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

Daily Briefing - 4/5/07: IPCC, Biodiversity, Al Franken, and Global Warming

Today's briefing is brought to you in honor of NWF's ROC-extraordinaire, Jerry Karnas.

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The Jerry Karnas (Daily) Briefing – 4/5/07
578 days until the NEXT election… and global warming is an integral part of our nation’s agenda!

Key Issues in the News
Global Warming
- "What you saw today is that Florida has gone, in a matter of four months, from Category 5 denial to Category 5 action. We are feeling a hurricane force wind of change on this issue. And it's unprecedented," said NWF’s Jerry Karnas,
o Man, that’s some powerful stuff. I feel like there’s no point in going on… but I guess I have to. SighIt’s all downhill from here.
- Climate panel is confident warming is underway… and that humans are responsible
o Already affecting the world’s flora and fauna, and decimating biodiversity
o Report may have some problems reaching deadline in time
- John Tierney, curmudgeon-extraordinaire
- Kennebec Journal: Time for Congress to address global warming
- The Saratogian: Global warming should be a national effort
- Warming hurts health
- Christian Science Monitor launches global warming website
o And here it is!
- US lags on plans
- Warming thins herd for Canada’s seal hunt
- Hot planet, poisonous fish
- John and Teresa Heinz Kerry: Addressing global warming is good for business
Washington/Legislation/Politics/People/etc.
- Gonzalez prepares to fight for his job
- David Broder: A dubious electoral idea
- 3 Republicans part with Bush on Syria
- Gotta love recess appointments
Potential ‘08ers…
- Edwards (Elizabeth is quite the draw), Obama ($25 million?!... otherwise known as Big Bucks Barack), Obama again (fundraising gives him respite from stumbles), Clinton (standing among blacks is on the line), Romney (“a lifelong hunter?”), Edwards again (cashing in on cancer?), Romney again (the Mormon advantage), Giuliani (roe woe?), Giuliani again (don’t be surprised if he wins it), Romney again again (wants to end tax on savings), Dodd (supports civil unions), Gingrich (offends Latino community, apologizes in Spanish), Thompson, Tommy (first day officially on the trail), McCain (retools money team, delays entry)
- Early ’08 fundraising has a clear blue tint
- DNC will sanction six monthly debates starting in July
Other News from the Media
- Captives freed by Iran arrive in Britain
- Woohoo, a channel all about us! Well, maybe not just us but we’re included in the “green movement.”
- A plug-in hybrid… and a school bus
- Washington bans PBDEs
- Top ten utility green power programs
…and the Blogosphere
- Hotline: Al Franken pulls in $1.3 mil
- Blue Hampshire: Portsmouth Mayor jumps into Senate race
- David Sirota thinks John Edwards is the “people-party candidate”
- Fred Thompson: Real American Idols
- TomPaine: More pollution does not equal less
- Grist:
o An interview with Duke Energy CEO
o Will the environment be a factor in ‘08
o A remarkable consistency
o Green parenting
Miscellaneous… or just plain weird
- Hey, who wouldn’t want one of those fresh and toasty sandwiches?
- Bone of Joan of Arc actually from a … mummy? Huh?
- My Maps… yet another ridiculously cool product from Google
- The page program flourishes. I guess that whole scandal thing was a draw? Yeesh, I’ll avoid saying anything else…
- John Kerry, you are THE MAN
Quotes O’ the Day
“Look for the ridiculous in everything and you will find it.” ~ Jules Renard