Overwhelming Majority of Public Supports Major U.S. Energy Policy Changes

Nearly 90 percent of Americans think that U.S. energy policy requires fundamental changes or an entire revision while only six percent think only minor adjustments are needed. The CBS/New York Times poll also found that nearly all Americans think that the U.S. is overly dependent on other countries for its oil supply and almost 60 percent express that the U.S. is likely to develop an alternative to oil as a major source of energy within the next 25 years.