Guest essay by Eric Worrall
Bill Nye seems to think he has failed to reach people with his demand for urgent action on climate change, but he blames others for creating the conditions which led to his failure.
Bill Nye on his climate change education efforts: “I am a failure”
“The Science Guy” looks back on his 1990s TV show, and why climate change education has not reflected policy change
Between hosting “Bill Nye the Science Guy” and serving as CEO of The Planetary Society, Bill Nye’s career as a science educator means he is also, inherently, an activist when it comes to combating climate change.
Nye joined Jeremy Binckes on “Salon Talks” to discuss his efforts raising awareness around climate change over the years, and to scoop a new documentary film that chronicles his rise from lively children’s show host to national science defender and advocate.
“I am a failure!” Nye exclaimed when reflecting back on the shows he created over two decades ago about the Earth’s warming.
Nye blamed the fossil fuel industry for creating the schism between climate deniers and believers, saying “they have worked so hard to introduce doubt.” He went on to say that he believed climate change was discovered in the 1970s, “and we’ve done virtually nothing about it all this time.”
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Read more: https://www.salon.com/2017/10/23/bill-nye-on-his-climate-change-education-efforts-i-am-a-failure/
Every time you read an assertion that people only doubt because the “fossil fuel industry” has created doubt, in my opinion you are seeing first hand the utter contempt climate enthusiasts have for people’s ability to weigh the evidence for themselves.
The reality is climate enthusiasts have destroyed their own credibility, with their outrageous omissions of adverse data, with their barrage of painfully wrong predictions over the years.
How many hilariously broken “end of snow” predictions did the fossil fuel industry sponsor? How many ice free arctic deadlines have come and gone?
If climate enthusiasts want their claims to be treated seriously, they need to start getting things right once in a while.
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I can see a Warmists Anonymous group forming: “Hi. My name is Michael. I am an FFI (fossil-fuels induced) climate failure.”
Nothing unusual. Socialist always fail. If they’re still alive to observe their failures, they always blame others. Dr. Phil should get involved with Nye since they can console each other on the socialist agendas they push. Who know, maybe they can get Hillary and form therapy group?
That is a terrifying thought.
After some of his recent performances, I’m reminded of that TV talent show where the wannabe stars faced a jury where each member had access to the “fail” button, to dismiss them and summon the next candidate.
As the talentless performers saw one of the potential executioners stretching forward to do the deed, they often became increasingly frantic and desperate, changing their act and saying anything that might save them, though it rarely did.
It was cruel in some ways, but Nye’s erratic behaviour would have fitted in very well.
But wait,
He was very successful in helping get the full sized Ark constructed near the Creation Museum. His debate with Ben Ham resulted in millions of dollars being donated toward the construction of the Ark. So all is not bad news.
Isn’t it funny how they always say it’s the billions of dollars fossil fuel industry and never mention that their own side is also a billion dollar industry?
Back at the end of the 80’s when it didn’t look like we were heading into a mini ice age the scientists who had put themselves out on a limb also fought against the change. The only difference between then and now is we have more information about the climate and solar cycles and back then we didn’t have a bunch of hucksters pushing a scam (warming and carbon credits) that they make huge amounts of money from.
Breaking news! The climate sceptic debate in the US is over:
http://edition.cnn.com/2017/10/23/politics/gao-report-climate-change/index.html
Says Eli a self-admitted news junkie and political obsessive.
Delusional much? That “climate report” merely represents the dying gasps of a failing ideology/industry based on total lies. If this schlock is the type of crud the GAO churns out, then perhaps it time for Trump to tell them “you’re fired!”.
Nothing delusional about the GAO my friend – it’s you who is living with the fairies
If one wants a reliable source on what the received wisdom of the Democratic Party and the federal bureaucracy is, the GAO is authoritative. If one is concerned with minor little things like objective reality, they are about as reliable as Alex Jones.
Amazing how any individual or organisation that disagrees with the sceptics is immediately labelled a ‘Democrat’ or ‘Democratic’. Just in case you all have firgotten what the GAO is, see below – it is not part of the Democratic party machine you numbskulls, but of course everything connected to the climate change debate has to be policised:
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Government_Accountability_Office
I, at least, know that I do not know the details of UK or Polish politics. Going to Wikipedia on any controversial subject has a very high probability of being preaching by one side.
