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Majority of Australians opposed to fraccing

AUGUST 21, 2017

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Results from a poll conducted by the Australian National University (ANU) reveals the views of Australians to various science issues, including fraccing.
The ANU, commissioned by the Australian Government, interviewed 1,203 people about their views on fraccing as well as other science-related matters, including vaccinations, genetically modified foods, frackcing and climate change.
The Australian Beliefs and Attitudes Towards Science Survey found a majority of Australian respondents (70 per cent) are opposed to fraccing, compared to over just half of Americans (51 per cent), with the proportion of American’s who favour fraccing outnumbering Australians by nearly three to one (15.7 per cent versus 39 per cent).
Dr Rod Lamberts from The Australian National Centre for the Public Awareness of Science (CPAS) at ANU conducted the poll.
“Most of us think the benefits of science have outweighed the harmful effects and science has made our lives easier, but around half of us think science has made our way of life change too fast,” Dr Lamberts said.
“Many of us are against genetically modified foods and food grown with pesticides, fraccing and nuclear energy, and many people are also suspicious about the potential of bioengineering.”
The survey also found:

• The majority of people are having some kind of science-related conversations regularly

• More than 90 per cent of people used technology at least a few times a week

• More than 80 per cent of people needed maths skills, and more than half used science skills in their jobs

• 80 per cent of people believe there is strong evidence that the world has been warming over the past few decades, with more than half saying this has been due to human activity.

Dr Lamberts said the more informed people felt about science, the more likely they were to be positive about science.
“I’d like to point out that this is how informed people believe or feel themselves to be – this is not an indicator of how much science they actually know,” Dr Lamberts said.
“This survey provides many reasons to feel encouraged about the Australian public’s beliefs and attitudes towards science, and I invite people to explore the findings for themselves,” Dr Lamberts said.
The aim of the survey was to gain greater insights into the Australian community’s engagement with science and to measure their awareness of the benefits of science.
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