Bill Nye “the Science Guy” said his efforts to convince the public of the dangers of global warming have failed, largely due to a misinformation campaign by the fossil fuel industry.

“I am a failure,” Nye told Salon in an interview ahead of a documentary on the Science Guy’s rise to fame.

“The United States has now got the head of the EPA who wants to close the EPA,” Nye said, adding his decades-long effort to convince people of the dangers of man-made global warming has been “completely ineffective.”

Earlier this year, Nye aired a documentary series on Netflix aimed at adults. The series, however, has been panned by critics and being awkward and condescending, missing all the charm of his 1990s series.

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