WASHINGTON, Jan. 18 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Only one in four American voters today believe the nation is doing enough to promote and utilize alternative or "green" technologies to reduce our nation's reliance on foreign energy sources, according to a new poll by Zogby International and TechNet's Green Tech Task Force. TechNet is the leading bipartisan political network of high tech CEOs promotes the growth of the innovation economy.

The Zogby/TechNet nationwide poll of 1,043 Americans found that 77% of U.S. voters believe that our nation must do more to promote green technologies.

"The magnitude of global energy and environmental challenges demands that we act now to implement a sound energy strategy based on U.S. innovation," said John Doerr, TechNet Founder and Partner at Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers. "TechNet is committed to working with the President and Congress to reshape our energy future."

The TechNet Green Technology Initiative is led by a select group of TechNet CEOs and senior executives. Its members are: Stuart Aaron, Vice President of Marketing and Product Management, Bloom Energy Corporation; Phil Bernstein, Vice President, Industry Strategy & Relations, Autodesk, Inc.; John Denniston, Partner, Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers; Robert Farnsworth, CEO, Sonnet Technologies, Inc.; Paul Lippe, CEO, Qulas; Diarmuid O'Connell, Director of Corporate Marketing, Tesla Motors; Steve Papermaster, Chairman of the Board, Powershift Ventures; David Pearce, President & CEO, Miasole; Dr. Mark Pinto, Senior Vice President and Chief Technology Officer, Applied Materials, Inc.; Sue Snyder, Executive Legal Counsel and Vice President for International Policy and Relations, Advanced Micro Devices (AMD); Michael Volpi, Senior Vice President, Cisco Systems, Inc.; and Donald M. Whiteside, Vice President, Corporate Technology Group and Director, Technology Policy and Standards, Intel Corporation.

The TechNet Green Tech Task Force is working closely with the Administration and Congress to make energy technology initiatives a high priority and to shape energy technology policies. The Task Force is scheduled to release its final recommendations in March 2007.

    Results from the Zogby/TechNet poll:
    -- 77% of American voters say that the nation is not doing enough to
       promote and utilize green technologies in order to reduce our reliance
       on foreign fuel sources, 17% say that the nation is doing enough.
    -- 75% of the voting population said that their purchasing decisions in
       the past year have been influenced by a desire to save energy and
       improve the environment.
    -- When asked their preferred alternative to oil and coal as energy
       sources, respondents chose: solar power (28%), biofuels (24%), wind
       (16%) nuclear energy (14%) and fuel cells (4%).  77% of the voting age
       population have improved the energy efficiency of their homes.
    -- 56% have saved energy by purchasing good and services over the
       Internet, and half (50%) have used telecommuting or email to reduce
       travel.
    -- One in eight (12%) has already purchased alternative fuel vehicles.

"The solution to America's addiction to oil must be a bold new energy strategy based on green technologies and innovation," said Lezlee Westine, President and CEO of TechNet. "These survey results confirm that we must do more to adopt groundbreaking technologies that solve our over-reliance on foreign energy. TechNet is drawing upon the best minds of the IT industry to develop a Green Tech Policy Agenda calling for public policies and private sector initiatives that spur the development and adoption of new technologies to achieve energy security, preserve economic competitiveness and protect the environment. "

The nationwide telephone survey of 1,043 likely voters was conducted by Zogby International from January 5-10, 2007. The poll has a margin of error of +/- 3.1 percentage points.

    For complete polling results, go to:
http://www.463.com/clients/technet/WF-TN.pdf

For cross-tabs, go to: http://www.463.com/clients/technet/X-TN.pdf

About Zogby International

Zogby International has been tracking public opinion since 1984 in North America, Latin America, the Middle East, Asia and Europe.

About TechNet

Former Netscape CEO Jim Barksdale, Cisco CEO John Chambers and John Doerr created TechNet in 1997 to shape public policy impacting U.S. innovation and technology leadership. TechNet has since become the preeminent organization representing chief executive officers of the nation's leading high technology companies. Through the power of its network, TechNet continues to have a stellar impact on public policy driving a stronger education system, investments in research and development, legal reform, broadband and Internet policy and other issues critical to U.S. innovation and global competitiveness.

TechNet's 200 CEO members are the nation's leading innovators in the fields of information technology, Internet and e-commerce, biotechnology, venture capital and investment banking. TechNet members represent more than one million employees in these fields.

    The TechNet Policy Agenda:
    -- TechNet supports initiatives that will strengthen America's education
       system, increase the number of Americans attaining degrees in science,
       technology, engineering and mathematics, and ensure a high-skilled 21st
       century workforce;
    -- TechNet supports policies that spur entrepreneurship, employee
       ownership and small business growth;
    -- TechNet supports policies to spur green technologies and achieve energy
       security, economic competitiveness and enhanced protection of the
       environment.
    -- TechNet supports patent litigation reform efforts to end meritless
       lawsuits that are a drain on resources and innovation;
    -- TechNet advocates policies to spur the rapid deployment of broadband
       networks and consumer access to Internet content and services, and to
       ensure the continued growth and vitality of the Internet.
    -- TechNet calls for a strong national investment in research and
       development through increased federal funding for basic research and
       enactment of a permanent R&D tax credit;
    -- TechNet supports international trade policies and agreements that
       expand markets for U.S. industry.

TechNet has offices in Washington, DC, Palo Alto, Sacramento, Seattle, Boston, Austin, and Orange County (California). Web address: http://www.technet.org.

Source: TechNet