Earth Day 2008 and the Pope's Visit to the U.S.

Lisa Bonarrigo

EARTH DAY
Profile: Kathleen Rogers, President of the Earth Day Network - she has worked more than 15 years as an environmental attorney and advocate, and is now heading up the Earth Day Network - her thoughts on this year's events and her background involvement would be interesting

News item with visuals: Central Park, where the Green Apple Festival is hosting its New York concert event on April 20, featuring many bands, including the Bacon Brothers - video and photos of the concerts and the crowds would demonstrate the amount of people coming together for an event to raise awareness

Investigative piece on whether or not members of Congress act in response to the thousands of calls they will receive on Tuesday, April 22, what some are calling the largest campaign ever to bring about action on the issue of global warming - both sides and what Congress members haven't done which prompted such a large campaign

POPE VISITS
Profile: one of the five Americans traveling with the pope, such as Cardinal William J. Levada, head of the Vatican's Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, to get perspective on bringing the Pope to the U.S. from an American insider involved in the papacy

News item with visuals: Concert for Hope and Public Solemn Pontifical Mass at Yankee Stadium on Sunday, April 20 - There will be thousands there and it would be interesting to track the uplifting concert followed by a quiet mass in a usually loud and rowdy location

Investigative piece: I've heard volunteers for the Pope's visit here say that they're shocked at how unorganized the operation is (no one is kept track of, and people are tossed in different locations with no warning) – juxtapose that to the high security planned for every location the Pope will be in the entire weekend