Side notes

So there are some things that I am going to try and make sure of or rather avoid. As I was browsing through some polls done about renewable energy one about whether or not people would agree to have their home "retrofitted" to be able to utilize solar panels and such here. There is also a poll done asking people think it would benefit our national security is we switched from fossil fuels to renewable energy sources here.

What In both of these polls I noticed that they were done by telephone with about 1,000 people.  I always make sure that I take both of these polls results with a grain of salt. Reason being that telephone polls are not always the best in being an accurate representation of the population because of the inconsistency of the survey takers. People don't always want to be on the phone talking to strangers when they're eating dinner, or let alone stay on the phone long enough to hear them finish the question before hanging up on them.

Regardless, the results of the pole which was taken in 2006, asked people if they were more or less likely than a year ago to consider retrofitting your home to use solar, wind, or other renewable energy sources. I think the question is unnecessarily confusing. I don't think, or at least I wouldn't have, used the phrase asking whether they were more or less likely now than a year ago. Because unless they were referring to a specific incident like maybe whether or not they are more likely or not after hurricane Katrina to now consider retrofitting their home. But most people said they would just like to keep their house the same.

The other poll was asking how much they think it would benefit national security to transition from fossil fuels to renewable energy source, on a scale from 1-10. Most people said it would highly benefit, but also take into account when you bring up national security in a survey in 2006, people will most likely answer in favor of their security, so I wasn't too surprised by the results.

So always keep in mind, I know I will, that when researching your topic don't put too much merit into those polls done on the internet, phone, or self administered surveys, because they may not always be the best representation of the the opinions of American people.