Daily Briefing - 5/1/07: Arctic Sea Ice, Knut, Coastal Restoration, and Global Warming

Any post that involves Knut has to be good.

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Daily Briefing – 5/1/07
552 days until the NEXT election… and global warming is an integral part of our nation’s agenda!

Key Issues in the News
Global Warming
- EU calls on developing countries to reduce greenhouse gases
o US and China balk
o China focuses on their own growth
- Global warming’s impact on wildlife
- Major industries call for decisive action
- It’s about time that no-good plankton was put to work
- Arctic sea ice melting faster
- May burn a hole in wallets
- Canadian premier proposes emission caps
- Views differ on warming’s effect on grizzlies
- Awww, Knut
Washington/Legislation/Politics/People/etc.
- April toll is highest for U.S. in ‘07
- Sen. Johnson returns home from hospital
- Tony Snow comes back to work
- Bloggers looking for access to the Capitol
- Bush appointee goes after the White house
Potential ‘08ers…
- Giuliani (will he talk about Iraq?), Richardson (interview with Washington Post), Obama (snubs black caucus), Clinton (women set high standards), McCain (calls for a “League of Democracies”), Clinton again (taking all of Kerry ’04 fundraisers), Bloomberg (could he shake up the race), Thompson, Fred (rehearsing for prime time), Brownback (unrepentant conservative),
- The candidates favorite foods to cook
Other News from the Media
- A walk on the wild side… a profile of NWF’s Dave Mizejewski
- Letting the Mississippi loose and reclaiming land in Louisiana
- Hey, we need solutions to global warming and energy independence. The Bush Administration has got a brand new one! More drilling!!! Yay!!!!!!!
- The engineering challenge of our generation?
- Coral, reborn
- Goat extermination in the Galapagos
- How clean is your city’s air?
- The Supreme Court and the Clean Water Act: Five Essays
…and the Blogosphere
- MotherJones: Gone
- The Fix: Will Dems get another shot at Arizona 1st?
- National review: What Giuliani has to do
- DailyKos: A Gardener’s Guide to Global Warming
o Also on Wildlife Promise
- MYDD: On ’08 Republicans
- Grist:
o An interview with Ann Bancroft, polar explorer
o Getting educated on carbon offsets on campus
Miscellaneous… or just plain weird
- Ooh, the DC Madam scandal heats up. Note the mention of NWF, I think the DC staff… or perhaps membership… has some explaining to do…
- Some of you may like Al Gore, but I’ll take this guy
- Arrggh, he should apologize to everyone who had to see this as well
- Sigh, we hope you come back quickly and just as you were, Eastern Market
Quotes O’ the Day
“If you pick up a starving dog and make him prosperous, he will not bite you. This is the principal difference between a dog and a man.” ~ Mark Twain