Yesterday, I posted a sneak peek at Gov. Gregoire’s “big deal” announcement (coming today?) about her intent to deal with the climate change crisis.

As I’ve been Slogging, and and columnizing, non-stop, this is the issue of this year’s legislature, and I’m concerned that the best idea, Rep. Maralyn Chase’s (D-32) bill for an emissions cap and trade system (something also proposed by the governor of … Oregon), is going to be abandoned.

Indeed, I’m afraid that rather than adding octane to Chase’s bill, Gregoire’s splashy announcement establishing a “strategic framework for action” (ugggghhh) will end up displacing good legislation like Chase’s.

Well, the senate Democrats just announced that they’ll be doing a press conference tomorrow at noon. Seattle-area Sen. Erik Poulsen (D-34) will be center stage at the press conference (I’ve heard) to hype his own war on C02 emissions.

Hopefully, Poulsen’s announcement will work in tandem with Chase’s cap and trade bill—although I’m not counting on it. I called Poulsen’s office yesterday. Haven’t heard back.