somerfields "Believe it or not"
Global warming concerns are keeping children awake at night
Half of young children are anxious about the effects of global warming, often losing sleep because of their concern, according to a new report today.
A survey of 1,150 youngsters aged between seven and 11 found that one in four blamed politicians for the problems of climate change.
Are you doing enough?
One in seven of those questioned by supermarket giant Somerfield said their own parents were not doing enough to improve the environment.
The most feared consequences of global warming included poor health, the possible submergence of entire countries and the welfare of animals.
Most of those polled understood the benefits of recycling, although one in 10 thought the issue was linked to riding a bike.
Pete Williams, of Somerfield, said: "Concerns over our environment dominate the media at present and kids are exposed to the hard facts as much as anybody.
"While many adults may look the other way, this study should show that global warming is not only hurting the children of the future, it's affecting the welfare of kids now.
"By raising awareness amongst today's young, hopefully we are improving our chances of reaching a solution.''
The study marked Somerfield's drive to reduce the eight billion plastic bags wasted by UK households every year.
Often and anxious= interesting applied words
one in 4 =287.50 kids
Half of young children=575
one in seven =164.29
one in ten =115.00
Somerfield is a chain of small to medium-sized supermarkets operating in the United Kingdom. Operating as Somerfield Stores Ltd, the company is the fifth largest food retailer in the United Kingdom as of 2006, according to TNS Superpanel. It is part of Somerfield Ltd, formerly Somerfield plc, which also included the Kwik Save chain of discount food stores until February 2006. It is based in Bristol.
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Half of young children are anxious about the effects of global warming, often losing sleep because of their concern, according to a new report today.
A survey of 1,150 youngsters aged between seven and 11 found that one in four blamed politicians for the problems of climate change.
Are you doing enough?
One in seven of those questioned by supermarket giant Somerfield said their own parents were not doing enough to improve the environment.
The most feared consequences of global warming included poor health, the possible submergence of entire countries and the welfare of animals.
Most of those polled understood the benefits of recycling, although one in 10 thought the issue was linked to riding a bike.
Pete Williams, of Somerfield, said: "Concerns over our environment dominate the media at present and kids are exposed to the hard facts as much as anybody.
"While many adults may look the other way, this study should show that global warming is not only hurting the children of the future, it's affecting the welfare of kids now.
"By raising awareness amongst today's young, hopefully we are improving our chances of reaching a solution.''
The study marked Somerfield's drive to reduce the eight billion plastic bags wasted by UK households every year.
Often and anxious= interesting applied words
one in 4 =287.50 kids
Half of young children=575
one in seven =164.29
one in ten =115.00
Somerfield is a chain of small to medium-sized supermarkets operating in the United Kingdom. Operating as Somerfield Stores Ltd, the company is the fifth largest food retailer in the United Kingdom as of 2006, according to TNS Superpanel. It is part of Somerfield Ltd, formerly Somerfield plc, which also included the Kwik Save chain of discount food stores until February 2006. It is based in Bristol.
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There's always something to keep kids awake. When I was a kid it was the fear that the ruskies were going to annihilate us with nuclear weapons because they didn't care enough about their own lives to realize that by destroying us, they also surely would be destroyed. The cold war was real and serious, but Mutually Assured Destruction kept us all safe in the end.
I happen to think climate change is real and serious, but it isn't something that should cause children to lose sleep. It's something we need to deal with rationally--like by adopting Kyoto protocols as several major US metropolitan areas have done, in defiance of federal leadership. Sorry, I'll admit that was inflammatory and out of place in this post. I happen to believe it, but the important point is that kids should not have to lose sleep over this issue, whether or not you believe climate change is real.
My mother was a child during the great depression. She's never talked about losing sleep over financial worries but it's pretty clear that her money-handling habits were learned during a period of financial uncertainty. So I imagine that she lay awake at night worrying about money...when she lived on a farm (place to produce food) in a house (wholly owned) in Wisconsin (where deer are plentiful). Then, as now, there was something for children to lose sleep about, that children should not have been losing sleep about.
There are places on the planet where children really do have worries to keep them awake at night. For most (and I do say most) of the USA, this simply is not the case.0 -
Kind of like some of us were during the cold war. When I was kid I remember being told many times about the nukes that were pointed directly at our area. 0 -
Get the kids away from the tv set. Myabe they'll learn to trust Mom and Dad (the people who love them) over AL Gore (who wants to rule them). 0
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