Desert Sun: Sen. Barbara Boxer, who leads the Environment and Public Works Committee, is on a trip to Amsterdam focusing on climate change. She is visiting the Dutch capital to see the city's adaptation techniques for coping with sea level rise, as well as to learn about the progress the city has made in moving toward clean energy to address climate change. Boxer, a Democrat from Rancho Mirage, was unavailable for a phone interview while traveling. But she responded by email to questions from The Desert Sun...