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Then he's going to air force one. he's going to take it to washington state. then he's going to go to tokyo. he's got to emit 375 tons of co 2. way to go, president obama. guess what else, the epa director is on a week long tour talking about carbon footprint. >> is that a president that hasn't flown to asia. >> on earth day? [ multiple speakers ] >> if i were, i would just be honest about it and say all presidents do this stuff. listen. there are a couple of things we ought to keep in mind. we have incredibly as dana, incredibly cleaner rivers and air because of the clean water act. it was in...

Remember is we are not displacing the average barrel of oil refined in the u.s. we are going to be displacing heavy oil imported out of venezuela and mexico and oil from california all of those oils have basically the exact same chemical composition and the exact same co 2 intensity. >> but isn't that a statement that you would rally around, that it is going to be the cleanest barrel of oil produced in north america? i mean, it's either true or it's false. >> you know, my -- my take this -- and i think, once again, people are missing the bigger picture here when it comes to a barrel of oil. it...

Are we responsible for all the co 2 increase in the atmosphere? these are the other questions, they make it seem like there's only one question, if you question even one question you're a denier. >> i have a question for you went and started a company in which you got as clients, polluters. you went with energy companies, pharmaceutical companies and you catched out, basically you made millions of dollars? right? >> if companies equals polluters, i guess that's true. >> did you or did you not start a company to counter what greenpeace has been saying? >> no. >> i left greenpeace because they w...

Issues. >> mining companies, yes. >> why are you attacking him personally? >> because i think he's sold out to -- >> i have a better argument. >> how about 40 billion tons of co 2 going into the atmosphere of the united states every year, you think that's not going anywhere? you think that's not affecting the climate at all? >> it's going into the trees and the food that we eat because co 2. >> come on patrick, you know better than that. that's when you tell yourself. >> haven't the last number of years we've been in a cooling trend patrick, for example? we've been told in this 1970s, time mag...

Issues. >> mining companies, yes. >> why are you attacking him personally? >> because i think he's sold out to -- >> i have a better argument. >> how about 40 billion tons of co 2 going into the atmosphere of the united states every year, you think that's not going anywhere? you think that's not affecting the climate at all? >> it's going into the trees and the food that we eat because co 2. >> come on patrick, you know better than that. that's when you tell yourself. >> haven't the last number of years we've been in a cooling trend patrick, for example? we've been told in this 1970s, time mag...