Bill Nyewill gladly talk to the media aboutclimate change, but he has no time for climate change skeptics.The celebrity scientist slammedCNNs New Dayon Saturday for including William Happer'a physicist who thinks carbon pollution is a mythand once compared carbon dioxide to the suffering of Jewish people during the Holocaust'in anEarth Daypanel on the March for Science protests.When asked about Happers skepticism, Nye answered by providing Happer with a few facts about the rising rates of atmospheric CO2, but not before scolding the hosts for doing a disservice to their viewers.I will say, as much as I love the CNN, youre doing a disservice by having one climate change skeptic, and not 97 or 98 scientists or engineers concerned about climate change, Nye said, referring to the widespread consensus among scientists that climate change is real and caused in part by human-induced increases in carbon dioxide.Happer, a professor at Princeton, had earlier stated that carbon dioxide is not a pollutant.Theres this myth thats developed around carbon dioxide that its a pollutant, Happer said. But you and I both exhale carbon dioxide with every breath. Each of us emits about two pounds of carbon dioxide a day so are we polluting the planet'Nye pointed out to Happer that the amounts of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere is rising at a record rate, according to data released this year by the Environmental System Research Laboratory.What he claims to not understand is the rate. Its the speed at which were adding carbon dioxide, Nye said of Happers skepticism. What you got to get is the speed at which things are changing.Happer later pressed Nye on climate change, saying that Earthstemperature is not rising nearly as fast as the alarmists computer models predicted.He added: The whole basis for the alarmism is not true. Its based on flawed computer modeling.To which Nye swiftly replied, Thats completely wrong. Say what you will, but you have it absolutely wrong.In the past, Happer has argued that global warming and an increase in carbon dioxide is good for mankind. Hes also compared the demonization of carbon dioxide to the demonization of the poor Jews under Hitler. Rumors that Happer was being considered for the role of President Donald Trumps science advisor spread after the climate change skeptic met with Trump in January.During Saturdays panel, Nye offered Happer a bit of advice.Sir, with some respect, Nye said. I encourage you to cut this out so that we can all move forward and make the United States a world leader in technology. -- This feed and its contents are the property of The Huffington Post, and use is subject to our terms. It may be used for personal consumption, but may not be distributed on a website.
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