The Democrats in the US are a very loose coalition, mostly united by their considering themselves the party of the government, which they mostly have been since the 1930’s. Not really leftists, but unprincipled bureaucrats and their enablers.
What the [snip] has any of that got to do with the GAO? You have completely list me…
You made two comments, and the GAO is the voice of the bureaucracy, which is dominated by the Democratic Party. So noting the GAO spins Democrat just skips a step in the chain of argument.
Biggest load of cock and bull I have heard for a long time.
Ivan, you cited the GAO as an authoritative source. Telling you why that is either profoundly ignorant or deceptive seems to annoy you.
LOL…did you seriously just recycle the “The debate is over” meme?
What next…a hockey stick graph?
You so funny!
Ivan, he never said the GAO is part of the Democrat party.
Try again,this time use glasses.
Anyone else notice how ivanski operates.
Make a blatant assertion.
When challenged posts a link to a propaganda site.
When challenged declares that everyone who doesn’t agree with him is an idiot and a d#nier.
Tom Halla
“I, at least, know that I do not know the details of UK or Polish politics.”
You, and everybody else.
🙂
..LOL….I think you Eco-Snowflakes have reached your “Tipping Point”, not the Earth…
Translation:
“I get all of my scientific book learning from government bureaucrats and accountants, and so should you.”
From your link,Ivan is this worn out tripe:
“The US has seen billions of dollars in damage from hurricanes and wildfires this year, which experts say climate change exacerbated”
The amount of wildfire impact are far less than 100 years ago,Except for the Atlantic basin,the rest of the world was below average in number of Tropical Storms and Hurricanes. The 12 year category 3+ landfalling storms drought came to an end,which you already overlook.
The Atlantic coast along with the Gulf of Mexico,built their large cities on flood and Hurricane prone coastlines,that is why the cost of damage is high.
The IPCC themselves do not make such unfounded claims of increasing storminess.
You are as usual lying to yourself.
Ah, the unnamed, all-knowing, mysterious “experts”. Just ignore the man behind the curtain.
LOL. I didn’t think it was possible, but you climate trolls have actually gotten dumber and dumber over the years.
Good on yer Bruce. Another scintillating comment added to the debate. Got any more hidden away somewhere?
Correct Bruce, notice that Ivan has avoided my comment…………
Snicker.
Ivanski complaining about content free posts.
Irony is lost on trolls.
ivankinsman
“Most of the major corporates are now factoring in climate change mitigation into their future business strategies.”
Because they are encouraged to by governments offering tax incentives. And if they don’t, they go out of business because all the others are gobbling up the tax incentives to drive down costs and prices.
The Government Accounting Office is a science office? Who knew? And from “fake news” CNN, no less? The standards for science have certainly changed.
Most of the major corporates are now factoring in climate change mitigation into their future business strategies. Why should they be any more ‘science office’s than the GAO?
Ivanski, you really do believe your own propaganda, don’t you.
No, the GAO is not a science office, they get their climate change information from outside “experts”. Apparently, the GAO only gets one side of the story: The Alarmist side. Somebody ought to tell them there are experts on both sides of the debate, and they should probably consult all sides before reaching conclusions if they want to get to the truth of the matter.
Whoops…….posted to the wrong post earlier.
ivankinsman
“Most of the major corporates are now factoring in climate change mitigation into their future business strategies.”
Because they are encouraged to by governments offering tax incentives. And if they don’t, they go out of business because all the others are gobbling up the tax incentives to drive down costs and prices.
ivankinsman : “Breaking news! The climate sceptic debate in the US is over”
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“Breaking” what??? Check your clock, buddy, Gore already said that two decades ago. Your ignorance is tiresome.
Science instruction via media sound bites. Great way to turn the people into sheeple. We stemmed the onslaught a bit but they could yet win the war.
For once I agree with this alarmist warmista jackass.
My suggestion to him is to learn the principles of the scientific method and how to apply them to critical thinking.
Also, learn about logical fallacies, and then stop using them as arguments with serious people…or anyone else for that matter.
