'Weapons-grade stupidity': Gird your loins! EPA now waging a War on Sunlight

Need any more proof the EPA is a shady organization? This oughtta do it:

Think sunny days are good for plants? Not always. Sunlight causes #ozone to form, which harms foliage, weakens trees: http://t.co/6skU7aBsTx

— U.S. EPA (@EPA) September 29, 2015

Oh noes!

@JudicialWatch @EPA oh dear what have the trees done for how many BILLIONS of years?

— Stan Boston T (@Stan_BostonT) September 29, 2015

The trees! Won’t someone please think of the trees?

https://twitter.com/bfinstock/status/648978509579161600

Yeah. Seriously asinine.

https://twitter.com/theshoebart/status/648975935337705472

The @EPA warns against "sunny days" – what a joke! https://t.co/p3mz2jsUIo

— John Britten (@JWBritten) September 29, 2015

@EPA YOU HAVE COMPLETELY GONE INSANE. SUNLIGHT AND WATER IS WHAT CREATES LIFEFORM, INCLUDING PLANTS. FRIGGEN IMBECILES

— Chuck Norris (@GreyShhadow) September 29, 2015

@EPA Except for that whole photosynthesis thing. Seems a little important.

— Brian (@bjamescolo) September 29, 2015

https://twitter.com/av8orchk/status/648980743515836416

https://twitter.com/GoldAndPurp/status/648970882577100800

@EPA I presume you'll be regulating it then, a la CO2. Can't wait for the enforcement action against God.

— misinforminimalism (@jeff_techentin) September 29, 2015

@EPA SO LET'S BAN THE SUN!!

— Robert (@Computron34) September 29, 2015

@EPA Sunlight tax in 3..2..1

— Rusty98UM (@Rusty98UM) September 29, 2015

Wait for it.

@EPA maybe the idiots at EPA should hire a couple of actual scientists

— Allan – (@Allan11n) September 29, 2015

.@EPA Stop. Just stop. #facepalm

— Suze (@suze109) September 29, 2015

https://twitter.com/JohnBurtner/status/648977250839306240

@EPA Honestly, weapons grade stupidity like this ought to physically hurt

— The Hunter (@DallasElCazador) September 29, 2015

Shit like this is what got Mr. Burns shot https://t.co/5YoRBclwOg

— Stephen Miller (@redsteeze) September 29, 2015

Right?

The EPA’s heliophobia raises an excellent question:

@EPA So sunlight is bad, but the country should be moving exclusively towards solar power? Got it. Thanks a bunch!

— paulyballgame ?? (@paulyballgame) September 29, 2015

Oh, and then this happened:

https://twitter.com/av8orchk/status/648979517873123328

Some entertaining pushback in the replies. @EPA took down the post, probably because of the insanity factor. https://t.co/i4gyxDOeme

— Jeff Brokaw (@jeffbrokaw2013) September 29, 2015

@EPA strays off the science reservation again, and the Twittersphere quickly responds. Soon… no more linked page. pic.twitter.com/JHPE4KUHQu

— Bob Beasley (@13013B) September 29, 2015

Gee, wonder what that’s about?

Editor’s note: This post has been updated with additional text and tweets.