Daily Briefing - 1/30/07

We are witnessing an action filled day, today. With more and more reaction to UN Report, we are learning that even though scientists throughout the world are on the brink of broad consensus, 13% of Americans do no know what global warming is. The 110th may be trying to remedy this as hearings by Chairmen Waxman and Boxer kicked off today with strong words and pledges of action.

And that's just a taste... on to the briefing!

MW

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Daily Briefing – 1/30/07
643 days until the NEXT election… and global warming is an integral part of our nation’s agenda!

Key Issues in the News
Global Warming
- World scientists near consensus on global warming
- The 1st hearing of the 110th will be today
- UN Report confirms climate change is happening now
o Clouds a puzzle
o Effects could be seen in 10 years
o World leaders urged to act
o 13% of Americans have never heard of global warming. Get to work, Al!
- UN pushes for a world summit
- Waxman seeks climate inquiry evidence
o “Bush officials misled public”
- Southern corals unlock clues
- May affect Indonesia isles
- “Pop” fights global warming with the Global Cool Foundation, nothing like sending a confusing message
Washington/Legislation/Politics/People/etc.
- Bush directive increases sway on regulation
- Senators at Louisiana hearing criticize federal recovery aid
- Senate to consider minimum wage bill with tax breaks
o Looks like it will pass
- Politics vs. a pay-raise
- Franken goes exploring
Potential ‘08ers…
- Clinton (polling ahead of McCain, Giuliani in Ohio), Hutchison (VP candidate?), Romney (how he avoided campaign finance rules), Romney again (campaigning in SC), Clinton again (campaigning in Florida), McCain (gains support from ME Senators), Edwards (says inexperience held him back in ’04), Hagel (how is he brave?), Obama (Obamarama), Giuliani (gun policy on target), Obama again (criticizing pace of Katrina aid)
- Politico: GOP seeing lemons
Other News from the Media
- Finally doing something about CAFÉ standards: A faith-based fuel initiative
- In the Rockies pines die and bears feel it
- Social entrepreneurs at Davos
- Virginia Senators propose gas tax for road construction projects
…and the Blogosphere
- The Fix: Do Iowa and New Hampshire deserve to be first
- Feeling slighted at RedState
- MYDD: The MySpace primary
- Grist:
o Dispatches from the Step It Up campaign
o Profitable opportunities to save energy
o A defense of carbon offsets
o Renewable energy: Show me the money
Miscellaneous… or just plain weird
- Can humanity survive? Want to bet on it?
o Long Bets
- Oh that crazy ‘ic
- Hobbits were real!
- Stonehenge settlement found
- Umm, pudding awards?
- Ouch, when Jack says “no, thanks” you have officially been blacklisted
Quotes O’ the Day
“When a thing ceases to be a subject of controversy, it ceases to be a subject of interest.” ~William Hazlitt