Actor William Shatner used the total solar eclipse this week to bring up climate change, asking “what’s the point” of talking about space when human life is being “threatened.”
“I asked him about people that are concerned, you know, shouldn’t we be focused on tackling climate here on Earth rather than going out and exploring space?” NBC News correspondent Maura Barett asked Shatner during a recent interview.
“Well, you can do both,” Shatner replied, adding, “You have to have a focus on the most important part, which is staying alive. I mean, what’s the point of going into space, you can’t come back and you are overcome by the fumes. No — we are in a dire situation.”
“We’ve got to do both. We’ve got to clean up the environment and our curiosity and our ambition,” Shatner continued.
