Bill Weir Claims Implies Virus is a Result of Climate Denialism, Industrialization

Alex Christy | April 23, 2020
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[See NewsBusters for more.] Whether that came from a wet market or a lab accident is an open question, but is a widely agreed upon fact that it came from a bat, but CNN climate correspondent Bill Weir on Thursday's New Day had another hypothesis: climate denialism and industrialization.

While some on the left have touted the environmental benefits of economic shutdowns, Weir was worried they would not be enough, "satellite imagery shows how nitrogen dioxide pollution over North America's big cities is down by as much as 30%. But the blanket of heat trapping gases around our planet is still thicker than ever. There seems to be this perception that maybe the virus has helped humanity buy some time when it comes to global warming."

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