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Politics : The Environmentalist Thread -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: average joe who wrote (6169)	4/4/2006 9:39:50 PM
From: maceng2	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 36917

I see you have fallen to name calling already. A poor argument. I live in a so called crappy environment and I'm quite happy thank you very much. Well, you are in the minority in the USA. Most Americans want to see an improvement in the environment. They expect thier elected officials do do something about it too. sciencedaily.com ============================================================== Survey: Environmental pessimism abounds STANFORD, Calif., April 4 (UPI) -- A Stanford University survey suggests most Americans are pessimistic about the state of the environment and want action taken to improve it. The survey by Stanford's Woods Institute for the Environment showed 55 percent of those surveyed expect the world's natural environment to be in worse shape in 10 years than it is now, and an additional 5 percent said the environment is in "poor" or "very poor" shape and will not improve. "We refer to this group of 60 percent of Americans as 'pessimists,'" said Jon Krosnick, professor of humanities and social sciences. But he said the group closely resembles the overall American public in terms of gender, race, and education. Krosnick said 86 percent of those surveyed want U.S. President George Bush, Congress, and businesses to do "a lot" to improve the environment during the next year. The call to action was bipartisan, with 94 percent of Democrats and 76 percent of Republicans urging environmental improvements. The telephone survey was conducted in collaboration with ABC News and Time magazine March 9-14 among a random national sample of 1,002 adults. The results have a margin of error of plus or minus 3 percentage points. Copyright 2006 by United Press International. All Rights Reserved. ============================================================== I have a good grasp of the issues involved as I lived for several years first on the West Coast of the USA then the East Coast. Environmental pollution was a bigger problem then where I live now (West Coast of Scotland) Although I can say "I'm OK Jack" just like you (I live at 300 feet above mean sea level, nice views, beautiful clean cool air) this does not mean I turn a blind eye to obvious environmental damage caused by humans. Damage we can control if we have the desire to do so.