We weren't going to write about the second day of Heartland's conference on climate change, unless something new came up. Just as we expected, like the first day, it was the same regurgitation of denier hits from the usual suspects.
But something mentioned by James Taylor made our ears prick up—this might just be the last of Heartland's annual climate conferences.
While lavishing praise on his boss, Heartland President Joe Bast, who was unable to attend, Taylor mentioned that Bast has indicated that this 10th conference would be the last. Apparently, it takes a lot of time to pull together two days of back-patting and self-promotion.
Though after announcing that this is the last conference, Taylor said he'd try and change Bast's mind, asking the audience to applaud to show how important it is to them. So don't be surprised if Heartland is just teasing its audience before passing around the collection plate.
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