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Place matters more than party when it comes to passing legislation on global warming, and President Obama could find some heartland Democrats his biggest obstacle.
Congress is girding for a bruising political battle over global warming. But the toughest fight might not be between Democrats and Republicans but rather between Democrats and Democrats. Living on Earth’s Jeff Young tells us why some centrist Democrats from the heartland have problems with
President Obama’s call for action on climate change.