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New Poll Shocker - $6 Gas is not desirable

Oregon Catalyst is reporting on a survery recently published by FreedomWorks Oregon that has many interesting tidbits, but one stuck out for me:

70% are unwilling to permanently pay $6 or more per gallon for gasoline to protect the environment

Does this mean Oregonians don't care about protecting the environment? Hardly. What it does mean is that they refuse to swallow the false choice presented to them by environmental extremists that the price of environmental responsibility is $6 gasoline. They believe in the ingenuity of Americans. They believe you can be environmentally-aware and have all the energy you need at an affordable price.

They also understand that for many Americans (the low income ones liberals claim to care about), $6 gas is simply not a sustainable condition.

For more information on the survey, go to www.LightsOnOregon.com.
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