So then why did five Democrats vote against it? Pat Sullivan, Amy Walen, Alicia Rule, Sharon Shewmake, and Larry Springer were the lone Democrats who voted nay on HB 1091, the “Clean Fuel Standard” bill, alongside about 40 Republicans last week. What gives? Democrats are supposed to be the good guys on climate, so I emailed them to find out what they were thinking. Sharon and Alicia emailed statements; Larry and Amy called; Pat was … I dunno, maybe he was too busy thinking about the upcoming third season of Fruits Basket. “I don’t want the Earth to be burned to a crisp,” Amy told me. (Bold!) “I’m an environmentalist. … I’m going to be pro-climate on every other thing.”