Posted on 10/24/2017 5:12:39 PM PDT by markomalley
Bill Nye “the Science Guy” said his efforts to convince the public of the dangers of global warming have failed, largely due to a misinformation campaign by the fossil fuel industry.
“I am a failure,” Nye told Salon in an interview ahead of a documentary on the Science Guy’s rise to fame.
“The United States has now got the head of the EPA who wants to close the EPA,” Nye said, adding his decades-long effort to convince people of the dangers of man-made global warming has been “completely ineffective.”
Earlier this year, Nye aired a documentary series on Netflix aimed at adults. The series, however, has been panned by critics and being awkward and condescending, missing all the charm of his 1990s series.
Nye’s show did get an Emmy nomination for its “Sexual Spectrum” episode, which featured a song called “My Sex Junk” performed by actress Rachel Bloom. The song is about the fluidity of gender — contradicting Nye’s previous show on gender.
Nye began hosting a children’s science show in the 1990s. He did a few episodes on the topic of global warming, and Nye’s children’s book featured a chapter on this issue. His upcoming documentary focuses on his evolution from children’s TV host to global warming activist.
Nye can now be seen on TV railing against global warming skeptics, or on Twitter linking every extreme weather event to man-made climate change. Nye recently said on TV that skeptics would eventually all die out because they tend to be older.
“The problem has been the fossil fuel industry is so well-funded,” Nye told Salon, “even these guys … with kids and grandkids have lost sight of the consequences of introducing the idea that scientific uncertainty — plus or minus a couple percent — is somehow the same as doubt about the whole thing — plus or minus 100 percent.”
Nye said he and others have worked hard to raise awareness on global warming, but “we’ve done virtually nothing about it all this time.”
“What I tell everybody is vote,” Nye said. “We don’t want everybody to be a scientist; that would be unwieldy.”
“We need accountants and artists, filmmakers, journalists — but we want everybody to appreciate science,” Nye said.
Maybe they could produce new episodes and Nye could audition for the part of the Rat.
Yeah, Bill, until the last 150 years Earth never experienced hurricanes, tornadoes, rising sea levels, cold winters, warm winters, hot summers or cool summers.
The man is a cartoon character... What did he expect?
He was good when he had a children’s audience. He is a failure because if he really was a man of science he would know better than to treat Conservative adults like children.
Total failure, Nye. The word “science” does not mean what you think it does.
Bill Nye the Failure Guy.
Bill, speak truth to people and it’s a lot easier to win.
Lie to them and sooner or later it will dawn on them.
Bill Nye, the lie’n guy.
Yep, that sums it up. I'd sooner consult with Dexter's annoying sister on matters of science.
Or maybe it just could be that you’re WRONG, eh Bill?
“...but we want everybody to appreciate science,” Nye said.”
Says the idiot who aired a musical number about how gender is whatever you say it is.
I dont know about the rest of you, but I have not noticed a pro-gas/coal/oil disinformation campaign financed by anyone.
Any full-pagers in the NYT or commercials on network or cable TV?
Real scientists have known that for years. He’s a purveyor of Lysenko science. Not a scientist in the research/validate your findings model. Fake science from a fake scientist.
Far left wing Climate Change conspiracy proponent Nye finally admits that he is a failure .... wonder if he has entertained the far Eastern remedy for the guilt and shame of failure he has brought on his family ... ending it all to save face?
They can't, it's just sick queer-talk.
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