4-4-12 Does "Generation Me" Care About the Environment?

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Psychologist Jean Twenge's research into opinion polls conducted of college freshmen since the 1960's concludes that people in their teens and 20's today -- which she calls "Generation Me" -- care less about environmental issues and political affairs than the Baby Boomers or Generation X'ers at the same age. Some college students today strongly deny they don't care much about green issues, although they say economic stress in recent years has made them more focused on fighting for jobs than almost anything else.