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The New York Times reports that a recent Pew Research Center poll shows concern for global warming and the environment has dropped as more people worry about jobs, the economy and the nation's energy problems. The story says concern about global warming ranked last in a list of 20 issues voters were polled on. About 30 percent of people ranked global warming as the most pressing national issue this year, compared with 35 percent last year. Protecting the environment in general has slipped from 56 percent of people rating it a top priority last year to 41 percent this year. That doesn't seem to be affecting the new president, who today signed an order asking regulators to act quickly on reconsidering applications by states, including California, to set their own standards for greenhouse emissions from vehicles. The request was rejected by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency under the Bush Administration. The graphic to the left shows the full breakdown of where issues...
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