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Million since the beginning of the industrial revolution. we are a little over 400 now. to put that in perspective, throughout its history prior to our current period, the average co2 levels on earth were 2600 parts per million. six and half times what they are right now and we have thrived. so this is really a minor increase in carbon dioxide. it needs to be put in the long term perspective and we see it's really just a blip. the other thing is that when i'm talking around the country, my talks usually center around how rising temperatures and increasing co2 are benefiting the earth and human...

Greg wrightstone is a geologist ands author of the book "inconvenient facts, the science that al gore does not want you to know." it should be noted that apple approved an app that he built for this book, but then they pulled it down. greg, i want to begin this, with dire warnings about carbon. the united nations issued a warning that the concentration of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere was at levels not seen in 3 million years. that's a long time, greg. no that sounds scary. why are you denying the impact of this? you denier. >> yeah, well, the fact of the matter is we increased carbon dioxi...

Have protected us in some ways. and then we're in big trouble. >> this is something we've known about since 1896. >> not breaking news. >> but for too long, people have passed the buck. it's not now, and i don't have to deal with it in my job. we've seen it as far back as johnson, to carter, and up to recent administrations. and you also see scientists trying to get the message out, but not understanding how politics work. we need to show people, it's not someday. someday is now. >> and research is that co2 levels are reaching an 800,000-year high last year. and that's just one example. >> yes...

Emissions for 2017. >> driven primarily by what's happening in china with the renewed use of coal. >> it remains in question is whether higher co2 levels are as bad as some say. >> warming could be a benefit. we know more co2 in the atmosphere is going to green the planet. we need the greening to feed the planet. >> one american energy executive infuriated participants when he said it's naive to suggest poor countries can escape poverty through wind and solar. >> bret: thank you. up next, house majority whip steve scalise on tax reform and whether it's going to pass this week. when you have a ...

>> this gentlemen right here. yes? >> is it a concern that the united states has broken a promise to 190 countries and the president trump did not address that particular point. and several times raised the lowering of co2 levels. isn't the reason because of blocking the smoke stack and the regulation that the administration opposes? >> we reduced it through innovation and technology. not the horizontal drilling. >> is it a concern that we broke a promise to 190 countries. >> if it was a promise that is enforceable and obligate the country it should have been be ratified as a treaty. but the e...