The Lorax, steroids, and Congressional climate denial - Could Democrat all-nighter revive US climate action?

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Senators promise that all night debate on climate change will be followed by renewed push to eventually deliver Congressional action

There was condemnation of Republican climate sceptics, criticism of the Koch Brothers influence on the US body politic, and even quotes from The Lorax - all in all last night's high profile Senate floor...

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