{"id":354245,"date":"2024-12-13T15:41:48","date_gmt":"2024-12-13T14:41:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=354245"},"modified":"2024-12-13T15:41:50","modified_gmt":"2024-12-13T14:41:50","slug":"wash-post-how-elon-musk-backed-away-from-his-climate-crusade-once-one-of-americas-outspoken-voices-on-the-threat-of-climate-change-musk-now-argues-these","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=354245","title":{"rendered":"Wash Post: \u2018How Elon Musk backed away from his climate crusade\u2019 \u2013 \u2018Once one of America\u2019s outspoken voices on the threat of climate change, Musk now argues these existential risks have been overstated\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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From Climate Depot<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

By\u00a0Marc Morano<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Musk\u2019s politics hadn\u2019t seeped into Tesla. Then he axed its \u2026<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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The Washington Post<\/a>:  The Tesla CEO<\/em> was once<\/em> an outspoken<\/em> voice on climate change<\/em>. But Musk<\/em> now argues many risks<\/em> are overstated. \u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Excerpt:<\/strong> Once one of the most vocal American executives on the dangers of climate change, Musk called for a \u2018popular uprising\u2019 against the fossil fuel industry in a 2016 film. At Tesla, every internal power point presentation had to include figures from former vice president Al Gore\u2019s documentary \u2018An Inconvenient Truth\u2019 citing rising carbon dioxide in the atmosphere, a reminder of the company\u2019s mission. But the paragraph about global warming is no longer required in Tesla\u2019s power point decks and climate change has plummeted on Musk\u2019s list of priorities: In an August live stream on X, he told Trump \u2018we don\u2019t need to rush\u2019 to solve the climate crisis.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Climate Depot\u2019s Morano:<\/strong> \u201cFirst, RFK Jr. and now Elon Musk! The world has lost two of the most prominent climate activists post-COVID lockdowns. We welcome Elon Musk into the climate red pill group.\u201d See: RFK Jr. red-pilled on climate agenda?! RFK Jr. declares climate \u2018being exploited by the WEF & Bill Gates\u2019 in \u2018the same way that COVID was exploited\u2019 \u2013 \u2018Top-down totalitarian controls on society\u2019<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Related: <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cheers! UK Times features Elon Musk, Morano & Milloy: Climate-sceptic accounts surge after Elon Musk\u2019s Twitter takeover \u2013 \u2018Including well-known climate deniers, Steve Milloy & Marc Morano\u2019<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n

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Elon Musk on climate change: We \u2018don\u2019t need to be alarmist about it &\u2026massively disrupt people\u2019s lifestyles\u2019<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n

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Elon Musk: Climate alarm is exaggerated & \u2018I don\u2019t think we should demonize oil & gas\u2019<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Watch: Morano rebuts Elon Musk\u2019s call for \u2018carbon taxes\u2019 to fight \u2018climate change\u2019 \u2013 \u2018Paying more taxes to the government will not make hurricanes less frequent\u2019<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Elon Musk gobbles up more red pills: Calls for increase in US oil, gas production despite negative effect on Tesla<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Elon Musk incorrectly claims rising CO2 will cause \u2018headaches\u2019 \u2013 Reality Check: MIT\u2019s Dr. Lindzen: \u2018CO2 is essential for life on our planet & levels as high as 5000ppm are considered safe on our submarines & on the space station\u2019 & OSHA agrees<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Transcript of Trump\/Musk discussion on climate & energy: Trump destroys the eco-rationale for electric cars<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

RFK Jr.: Green hero turned anti-vaccine activist takes on Biden \u2013 As climate skeptics welcome him \u2013 Morano: \u2018We need to realign coalitions to oppose Covid & climate coercion\u2019<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Watch: RFK Jr. reaches out to skeptics: \u2018In my campaign, I\u2019m not going to be talking a lot about climate\u2019 \u2013 \u2018I\u2019m not going argue with you if you don\u2019t believe in it\u2019 \u2013 \u2018We\u2019re not going to get a consensus on climate\u2019<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Watch: Morano on Real America\u2019s Voice TV: RFK Jr. had \u2018a red-pill moment\u2019 on climate agenda \u2013 He now realizes \u2018the same sausage that the UN,WHO & WEF make for COVID claims were also made for climate claims\u2019<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Kudos to @elonmusk<\/a> for dumping @algore<\/a> on climate:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Once one of the most vocal American executives on the dangers of climate change, Musk called for a \u2018popular uprising\u2019 against the fossil fuel industry in a 2016 film. At Tesla, every internal power point presentation had to\u2026 pic.twitter.com\/F7nPyheUCV<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2014 Steve Milloy (@JunkScience) December 10, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

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