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Energy Policy

This Jan. 17, 2017, file photo shows General Electric light bulbs on display at a store, in Wilmington, Mass.

Trump pitches his lightbulb policy as a...

By Steve Benen, The Rachel Maddow Show

Satire is difficult in 2019 because Trump routinely says out loud the kind of things fiction writers might attribute to a cartoonish version of him.

09/17/19 10:43 AM
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In this Jan. 21, 2011, file photo, Manager Nick Reynoza holds a 100-watt incandescent light bulb at Royal Lighting in Los Angeles.
Rachel Maddow

Trump tackles lightbulb policy in a...

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Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump is seen during a press conference at Los Pinos on Aug. 31, 2016 in Mexico City, Mexico. (Photo by Hector Vivas/LatinContent/Getty)
Rachel Maddow

The Trump administration's not-so-bright...

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Emissions from a coal-fired power plant drift skyward in Ghent, Ky.
Rachel Maddow

Under Trump, US air quality slips for the first time in years

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Image: Energy Secretary Rick Perry Delivers Remarks At Energy Policy Summit In DC
Rachel Maddow

In the Trump administration, liquefied...

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Winding Road, Turbines. Courtesy of GE.
Rachel Maddow

Trump's speech on energy policy goes off...

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Winding Road, Turbines. Courtesy of GE.
Rachel Maddow

Trump boasts, 'I know a lot about wind'...

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A woman pumps gas into her car on Nov, 15, 2013 in Pembroke Pines, Fla. (Joe Raedle/Getty)
Rachel Maddow

The politics of prices at the pump take...

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Emissions from a coal-fired power plant drift skyward in Ghent, Ky.
Rachel Maddow

Coming to terms with just how dangerous...

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Image: Energy Secretary Rick Perry Delivers Remarks At Energy Policy Summit In DC
Rachel Maddow

Trump administration weighs new plan to...

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Image: Energy Secretary Rick Perry Delivers Remarks At Energy Policy Summit In DC
Rachel Maddow

Why Rick Perry's latest failure on energy...

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A small boat crosses in front of an oil drilling rig as it arrives in Port Angeles, Wash. on April 17, 2015. (Photo by Daniella Beccaria/seattlepi.com/File/AP)
Rachel Maddow

Trump admin ignores dangers, unveils coastal drilling plan

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In this Wednesday, April 21, 2010 file photo, oil can be seen in the Gulf of Mexico, more than 50 miles southeast of Venice on Louisiana's tip, as a large plume of smoke rises from fires on BP's Deepwater Horizon offshore oil rig.
Rachel Maddow

Trump weakens safeguards created after...

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A coal train waits to leave a coal yard in rural West Virginia.
Rachel Maddow

Trump advocates for 'clean coal,' despite...

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Why would the Trump admin target the...

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Former Governor Rick Perry of Texas arrives at the Quicken Loans Arena before the evening session of the opening day of the Republican National Convention in Cleveland, Ohio, July 18, 2016. (Photo by Matt Rourke/AP)
Rachel Maddow

Rick Perry's background won't match his...

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Republican U.S. presidential candidate Donald Trump holds a rally with supporters in Albuquerque, New Mexico, U.S. May 24, 2016.
Rachel Maddow

Why Donald Trump's energy policy sounds...

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Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks to the media before a rally on May 26, 2016 in Bismarck, N.D. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

Trump says yes to coal, no to the EPA

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Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders addresses attendees during a campaign rally at Saint Mary's Park in Bronx, N.Y., on March 31, 2016. (Photo by Lucas Jackson/Reuters)

Sanders calls for shutting down NY nuke plant

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Republican Presidential candidate Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) speaks during the Freedom Summit on May 9, 2015 in Greenville, S.C. (Photo by Richard Ellis/Getty)
Rachel Maddow

Rubio looks backward, again, for his agenda

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Republican presidential candidate Jeb Bush speaks to voters at the Heritage Action Presidential Candidate Forum, Sept. 18, 2015 in Greenville, S.C. (Photo by Sean Rayford/Getty)

Bush praises energy potential

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Former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin addresses the 42nd annual Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) Feb. 26, 2015 in National Harbor, Md. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty)
Rachel Maddow

Energy Secretary Sarah Palin?

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Inside The American Electric Power Co. Coal-Fired Power Plant
Rachel Maddow

The coal industry's problems go far...

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The audience vibes along to a performance by Mary J. Blige during The Global Citizen 2015 Earth Day event held on the grounds of The National Mall in Washington, DC, April 18, 2015. (Photo by Jared Soares for MSNBC)

Global Citizen 2015 Earth Day

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The Eiffel Tower with its usual lighting at left, and after the lighting was switched off at right, at the occasion of the Earth Hour, in Paris, France, March 28, 2015. (Photo by Remy de la Mauviniere/AP)

Going Dark for Climate Change

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