Coal mines are collapsing, oil is flowing into the Gulf Coast (with no end in sight), and the U.S. Senate is ... dithering. In the wake of the BP disaster, the conventional wisdom in Washington is that the upper chamber is now less likely to pass comprehensive climate change legislation in 2010. With the GOP poised to gain seats this November, that means action to curb carbon emissions could be put off for years. 

The National Resources Defense Council is sick of waiting. Today, the group unveiled a new eight-state ad campaign pressuring Senate leaders to begin reducing America's reliance on dirty energy this year. Watch the video running in Illinois below: