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Bill Nye Saves the World

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Season 1  "Earth Is a Hot Mess"  1x1

Aired 7 years ago - Apr 21, 2017

Bill calls out climate change deniers, breaks down the science of global warming and explains how we can make the planet a cooler place to live.

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Recap of Bill Nye Saves the World Season 1 Episode 1 (S01E01) - 1
are gonna have this much water on the floor all the time.
 Recap of Bill Nye Saves the World Season 1 Episode 1 (S01E01) - 2
Recap of Bill Nye Saves the World Season 1 Episode 1 (S01E01) - 3
Suck, man, my chocolate.
 Recap of Bill Nye Saves the World Season 1 Episode 1 (S01E01) - 4
Recap of Bill Nye Saves the World Season 1 Episode 1 (S01E01) - 5
-I know. -Thanks.
 Recap of Bill Nye Saves the World Season 1 Episode 1 (S01E01) - 6
You thought I was gonna get a new TV show and not talk about climate change?
 Recap of Bill Nye Saves the World Season 1 Episode 1 (S01E01) - 7
Our factories, cars, trains and planes, and electric power plants,
 Recap of Bill Nye Saves the World Season 1 Episode 1 (S01E01) - 8
it warms the soil, the seas, and the plants.
 Recap of Bill Nye Saves the World Season 1 Episode 1 (S01E01) - 9
my hand glows with infrared light.
 Recap of Bill Nye Saves the World Season 1 Episode 1 (S01E01) - 10
The carbon dioxide in the atmosphere does the same thing.
 Recap of Bill Nye Saves the World Season 1 Episode 1 (S01E01) - 11
And the heat is held in the atmosphere.
 Recap of Bill Nye Saves the World Season 1 Episode 1 (S01E01) - 12
And the warming ocean is expanding,
 Recap of Bill Nye Saves the World Season 1 Episode 1 (S01E01) - 13
we sent Karlie Kloss to Venice, Italy,
 Recap of Bill Nye Saves the World Season 1 Episode 1 (S01E01) - 14
[Karlie] For over a thousand years,
 Recap of Bill Nye Saves the World Season 1 Episode 1 (S01E01) - 15
Recap of Bill Nye Saves the World Season 1 Episode 1 (S01E01) - 16
As our planet has gotten warmer, those tides have risen higher,
 Recap of Bill Nye Saves the World Season 1 Episode 1 (S01E01) - 17
And that cause the tilting up till the surface
 Recap of Bill Nye Saves the World Season 1 Episode 1 (S01E01) - 18
Once installed, this is full of water, and the air is entering into the red pipe--
 Recap of Bill Nye Saves the World Season 1 Episode 1 (S01E01) - 19
Recap of Bill Nye Saves the World Season 1 Episode 1 (S01E01) - 20
What's that in dollars?
 Recap of Bill Nye Saves the World Season 1 Episode 1 (S01E01) - 21
-It rises-- It comes in-- -Three meters is the top of the...
 Recap of Bill Nye Saves the World Season 1 Episode 1 (S01E01) - 22
So, they know when the tide is gonna be high?
 Recap of Bill Nye Saves the World Season 1 Episode 1 (S01E01) - 23
pieces of metal that actually slide in their door front and protect the water.
