It’s All Up in the Air
March 30th, 2007 by Carbon CoalitionJohn Travolta’s global warming talk is a far cry from the climate change crusade spearheaded by Al Gore. However, the two celebrities–one known for his disco fever, the other the former Vice President–do share one unfortunate environmental no no: they have yet to practice what they preach. Earlier this month Gore received a lot of criticism after a Tennessee think tank revealed the energy usage in his 20-room, 10,000 square-foot-home in Nashville. To be fair, the numbers first revealed didn’t take into account the energy needed for security (he is a former Vice President after all). But nonetheless, a 10,000 sq. ft. home is tough to justify–for anyone–especially when preaching that global warming is a moral and ethical issue. Travolta admits that he might not be the best person to lecture about environmental practices, but he does so anyway encouraging his fans to “do their bit” in the fight against global warming. I’m all for spreading the word, but someone who owns five planes, a private runway, and a compound that looks like a private airport may not be the best messenger (at least he would be conserving emissions somewhere).
Yesterday Time Magazine released polling results that pretty much conclude the presidential race is completely up in the air. The poll does show a slight lead for the Republican party, a surprise given the party’s current status in the general public. In most polls Clinton has been the obvious leader in the Democratic party, but when Time conducted this new poll in hypothetical head-to-head matchups among front-runners, Clinton didn’t fare as well as Obama, and the Democrats lost out in all scenarios:
“Hillary Clinton loses to John McCain, 42%-48%, and to Rudy Giuliani 41%-50%. Even though Clinton maintains a 7% edge over Obama among Democratic respondents, Obama fares better in the general election matchups. It’s so close that it’s a statistical dead heat, but Obama still loses: 43%-45% to McCain, 44%-45% to Giuliani. “
