Guardian: Things are finally aligned in the US Congress to pass sweeping climate change legislation. The new chairman of the relevant committee, California’s Henry Waxman, has been on the right side of the issue for years. His deputy, so to speak, Massachusetts’ Ed Markey, has equally strong bona fides. Together, they’ve put together a fairly robust climate change bill, which has won plaudits from most of America’s major environmental groups. The Democratic party enjoys a five-seat majority in a …