記者：威爾里斯特(Will Lester)04.17.00

美國，04-17-2000 - 本月份美國一項新的蓋洛普調查顯示約有八成的受訪者認同環保運動的目標,其中一成六的受訪者認為自己正積極參與這些活動。負責綜合民調結果的Riley Dumlap表示目前社會大眾支持環境議題的程度比起近三十年前第一次地球日時來得高，但是比起1990年時要低一些，尤其是在該年發生數起引人注意的環境問題，如最著名的Exxon Valdez漏油事件之後。大約有四分之一的受訪者認為目前在有關環境問題的處理方面已經有長足的進步。這次的民調同時也發現在這次美國總統大選的議題中環境問題的排名還不如教育、保健、犯罪、家庭與經濟等議題來得高。

資料來源 明尼亞波里星壇報(Minneapolis Star-Tribune, Associated Press)，

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Some 80 percent of Americans surveyed this month for a new Gallup Poll said they agree with the goals of the environmental movement, and 16 percent said they are actively involved in the movement. Public support for the environmental cause is higher now than it was on the first Earth Day, nearly30 years ago, said poll coordinator Riley Dunlap, but it's slightly lower than it was in 1990, after several events drew attention to environmental problems, most notably the Exxon Valdez oil spill. About a quarter of those polled believe a great deal of progress has been made in dealing with environmental problems. The poll also found that environmental issues don't rank as high in the presidential race as education, health care, crime, family values, and the economy. 

straight to the source: Minneapolis Star-Tribune, Associated Press, Will Lester, 04.17.00

http://www2.startribune.com/stOnLine/cgi-bin/article?thisStory=81574142