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The Environment: Who Cares?
New research by the MORI Social Research Institute has raised interesting facts about who (or what) the public feels offers the greatest threat to green spaces. Surprisingly, when pointing the finger of blame it is not local planners, politicians or pollution which are perceived as the greatest threat — but the public itself!
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Public Uncertainty over Environmental Issues
A major in-depth study of public understanding of science and the environment has revealed that the majority of people are confused about the central issues.
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Public Attitudes to Transport in England
Transport continues to dominate both the national and local agenda. Three in ten people spontaneously cite transport as a main problem facing Britain today, while over four in ten see it as the most important local issue with congestion cited as the main problem
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Public Expects The Impossible From Science
A new public opinion poll from MORI shows that over 60% of British adults expect the impossible from science: 71% of the public look to scientists to give an 'agreed view' about science issues and 61% expect science to provide 100% guarantees about the safety of medicines. Yet most scientists insist that science cannot and should not deliver either.
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Concern about science-related issues
New MORI research identifies the science-related issues currently causing greatest concern to the public and reveals that scientists, government and the media need to do better over the funding and reporting of science.
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MORI Poll Reveals That People Prefer Block Paved Drives
Two photographs of the same house were shown to a representative sample of the British public. Both were identical in all respects except that the driveway in one photograph was black tarmac and in the other it was concrete block paving. Asked to express their preference, 81% of people said they preferred the house with the block-paved drive and only 10% preferred the black tarmac version.
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What's Worrying Britain - Five Years On
What's Worrying Britain? A Scottish Perspective - Scottish press release
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'Green' Companies Sell Themselves Short In The City
Listed companies that are leading the way with their environmental and social policies are selling themselves and their shareholders short by failing to make the case to the City, according to research published by Business in the Environment (BiE).
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Keen To Be Green But ... - Press Release
Survey of British attitudes towards climate change and environmentally friendly behaviour.
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Keen To Be Green But ... Toplines
Survey of British attitudes to climate change and environmentally friendly behaviour