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Updated August 28, 2009

Poll: Americans Support Obama on Energy Issues

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AP

55 percent of Americans approve Obama's handling of energy issues while 30 percent disapprove

WASHINGTON -- A new poll says most Americans support the way President Barack Obama is dealing with energy issues, including his plan to limit greenhouse gases with a controversial cap-and-trade approach.

A Washington Post-ABC News poll published Friday finds that while support is slipping for the president's heath-care proposals, support for his changes in energy policy remains firm.

The poll says that 55 percent of Americans approve of the way Obama is handling energy issues while 30 percent disapprove. By a somewhat narrower majority -- 52 percent to 43 percent -- Americans back a cap-and-trade system that would set a ceiling for greenhouse gas emissions and would allow companies to buy and sell permits to emit the gases.

The poll has a margin of error of three percentage points and was conducted Aug. 13-17.

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