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London Bombings Survey
MORI conducted a survey for King's College London on how Londoners were affected by the bombings on 7th July. The survey aimed to inform the advice and help given to people, should this happens again. The results of the survey were analysed and reported in the British Medical Journal in August 2005.
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Congestion Charging
Almost half of British adults (47%) support charging for road use to reduce peak-time congestion — as long as this leads to lower road tax, according to new MORI research. The survey conducted for Detica shows a third (34%) oppose the idea.
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50th Anniversary of Green Belts
A quarter of people in Britain (27%) claim to be well-informed about green belts, according to new research from MORI. The survey, conducted to coincide with the 50th Anniversary of the establishment of green belts in Britain, shows a similar proportion (25%) say that they know nothing about them.
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Green Intentions — Misplaced Actions
New MORI research reveals that people's perceptions about what they can do to help the environment are out of step with their actual environmental impact.
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New Nuclear Agency Faces Challenges
A new MORI public opinion survey shows last week's establishment of the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority to have made little impact on public awareness. The NDA is also shown to be facing some challenges with regard to its anticipated tendering of nuclear clean-up contracts to overseas companies, as well as a wider lack of confidence in the decisions being made about the future of nuclear energy in Britain.
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Sarbanes-Oxley Section 404 — A Global Capital Market View
In the wake of Enron and other high profile corporate scandals, the increasing impact of corporate regulation and governance is being felt worldwide. MORI recently conducted a study on behalf of PwC (PricewaterhouseCoopers) which examined how negative Section 404* disclosures from the Sarbanes-Oxley act are likely to affect analysts' and investors' perceptions of SEC-listed companies.
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Hebridean Windfarm Plans
Research by MORI Scotland shows virtually all (99%) residents on Lewis and North Harris are aware of the proposals to build windfarms on the islands. People who think they will be able to see both the pylons and turbines of their local windfarm are the most opposed to the principle of their construction — three quarters (75%) of people in this group oppose the windfarms (and 19% supports). Half (48%) of those who don't think they will be able to see evidence of the windfarm are in favour, and a third (32%) opposed.
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Saving The World Will Have To Wait - Most Americans Need Convincing
Britons are now much more willing to take action to reduce climate change than Americans, who remain unconvinced of the need to change their behaviour, despite being the world's biggest polluter. Recent research by MORI for the Climate Group shows that Great Britain's population is more willing to consider 'acting now' to tackle climate change than is the US (63% vs 46%). By contrast, Americans are more hesitant, saying that 'wait & see' is the preferable course of action (41% vs 27% in Britain).
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Attitudes To Renewable Energy In Devon
Research by MORI shows that the vast majority of Devon residents support the use of renewable energy (86%) and only a small proportion oppose it (two per cent). Support for renewable energy is reflected in high levels of support for wind power (76%) and biomass power (67%).
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Corporate Security
IT and network security are the greatest security concerns for members of the CBI, according to new research from MORI. The research, jointly commissioned by CBI and QinetiQ, shows a large majority (97%) of members have either great or some concern about the overall security of their business. Almost three in five (58%) say IT and network security is a great concern, while two in five name 'Provision of standby facilities for business continuity purposes' (41%), 'Risk to brand value of security incidents' (40%) and 'Risk to employees of security incidents' (38%).