Bill Nye: ‘Climate Change Is the Most Serious Problem Facing Humankind’

[excerpt RUHLE And skepticism ░░░░░░░░ welcome but at the ░░░░░░░░ of the day if ░░░░░░░░ Perry s mind is ░░░░░░░░ he is the energy ░░░░░░░░ what do you want ░░░░░░░░ impress upon him most ░░░░░░░░ is at stake here ░░░░░░░░ you think matters NYE ░░░░░░░░ climate change is the ░░░░░░░░ serious problem facing humankind ░░░░░░░░ s how I feel ░░░░░░░░ on my travels and ░░░░░░░░ and people I ve ░░░░░░░░ time with and I ░░░░░░░░ that Mr Perry who ░░░░░░░░ to be open minded ░░░░░░░░ come around to this ░░░░░░░░ want to embrace renewable ░░░░░░░░ And people talk about ░░░░░░░░ and it s energy ░░░░░░░░ and there s a ░░░░░░░░ today or meeting today ░░░░░░░░ it Our claim on ░░░░░░░░ engineering side is by ░░░░░░░░ side I mean people ░░░░░░░░ in renewable energy there ░░░░░░░░ enough renewable energy in ░░░░░░░░ United States right now ░░░░░░░░ power the entire country ░░░░░░░░ right now without extraordinary ░░░░░░░░ in technology just upgrading ░░░░░░░░ electrical grid so that ░░░░░░░░ can have distributed power ░░░░░░░░ photovoltaics and wind turbines ░░░░░░░░ that we can distribute ░░░░░░░░ efficiently when we are ░░░░░░░░ it in these different ░░░░░░░░ although old relatively new ░░░░░░░░ ways And this would ░░░░░░░░ the United States a ░░░░░░░░ leader in this technology ░░░░░░░░ the United States could ░░░░░░░░ be the energy exporter ░░░░░░░░ so on especially the ░░░░░░░░ technology exporter That s ░░░░░░░░ we feel on my ░░░░░░░░ of this argument which ░░░░░░░░ the way is backed ░░░░░░░░ not by a small ░░░░░░░░ of scientists by an ░░░░░░░░ majority If you get ░░░░░░░░ percent of anybody to ░░░░░░░░ to anything you really ░░░░░░░░ a pretty strong case ░░░░░░░░ also Mr Perry made ░░░░░░░░ comments with respect to ░░░░░░░░ energy Now the current ░░░░░░░░ as near as I ░░░░░░░░ tell is generally opposed ░░░░░░░░ regulations but I can ░░░░░░░░ don t think it ░░░░░░░░ an extraordinary claim to ░░░░░░░░ out that the public ░░░░░░░░ nuclear power regulated The ░░░░░░░░ would be very concerned ░░░░░░░░ stopping or eliminating regulations ░░░░░░░░ nuclear power and the ░░░░░░░░ drawback with nuclear power ░░░░░░░░ now is not really ░░░░░░░░ It s political or ░░░░░░░░ wide People don t ░░░░░░░░ nuclear power in their ░░░░░░░░ and this has turned ░░░░░░░░ to be an enormous ░░░░░░░░ for the industry. “