Michael Mann Calls for Censorship of Scientists Who Disagree with Him on Climate: ‘Deadlier’ than Covid

GOODMAN Now it s ░░░░░░░░ for you to remove ░░░░░░░░ denial videos They pose ░░░░░░░░ even greater threat to ░░░░░░░░ in the long term ░░░░░░░░ MANN Yeah that s ░░░░░░░░ I mean climate change ░░░░░░░░ know here we saw ░░░░░░░░ a hundred people die ░░░░░░░░ these unprecedented tornados But ░░░░░░░░ you look at the ░░░░░░░░ total impact of climate ░░░░░░░░ around the world wildfires ░░░░░░░░ floods heat waves coastal ░░░░░░░░ climate change is already ░░░░░░░░ far more lives than ░░░░░░░░ 19 It is deadlier ░░░░░░░░ so the denial of ░░░░░░░░ change is deadlier even ░░░░░░░░ the denial of the ░░░░░░░░ basic science behind Covid ░░░░░░░░ But here s the ░░░░░░░░ There isn t a ░░░░░░░░ global lobby the world ░░░░░░░░ most powerful industry wealthiest ░░░░░░░░ most powerful industry the ░░░░░░░░ fuel industry that has ░░░░░░░░ stake in the Covid ░░░░░░░░ debate So it s ░░░░░░░░ easy for these big ░░░░░░░░ companies these social media ░░░░░░░░ to stop you know ░░░░░░░░ Covid denial efforts suppressing ░░░░░░░░ denial videos and and ░░░░░░░░ There isn t a ░░░░░░░░ corporate interest that s ░░░░░░░░ to get in their ░░░░░░░░ With climate change it ░░░░░░░░ a whole different story ░░░░░░░░ are talking about an ░░░░░░░░ by the world s ░░░░░░░░ most powerful industry the ░░░░░░░░ fuel industry to prevent ░░░░░░░░ meaningful action on climate ░░░░░░░░ to accomplish that in ░░░░░░░░ by using social media ░░░░░░░░ promote denialism and dismissal ░░░░░░░░ here the social media ░░░░░░░░ are being complicit And ░░░░░░░░ know why are they ░░░░░░░░ complicit Well many of ░░░░░░░░ are getting a lot ░░░░░░░░ advertising money from the ░░░░░░░░ fuel industry So it ░░░░░░░░ inconvenient to their business ░░░░░░░░ to challenge that industry ░░░░░░░░ I I am afraid ░░░░░░░░ that s what we ░░░░░░░░ seeing here And we ░░░░░░░░ to take them to ░░░░░░░░ because they are doing ░░░░░░░░ harm They re making ░░░░░░░░ by doing great harm ░░░░░░░░ all of us.”