by J. Timmons Roberts
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America at the turning point?
The Senate and the union hall: Where American climate policy will succeed or fail 4
Posted 1 year ago Democrats are salivating at the prospect of a 60-vote majority in the Senate, enough to override a veto and other procedural hurdles. They will almost certainly gain a commanding majority in the House. But environmentalists should realize the answer to their problems isn't that simple. Sixty Democratic votes would not be enough to break through the Senate's decade-long impasse on climate legislation.The debate over the Boxer-Lieberman-Warner Climate Security Act in May and June this year showed that a senator's party affiliation is less important than the nature of their state's economy. Ten Democratic senators from the Midwest and… Read More
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