 Recap of Bill Nye Saves the World Season 1 Episode 1 (S01E01) - 24
Recap of Bill Nye Saves the World Season 1 Episode 1 (S01E01) - 25
in addressing a problem like climate change.
 Recap of Bill Nye Saves the World Season 1 Episode 1 (S01E01) - 26
The one thing the United States exports for better or for worse is its culture.
 Recap of Bill Nye Saves the World Season 1 Episode 1 (S01E01) - 27
They did not choose to be-- "You know what I wanna do when I'm in my mid-20s?
 Recap of Bill Nye Saves the World Season 1 Episode 1 (S01E01) - 28
So, please join me with my distinguished panel.
 Recap of Bill Nye Saves the World Season 1 Episode 1 (S01E01) - 29
So, Dr. Jacobson, we have met.
 Recap of Bill Nye Saves the World Season 1 Episode 1 (S01E01) - 30
You're saying we have the technology right now to run the whole place renewably?
 Recap of Bill Nye Saves the World Season 1 Episode 1 (S01E01) - 31
And in the real world, getting to 100 percent...
 Recap of Bill Nye Saves the World Season 1 Episode 1 (S01E01) - 32
-but we're closing down nuclear plants. -So, here's the problem for me,
 Recap of Bill Nye Saves the World Season 1 Episode 1 (S01E01) - 33
is that it's impossible to solve the global-warming problem with nuclear,
 Recap of Bill Nye Saves the World Season 1 Episode 1 (S01E01) - 34
2030? That's next week!
 Recap of Bill Nye Saves the World Season 1 Episode 1 (S01E01) - 35
And the other problem--
 Recap of Bill Nye Saves the World Season 1 Episode 1 (S01E01) - 36
Sun's out, I have solar panels in Studio City, California,
 Recap of Bill Nye Saves the World Season 1 Episode 1 (S01E01) - 37
and the wind's not full blowing?
 Recap of Bill Nye Saves the World Season 1 Episode 1 (S01E01) - 38
But also existing hydro-electric power is like a big battery,
 Recap of Bill Nye Saves the World Season 1 Episode 1 (S01E01) - 39
Bill throwing out ideas.
 Recap of Bill Nye Saves the World Season 1 Episode 1 (S01E01) - 40
and compared it to the demand, which also varies,
 Recap of Bill Nye Saves the World Season 1 Episode 1 (S01E01) - 41
"We wanna make a change. We wanna take action."
 Recap of Bill Nye Saves the World Season 1 Episode 1 (S01E01) - 42
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Recap of Bill Nye Saves the World Season 1 Episode 1 (S01E01) - 44
As hard as I could, I'd listened to stories.
 Recap of Bill Nye Saves the World Season 1 Episode 1 (S01E01) - 45
Exactly. We don't think on the large scale that science teaches us to.
 Recap of Bill Nye Saves the World Season 1 Episode 1 (S01E01) - 46
Recap of Bill Nye Saves the World Season 1 Episode 1 (S01E01) - 47
Oui, oui.
 Recap of Bill Nye Saves the World Season 1 Episode 1 (S01E01) - 48
As CO2 in the air mixes with the world's ocean,
 Recap of Bill Nye Saves the World Season 1 Episode 1 (S01E01) - 49
Recap of Bill Nye Saves the World Season 1 Episode 1 (S01E01) - 50
are gonna present enormous challenges for humankind.

