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2nd wave climate denialism just dropped:

West Virginia Governor Jim Justice said that God will “give us time” to fix climate change—“if” it exists—if the US increases fossil fuel production to respond to the energy crisis caused by the Ukraine invasion

God Will Help Us Fix Climate Change, so 'Drill Baby Drill,' West Virginia Governor Says

Jim Justice says we don't need to stop burning fossil fuels, because God will give us time to deal with climate change later.

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Here’s what he said next (read at your own risk):

Absolutely today in many ways, West Virginia, they could call on West Virginia, and West Virginia may be very well the catalyst to stop a lot of the carnage, to reinforce in many ways the fact that this country should be totally independent. I absolutely stand rock solid in favor of all the alternative energies. But I believe it is absolutely frivolous to think that today we can do in this country or this world without fossil fuels, and if we believe that we’re going to have just what the hand has dealt to us right now. We’re going to have chaos, we’re going to have real problems. … I believe, and my belief as strong is it may be, or can be, I believe with all in me, that we’ll have time and [God] will give us time as we go forward. If there is such a thing, and I underline if, if there is such a thing as climate change, I believe that he will give us time and the smart people will fix it. But today, today energy is being used as a weapon. This country, hands down, needs to be totally energy independent. It is a crying, pitiful shame to see what has happened under the Biden administration in trying to absolutely cripple us. We have become weak, have we not?”