Bill Weir on Climate: ‘Dr. King Didn’t Say I Have a Nightmare’

LEMIRE Dive a little ░░░░░░░░ into that the role ░░░░░░░░ private sector plays versus ░░░░░░░░ the government And the ░░░░░░░░ are we seeing the ░░░░░░░░ government or states take ░░░░░░░░ WEIR I think it ░░░░░░░░ everywhere You re gonna ░░░░░░░░ regions of very climate ░░░░░░░░ legislation and those communities ░░░░░░░░ those places I argue ░░░░░░░░ be much more resilient ░░░░░░░░ we still subsidize big ░░░░░░░░ and fossil fuel companies ░░░░░░░░ the tune of trillions ░░░░░░░░ dollars And the people ░░░░░░░░ live in the C ░░░░░░░░ of these companies maybe ░░░░░░░░ big companies in petro ░░░░░░░░ making so much of ░░░░░░░░ difference you can fit ░░░░░░░░ decision makers in a ░░░░░░░░ of greyhound buses ultimately ░░░░░░░░ it s a minority ░░░░░░░░ very powerful people deciding ░░░░░░░░ energy stream At the ░░░░░░░░ time there s something ░░░░░░░░ pluralistic ignorance If you ░░░░░░░░ the average American to ░░░░░░░░ what percentage of countrymen ░░░░░░░░ women care about this ░░░░░░░░ want to do something ░░░░░░░░ it most people guess ░░░░░░░░ 30 and 40 In ░░░░░░░░ it s 66 to ░░░░░░░░ We re surrounded by ░░░░░░░░ we don t know ░░░░░░░░ have because folks don ░░░░░░░░ talk about this enough ░░░░░░░░ I think we talk ░░░░░░░░ it the wrong way ░░░░░░░░ at it from the ░░░░░░░░ charged words of climate ░░░░░░░░ alienates people But if ░░░░░░░░ connect over your favorite ░░░░░░░░ trail a fishing hole ░░░░░░░░ way you build your ░░░░░░░░ in a more sustainable ░░░░░░░░ Hey what if our ░░░░░░░░ went to school on ░░░░░░░░ school buses so we ░░░░░░░░ t have to breathe ░░░░░░░░ diesel fuels then they ░░░░░░░░ plug the classroom in ░░░░░░░░ dark Dr King didn ░░░░░░░░ say I have a ░░░░░░░░ People were living the ░░░░░░░░ Not enough of us ░░░░░░░░ about the dream of ░░░░░░░░ a cleaner more sustainable ░░░░░░░░ And the tools are ░░░░░░░░ available right now.”