Kids Vote on the Environment: All Results
See how thousands of kids like you voted on today's top environmental issues. Click on each tab to explore all the issues. What do you think about the results? Sound off on our Save the Planet message board.
Wildlife
What would you do to protect wild plants and animals?
- 13% Put birdhouses and birdbaths in my schoolyard to support local birds.
- 24% Help clean up and protect beaches and parks where wild plants and animals live.
- 9% Don't collect or bring home wild plants and animals. Instead, observe them in nature.
- 54% I'd like to do all of these things! This is a high priority for me.
How You Help
What would you be willing to do to help the environment?
- 30% Volunteer my time — and become a role model!
- 23% Give up bottled water and look for other changes to my daily life.
- 34% Help my school become a "green" school.
- 13% Nothing. It's not my problem to solve.
Reversing Global Warming
What are you willing to do to stop global warming?
- 7% Nothing. I don't think it's a huge problem.
- 11% Recycle my bottles and cans, but that's it.
- 46% Recycle and change some habits, such as walking or riding my bike, switching to efficient light bulbs, and turning lights off.
- 36% Whatever it takes: I'm ready to volunteer my time and turn my school green.
Read "Global Warming: Doing Something Is Better Than Nothing"
Grown-Ups' Response
How good a job are grown-ups doing to help the environment?
- 8% Great! I have no complaints.
- 16% OK — these are complicated issues.
- 56% It varies. Sometimes it's good; sometimes it's bad.
- 20% Awful! Grown-ups are messing up the planet!
"Going Green"
How would you like to see your city or town "go green"?
- 6% It's too expensive to go green on a large-scale.
- 25% More recycling stations and a ban on plastic bags.
- 16% "Green buildings" for all new construction.
- 53% Every way possible: recycling stations, green buildings, and more!
Taking Responsibility
The environment is whose responsibility?
- 11% Mostly the government's responsibility
- 2% Mostly scientists' responsibility
- 2% Mostly kids' responsibility
- 85% Yours, mine, and everyone's. It's our planet!
Green Products
What new pollution-reducing products would you spend money on?
- 35% More recycled and recyclable daily goods like water bottles
- 18% Food with less packaging and more organic ingredients
- 13% Cleaner transportation, like electric cars
- 34% Think big! I want a "green" house, an energy-efficient car, and more!
Making Change
Whose contribution to the environment do you admire the most?
- 9% Sanitation workers who pick up our recyclables
- 4% Celebrities who promote conservation
- 13% Scientists who research the issues
- 74% Everyone who makes a difference in small ways
Celebrating Earth Day
How would you like to celebrate Earth Day?
- 2% By writing letters to my local politicians and business leaders
- 30% By cleaning up my local parks and shore area
- 16% With a huge free concert in a public park with all my friends
- 52% I celebrate Earth Day every day by reducing, recycling, and reusing
