Patrick Moore18 September 2021

Greenpeace's Ex-President - Is Climate Change A Hoax? - Patrick Moore - #373

0Frameworks

10Insights

Insights & moments

The myth-busts, hot takes, explainers, and tools worth keeping.

Myth Buster· 4

Myth Buster22:00

Polar Bears Are Not Dying From Lack of Ice

Contrary to claims that polar bears are endangered due to melting ice, Moore explains that their population has grown from 6,000–10,000 in 1973 to 30,000–50,000 today, thanks to an international treaty banning unregulated hunting.

Polar bear numbers have increased four to five times since 1973.
The growth followed a treaty banning unrestricted hunting.
Claims of inbreeding due to isolation are scientifically baseless.
Media narratives ignore population recovery.

“The population of polar bears has grown by four or five times since the treaty.”
Patrick Moore · 22:20

#wildlife conservation#polar bears#climate myths

Myth Buster79:00

Birds Don’t Die From Eating Plastic

Moore disputes viral images of albatrosses filled with plastic, explaining that birds use hard objects—including plastic—in their gizzards to digest food and later expel them, making the plastic a digestive aid, not a death sentence.

Birds ingest hard objects to help grind food in their gizzards.
Plastic pieces are used like pebbles or pumice, not mistaken for food.
Staged photos misrepresent reality.
Birds expel plastic before fledging.

“All of them [photos] are staged. They don't feed them plastic bags, cigarette lighters, spools of yarn.”
Patrick Moore · 80:30

#marine pollution#wildlife#media manipulation

Myth Buster87:30

Walruses Didn’t Commit Suicide Due to Climate

Moore debunks the claim that walruses jumped off cliffs due to lack of ice, explaining they fell while fleeing polar bears—a fact omitted by media and David Attenborough to push a climate narrative.

Walruses fell while escaping polar bear attacks.
The area is a designated walrus sanctuary with seasonal land use.
David Attenborough misrepresented the event.
No evidence supports suicide due to climate change.

“They plummeted to their death because a pack of polar bears was going to eat them.”
Patrick Moore · 89:30

#Arctic wildlife#media bias#climate narratives

Myth Buster48:30

We Don’t Have Only 50 Harvests Left

Moore dismisses the claim that we have only 50 harvests left as a baseless doomsday prediction, explaining that soil is constantly regenerated by plants and modern farming improves conservation.

Soil is created by decaying plant matter, not lost forever.
Modern agriculture conserves soil better than in the past.
The '50 harvests left' claim has no scientific basis.
Trees and plants build soil, not deplete it.

“Topsoil degradation... is happening everywhere? No, it's not.”
Patrick Moore · 49:00

#soil health#agriculture#doomsday myths

Hot Take· 2

Hot Take12:00

Humans Are Not the Enemies of Nature

Moore criticizes the environmental movement for promoting the idea that humans are inherently destructive, calling it a form of 'human racism' and a reinvention of original sin.

The idea that humans are evil is a form of self-loathing.
Environmentalism has shifted from saving nature to hating humanity.
This mindset is spiritually destructive and unscientific.
It mirrors extreme religious guilt.

“Humans are the enemies of the earth. Humans are the enemies of nature. As if we are the only bad or evil species on the…”
Patrick Moore · 12:20

#environmental philosophy#human impact#ideology

Hot Take23:30

Extinction Rebellion Is Evil

Moore condemns Extinction Rebellion for using fear, guilt, and disruptive tactics, arguing their methods are neither peaceful nor effective, and their ideology is fundamentally anti-human.

ER uses fear and guilt to manipulate people.
Chaining to property is not peaceful protest.
Their actions threaten livelihoods and public order.
They promote a totalitarian worldview.

“These people are evil. That's what I think of Extinction Rebellion.”
Patrick Moore · 25:30

#activism#civil disobedience#extremism

Explainer· 2

Explainer57:30

Why Correlation Is Not Proof of Causation

Patrick Moore emphasizes that just because two trends rise together—like CO2 levels and temperature—doesn't mean one causes the other. He uses the example of ice cream sales and shark attacks, which correlate not because one causes the other, but because both are influenced by warmer weather.

Correlation does not imply causation.
Two rising trends may share a third common cause.
Example: Ice cream consumption and shark attacks both increase in summer due to temperature.
Climate change arguments often misuse correlation as proof.

“No scientist who actually wanted to retain any credibility would claim that the correlation between rising CO2 and rising temperature... is proof of causation.”
Patrick Moore · 00:00

“When the temperature gets warm, people go to the beach, eat an ice cream and go swimming and some of them get attacked by a…”
Patrick Moore · 58:30

#climate science#critical thinking#statistics

Explainer35:00

CO2 Is the Main Food for All Life

Moore argues that carbon dioxide is not a pollutant but the essential nutrient for plant life. Increased CO2 levels lead to more plant growth, a phenomenon NASA has documented as the 'greening of the Earth.'

CO2 is the primary food source for all plants.
Higher CO2 levels boost photosynthesis and plant growth.
NASA and CSIRO have confirmed global greening due to CO2.
Current CO2 levels are still low compared to Earth's history.

“The primary impact of increased CO2 is more plant growth. And that's called the greening of the Earth.”
Patrick Moore · 35:30

#carbon dioxide#plant biology#climate change

Q&A· 1

Q&A26:30

Greta Thunberg Is a Tool of the Movement

When asked about Greta Thunberg, Moore responds that she is not a knowledgeable leader but a manipulated figure used by activists and celebrities to advance a political agenda.

Greta is used as a symbol by powerful interests.
Her speeches are written by others.
She lacks scientific understanding.
The movement benefits from her image.

“She is simply a tool. Right? She is just a tool, nothing more.”
Patrick Moore · 27:30

#Greta Thunberg#climate activism#media

Tool· 1

Tool61:00

Nuclear Energy Is the Solution

Moore advocates for nuclear energy as a safe, reliable alternative to fossil fuels, criticizing fear-driven opposition and citing France's low emissions due to nuclear power.

Nuclear energy is safe and emits far less CO2 than fossil fuels.
France emits nearly half the CO2 per capita as Germany due to nuclear power.
Chernobyl was a flawed Soviet design; modern reactors are safe.
Fukushima radiation caused no deaths; evacuation caused more harm.

“With nuclear energy, we could easily take out half the fossil fuels being used today.”
Patrick Moore · 60:30

#nuclear energy#clean energy#climate policy