In April 2016 science popularizer "[[Bill Nye|Bill Nye the Science Guy]]" took the debate up to the "put your money where your mouth is" level. He issued two bets, of $10,000 each, with Joe Bastardi, a "climate change contrarian" and frequent critic of Nye. One bet was that "2016 will be in the top 10 of hottest years on record", and that "this current decade will be the warmest ever recorded".<ref>http://time.com/4301258/bill-nye-sarah-palin-climate-change-bet/ The Bill Nye climate change bet.</ref> As of late May Mr. Bastardi has not taken up the offer.
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In April 2016 science popularizer "[[Bill Nye|Bill Nye the Science Guy]]" took the debate up to the "put your money where your mouth is" level. He issued two bets, of $10,000 each, with Joe Bastardi, a "climate change contrarian" and frequent critic of Nye. One bet was that "2016 will be in the top 10 of hottest years on record", and that "this current decade will be the warmest ever recorded".<ref>http://time.com/4301258/bill-nye-sarah-palin-climate-change-bet/ The Bill Nye climate change bet.</ref> As of late May Mr. Bastardi has not taken up the offer because he is a cowardly conservative who can't think for himself.
===2008 Presidential candidates on climate change===
===2008 Presidential candidates on climate change===