Some Earth Day Links

- ABC News reports on the growing number of evangelicals who are joining up with environmentalists, calling them "green and godly" (ugh). The report includes these paragraphs:

"Martha Marks, president of the 10-year-old group Republicans for Environmental Protection, is pleased to see a more organized effort by those on the religious right to support environmental causes. Her group has never shunned the term environmentalist and has stayed clear of religious messages in its advocacy work. Still, she says she welcomes any new voices to the cause, particularly those belonging to a group whom many credit with boosting re-election efforts of President Bush.

"'We want to get back to the days when environmentalism was a bipartisan issue that both sides cared about,' she said. 'So hearing new voices from the religious right on these issues is welcome news to us. My only question is, where have you been?'"

Excellent question, Martha.

From the Associated Press, "Environmentalists Mull Future of Movement" highlights the growing concern among traditional "environmentalists" about how to better broadcast their message.

Miguel Llanos at MSNBC asks "Is Earth Day Still Relevant?"

Former Republican Congressman Pete McCloskey, who co-chaired the first Earth Day in 1970, has an excellent forum article in the San Francisco Chronicle.

And finally, from the Washington Post:

"As part of its 'Lick Global Warming' campaign, the gang at Ben & Jerry's is protesting drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge by whipping up the world's largest Baked Alaska to plop down in front of the U.S. Capitol today. The lovely dessert is anticipated to weigh 1,140 pounds and measure 4 feet tall and 4 feet around, with the help of 3,600 four-ounce scoops of Ben & Jerry's Fossil Fuel ice cream, 90 pounds of cake and 150 pounds of marshmallow cream."

A stunt, sure, but at least it's edible.