Kids Vote on the Environment, Part 2
What will kids do to change the environment for the better? How do kids grade the job are grown-ups doing right now? Thousands of kids have added their votes to the Environmental Report Card. Find out the results — in these articles and examine more results here.
Articles
Ecotourism: World Travel Goes Green
by David George Gordon
Kids who voted on the Environmental Report Card agree: ecotourism is a smart way to combine travel and environmentalism.
by David George Gordon
Kids who voted on the Environmental Report Card agree: ecotourism is a smart way to combine travel and environmentalism.
Every Day is Earth Day, Say Scholastic Kids
by David George Gordon
April 22,2008
Unlike Valentine's Day or New Year's Eve, kids are celebrating Earth Day "every day," according to the Kids' Environmental Report Card poll.
by David George Gordon
April 22,2008
Unlike Valentine's Day or New Year's Eve, kids are celebrating Earth Day "every day," according to the Kids' Environmental Report Card poll.
Keeping Up with Coastal Erosion
by David George Gordon
April 21,2008
Kids suggest planting trees and erecting walls in order to save our eroding shorelines, according to the Kids' Environmental Report Card. Will that be enough?
by David George Gordon
April 21,2008
Kids suggest planting trees and erecting walls in order to save our eroding shorelines, according to the Kids' Environmental Report Card. Will that be enough?
Who Are the Heroes? Look in the Mirror and See
Who are the heroes? "Everyone who makes a difference in small ways," say Scholastic kids.
Who are the heroes? "Everyone who makes a difference in small ways," say Scholastic kids.
Kids Speak Up for Imperiled Polar Bears
by David George Gordon
April 4,2008
Kids are "extremely concerned" about polar bears, according to a recent Environmental Report Card poll. Climate change is putting the world's largest land-dwelling carnivore in danger of extinction.
by David George Gordon
April 4,2008
Kids are "extremely concerned" about polar bears, according to a recent Environmental Report Card poll. Climate change is putting the world's largest land-dwelling carnivore in danger of extinction.
Kids Clamor for More Eco-Friendly Goods
by David George Gordon
March 31,2008
Most kids want "more recycled and recyclable daily goods" and several businesses stand ready to give such items to them.
by David George Gordon
March 31,2008
Most kids want "more recycled and recyclable daily goods" and several businesses stand ready to give such items to them.
Whose Responsibility is the Environment?
by David George Gordon
March 17,2008
Whose responsibility is the environment? "Yours, mine, and everyone's," according to most kids in Scholastic's Environmental Report Card poll.
by David George Gordon
March 17,2008
Whose responsibility is the environment? "Yours, mine, and everyone's," according to most kids in Scholastic's Environmental Report Card poll.
Air Pollution and Climate Change: Closely Linked
by David George Gordon
March 11,2008
When it comes to the air that they breathe, most kids feel it is "Extremely Important" to reduce air pollution, according to a recent Environmental Report Card poll.
by David George Gordon
March 11,2008
When it comes to the air that they breathe, most kids feel it is "Extremely Important" to reduce air pollution, according to a recent Environmental Report Card poll.
Kids Follow Froggy Advice and Go Green
by David George Gordon
March 11,2008
Easy or not, kids are clamoring for their cities and towns to "go green," according to Scholastic's poll results.
by David George Gordon
March 11,2008
Easy or not, kids are clamoring for their cities and towns to "go green," according to Scholastic's poll results.
Insects Are Super Important, Kids Say
by David George Gordon
February 25,2008
A recent poll reveals that insects help our planet in so many ways, it's hard for most to pick out one or two.
by David George Gordon
February 25,2008
A recent poll reveals that insects help our planet in so many ways, it's hard for most to pick out one or two.
Kids Decide: How Important is Climate Change?
by David George Gordon
February 20,2008
Kids think global climate change is "extremely important," and among their "top issues," according to a Kids' Environmental Report Card poll.
by David George Gordon
February 20,2008
Kids think global climate change is "extremely important," and among their "top issues," according to a Kids' Environmental Report Card poll.
Our Planet's Future: Better or Worse?
by David George Gordon
February 13,2008
In the future, will environmental problems be better or worse? Votes are split in this Kids' Environmental Report Card poll.
by David George Gordon
February 13,2008
In the future, will environmental problems be better or worse? Votes are split in this Kids' Environmental Report Card poll.
Living With Fault Lines: Kids Share Their Views
by David George Gordon
February 5,2008
Should new houses be built on earthquake fault lines? "Only if houses can be built to survive earthquakes," say most kids in an Environmental Report Card poll.
by David George Gordon
February 5,2008
Should new houses be built on earthquake fault lines? "Only if houses can be built to survive earthquakes," say most kids in an Environmental Report Card poll.
As Earth Stewards, Have Grownups Been Doing Enough?
by David George Gordon
January 29,2008
Grown-up efforts to protect the planet vary, according to most kids. "Sometimes it's good; sometimes it's bad," stated the majority of voters on the Kids' Environmental Report Card poll.
by David George Gordon
January 29,2008
Grown-up efforts to protect the planet vary, according to most kids. "Sometimes it's good; sometimes it's bad," stated the majority of voters on the Kids' Environmental Report Card poll.
Global Warming: Doing Something Is Better Than Nothing
by David George Gordon
January 23,2008
What are kids willing to do to help stop global warming? Some things, but not everything according to recent poll results.
by David George Gordon
January 23,2008
What are kids willing to do to help stop global warming? Some things, but not everything according to recent poll results.
What's the Worth of Water? Kids Decide
by David George Gordon
January 23,2008
In a recent Environmental Report Card poll, kids were unsure if environmental issues about water were "extremely important" or whether "other issues are more important" to them.
by David George Gordon
January 23,2008
In a recent Environmental Report Card poll, kids were unsure if environmental issues about water were "extremely important" or whether "other issues are more important" to them.
Preserving Biodiversity, Protecting Ourselves
by David George Gordon
January 8,2008
"Nature provides us with lots of different benefits, like foods and medicines," kids say in the Environmental Report Card poll about biodiversity.
by David George Gordon
January 8,2008
"Nature provides us with lots of different benefits, like foods and medicines," kids say in the Environmental Report Card poll about biodiversity.
