Mini Poll Results

Earth Day, Everyday?

Do you celebrate Earth Day?

44%
Yes
52%
No
5%
I am from another planet and I celebrate its Day instead

How often do you try to be "green" in your habits and choices?

9%
0-20% of the time
14%
21-40% of the time
30%
41-60% of the time
22%
61-80% of the time
26%
More than 80% of the time

Do you think the scale in the preceding question gave too little credit to people who try to be "green" some of the time?

34%
Yes
67%
No, 40 – 60% of the time belongs in the middle of the scale. People doing less than that aren't doing their fair share

How do you think St. Louis City ranks on the "green" scale?

2%
Very green
33%
Sort of green
50%
OK
14%
Sort of whatever the opposite of green is
3%
The opposite of green

How do you think St. Louis City compares on the "green" scale to the rest of the metropolitan region?

31%
The City does better
54%
The City does about average
16%
The City does worse

Are the lights off in the last room you were in?

84%
Yes
17%
No

If your grocery store charged 25 cents for each plastic carrying bag, which of the following would you be most likely to do?

4%
Pay the money
22%
Choose free paper bags instead
66%
Bring my own bags
9%
Shop at a store that did not charge for plastic bags

Which of the following directions of public policy would you most strongly support?

58%
Set higher charges and increased fees on un-green practices
43%
Let people and businesses choose, without penalty or incentive, how green the City of St. Louis will be

Which of the following environmental issues do you think should be top priorities for the City of St. Louis?

46%
Address air quality issues to reduce ozone and irritating pollutants
32%
Focus on safe removal of asbestos and lead from our buildings
38%
Clean up contaminants from former industrial sites
34%
Engage residents in simple community projects, like the Monarch Butterfly project
22%
Enable residential chicken coops, goat mowing, and bee keeping
25%
Restrict automobile traffic in pedestrian areas and major city parks
59%
Crack down on pollutants added to the Mississippi River
45%
Address water quality/quantity issues through stormwater measures and conservation
46%
Enhance recycling services with curbside collection or increased pickup locations
35%
Have City fleet use cleaner fuels and more efficient practices
48%
Plant more trees and natural vegetation in City streets and parks
33%
Address urban heat island with vegetated roofs or painting rooftops white
27%
Impose and collect fees on plastic bottles or bags
42%
Incentivize construction of green/high performance buildings and homes
41%
Rehabilitate existing historic housing stock to be energy and water efficient
45%
Promote urban agricultural practices such as community gardens and local farms
38%
Institute environmentally preferable purchasing practices by City government
55%
Enforce anti-litter and anti-dumping laws and assess substantially higher fines
37%
Enhance landscaping and beautification effort
52%
Provide greater alternative transportation options, including mass transit, car pooling, bicycling
34%
Encourage use of renewable energy or have City purchase renewable energy credits

Will you agree to plant a square yard of milkweed to help sustain the region’s Monarch Butterfly project?

65%
Yes
35%
No

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Mini Poll Results

Earth Day, Everyday?

Paid for by The Slay Committee Judy Murphy – Treasurer

Paid for by The Slay Committee
Judy Murphy – Treasurer