Word: opinionizing
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...obstacles remain, primarily the still hostile public opinion in some countries and the unresolved problem of how to dispose of nuclear waste. Lars G. Josefsson, chief executive of the big Swedish utility Vattenfall, says he believes that nuclear power is on its way back but cautions, "It will continue to be a very difficult question, especially in Europe, as many governments have taken very strong decisions in the past against nuclear...
Claude Mandil, executive director of the Paris-based International Energy Agency, says public-opinion considerations have never been as important in France as elsewhere. After 30 years of living with nuclear energy, the French have grown used to the idea--and enjoy stable electricity prices, especially at a time when oil and gas prices are shooting up. "The French are fond of their nukes," Mandil says. Two towns besides Flamanville actively lobbied to be the site of the new French reactor...
...attempt to distance itself from some of the pitfalls of past administrations, this year's council, led by UC president John S. Haddock ’07 and vice-president Annie R. Riley ’07, has pledged to use polling more extensively to gauge student opinion on a range of issues; the UC is currently conducting a survey on the women’s center and polls on the future social programming have been proposed...
...students and professors who follow this kind of “outcome betting” say it can be a remarkable gauge of public opinion...
These kinds of bets “do amazingly well at getting the outcome right” in elections, said Associate Professor of Government Barry C. Burden, who studies public opinion and political methodology...