"Senate Democrats’ All-Nighter Flags Climate Change"

"WASHINGTON — In the summer of 2010, it was Harry Reid, the Senate’s Democratic leader, who squelched his party’s efforts to pass a climate change bill, declaring it could never attract enough votes to pass. In the years since, he has rarely spoken publicly about the issue. But on Monday night, an impassioned Mr. Reid took to the Senate floor to kick off a nearly 15-hour climate-change talkathon by about 30 Senate Democrats, part of a campaign by a new Senate 'climate caucus' to make it a politically urgent issue."

'Climate change is real. It’s here,' Mr. Reid said, adding that it was time to stop acting as if those who ignore it 'have a valid point of view.'"

Coral Davenport reports for the New York Times March 10, 2014.

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"U.S. Senators Pull a Climate Change All-Nighter" (ENS)

"Now It's the Dems Talking All Night, About Climate" (AP)

"On Display in the Senate: Climate Change, Illustrated" (Daily Climate)

"Democratic Senators: Climate Change All-Nighter Is Opening Salvo on Issue" (Guardian)

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