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A study
out today in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of
Sciences examined attitudes about energy efficiency in liberals and
conservatives, and found that promoting energy-efficient products and
services on the basis of their environmental benefits actually turned
conservatives off from picking them.
This shouldn’t be a surprise. In 2011, the conservative blog Red State actually urged people
to celebrate “earth hour,” when people all over the world were
encouraged to turn their lights off, by turning more lights on. In 2009,
Rush Limbaugh said
he planned to make sure all his cars are driven more on Earth Day and
that his plane takes a long trip for no reason too. And Glenn Beck said
he wanted to hear from people who planned to cut down trees on Earth
Day. The next year Beck announced that he would celebrate Earth Day by
burning styrofoam in his back yard.
So, Conservatives will not buy earth friendly products if it says it is a green and energy saving product. Pretty Dumb.
http://freethoughtblogs.com/dispatches/2013/05/04/some-conservatives-turned-off-by-helping-environment/
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