Here is a link to the thread, but unfortunately the article has been pulled from the Washington Post web-site. There is a Reuter's version on the thread, but it's the same as the July 31 article that replaced the Aug 14, article. The July article makes no mention of the fact that Democrats will probably continue to hold out for environmental concerns because the people have lost interest in energy issues.
Here'sthe link to the thread. As you will see the hot link is to the main page, not the article, but article was under the Congress section.