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Your economy. i think that, you know, there will be a very strong return from this investment, but, obviously, it has been expensive. >> kennian officials involved in the project did not respond to cnn comment. chinese authorities referred to chinese headquarters, which is not to respond either. chinese presence of the company have seen allegations of corruption. at the expense of african labor and lack of transparency. the company behind the project, bridge corporation, employed 25,000 locals o...

Referred to as em grats either. chinese presence of the continent has seen allegations of corruption. and oemp the chinese labor and lack of transparency. the company behind the project, crbc, employed 25,000 locals on this railroad. for environmentalist, it can be fixed and wild life. they have designed wild life. locals, though appreciate the dependable construction. >> theyre the best. we have had a lot of problems in the african country. but now, with the -- its been good. theyre being extre...

President trumps 100th day in office. this march comes at a crucial time for the white house. they are still split on whether the u.s. should remain in the paris climate agreement. this is an obamaera emissions control pledge. plus the fallout of the presidents proposed funding cuts to fiancee has forced veteran environmentalist to resign from the agency. >> joining us is the former head of the epa justice program and co-founder of the individual project. thanks to both for being with us. i wa...

Think bill nye probably thanks my family is ruining the world. im not an environmentalist doomsday are. i dont think the apocalypse is coming because i have six brothers and sisters. he belike bill nye take it to in a stream that if you have a concern -- i love the grand canyon, i wanted to say beautiful for millions of years. until the sun burns out, but the problem is you have people like bill nye who is saying, you have too many kids and im going to penalize you in one way or another. you tak...

Challenge the status quo. its crazy. hes not an anti environmentalist. hes a thoughtful guy that is trying to do it right. >> neil: if you want to trash whatever, its ample time for news organizations the cover the whole thing. youve obviously been watching too many cnbc. good to see you, jack welch. thanks very much. >> very nice talking to you. stay on this tax thing, neil. make it happen. >> neil: the orders from jack welch. all right. in the meantime, democrats are making a point and making ...

Where so many of these battles take place. 52% of the land out in 11 of those western states is owned by the federal government and its an issue thats fought pretty close to home out there, but i think the politics of this are that many of the state and local leaders out there do feel like this or for many years, there has been an overreach by the federal government, particularly in the last eight years under the obama administration and what president trump is doing is essentially remedying som...

And as an environmentalist, it is the hardest thing for me. its really hard because i know that it affects my carbon footprint. and one of the things i love about cool effect, i can go and its not like, oh, im putting money to this random thing, i can go on the site and see, oh, im helping fund wind power in costa rica. im helping fund this super cool project that takes poop in india and turns it into fuel. and thats so cool to me and it makes me feel good and it educates me and it helps me educ...

Guided fishing trips and chasing speckled trout and other fish in the waters in lake charles, louisiana. >> you consider yourself an environmentalist? >> for sure. without a doubt. thats just my thing with the climate change. i just dont know there is anything we can do about it. >> reporter: you are traveling the waters because according to a study from yale university, this part of southern louisiana has one of the highest concentrations of climate change deniers and skeptics in the country. >...

From louisiana with an incredible view. ed. >> reporter: hi, guys. well, were here in louisiana because theres a new study out that shows that this part of the louisiana coastline has some of the highest percentages of climate change skeptics in the country, but climate change advocates say that they should be much more aware about whats going on around them, that the signs of climate change is actually all around them. ♪ >> reporter: for more than 30 years, jeff poe has guided fishing trips, ...

Newfoundland. its about 150 feet tall and draws tourists from around the world. its beautiful but concerns because of the high temperatures. about triple thunderstormal. images -- despite images like this, some people do not believe in climate change even when they come face-to-face with evidence in their own backyard. heres ed lavendera with the story youll only see "out front." >> reporter: jeff poe has guided fishing trips for more than 30 years, chasing speckled trout and other fish in the w...