Recycling isn't the best way to save the planet.
Bill Nye, television's "The Science Guy," spoke at the Aspen ideas Festival in Aspen, Colorado, last week. If you recycle the bottles, don't throw the plastic away. If you want to do something about climate change, you need to vote.
Nye said to make sure your parents vote for you if you are a child. Hasle them.
Nye spoke just hours after the U.S. Supreme Court handed down a new landmark ruling that limits the EPA's power to regulate greenhouse gas emissions from U.S. power plants. The ruling is expected to make it harder for the US to cut its carbon emissions.
The Supreme Court was described by Nye as an act of human negligentness. The ruling places a greater burden on congress to pass stronger laws to protect the environment.
Nye said that better laws are what we need to do. We have to pass laws that are more specific and in the best interest of everyone.
Fees or taxes on carbon emissions are examples of legislation that might move the needle on climate change, because affecting the wallet of both individuals and corporations could help curtail the kind of behavior that results in excessive carbon usage.
He told them to take the environment into account when voting. Don't just vote for the person you think is right. Better laws to control climate change should be voted on by the public.
Nye warned that the consequences of not taking action could be severe. His new series, "The End Is Nye," is set to premiere on Peacock next month. The hypothetical aftermath of various natural disasters will be tackled.
Nye said the best way to deal with storms is to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
Reducing greenhouse gas emissions would prevent the world from getting warm as quickly as it is getting warm. The problem is the ocean is getting warm and then all of this energy is being stored in the ocean.
Research shows that offshore wind turbine can slow down hurricanes, which is similar to a speedbump. You take the wind out of the equation. It would be cool but it would cost a lot. He thought it was a fascinating idea.
Nye said that regular, everyday humans helped create this problem because the global population has gone up from 3 billion to 8 billion in the past 50 years.
Nye said that the message was the big one. Humans are now in charge of everything. We have to account for the entire planet.
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