That’s the question Paul Chesser, special correspondent for The Heartland Institute and director of Climate Strategies Watch, tackled today during a presentation to the John Locke Foundation’s Shaftesbury Society.

In the video clip below, Chesser explains that Climategate has “cooled” interest in global warming legislation at the national level, opening the door again for his old nemesis, the Center for Climate Strategies:

4:50 p.m. update: Watch the entire 56:33 presentation below.

You’ll find other John Locke Foundation video presentations here.