occasion, Americans ranked "climate change" as last among a selection of the nation's top priorities.

A CBS News/YouGov poll found the economy was the most pressing issue, followed by inflation, crime, the Russian invasion of Ukraine, immigration and climate change.

Fully 76% of the respondents said the economy should be a high priority and 73% said inflation. But only 39% ranked climate change among the top priorities.

When asked if "climate change" is a pressing issue that should be solved "right now," 49% said yes. But one year ago, the figure was 54%, representing a decline of 6% under President Biden, who has made climate change a top priority.

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President Biden flew Thursday evening to Seattle, where he deliver Earth Day remarks Friday morning.

In a speech at Seattle's Seward Park, on Lake Washington, Biden declared "we're spending billions" to make military vehicles climate friendly.

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"In the U.S. military, every vehicle is going to be climate-friendly. We're spending billions of dollars to do it," he said amid the highest inflation rate for consumers in 40 years.

See Biden's remarks:

Earth Day co-founder Ira Einhorn was convicted of beating to death his former girlfriend and composting her body in  a trunk found in his closet.

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