Kids Vote on the Environment, Part 1
What's the big deal about global warming? Where should we put all our trash? Thousands of kids around the country have added their votes to the Environmental Report Card. Find out the results — and what they mean for our environment — with these articles and examine more results here.
Articles
Finding the Middle Ground in Madagascar
by David George Gordon
January 5,2008
The Kids' Environmental Report Card results show that balancing the needs of people and nature is the key to managing Madagascar's fast-disappearing forests.
by David George Gordon
January 5,2008
The Kids' Environmental Report Card results show that balancing the needs of people and nature is the key to managing Madagascar's fast-disappearing forests.
Kids Pick Solar Power as Most Promising
by David George Gordon
January 5,2008
Kids' Environmental Report Card pollsters chose solar power as the most promising alternative energy resource. It got more votes than the hydroelectricity and nuclear power combined.
by David George Gordon
January 5,2008
Kids' Environmental Report Card pollsters chose solar power as the most promising alternative energy resource. It got more votes than the hydroelectricity and nuclear power combined.
A Matter of Choice: Living in Wildfire-Prone Locales
January 26,2008
Should people be allowed to build new homes in wildfire-prone areas? "Yes," say the vast majority of kids polled.
January 26,2008
Should people be allowed to build new homes in wildfire-prone areas? "Yes," say the vast majority of kids polled.
Kids Ready to Rescue the Environment
by David George Gordon
December 10,2007
What would you be willing to do to help the environment? Most participants in the Kids' Environmental Report Card poll were eager to do their part.
by David George Gordon
December 10,2007
What would you be willing to do to help the environment? Most participants in the Kids' Environmental Report Card poll were eager to do their part.
Spiders: Icky, Important or Ill-Understood?
by David George Gordon
December 3,2007
What should be done to improve the spider's image? In a recent poll, as many kids thought spiders were "icky" as those who thought they were "important."
by David George Gordon
December 3,2007
What should be done to improve the spider's image? In a recent poll, as many kids thought spiders were "icky" as those who thought they were "important."
Curb Coral-Killing Pollution, Kids Say
by David George Gordon
November 26,2007
Pollution may be the biggest threat to coral reefs, according to the Kids' Environmental Report Card poll. Once land-based pollutants enter the ocean system, they can kill the polyps that build coral reefs.
by David George Gordon
November 26,2007
Pollution may be the biggest threat to coral reefs, according to the Kids' Environmental Report Card poll. Once land-based pollutants enter the ocean system, they can kill the polyps that build coral reefs.
Protecting Wild Plants and Animals
by David George Gordon
November 20,2007
When protecting wild plants and animals, there is plenty for everyone to do. That's what the majority of kids said, when sharing their views online, as part of the Kids' Environmental Report Card poll.
by David George Gordon
November 20,2007
When protecting wild plants and animals, there is plenty for everyone to do. That's what the majority of kids said, when sharing their views online, as part of the Kids' Environmental Report Card poll.
GMOs: Good or Bad for the Planet?
by David George Gordon
November 12,2007
Are genetically modified foods good or bad? Most kids are divided about the environmental effects of these relative newcomers to our restaurants and grocery stores.
by David George Gordon
November 12,2007
Are genetically modified foods good or bad? Most kids are divided about the environmental effects of these relative newcomers to our restaurants and grocery stores.
Global Warming Is More Than an "Inconvenient Truth"
by David George Gordon
January 7,2008
How are we doing in our responses to global warming? "Awful!" said most kids who participated in our recent poll.
by David George Gordon
January 7,2008
How are we doing in our responses to global warming? "Awful!" said most kids who participated in our recent poll.
Pollution the Top Concern of Ocean Life
by David George Gordon
November 5,2007
In a recent Scholastic poll about the threats to ocean life, pollution got more votes than three other dangers: global warming, overfishing and ship and boat traffic combined.
by David George Gordon
November 5,2007
In a recent Scholastic poll about the threats to ocean life, pollution got more votes than three other dangers: global warming, overfishing and ship and boat traffic combined.
What Should We Do With All Our Trash?
by David George Gordon
November 1,2007
In 2006, people produced more than 251 million tons of trash. Where do kids think all of it should go?
by David George Gordon
November 1,2007
In 2006, people produced more than 251 million tons of trash. Where do kids think all of it should go?
Treatment of Endangered Species Needs Improvement, Kids Say
by David George Gordon
January 8,2008
Our treatment of endangered species gets a grade of C-minus, according to the Kid's Environmental Report Card poll.
by David George Gordon
January 8,2008
Our treatment of endangered species gets a grade of C-minus, according to the Kid's Environmental Report Card poll.
Climate Change Tops the Big Picture List
by David George Gordon
January 7,2008
What's the most important issue confronting our planet today? "Climate change," said the majority of Scholastic.com kids.
by David George Gordon
January 7,2008
What's the most important issue confronting our planet today? "Climate change," said the majority of Scholastic.com kids.
