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Really rich people are waiting for a good opportunity to invest in that. >> which comes back to the point, josh, that ultimately a price on carbon -- this is a means to an end of achieving that. but that is the ultimate end. >> that is one goal, of course. but let me bring up the fact that deploying renewable energy can help heal our democracy. as i go all around the country and i visit people from the gulf of mexico or the people who were harmed by sandy or the people in the 34 states -- you kn...

Point, josh, that ultimately a price on carbon -- this is a means to an end of achieving that. but that is the ultimate end. >> that is one goal, of course. but let me bring up the fact that deploying renewable energy can help heal our democracy. as i go all around the country and i visit people from the gulf of mexico or the people who were harmed by sandy or the people in the 34 states -- you know 15 million people in america live right now within one mile of a fracking well. and that fracking...

Todays technology, the wind and the sun and other forms of renewable energy, to get to 100% of our power generation needs. i have started a nonprofit called the solutions project which work with stanford university scientist mark jacobson to map out how you get to 100% renewable energy. and its within our grasp technologically. so what were talking about is exploitation. it begs the question, what is money worth when theres no civilization? >> that is the question i think about. >> that only ope...

Industry employs millions of people. and the technology josh talks about is more expensive than the infrastructure in place. >> we have a huge cost problem. theres the infrastructure problem. >> especially when you have as you say these politically active and money spending oil companies supporting their interests in washington and politicly telling one to kick it down the road than barring it off the bat. >> there is this investment problem, right? i mean, the fossil fuel companies, that is the...

For a good opportunity to invest in that. >> which comes back to the point, josh, that ultimately a price on carbon -- this is a means to an end of achieving that. but that is the ultimate end. >> that is one goal, of course. but let me bring up the fact that deploying renewable energy can help heal our democracy. as i go all around the country and i visit people from the gulf of mexico or the people who were harmed by sandy or the people in the 34 states -- you know 15 million people in america...

But its earth day so can i give the good news? >> yes. >> the good news is that actually it is possible under todays technology, the wind and the sun and other forms of renewable energy, to get to 100% of our power generation needs. i have started a nonprofit called the solutions project which work with stanford university scientist mark jacobson to map out how you get to 100% renewable energy. and its within our grasp technologically. so what were talking about is exploitation. it begs the ques...