This is insanely hilarious. Why don’t we have more Stephen Colbert’s in the world? I love the whole bit, but the Friends part, the last part (which you just have to watch), the “[Rush] doesn’t believe in global warming? I don’t believe in warming.. I say the science isn’t in on thermodynamics. I believe water boils because it’s scared of fire; it’s trying to jump out of the pot.” You have to watch it:
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Anyway, here are some more great politics and activism stories of the day.
Activism
- The music of reggae legend Peter Tosh will be used as a rallying cry to involve activists in campaigns from Greenpeace International — HuffPo
- Climate Caravan Across Bangladesh — Think Progress
- WWF campaigns for more green energy in Japan — WWF
- Advocacy Advance Awards $100,000 in Grants — League of American Bicyclists
- One West Virginia Tree Sitter’s Story of Fighting Injustice — WV Outpost
- The History of the Battle of Blair Mountain — WV Outpost
- EPA Ruling Gets Huge Response. Thank You! Now What!? — Natural Papa
- Sri Lankan activists boycott elephant census — Guardian
- KPFK’s Sonali Kolhatkar Interviews Author Will Potter (Video) — Green is the New Red
- Saving Europe’s oceans — Greenpeace
Crazy Tea Party (i.e. Republican Party)
- Before Calling the EPA a “Job-Killer,” Michele Bachmann Asked for Money from the Agency to Stimulate “Long-Term Benefits” to the Local Economy — Climate Progress
- Super Congress Stacked With Climate Zombies — Think Progress
- Persecution Of Polar Bear Scientist Continues — Think Progress
- Watch out EPA, Fred Upton is on the debt ‘super committee’ — LATimes
- & this great video of astrophysicist Dr. Neil Degrasse Tyson on Bill Maher (via TreeHugger):
Other
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- People Not Polluters: The Clean Air Promise — Think Progress
- Lawyers Make Insurance Claim in Bid to Prove Damages From Climate Change — NYTimes
- Vehicle Emissions Standards Create Jobs, Report Finds — CleanTechnica
- Gas Tax Set to Be Next Big Fight on Capitol Hill — The Hill
- Climate Hawks John Kerry And Patty Murray Appointed To Deficit Committee — Think Progress
