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Washington, DC (Vocus) 29 September 2010

Almost one in four voters (72%) in the Gulf States (Alabama, Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi and Texas) say theyâ? ? d be more inclined to vote for federal legislators, if the financial support of the environment and health of the Gulf again released, according to a new survey today. The survey was funded by the Walton Family Foundation on behalf of a coalition of environmental, industry, fisheries and anti-poverty groups dedicated to restoring the Gulf Coast.

The survey is timely because yesterday a group of President Obama appointed a long-term recovery to create the Gulf? led by former Navy Secretary and the Governor of Mississippi Ray Mabus? recommended that a â? ? Number important? Punish BP for SUMMERA collected? s oil spill should be issued to the repair of the region? s environmental, economic, health and psychological damage. While the U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill to finance Gulf Coast Oil Spill Response directs restoration of the Senate, move closer to the elections, has yet to act on legislation Oil Spill Response.

The survey found

Democratic polling institute Lake Research Partners and Bellwether Research and Consulting survey GOP thatâ? affiliationâ what policy? Voters over the Gulf region have a deep commitment to the restoration and see how the key to the economic health of the region. In fact, said at the Independent (67%), Democrats (82%) and Republicans (67%) they are more federal legislation that will make new investments in the recovery.

â? This new study confirms what common sense already told. Voters believe that the restoration of environmental damage of the Gulf is also the region? The economy and make it more resistant to future storms or disasters caused by man â? Said Scott Burns, director of the Walton family Foundationâ? s environmental and conservation programs. â? This is a clear message that the high recovery in the Gulf region a> priority.â ????

entire Gulf region, more than two in three voters (68%) indicate that the degradation of the Gulf Coast have as a result of human activities already taken before the recent oil spill and more than three out of four voters (77%) believe it is important take for the federal government measures the health of the Gulf region back to, so that the question of the strong voice in the upcoming elections.

â? The survey shows that the Gulf Coast senators of the environment and health of the Gulf Restoration? s wetlands, coastal and marine areas is both good public policy and good politics, â? said Paul Harrison, senior director of the Mississippi River, the Environmental Defense Fund. â? Gulf Coast voters recognize that it is essential for their economic future, especially for regions? s powerful fishing and tourism> industries.â ????

“Gulf people want and deserve a comprehensive plan, the new employment opportunities through the restoration of the environment to be created,” said Minor Sinclair, Oxfam America, U.S. Regional Director. “The federal government needs to invest in the Gulf region for the benefit of their people and for the nation as a whole.”

Other key findings from the study:

More than three out of five voters (62%) in the states of the Gulf Coast say they are less for federal lawmakers do not support funding for the restoration of voting of the Gulf
Nearly nine in 10 holes (87%) in five Gulf states agree that the environment and health of the Gulf of Mexico affects their stats? The economy of many or few.
contains almost eight in 10 (78%) in favor of creating a separate fund for the Gulf region and the Mississippi River Delta, the penalties for violation of BP of the Clean Water Act and the Oil Pollution Act.

full ballot information is available on the website of the Walton Foundation: http://www.waltonfamilyfoundation.org/gulf-region-poll-results/

The telephone survey 2061 voters in all five states in the Gulf region (Alabama, Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi and Texas) was between 7 September and 13 September 2010 carried out. The error rate of vote + / -2.2%.

about the Walton Family Foundation

The Walton family Foundationâ? s reach levels in the environment to sustainable conservation in some of the worldâ? largest ocean and river systems. The results will benefit both humans and animals through an alignment of economic interests and conservation. Accordingly, the Foundation invests in projects to create new economic incentives for sustainability and conservation of biodiversity, and projects with other conservation organizations tools if necessary.

The Walton family

Foundation supports projects and organizations that make a positive difference for individuals, communities and the environment in areas in which we make to focus our efforts. In 2009, the Foundation has invested over $ 8,000,000 in charitable initiatives, including those in our core areas of interest: systemic K-12 education reform, freshwater and marine protection, quality of life initiatives in our region of origin. For more information, visit www.waltonfamilyfoundation.org.

About the coalition

A coalition of environmental, economic, fisheries and anti-poverty groups dedicated to restoring the Gulf Coast was founded, to the joint submission of the survey. The groups include: The Walton Family Foundation, Oxfam, Alabama Coastal Foundation, America’s Wetland Foundation, Alliance for the Restoration of Coastal Louisiana, Environmental Defense Fund, the fishermen Alliance Florida Wildlife Federation, the Franklin County Seafood Dealers Association, Galveston Bay? Foundation ;???? Shareholder Gulf of Mexico reef fish of the alliance, the Gulf Restoration Network, Lake Pontchartrain Basin Foundation; Mississippi Fish and Wildlife Foundation, Mobile Baykeeper, National Audubon Society, National Wildlife Federation, The Nature Conservancy, The Ocean Conservancy, fishers organized the Florida Reef Relief save our golf and Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership

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CONTACTS:

Sean Crowley, Environmental Defense Fund, 202.572.3331, scrowley (at) EDF (dot) org

David J. Ringer, the National Audubon Society, 601.642.7058, Dring (at) Audubon (dot) org

sweetheart Emily Guidry, the National Wildlife Federation, 225.253.9781, Guido (at) NWF (dot) org

Matt Tinning, Ocean Conservancy, 202.286.6498, mtinning (at) oceanconservancy (dot) org

Daphne Davis Moore, Walton Family Foundation, 479.464.1578, DMoore (at) wffmail (dot) com

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