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zebonaut

(3,688 posts) Tue Jul 16, 2013, 11:18 PM Jul 2013

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Bill Nye; Climate Change 101

So simple even a neanderthal republican could understand it..... well maybe not

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Bill Nye; Climate Change 101 (Original Post) zebonaut Jul 2013 OP

My daughter did that experiment postulater Jul 2013 #1

Now watch some Right Winger point at Bill Nye getting on a jet and scream, "hypocrite!!!" Spitfire of ATJ Jul 2013 #2

Hee hee! This stuff doesn't work on REAL deniers! immoderate Jul 2013 #3

Good clear summary,. well made video. Could wear down denialists. Civilization2 Jul 2013 #4

Sounds like he's arguing that an objective reality exists, rather than relying on the belief of tclambert Jul 2013 #5

Politicans should be offering solutions. They know something about promoting themselves to the DhhD Jul 2013 #6

postulater

(5,075 posts)

1. My daughter did that experiment

Reply to zebonaut (Original post)

Tue Jul 16, 2013, 11:32 PM

Jul 2013

Several years ago for her school science project. Won a meteorology award.

Spitfire of ATJ

(32,723 posts)

2. Now watch some Right Winger point at Bill Nye getting on a jet and scream, "hypocrite!!!"

Reply to zebonaut (Original post)

Tue Jul 16, 2013, 11:51 PM

Jul 2013

immoderate

(20,885 posts)

3. Hee hee! This stuff doesn't work on REAL deniers!

Reply to zebonaut (Original post)

Wed Jul 17, 2013, 01:48 AM

Jul 2013

But the free market solves all problems...

--imm

Civilization2

(649 posts)

4. Good clear summary,. well made video. Could wear down denialists.

Reply to zebonaut (Original post)

Wed Jul 17, 2013, 07:15 AM

Jul 2013

They can only live in denial for so long before they go insane,. some are clearly already there.

tclambert

(11,193 posts)

5. Sounds like he's arguing that an objective reality exists, rather than relying on the belief of

Reply to zebonaut (Original post)

Wed Jul 17, 2013, 07:23 AM

Jul 2013

faithful Republicans. He seems to say facts exist independently of conservative talking points, no matter how fervently and how loudly Tea Party members support the alternative narrative provided by the Koch brothers and other oil company executives. And clearly, he insists on denying the existence of the many former tobacco company scientists who dispute details of current climate change models. How biased.

DhhD

(4,695 posts)

6. Politicans should be offering solutions. They know something about promoting themselves to the

Reply to zebonaut (Original post)

Wed Jul 17, 2013, 10:59 AM

Jul 2013

voters. Hope climate solutions can become part of the issues of next and upcoming elections by the Democrats running for public offices.

We need people like Bill Nye to offer solutions, starting with simple suggestions. The youth, value and believe in him.

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