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Useful, because -- >> glenn: was he an environmentalist or a guy who was a good capitalist and said dont waste? >> he was a good capitalist and said dont waste. but the effect was improve the environment. >> glenn: thats one people that people dont truly understand. they say i want to get off oil. everything, everything in our society is oil-based. this chair has petroleum buckets. the book has petroleum products, the curtain, the light. everything, our clothing is petroleum-based. >> much of th...

Hazmat divers suit. she will be descending into the gulf of mexico. they are in transit, on a boat, making their way from the mouth of the mississippi and the gulf of mexico. she is not alone. chez with vironmentalist philippe cousteau, and they will descend and give us a live view of the water below the surface and what effects it might have on marine life, et cetera. all of that straight ahead. heres a question for you. if a child cuts school, they may get detention. what do you think happen...

Rockefeller is a wonderful american. gives us cheap energy, makes america energy independent. at the time rockefeller comes on the scene, the major source of interior illumination was whale oil. in 20 years people quit using whale oil. he does more to save the whales than greenpeace. drives down the price of kerosene so low people substitute kerosene for whale oil. he gets nothing but grease for it. >> he then uses the byproduct of the kerosene, of the oil he was getting out of the ground. only ...

Right now i want to show you some video of the gulf oil spill shot by an environmentalist. and he says he ignored directives not to fly over this area. its an area where clean-up crews are working and large amounts of oil are visible right on top of the water. let me play for you a portion of what he shot and then i want you to listen to how he carbon dioxides the ecological disaster hes witnessing. >> from the size of these fires it seems as though were not only trying to kill everything in the...

>> and i say, to the president of the united states, do your job! secure our borders. as for me, im not surrendering. ill continue to do everything in my power to protect this state. no apologies, no quitting, no retreat. and ill fell you something else. were not going to pick up the tab either. and straight ahead here on cnn, a look at the oil spill that you havent seen from bp or the government. >> at 23 miles out, we encountered the heaviest sheens yet. some of it looks as if a child had sp...

Armed service committee. is there a fractured relationship between the civilian leadership in washington and the chain of military command, and does this resolve it? plus, rocking the boat along the gulf coast. a lot of folks upset with me for suggesting that the oil rigs be owe opened, assuming that they have been properly vetted. today we continue the conversation with a local fishermen and a prominent environmentalist. should those rigs be put back to work so that the people in the gulf can g...

The terrible tragedies of an aircraft, immediately the regulatory agencies around the world work together to work out whats gone wrong, how do we stop it happening, planes get grounded in every single country in the world for a few days while people inspect and check. thats not the model that is occurring in the world of offshore drilling. >> reporter: and born should know. before becoming an environmentalist he spent years working for bp. in fact, you a lot of experience with deepwater drilling...

About nuclear power where the ois the plant? >> ramp-up time and cost is still very high. thats the reason to start moving forward in the direction we want to move in. >> sean: does that democratic party will take on the environmental extremists leslie and allow us to build nuclear power plants? there was one they built in long island that got moth bawled quick after we spent all that money. >> i think this was for pageantry like he was sounding like he was inoculating himself. political reality...

You are right he did talk about nuclear power where the ois the plant? >> ramp-up time and cost is still very high. thats the reason to start moving forward in the direction we want to move in. >> sean: does that democratic party will take on the environmental extremists leslie and allow us to build nuclear power plants? there was one they built in long island that got moth bawled quick after we spent all that money. >> i think this was for pageantry like he was sounding like he was inoculating ...

Address, all 18 minutes of it, from last night regarding the gulf oil disaster. we want to hear from people representing specific interests like toufrp, the environment and the fishing industry. baker clark owns a hotel in florida. he is with us from pensacola. casey calloway, an environmen l environmentalist via skype from mobile, alabama, and clint guidry, joining us from beautiful new orleans. good morning to all of you. let me get going to you. baker, i want to begin with you. specifically i...