Money Honey draws the crowds

CNBC's debate on issues green was packed out this morning. Despite the hype over the environment at this year's event, we hear that the business broadcaster had been worried over whether its session would prove a draw.

CNBC's anxious producers needn't have worried. But we wonder whether the crowds were best explained by concerns over the state of the planet - or by the fact Maria Bartiromo (pictured right), CNBC's "Money Honey", a presenter who yesterday found herself in the headlines, rather than merely delivering them, was hosting?