Seed has published my take on the State of the Union speech, and the role of global warming therein. In essence, it’s a very pessimistic outlook. I really doubt we can expect strong action on the issue until a new administration comes in. The current Congress may pass a few bills outlining various forms of emission capping programs, but I doubt they’ll become law. In short, look for global warming to become a campaign issue in ‘08….

Chris Mooney is Washington correspondent for Seed magazine and the author of two books, The Republican War on Science and the forthcoming Storm World. He will contribute to Big Head DC periodically through election 2008.