https://www.aol.com/articles/bill-maher-bungles-greenhouse-gases-000028494.html
BY LINDSAY KORNICK
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“Real Time” host Bill Maher appeared to inadvertently mix up carbon dioxide and carbon monoxide in an attempt to mock Interior Secretary Doug Burgum over loosening environmental regulations.
BILL MAHER: "Doug Burgum… said, CO2, carbon, was never a pollutant… Okay, Doug, you know what? Let's try this little experiment… When you get home, go in the garage, close the door, turn the car on, and let's see if carbon is a pollutant, okay?"pic.twitter.com/BjminLb0ut
— Resist the Mainstream (@ResisttheMS) February 14, 2026
On his show Friday, Maher commented on the decision by the Trump administration to roll back Obama-era greenhouse gas rules, calling it the “biggest d— move in American history” and singling out Burgum by name.
“Doug Burgum, he’s the interior secretary,” Maher said. “Listen to this, the way they all line up behind this nonsense. He said, CO2, carbon, was never a pollutant. He said when we breathe, we emit CO2. Okay, Doug, you know what? Let’s try this little experiment. Tonight, when you get home, go in the garage, close the door, turn the car on, and let’s see if carbon is a pollutant, okay? Thank you very much.”
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“Real Time” host Bill Maher attacked Interior Secretary Doug Burgum for his support in rolling back environmental regulations. (Getty Images)
Though Maher claimed Burgum was supporting “nonsense,” many social media users pointed out that carbon monoxide, which is produced in car exhaust, is not the same as carbon dioxide.
“I normally like Bill Maher, but trying to dunk on someone for climate change denialism while not understanding the difference between carbon monoxide and carbon dioxide pretty much sums up the unearned sense of moral superiority on the left,” Outkick writer Ian Miller wrote.
Meteorologist Chris Martz commented, “I like Bill Maher a lot, but someone needs to explain to him the difference between virtually harmless carbon dioxide (CO₂) and poisoning by carbon monoxide (CO). Also, I’d be happy to debate Maher about climate change. Fly me out to LA and I’ll be there.”
