The Senate on Wednesday cast its first votes in at least eight years on climate change, putting lawmakers on the record about the politically contentious issue. As part of its ongoing debate over the Keystone XL pipeline, senators voted Wednesday on three nonbinding amendments addressing the scientific consensus of climate change. The Senate rejected the most contentious amendment sponsored by Sen. Brian Schatz (D., Hawaii) , which stated climate change is real and that human activity significantly contributes to it, something most scientists around the world agree is occurring. The amendments have no chance of becoming law because the underlying bill faces a veto threat from President Barack Obama . But the votes were part of a strategy by Democrats to put Republicans on the […]