| The American public believes that ocean waters bordering the US are significantly less imperiled than are “foreign” waters. In fact, Americans believe that the “foreignness” of an ocean body increases its respective risk level by a factor of 3.4x. | ![]() |
| US households wherein English is the second language are 18.8% more likely to identify the actions of humans as the primary threat to the environment. | ![]() |
| US households wherein English is the second language are 13.7% more likely to vote for a political candidate due to his or her position on an environmental issue. | ![]() |
| Americans are 18.2x more likely to change their light bulbs to a more energy efficient option than they are to vote for a “green-friendly” political candidate based primarily on his or her environmental policies. | ![]() |
| Americans are 1.8x more likely to cite “the economy” as the primary threat to the future health and well-being of the US than they are to cite a national security-related concern. | ![]() |
| Americans are 30.8x more likely to cite “the economy” as the primary threat to the future health and well-being of the US than they are to cite climate change or any environment-related concern. | ![]() |
| The average American visits a zoo, aquarium or museum every 19 months. | ![]() |
| More unique (i.e. non-duplicative) persons visited the Monterey Bay Aquarium and John G. Shedd Aquarium in year 2011 than attended regular season National Football League games. | ![]() |