LA Times: President Obama declared today that a “consensus is building” around climate change legislation and characterized opponents as preoccupied with the past instead of a “clean energy future.” Standing on the edge of a large solar-power farm, Obama urged the Senate to pass a measure that caps carbon emissions — and to set aside arguments that it would harm the economy and costs jobs. “The closer we get, the harder the special interests are going to fight,” Obama said, with the sun …