...whose denial of Climate change "atmospheric re-employment" has now become a running joke
This has been covered here @ Daily Kos already in several Diaries, including within today's always excellent Spotlight on green news & views but I hadn't seen a video of reporting by Chris Hayes who compiled several reports into a single video.
The "conservative" coin operated GOP politicians are perfectly personified by Rick Scott's ongoing dishonest climate change denial idiocy and reactions to his banning of any mention of climate change.
Also mentioning the dangers of climate change and/or opposition to the Keystone pipeline has, it seems, now become grounds for punishment (link with a video of student activists delivering climate change petitions to Rick Scott) followed by a required psychiatric evaluation. WTF?
In Florida, Officials Ban Term ‘Climate Change’ By Tristram Korten @ Florida Center for Investigative Reporting | March 8, 2015
“We were told not to use the terms ‘climate change,’ ‘global warming’ or ‘sustainability,’ ” said Christopher Byrd, an attorney with the DEP’s Office of General Counsel in Tallahassee from 2008 to 2013. “That message was communicated to me and my colleagues by our superiors in the Office of General Counsel.”
Federal, State Officials Respond to ‘Climate Change’ Controversy By Tristram Korten | March 19, 2015
On Tuesday, U.S. Rep. Castor grilled Florida Public Service Commission Chairman Art Graham at an Energy and Commerce subcommittee hearing on the national Clean Power Plan.
“Mr. Graham, it recently came to light that Gov. Rick Scott has an unwritten policy that bans the use of the terms ‘climate change’ and ‘global warming,’ ” Castor said. “Nowhere in your testimony does it use the terms ‘climate change’ or ‘global warming.’ Is that a product of Gov. Scott’s unwritten policy?”
“Absolutely not,” Graham answered.
Meanwhile, in Tallahassee on Thursday, state Sen. Clemens asked Bryan Koon, director of the Florida Division of Emergency Management, if he was aware of the new FEMA rules “dealing with climate change”?
Koon said he was aware, and added: “Future versions of our mitigation plan will be required to have language discussing that issue.”
“What issue is that?” Clemens asked.
“The issue you mentioned earlier,” Koon replied.
Clemens told FCIR after this exchange that he wasn’t sure if Koon was joking.
When asked if Koon was joking, a spokesman responded: “The Florida Division of Emergency Management does not have any policy which prohibits the use of the words ‘climate change.’ ”
“It would be fun to try and get a different department head to say ‘climate change’ every week,” Clemens added.
We sure could use many more of these types of video montage reports exposing the corporate shilling that has become pretty much all the GOP represents. It funny to watch the idiocy but in truth it is deadly serious business what these dirty energy shills are up. If it takes humor exposing these corporate stooges to get the word out, and it works, let's keep it going as one more tool for change - imo
Kudos to iamYesYes for posting this video. And in case the video disappears here is the direct link to 'All In' with Chris Hayes with another link to Chris Hayes earlier reporting