Americans are divided on whether the United States is heading in the right direction with regard to domestic energy policy, but a plurality of those responding to a recent poll said it is government that should be leading the way.

The survey, titled “Energy Habits, Awareness & Perceptions,” found that 45% of respondents believe that the United States is headed in the right direction for finding domestic energy sources, but 43% believe the direction is wrong. Market research firm Harris Interactive conducted the telephone poll of more than 1,000 U.S. adults on behalf of the Propane Education & Research Council (PERC).

There is agreement, however, that domestic energy must be addressed. Overall, the poll found that:

Additionally, the environmental aspects of energy are also a concern. Nearly three-fourths of respondents identified support of new environmentally friendly energy technology/products (74%) and infrastructure (73%) as topics they would like to see political leadership address in the coming year. And 61% of survey respondents said they have bought more environmentally friendly products this year than they did five years ago. When asked why Americans have not fully embraced environmentally friendly fuels, 67% of respondents cited cost.

The propane industry currently serves markets such as fleet, lawn and landscape, agriculture, forklifts and residential and commercial construction. PERC said it intends to use the data from the survey as a baseline for future research and development.

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