Perhaps the reason that the environmental lobby is putting up a lackadaisical fight for Kerry-Lieberman is simply that the bill isn't really worth fighting for.
Its authors proclaim it will do everything short of ensuring apple pie for every citizen. Many activists think it doesn't go deep enough. It's trench warfare, all over again.
The status of the Senate clean energy reform bill may have fallen a bit out of focus as of late. But it's still very much alive -- and doing rather well, actually.
A new movement is demanding more from the president, Congress and even most major environmental groups in order to pass truly meaningful climate legislation.
