For Majority of College Students, Mother Earth's Health is Key 2008 Issue

If former Vice President Al Gore wanted to know if his message about the dangers of global warming was getting through to the youngest voters in the nation, he might be encouraged by the findings of a survey of college students conducted by American University students.

About 51 percent of the students surveyed said where a candidate stands on the environment would be very important to their vote. An additional 37 percent said it would be somewhat important to their vote.

Al Gore has raised the consciousness of the generation that will have to deal with Bush's inaction on the environment.

And what about the verse from the old Crosby Stills Nash and Young song about teaching our children well? It looks like someone has. And it certainly wasn't Baghdad Bush.