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Love-Child of Cassandra and Sisyphus8/06/2018 10:59:38 pm PDT

As if any more evidence was needed that fundamentalism is hurting America:

“Doing the Lord’s Work” Heartland Institute Gathers Climate Deniers For America First Energy Conference

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“It’s hard not to concede that coal hasn’t been put on Earth and other fossil fuels as part of a divine plan,” Palmer has told DeSmog.

In July 2018, Palmer gave a speech to the Western Conservative Summit in Colorado. In audio obtained by DeSmog, Palmer says of Heartland’s efforts on climate change: “We are, I know, doing the Lord’s work.”

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Note that Heartland is specifically titling this conference with “America First”, in a direct appeal to Trump marks’ religio-nationalism.