Grist: To young environmentalists, Rep. Henry Waxmans (D-Calif.) name is virtually synonymous with climate action. In the heady days of November 2008, after President Obamas landslide victory, it seemed as if a cap and trade bill might actually pass Congress. Democrats controlled the House, Senate, and White House. There was only one problem: House Energy and Commerce Chairman John Dingell (D-Mich.), who represented the automakers and was subservient to what he perceived as their interests. Like a mustachioed...