And most of all…if you are going to present yourself to the world as an “expert”, acquire some expertise in the relevant fields of knowledge. A montage of worn out talking points from various political speeches and panic-mongering headlines is not knowledge, it is foolishness.
Yes, you have failed Bill Nye…failed to sway people with your horseshit and lies.
So cut the crap and stop lying.
++++ 1,000
“I must break you. With science.”
Nye exaggerates so much it’s probably a degree in tractor repair from the Cornell’s 2 year College of Agriculture. (Like Keith Olbermann’s degree in “Journalism”)
From the perspective of indoctrination, yes, Bill Nye is a failure. He has done pretty well for himself, though, on the subject of personal income and asset accumulation.
Bill Nye, in typical fashion, has not correctly identified the primary source for his failure. It is not the opposition. It is now, and will continue to be in the future, the very people who try to propagate the religion.
News flash, Bill Nye; Your overreaction to current events, your unwillingness to live in the manner in which you tell everyone else to live, your fantasy love for model predictions and your unwillingness to engage with real data is the reason why no one pays attention to you.
CAGW proponents are their own worst enemy.
Me, if I truly believed, if this was really something I wanted to dedicate my life to, the very first thing I would do is change my personal lifestyle – completely sell out. Instead of doom mongering and concentrating on forcing compliance to draconian lifestyles, I would find positive, convenient and inspiring ideas to show people what we could do instead and then provide financial encouragement to people, not companies or entities.
I would live as carbon free as possible and find a way to do it that is encouraging and positive and make it so that others want to be like me. I would find key stakeholders in neighborhoods and communities and get them behind me and I would tell the government to stay out of it entirely.
See, alarmists and CAGW faithful are morons. They think a top down draconian government policy will get the job done, mostly because they are drawn to this approach because of their statist, fascist political inclination.
If they tried a bottom up approach, with minimal government involvement, or even better, active government attempts to stifle, they would have much better success. But they don’t even have the comprehension of how to do this…so, failure.
So yes, he is a failure, not necessarily because of their message, but because their message is just an obvious tool of their intent, which is command economies and an all seeing, all knowing, all powerful state.
We’re not stupid, you know. We see the man behind the current.
To a leftist, the solution to every problem is a government program that will force other people to live the life you aren’t willing to live.
Bill Nye was in the pay of Exxon. I remember this well at EPCOT.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Universe_of_Energy
You can “enjoy” the whole ride here. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n6ClysXM8yQ
It’s okay as long as he now preaches the sermon of AGW. Same for Gore. One can actually work for oil and as long as one supports wind turbines and solar panels, it’s okay. It’s not about oil, it’s whether you agree or not.
Oil supports and profits mightily from renewables—they build NG plants with the savings from the PTC. However, AGW believers just cannot let go of the “oil industry fighting us” claim. I’m not sure how people that actively participate in the ruse are fighting it, but logic and rational thought was never part of this whole AGW political thing.
Laughably, I believe the oil industry is a minor contributor to CO2 emissions compared to the coal industry.
The alarmists can’t even pick the right ring to get into never mind win the fight.
“Big Oil” was portrayed as the “boogeyman” for other reasons a decade or more before CO2 and “coal trains of death” were an issue.
he he he he
an engineer who can’t even make a controlled lie in a box work for him is not someone I would want to trust…
Does anyone ever ask Bill (and others using the same excuse) specifically what the fossil fuel industry did? We know what the other side did. We know about the hundreds of billions of dollars spent on the IPCC, EPA, NASA and NOAA, all to try and convince us that a crisis was coming. We know about the countless headlines in the media. Never has any ‘science’ had so much support in the mainstream media. We know about the infiltration of public education with programs and text books designed to inculcate our youth. We know about the massive grants to scientists who are willing to toe the climate crisis line and become spokespersons for the cause. We know about the exotic vacations (conferences) rewarded to bureaucratic defenders of the imaginary climate crisis. We know about the documentaries, TV ‘science’ specials and Hollywood themes, all designed to convince everyone that the climate crisis is real! We are well aware at the huge effort that has been made, almost entirely at tax payers expense, to convince the world of looming climate crisis!
