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Americans a Bit More Optimistic About Environment

Apr 22, 2010 – 3:59 PM
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(April 22) -- Only 16 percent of the people polled by CBS News expect the environment to be better for the next generation. And that's the good news on this 40th Earth Day.

Three years ago, it was 11 percent. While nearly half -- 49 percent -- now predict a worse environment for the next generation, that's still better than the 57 percent in the 2007 survey.

Men are slightly more optimistic than women, according to CBS, and wealthier Americans tend to have a brighter outlook on the environment. The most pessimistic people among the 858 adults questioned in the nationwide phone survey three weeks ago are those under age 45. Fifteen percent of them think the environment will improve, and 54 percent expect it to worsen.

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Source:CBS News
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