Pollsters

Polls Show New Yorkers Split on Fracking; DEC May Miss Deadline

Two polls show New Yorkers remain evenly split on the issue of hydraulic fracturing (fracking), but one poll shows opponents of the practice could cause more political damage to Gov. Andrew Cuomo if it ultimately is approved.

February 5, 2013

Abraham Blasts Critics of Energy Plan for Unfair Tactics

Secretary of Energy Spencer Abraham took the not-so-original position of blaming pollsters and the media last Wednesday for unfairly criticizing the administration’s energy plan. He said they’re simply using the wrong measuring stick by singling out issues that are obviously disliked the most, such as drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR), while many of the other important issues are never even mentioned, let alone subjected to public opinion polls.

July 30, 2001

Abraham Blasts Critics of Energy Plan for Unfair Tactics

Secretary of Energy Spencer Abraham took the not-so-original position of blaming pollsters and the media Wednesday for unfairly criticizing the administration’s energy plan. He said they’re simply using the wrong measuring stick by singling out issues that are obviously disliked the most, such as drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, while many of the other important issues are never even mentioned, let alone subjected to public opinion polls.

July 27, 2001