What I don’t know is what the oil companies did to counter all of that? Bill Nye? reallyskeptical? Anyone? And please…don’t say “The oil companies sowed doubt.” I want specifics. How did they ‘sow doubt’? Did they write reports that no one ever read? Pass out flyers? Offer 10 cents off a gallon if you publically denied a climate crisis? What did they do that countered the trillion dollar effort of the climate crisis believers?
(crickets)
It appears that a significant part of the climate crisis paradigm is a belief that it is perfectly acceptable to make outrageous claims without any proof, if it seems to advance the ‘noble’ cause. Hey Mr. Nye…maybe that is the real reason you aren’t getting the traction that you think you deserve. It’s not the oil companies. Its that you are incredibly unconvincing.
It think its time for Bill to seek professional counseling.
Next time try not to exaggerate with idiot “save the planet” nonsense and grabs for wallets and freedoms. You POLITICIZED it. You demonized political opposition with it and claim it’s all for “the children” and attack the American way.
Bill Nye: Climate Doofus Guy.
Coming to theaters soon.
Bill Nye is an abject failure, just not for the reasons he thinks.
Bill Nye is the reason I refused to renew my Planetary Society membership.
Ditto that. It was a said day. I was member for decades.
Bill Nye is a failure, but it’s not the fault of the fossil fuel industry.
It’s the fault of the entire world, for failing to warm up like the Nyes and Gores of the world predicted. It’s the fault of the Atlantic Ocean which didn’t produce enough hurricanes. It’s the fault of the Arctic Ocean for refreezing in the winter when it shouldn’t have. It’s the fault of East Antarctica for growing ice when it should be melting. It’s the fault of Nature which pulls 47% of the carbon dioxide emitted by humans out of the air. It’s the fault of all those trees and plants which grow faster with more carbon dioxide in the air and produce more food. It’s the fault of ice which consumes 334 joules per gram that melts. It’s the fault of the polar bears for refusing to die when summer melts their ice and makes prey easier to find, so they get fat instead.
Nature just doesn’t obey Gore and Nye and the IPCC. Too bad for them, and that’s great for the rest of us.
And that EEEEEEVIL fossil fuel industry, which had the nerve to start fracking and produce sweet crude oil in Texas and North Dakota and natural gas in Pennsylvania and Ohio, instead of paying a fortune for sulfur-laden Arabian Heavy to Middle-Eastern dictators! How DARE they produce cheaper energy in America rather than subsidize foreigners?
Venusian trolls! How much CO2 will you admit is due to you? So how much C O 2 is too much? No limit? Workmanlike approaches, aye, they may suggest the answer. Science is a good method. Now, both earth and venus are co2 unlimited. Admit it, you are part of the co2 problem and methane as well. Nye warned you of same and so do I!
Bwuhahahahaha!!! Oh noes, we’re going to end up like Venus. Ostiarii, thou art a drive-by troll, I doubt we will see you again. But just in case, why don’t you post a step by step explanation for how Venus used to be JUST like Earth and because of CO2 is now a runaway hothouse.
You will probably want to start with explaining how Venus moved from Earth’s orbit to its current orbit. Or how we know it was covered with deep oceans. Oh and explain CO2’s exact role.
I will be waiting patiently.
“How much CO2 will I admit is due to me?” Not enough!
“How much CO2 in the atmosphere is too much?” Not .sure. But I do know that there isn’t enough accessible carbon in the ground to reach that limit. We are still a whole lot closer to the ‘to little CO2’ point, than the ‘too much’ point.
“Science is a good method.” Yes, I look forward to the day when science returns to the study of climate change. Especially that part were scientists rethink their theory when is continuously fails to make accurate predictions. I miss that part so much!
“Admit it, you are part of the co2 problem…” No, I am part of the CO2 solution. There is no problem at all with the gas in the atmosphere. The CO2 problem is that there is a group of people who are demanding that everyone else on the planet do as they say, and they are using CO2 as their excuse for their power grab. That’s the real problem.
His statement is a projection of his own thinking process. He is fully convinced of a subject become someone told him what to think. Now he’s accusing us of doing the same.
Here’s what I think of Bill Nye, as a voice for climate science:
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According to Bill Nye, we would have the same climate now as 1750, and be heading into an ice age, if not for man-made global warming. And he wonders why he can’t get more people to hate CO2.
For once I agree with Bill.