Right-Wing Media Celebrate Earth Day By Mocking Conservation
Behold! The leaders of the right-wing media brain trust speak out on Earth Day!
Right-Wing Media Celebrate Earth Day By Mocking Conservation
In the lead-up to Earth Day, members of the right-wing media have ridiculed conservation efforts and downplayed the concerns of environmentalists. This is nothing new for conservative media figures who have, in the past, used the Earth Day to attack conservationists by urging audiences to cut down trees and increase their energy consumption.
Rush Limbaugh
Highlights:
• Limbaugh: “I Personally Am Going To See To It That We Lose Two Acres Of Rain Forest”
• Beck: “I’m Going To Burn Garbage In My Backyard With Styrofoam” To Celebrate Earth Day
• Fox Marked Earth Day In 2010 By Rehashing “Climategate” Falsehoods
• Liddy Asks Followers If They Will Commemorate Earth Day “Run[ning] Over Some Hippies In Your Hummer”