Cross-posted at National Wildlife Action

President Bush offered his assessment of the state of our union last night. Mixed reviews have rolled in, with typical responses from those with partisan allegiances. Public and non-partisan response, before seeing polls, seems to be somewhat positive if not skeptical.

In the conservation community, one line stuck out from the rest. At the end of the President's proposed 20/10 energy initiative, he mentioned how improving our energy policies we will address"global climate change."

Washington, DC (Nov. 16) - Half of Americans who voted in the mid-term elections said concern about global warming made a difference in who they voted for on Election Day 2006, according to a recent Zogby International post-election survey. Eighty-five percent of these voters who felt global warming was important cast their votes for Democratic Congressional candidates, including 48 percent of Independents and 7 percent of Republicans.  Here's the story... and here's our blog

Hey Folks,

I wanted to let you all know that we have set up a blog at www.wildlifeaction.blogspot.com.  We have been posting all day and will be liveblogging from the 2006 Environmental Election Night Party with analysis on all the results through the lens of conservation and global warming.  Stop by and leave us a few comments while you're there!

Thanks!
Mike

http://www.rollcall.com/issues/1_1/elect ion06/15537-1.html
Rubber Ducks Quack About Santorum's Environmental Record

Wednesday, Oct. 18; 4:25 pm

As if he doesn't have enough enemies, embattled Sen. Rick Santorum (R-Pa.) has now earned the enmity of rubber ducks.

A handful of the yellow toys are the stars of a new anti-Santorum TV ad being aired by National Wildlife Action, the political arm of the National Wildlife Federation.

In the ad, one of the ducks swims erratically around a pond while his friends wonder what's wrong. Turns out, the duck ate a fish laden with mercury poisoning.

The ducks, who sound a little like Jackie Gleason and Ed Norton, agree that their habitat has gotten too polluted and contemplate an escape.

"Before they leave," a narrator chimes in, "call Rick Santorum and tell him to quit ducking the realities of global warming and mercury poisoning."

All public polls have shown the two-term Senator trailing state Treasurer Bob Casey Jr. (D).

-- Josh Kurtz

Duck Duck Gone - watch our new ad in Pennsylvania calling on Senator Santorum to stop ducking the realities of mercury pollution and global warming. The ad is designed to encourage Pennsylvanians to call Rick Santorum about his stand on these issues. In particular, the ad speaks to the state's 2.3 million hunters and anglers who are growing more concerned about wildlife threats everyday.

Check it out at http://www.nwa.org or http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=145LeBWUw 3o

National Wildlife Action, an advocacy and grassroots action organization, has produced a 30 second television ad that will be airing around the state.