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Valley Vision and one of the report’s lead Even with the suffocating smoke from last authors. “It’s portrayed that we’re globally season’s deadly wildfires fresh in everyone’s divided on climate change. My takeaway is minds, perhaps it’s still surprising just how that climate change isn’t as politicized in our strongly residents of the Sacramento region region as we perceive it to be, or as it might be believe in protecting the environment. in other places. That’s a great launching point Overwhelmingly, they view nature as vital to for taking action.” the health, happiness and livelihoods of all The narrative often fed to the public about people in Northern California. climate change—that it’s a divisive issue That’s one of the major takeaways from pitting the environment against the economy— a new report produced by Valley Vision, a does not appear to have taken hold among regional nonprofit based in Sacramento, in most residents, as 66 percent believe efforts collaboration with Sacramento State’s Institute to mitigate climate change will either have no for Social Research. Drawing from a panel of effect on jobs, or will create more jobs. residents designed to scientifically represent Alexandra Regan, director of operations 2.8 million people in an eight-county area, for the Environmental Council of the researchers surveyed 985 resiSacramento, did not comment dents about a range of environdirectly on the report, mental issues. They found but told SN&R that the that “more than 90 percent premise of clean energy of respondents think it killing jobs is false. is very important or “Environmentalists essential to have clean are often portrayed drinking water, soil, as being anti-growth, air, and bodies of but most of us, water.” except for a few “I don’t know if extremists, are we’re aware of any perfectly aware that issue that 9 out of 10 the population is growCalifornians can agree Bill Mueller ing and that building is on,” said Bill Mueller, chief executive of Valley Vision going to happen, so it’s chief executive of Valley just about how we do it,” Vision. “That is super hard she said. “I think the environto find anywhere, and yet it mental waves of the last 150 years really doesn’t matter your age, have left behind social justice, and what political party you’re affiliated we’re trying not to do that this time. We want with, whether you live in a city or in a rural fair jobs and living wages for everybody. area—everybody cares deeply about the envi…We can address the environmental crisis and ronment and they don’t want to see it harmed.” economic issues by creating green jobs.” Smoke from wildfires and poor air quality Now it’s a matter of making sure the were frequently cited concerns in the poll of people’s voices are heard. Mueller said Valley residents of El Dorado, Placer, Sacramento, San Joaquin, Solano, Sutter and Yuba counties. Vision’s latest report is part of its broader mission of “putting the public back in public It is being released this week and has a margin policy.” of error of plus of minus 3 percentage points. “So often in our public policy-making, Additionally, sizable majorities of responthe public is discounted,” he said. “It’s the dents said they believe human activity is causspecial interests that are engaged, so we feel ing climate change (88 percent)—including 75 that it’s important for mayors and city council percent of self-reported Republicans—and that members, environmental groups, transportation it’s happening right now (70 percent). officials and air quality managers to have “That was surprising for us, because this is the voice of the public when they’re making an issue that is very politicized in the national decisions.” Ω news,” said Evan Schmidt, senior director of
“Everybody cares deeply about the environment and they don’t want to see it harmed.”
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