Author: Robert Roach
Reading the Meter: Western Canadian Opinions on Energy Issues outlines the variety of views western Canadians have about energy issues including the economic importance of the energy sector, support for green energy, and the future of the oil sands.
The results examined in this publication are drawn from a survey conducted by Environics Research Group Limited. The survey was conducted by telephone in late 2010 with 1,202 western Canadians (300 per province) 18 years and older. The results are accurate +/-2.8 percentage points 19 times out of 20.
In addition to Reading the Meter, the results from the survey are compiled in two additional reports entitled Green Expectations: Western Canadian Opinions on Environmental Issues and Water Worries: Western Canadian Opinions Toward Paying More for Water.
Reading the Meter: Western Canadian Opinions on Energy Issues is part of the Canada West Foundation’s Powering Up for the Future Project, which focuses on public policy challenges at the interface of the economy, the environment and energy.