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“Bill Nye is as much a scientist as I am,” Palin said at a screening of “Climate Hustle” on Capitol Hill, according to an account in The Hill.
“He’s a kids’ show actor. He’s not a scientist.”
Nye, who graduated from Cornell University with a degree in mechanical engineering, is famous for his show “Bill Nye the Science Guy,” an educational program for kids that covers the basics of various scientific topics.
Palin insisted that children need to question climate change and raise doubt over scientific thought rather than blindly believing what the scientific community says.
“Ask those questions and don’t just believe what Bill Nye the Science Guy is trying to tell them,” she reportedly advised parents.
“Climate Hustle,” starring Marc Morano, a climate change skeptic and head of the Climate Depot blog, is largely a response to a documentary attacking such skeptics called “Merchants of Doubt.” A screening was held on Thursday on Capitol Hill and was followed by a panel discussion w the 2012 GOP vice presidential nominee made her remarks.
In an interview with Morano, Nye claimed that people and companies who challenge the notion of climate change need to be investigated.