Daily Briefing - 3/13/07: Charlie Crist, Jeffrey Sachs, Evangelicals, and Global Warming!

An interesting piece in the New York Times outlining concern over An Inconvenient Truth. Interesting perhaps because it is misleading, so says David Roberts of Grist. I pretty much agree.

MW

--------------------------------------------------------------------
Daily Briefing – 3/13/07
601 days until the NEXT election… and global warming is an integral part of our nation’s agenda!

Key Issues in the News
Global Warming
- Florida Governor Crist (R-FL) joins the ranks in the fight against global warming
- Hey, if Jeffrey Sachs says so…
- Some scientists still aren’t sold
o Grist’s David Roberts and Sierra Club’s Carl Pope aren’t overly impressed with this piece of journalism… Roberts hammers it.
- Evangelicals slam U.S. on torture and take a stand on global warming
- Ontario’s boreal forecast critical in fight
- The Southern Illinois: Only a Carbon Tax Can Stop Global Warming
- Xinhua: 1987 pact slowed warming
- An Inconvenient Truth hits the small screen
- BBC’s climate challenge
Washington/Legislation/Politics/People/etc.
- Prosecutor firings had genesis in the White House
o Democrats want an explanation
- GOP voters voice anxiety
- Sen. Coleman leads Franken in early poll
- House republicans protest use of room in Capitol by Muslim group
- Meehan to leave House in July
Potential ‘08ers…
- Obama (the moment for this messenger), Hagel (the waiting game), Obama v. Hagel (William Arkin’s dream), McCain (won’t attend Club for Growth), Clinton (nabs some lobbyists), Obama again (Sharpton didn’t like his support of Lieberman), Richardson (bans cockfighting in NM), Obama again again (wife Michelle steps up role), Giuliani (he likes firefighters), McCain again (the people from Club for Growth aren’t too happy with him), Gingrich (will a confession help?), Edwards (takes Manhattan), Romney (so does Mitt), Giuliani again (how pure does he have to be?)
- New York loads up February 5th
Other News from the Media
- Where wilderness meets wildlife in Florida
- Rainforests need the dry season
- Judge stops sale of genetically manufactured alfalfa
- Chemicals may play role in rise of obesity
…and the Blogosphere
- The Fix: Why Drudge matters
- The Caucus: Politics and YouTube
- MYDD straw poll results
- Media Matters: Sunday talk shows lean conservative
- Politico: How the netroots killed the Fox debate
- Grist:
o Let’s Call the Coal Thing Off
o Sustainable development in today’s job market
o A new way to think about ethanol
Miscellaneous… or just plain weird
- Viacom sues YouTube over copyrights
- No e-mail Fridays?! Gasp, the horror!!!!
- Rachel McAdams, an environmentalist I’m a fan of
Quotes O’ the Day
"I am persuaded that global climate change is one of the most important issues that we will face in this century," ~Gov. Crist (R-FL)