CNN’s Bill Weir: ‘A Lot of People Feeling the Pain of This New Administration that Doesn’t Want to Believe in Climate Change’

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journey ░░░░░░░░ It was the birth ░░░░░░░░ my little boy Height ░░░░░░░░ the pandemic 2020 I ░░░░░░░░ holding little River and ░░░░░░░░ This kid could live ░░░░░░░░ the 22nd century but ░░░░░░░░ this beat you wonder ░░░░░░░░ should he live What ░░░░░░░░ of house How can ░░░░░░░░ survive flood fire everything ░░░░░░░░ comes with an overheating ░░░░░░░░ right now So as ░░░░░░░░ Rogers taught us look ░░░░░░░░ the helpers when things ░░░░░░░░ serious So I went ░░░░░░░░ for helpers contractors designers ░░░░░░░░ Who has the cutting ░░░░░░░░ ideas to build sustainable ░░░░░░░░ And I think we ░░░░░░░░ a lot of hope ░░░░░░░░ And that s the ░░░░░░░░ because on your beat ░░░░░░░░ climate change it s ░░░░░░░░ dire a lot of ░░░░░░░░ time So to find ░░░░░░░░ hopeful things must have ░░░░░░░░ nice and to be ░░░░░░░░ to share them with ░░░░░░░░ WEIR We have such ░░░░░░░░ Dean Yeah WEIR These ░░░░░░░░ that made the problem ░░░░░░░░ by mistake maybe out ░░░░░░░░ greed lately can fix ░░░░░░░░ if everybody is rowing ░░░░░░░░ the same direction So ░░░░░░░░ on new kinds of ░░░░░░░░ new ways to build ░░░░░░░░ kinds of communities how ░░░░░░░░ pull water out of ░░░░░░░░ air in desert communities ░░░░░░░░ there s drought how ░░░░░░░░ desalinate there s so ░░░░░░░░ cutting edges There s ░░░░░░░░ like an industrial revolution ░░░░░░░░ on behind the scenes ░░░░░░░░ the politics on top ░░░░░░░░ that lately is squashing ░░░░░░░░ Scientists investors a lot ░░░░░░░░ people feeling the pain ░░░░░░░░ this new administration that ░░░░░░░░ t want to believe ░░░░░░░░ climate change is scrubbing ░░░░░░░░ references from it from ░░░░░░░░ websites But I would ░░░░░░░░ that means now more ░░░░░░░░ ever we have to ░░░░░░░░ across the fence and ░░░░░░░░ our neighbors try to ░░░░░░░░ how resilient our community ░░░░░░░░ where is our water ░░░░░░░░ from what s in ░░░░░░░░ air Turning that anxiety ░░░░░░░░ action can really actually ░░░░░░░░ build more resilient neighborhoods ░░░░░░░░ we re seeing examples ░░░░░░░░ the wildfires from hurricanes ░░░░░░░░ look for the survivors ░░░░░░░░ homes that held up ░░░░░░░░ like what s their ░░░░░░░░ And it s accessible ░░░░░░░░ everybody Dean Yeah that ░░░░░░░░ so fascinating And did ░░░░░░░░ leave all of this ░░░░░░░░ there is hope for ░░░░░░░░ of these areas I ░░░░░░░░ about southern California that ░░░░░░░░ can continue living there ░░░░░░░░ Yes Which is not ░░░░░░░░ way we used to ░░░░░░░░ You have to rethink ░░░░░░░░ relationship with fire with ░░░░░░░░ with ecosystems And this ░░░░░░░░ a we call this ░░░░░░░░ Nation is the title ░░░░░░░░ this And for the ░░░░░░░░ time people in the ░░░░░░░░ space didn t want ░░░░░░░░ talk about adaptation because ░░░░░░░░ was surrender It was ░░░░░░░░ about mitigation stopping the ░░░░░░░░ cooking pollution But humanity ░░░░░░░░ too long and now ░░░░░░░░ has to be adaptation ░░░░░░░░ in at the same ░░░░░░░░ in order to make ░░░░░░░░ communities survive because the ░░░░░░░░ that is built into ░░░░░░░░ system now I ll ░░░░░░░░ you a map of ░░░░░░░░ North Pole this is ░░░░░░░░ February where temperatures were ░░░░░░░░ F above normal 36 ░░░░░░░░ above So sea ice ░░░░░░░░ shedding land ice is ░░░░░░░░ weather patterns are changing ░░░░░░░░ knowledge is power and ░░░░░░░░ have the tools If ░░░░░░░░ pull together and look ░░░░░░░░ the science Dean This ░░░░░░░░ fascinating And we should ░░░░░░░░ watch because I think ░░░░░░░░ s going to it ░░░░░░░░ all of us Bill ░░░░░░░░ thank you so much ░░░░░░░░ be sure to tune ░░░░░░░░ for an all new ░░░░░░░░ of The Whole Story ░░░░░░░░ Anderson Cooper Sunday at ░░░░░░░░ P M Eastern and ░░░░░░░░ only here on CNN.”