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Obama Finally Gets Angry At Climate Science Deniers And It’s Hilarious

Obama is famously low key. That’s why on the hit Comedy Central show “Key & Peele,” Keegan-Michael Key plays “Luther, President Obama’s anger translator.” The Correspondents’ dinner, however, is a rare place where the President can cut loose — as long as he uses humor.

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President Obama brings out actor Keegan-Michael Key from “Key & Peele” to play “Luther, President Obama’s anger translator” during his remarks at White House Correspondents’ dinner Saturday night.

President Obama brings out actor Keegan-Michael Key from “Key & Peele” to play “Luther, President Obama’s anger translator” during his remarks at White House Correspondents’ dinner Saturday night. President Barack Obama just gave pitch-perfect delivery to one of the most brilliant pieces of writing on climate change you are ever going to

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Biology Major Bobby Jindal Pleads Ignorance On Evolution And Climate Science

As an aside, recall that last year, Jindal gave a big speech saying the GOP “must stop being the stupid party.”

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By Joe Romm for Think Progress

House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) says he can’t be expected to know about climate science because he is “not a scientist.” Same for Florida Governor Rick Scott (R), Rep. Michael Grimm (R-NY), and Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL). But what happens when a highly educated guy who did study science in college wants to run for national office in a party that

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Anatomy Of A Hit Job: Expert Featured On 60 Minutes Exposes How Show Knowingly Ignored Facts On Clean Energy

Cleantech segment fails to mention climate change, largely passes over explosive growth in solar and wind power.

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“What’s the matter with 60 Minutes?” That was the question asked by many, after the program on Sunday aired what has since been slammed as an inaccurate portrayal of the cleantech industry. Besides the fact that the piece made no mention of climate change — which is one of the stronger arguments behind cleantech — the report largely passed

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