Daily Briefing - 11/28/06

The press continues to stew over the global warming case our venerable SCOTUS is hearing. Environmentalists are unsure exactly how this should turn out, but the carmakers are sure that this would kill the SUV. (A moment of silence... done?... okay.) The crocodiles, as well as many amphibians are not as worried about the SUV's existence, they fear for their own. And in the worst global warming related news... the Alpine skiing World Cup may be disrupted!!!

For all you political junkies out there, the first '08 yard sign is up somewhere in SC for some guy named John Cox. Can we call him the frontrunner? Well regardless, his opponents are making some news. The Newster is speaking fire and brimstone in comments about Iraq. John Edwards is copying Barack Obama by going on a book tour and Tom Vilsack hired some people... umm, that was anticlimactic.

The Guardian (UK) gives us a list of the top 100 "green campaigners" of all time. It includes such stalwarts as Rachel Carson, Al Gore, John Muir, Amory Lovins, and ... Siddhartha! Sadly, they made an egregious error by not including NWF's founder and great conservationist, Ding Darling.

Finally, we learn today that Lance Bass loves goats (not in that way, sheesh), Keith Olbermann will be staying on at MSNBC for a while longer, and Rush Limbaugh wants to blow up the Middle East... its called "compassionate conservativism." All that and more, in the briefing...

MW

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Daily Briefing – 11/28/06
706 days until the NEXT election… and global warming is an integral part of our nation’s agenda!

Key Issues in the News
Global Warming
- New York Times: Global Warming Goes to Court
o Also from San Jose Mercury News, Fox News, Christian Science Monitor, Baltimore Sun, Pittsburgh Tribune,
o At Grist, they want the ideal situation
o Carmakers say rules would endanger SUVs
- Carbon emissions show sharp rise
o Also from Mongabay
- Not only will Crocodile genders be all screwy, but their population will dwindle
- Will it cause multiple species extinction
- Europe accepts its role as green pioneer of the world
- Some fret, others scoff
- The Yakima Herald wants you to join the fight
- A cool reception for a carbon tax in Britain
- Increasing diseases in people
- Travel firms plan green levies
- Changing climate is disrupting Alpine skiing world cup
Washington/Legislation/Politics/People/etc.
- Three House races still in dispute
- In case you didn’t know, Jim Webb won… officially
- Doing the primary shuffle
- On the potential ‘08ers…
o Vilsack, Gingrich, Edwards
o And the first yard signs are out? ... I have no idea who this guy is.
Other News from the Media
- Ego monsters on the web
- The top 100 green campaigners of all time
- Thanks to Kristin Johnson (the one from DC) for pointing this out à Ecosexuals
o Grist’s reaction
- A smog fighting church
- Trying to save trees from butternut canker
- Using the Appalachian Trail as an early warning
- Pastor chosen to lead Christian Coalition steps down in dispute over agenda which included reducing poverty and fighting global warming
…and the Blogosphere
- DailyKos: Audit of the FL-13 and Eco-Heroes
- MYDD: Presidential Straw Poll and Playing in Blue Districts
- Schwarzenegger on Inhofe: Backward and from the stone age
- RCP: An increased volatility among the electorate
- TomPaine: Rocky Mountain Blue
- From Grist:
o Gift ideas but only if you can’t find anything here!
o Wind storage and efficiency
o Happy Feet: Sadly, not a true story
o Water shortages in India, rest of the world
Miscellaneous… or just plain weird
- YouTube on your cellphone?
- Rush Limbaugh wants the Middle East blown up
- US Embassy asks Bush twins to leave
- Keith Olbermann’s gloves come off
- Now this is a statement I hope never to have to make.
- Ben Stein, noted fiscal conservative and teacher of Ferris Bueller supports a tax increase?!
- Lance Bass – Goat Lover
Quotes O’ the Day
“In a situation where many national leaders do the same thing and look out for national interests, and with an issue like global warming, you're likely to get no solution, so I think you have to have some kind of ethical trump on some of those issues.” ~ Peter Singer