The summer has sped by and we are now facing a final sprint in the Congress before the November elections. While there has been much activity in the Congress, finding adequate agreement in the Senate to pass any significant climate and energy legislation has been elusive, at best. Instead there has been marked opposition to taking action that could make a huge difference to Americans who are concerned about our loss of international competitiveness, our unrelenting reliance upon oil (and the export of hundreds of billions of dollars to pay for it), national security, increasing energy bills, air and water quality, and climate change.
