it’s something to see is it not amazing it’s great to meet wonderful thank you
it’s great to meet wonderful thank you
it’s great to meet wonderful thank you for we just diving in or we good I think
for we just diving in or we good I think
for we just diving in or we good I think so okay come on yeah so I understand
so okay come on yeah so I understand
so okay come on yeah so I understand that you’re a big fan of your White
that you’re a big fan of your White
that you’re a big fan of your White House science fairs and that you seem to
House science fairs and that you seem to
House science fairs and that you seem to enjoy actually talking to scientists and
enjoy actually talking to scientists and
enjoy actually talking to scientists and thinking about science where does that
thinking about science where does that
thinking about science where does that come from you know my mom was somebody
come from you know my mom was somebody
come from you know my mom was somebody who loved and I’m not pandering here
who loved and I’m not pandering here
who loved and I’m not pandering here love National Geographic and she was an
love National Geographic and she was an
love National Geographic and she was an anthropologist you know she’s the kind
anthropologist you know she’s the kind
anthropologist you know she’s the kind of person who would wake me up to see a
of person who would wake me up to see a
of person who would wake me up to see a full moon if it was particularly
full moon if it was particularly
full moon if it was particularly spectacular and would drag me around to
spectacular and would drag me around to
spectacular and would drag me around to Natural History Museum’s and you know so
Natural History Museum’s and you know so
Natural History Museum’s and you know so I give her a lot of credit the memories
I give her a lot of credit the memories
I give her a lot of credit the memories of my childhood in Hawaii are so
of my childhood in Hawaii are so
of my childhood in Hawaii are so important to me
important to me
important to me people always ask why do I stay calm and
people always ask why do I stay calm and
people always ask why do I stay calm and in the midst of a lot of crazy stuff
in the midst of a lot of crazy stuff
in the midst of a lot of crazy stuff going on well I always tell people I
going on well I always tell people I
going on well I always tell people I think part of it’s just been born in
think part of it’s just been born in
think part of it’s just been born in Hawaii and knowing what it’s like to
Hawaii and knowing what it’s like to
Hawaii and knowing what it’s like to jump into the ocean and understanding
jump into the ocean and understanding
jump into the ocean and understanding what it means when you see a sea turtle
what it means when you see a sea turtle
what it means when you see a sea turtle in the face of a wave and the notion
in the face of a wave and the notion
in the face of a wave and the notion that this would be inaccessible to my
that this would be inaccessible to my
that this would be inaccessible to my kids or my grandkids is unacceptable I
kids or my grandkids is unacceptable I
kids or my grandkids is unacceptable I live in Chicago it used to be that there
live in Chicago it used to be that there
live in Chicago it used to be that there were patches of rivers and lakes in the
were patches of rivers and lakes in the
were patches of rivers and lakes in the Midwest that would catch on fire they
Midwest that would catch on fire they
Midwest that would catch on fire they were so polluted and now you’ve got
were so polluted and now you’ve got
were so polluted and now you’ve got boaters and recreational users on those
boaters and recreational users on those
boaters and recreational users on those lakes and rivers and now climate change
lakes and rivers and now climate change
lakes and rivers and now climate change is going to be the biggest of challenges
is going to be the biggest of challenges
is going to be the biggest of challenges because our capacity to generate energy
because our capacity to generate energy
because our capacity to generate energy worldwide is still tied to fossil fuels
worldwide is still tied to fossil fuels
worldwide is still tied to fossil fuels but if you look at what’s happened in
but if you look at what’s happened in
but if you look at what’s happened in the United States we’ve been able to
the United States we’ve been able to
the United States we’ve been able to grow our economy and increase the use of
grow our economy and increase the use of
grow our economy and increase the use of clean energy faster than anybody else
clean energy faster than anybody else
clean energy faster than anybody else and reduce carbon emissions faster than
and reduce carbon emissions faster than
and reduce carbon emissions faster than anybody else and what that tells me is
anybody else and what that tells me is
anybody else and what that tells me is that old notion that somehow you can’t
that old notion that somehow you can’t
that old notion that somehow you can’t be an environmentalist or
be an environmentalist or
be an environmentalist or conservationist without sacrificing
conservationist without sacrificing
conservationist without sacrificing economic growth or standards living is
economic growth or standards living is
economic growth or standards living is just not true I’m 55 well
just not true I’m 55 well
just not true I’m 55 well believing the presidency and beginning a
believing the presidency and beginning a
believing the presidency and beginning a new phase this is a time when you start
new phase this is a time when you start
new phase this is a time when you start thinking about what are you leaving
thinking about what are you leaving
thinking about what are you leaving behind when you’re present in the United
behind when you’re present in the United
behind when you’re present in the United States this strange privileged position
States this strange privileged position
States this strange privileged position that you hold for eight years or less
that you hold for eight years or less
that you hold for eight years or less [Music]
[Music]
[Music] the scale of the issues that you deal
the scale of the issues that you deal
the scale of the issues that you deal with they’re enormous and the way you
with they’re enormous and the way you
with they’re enormous and the way you think about it is each day you just want
think about it is each day you just want
think about it is each day you just want to make progress you kind of leave it up
to make progress you kind of leave it up
to make progress you kind of leave it up to the historians to decide what your
to the historians to decide what your
to the historians to decide what your legacy was if we want to leave behind
legacy was if we want to leave behind
legacy was if we want to leave behind the same kind of incredible beauty that
the same kind of incredible beauty that
the same kind of incredible beauty that sustains not only our bodies but also
sustains not only our bodies but also
sustains not only our bodies but also our souls then we’ve got to work for it
our souls then we’ve got to work for it
our souls then we’ve got to work for it Teddy Roosevelt understood that when he
Teddy Roosevelt understood that when he
Teddy Roosevelt understood that when he started the National Park System when
started the National Park System when
started the National Park System when you look at the impact of the Clean Air
you look at the impact of the Clean Air
you look at the impact of the Clean Air Act and how it’s been able to transform
Act and how it’s been able to transform
Act and how it’s been able to transform urban landscapes lakes rivers all across
urban landscapes lakes rivers all across
urban landscapes lakes rivers all across the continental United States imagine
the continental United States imagine
the continental United States imagine what we can do if we get serious about
what we can do if we get serious about
what we can do if we get serious about clean energy and we get serious about
clean energy and we get serious about
clean energy and we get serious about reducing carbon get serious about making
reducing carbon get serious about making
reducing carbon get serious about making sure that places like this survive
sure that places like this survive
sure that places like this survive [Music]
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