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Recap of Bill Nye Saves the World Season 1 Episode 1 (S01E01) - 2 #2 Recap of Bill Nye Saves the World Season 1 Episode 1 (S01E01) - 3
Suck, man, my chocolate.
#3 Recap of Bill Nye Saves the World Season 1 Episode 1 (S01E01) - 4 #4 Recap of Bill Nye Saves the World Season 1 Episode 1 (S01E01) - 5
-I know. -Thanks.
#5 Recap of Bill Nye Saves the World Season 1 Episode 1 (S01E01) - 6
You thought I was gonna get a new TV show and not talk about climate change?
#6 Recap of Bill Nye Saves the World Season 1 Episode 1 (S01E01) - 7
Our factories, cars, trains and planes, and electric power plants,
#7 Recap of Bill Nye Saves the World Season 1 Episode 1 (S01E01) - 8
it warms the soil, the seas, and the plants.
#8 Recap of Bill Nye Saves the World Season 1 Episode 1 (S01E01) - 9
my hand glows with infrared light.
#9 Recap of Bill Nye Saves the World Season 1 Episode 1 (S01E01) - 10
The carbon dioxide in the atmosphere does the same thing.
#10 Recap of Bill Nye Saves the World Season 1 Episode 1 (S01E01) - 11
And the heat is held in the atmosphere.
#11 Recap of Bill Nye Saves the World Season 1 Episode 1 (S01E01) - 12
And the warming ocean is expanding,
#12 Recap of Bill Nye Saves the World Season 1 Episode 1 (S01E01) - 13
we sent Karlie Kloss to Venice, Italy,
#13 Recap of Bill Nye Saves the World Season 1 Episode 1 (S01E01) - 14
[Karlie] For over a thousand years,
#14 Recap of Bill Nye Saves the World Season 1 Episode 1 (S01E01) - 15 #15 Recap of Bill Nye Saves the World Season 1 Episode 1 (S01E01) - 16
As our planet has gotten warmer, those tides have risen higher,
#16 Recap of Bill Nye Saves the World Season 1 Episode 1 (S01E01) - 17
And that cause the tilting up till the surface
#17 Recap of Bill Nye Saves the World Season 1 Episode 1 (S01E01) - 18
Once installed, this is full of water, and the air is entering into the red pipe--
#18 Recap of Bill Nye Saves the World Season 1 Episode 1 (S01E01) - 19 #19 Recap of Bill Nye Saves the World Season 1 Episode 1 (S01E01) - 20
What's that in dollars?
#20 Recap of Bill Nye Saves the World Season 1 Episode 1 (S01E01) - 21
-It rises-- It comes in-- -Three meters is the top of the...
#21 Recap of Bill Nye Saves the World Season 1 Episode 1 (S01E01) - 22
So, they know when the tide is gonna be high?
#22 Recap of Bill Nye Saves the World Season 1 Episode 1 (S01E01) - 23
pieces of metal that actually slide in their door front and protect the water.
#23 Recap of Bill Nye Saves the World Season 1 Episode 1 (S01E01) - 24 #24 Recap of Bill Nye Saves the World Season 1 Episode 1 (S01E01) - 25
in addressing a problem like climate change.
#25 Recap of Bill Nye Saves the World Season 1 Episode 1 (S01E01) - 26
The one thing the United States exports for better or for worse is its culture.
#26 Recap of Bill Nye Saves the World Season 1 Episode 1 (S01E01) - 27
They did not choose to be-- "You know what I wanna do when I'm in my mid-20s?
#27 Recap of Bill Nye Saves the World Season 1 Episode 1 (S01E01) - 28
So, please join me with my distinguished panel.
#28 Recap of Bill Nye Saves the World Season 1 Episode 1 (S01E01) - 29
So, Dr. Jacobson, we have met.
#29 Recap of Bill Nye Saves the World Season 1 Episode 1 (S01E01) - 30
You're saying we have the technology right now to run the whole place renewably?
#30 Recap of Bill Nye Saves the World Season 1 Episode 1 (S01E01) - 31
And in the real world, getting to 100 percent...
#31 Recap of Bill Nye Saves the World Season 1 Episode 1 (S01E01) - 32
-but we're closing down nuclear plants. -So, here's the problem for me,
#32 Recap of Bill Nye Saves the World Season 1 Episode 1 (S01E01) - 33
is that it's impossible to solve the global-warming problem with nuclear,
#33 Recap of Bill Nye Saves the World Season 1 Episode 1 (S01E01) - 34
2030? That's next week!
#34 Recap of Bill Nye Saves the World Season 1 Episode 1 (S01E01) - 35
And the other problem--
#35 Recap of Bill Nye Saves the World Season 1 Episode 1 (S01E01) - 36
Sun's out, I have solar panels in Studio City, California,
#36 Recap of Bill Nye Saves the World Season 1 Episode 1 (S01E01) - 37
and the wind's not full blowing?
#37 Recap of Bill Nye Saves the World Season 1 Episode 1 (S01E01) - 38
But also existing hydro-electric power is like a big battery,
#38 Recap of Bill Nye Saves the World Season 1 Episode 1 (S01E01) - 39
Bill throwing out ideas.
#39 Recap of Bill Nye Saves the World Season 1 Episode 1 (S01E01) - 40
and compared it to the demand, which also varies,
#40 Recap of Bill Nye Saves the World Season 1 Episode 1 (S01E01) - 41
"We wanna make a change. We wanna take action."
#41 Recap of Bill Nye Saves the World Season 1 Episode 1 (S01E01) - 42 #42 Recap of Bill Nye Saves the World Season 1 Episode 1 (S01E01) - 43 #43 Recap of Bill Nye Saves the World Season 1 Episode 1 (S01E01) - 44
As hard as I could, I'd listened to stories.
#44 Recap of Bill Nye Saves the World Season 1 Episode 1 (S01E01) - 45
Exactly. We don't think on the large scale that science teaches us to.
#45 Recap of Bill Nye Saves the World Season 1 Episode 1 (S01E01) - 46 #46 Recap of Bill Nye Saves the World Season 1 Episode 1 (S01E01) - 47
Oui, oui.
#47 Recap of Bill Nye Saves the World Season 1 Episode 1 (S01E01) - 48
As CO2 in the air mixes with the world's ocean,
#48 Recap of Bill Nye Saves the World Season 1 Episode 1 (S01E01) - 49 #49 Recap of Bill Nye Saves the World Season 1 Episode 1 (S01E01) - 50
are gonna present enormous challenges for humankind.
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