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Bill Nye The Science Guy

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Bill Nye commonly know as “Bill Nye the Science Guy” is a television star, science educator, and climate change activist. Bill Nye and other scientist believe climate change is due to human activity, specifically due to the increase of greenhouse gasses. While most people accept climate change as a result of human activity many do not. This threatens many people's food supply and threatens coastal cities along with other problems. Bill frequently participate in debates and discussions about climate change and also tries to educate the population through various media platforms. This paper will investigate Bill Nye’s stance on preventing climate change through the use of visual media and his celebrity status.
The first important idea of this topic is what climate change actually is according to Bill Nye. According to a video by National Geographic featuring Bill Nye as the speaker, “climate change is a long term …show more content…

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