by Randy Rieland. Now that our summer with the Senate is over — it was a lot like watching reruns of a show you didn’t like the first time around — it’s time to move on to something with a pulse. And what could be better than dueling road shows? Tools on the Hill: On one side you have the enviro coalition Clean Energy Works . Next week, it will kick off its “CarnivOIL” 25-city tour.

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