The kids think we're doing a lousy job addressing global warming

Surveys, surveys, surveys, everybody it seems has a survey or poll or questionnaire these days. But this one by Scholastic Corp., the world's largest publisher and distributor of children's books, caught my eye. They surveyed 17,000 kids and found that more than one out of every three would give the country a grade of "F:Awful" for its reaction to the environmental challenges posed by global climate change.

Children can be so cruel.

This grade is part of the Kids' Environmental Report Card. Among the other findings is that 54 percent of kids said that “global climate change” is the most important environmental issue facing the world today, and that 85 percent of kids say that responsibility for the environment belongs to everyone (not just the government, scientists or adults).

“Earth Day is the perfect time to share what kids are thinking about environmental issues,” said David Goddy, Vice President of Education at e-Scholastic, in a press release.

The Kids' Environmental Report Card is part of the Science Explorations program, a collaboration of Scholastic, the global children’s publishing, education and media company, and the American Museum of Natural History, one of the world’s preeminent scientific, educational, and cultural institutions.

-- Scott Streater