ON THE AGENDA

Will a Delay on the Climate Treaty be Time Well-Spent?

Scott Bittle
Nov 16, 2009

World leaders flatly admitted this weekend what everyone pretty much knew: there won't be a major deal on climate change at the big conference in Copenhagen next month. Instead, leaders will try to keep the process going, in hopes of coming up with a deal next year.

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Listening To Young Americans On The Deficit

Francie Grace
Nov 13, 2009

You wouldn't think the bottom line on the $1.6 trillion federal budget deficit and $11.9 trillion national debt crisis could be summed up in a single sentence, but when the right words whizzed by, the Wall Street Journal's David Wessel was quick to point them out.

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Facts, Myths & What Most Americans Know About Energy

The more we know about energy, the more likely we are to make good choices for our future. So, how much do you know? Take our Facts, Myths & What Most Americans Know About Energy quiz. Then compare your answers to those in the national sample for Public Agenda's Energy Learning Curve™ report on public attitudes, knowledge and opinions on energy use and proposals to change the ways we fuel our world. Our research, done in association with Planet Forward, found a lot of consensus on what we should and shouldn't do – but also many misconceptions, which could slow progress on these issues.