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We intend to make net zero homes and intend to give to outlaw super pollutants. so we elected ten new legislators in my state, all of whom are committed to working with me to defeat climate change. i believe by next spring, you'll see washington continue the path of defeating climate change. by the way, we have had real success. we have a multibillion wind industry, because we passed a renewable portfolio standard. we have these jobs we're creating in small towns. this is a story of success in my state, and we have blown up the republican myth that if you focus on clean energy, it will hurt yo...

Success. we have a multibillion wind industry, because we passed a renewable portfolio standard. we have these jobs we're creating in small towns. this is a story of success in my state, and we have blown up the republican myth that if you focus on clean energy, it will hurt your economy. i have the best gdp job growth in net wage growth of any state in the united states. so we're bullish on this effort. >> do you take lessons also from what's happening in france and macron where one of the precipitating policies for the protests and violence that's spread throughout the country was a gasoline...

Not on the same page. >> i don't want to just hope the wind blows to light up your homes and your factories, as the birds fall to the ground. >> reporter: renewables including wind are the fastest growing sector of the energy industry. wind power generation is expected to grow 50% by 2050. a wind energy advocate says texas' success could be replicated nationwide if the federal government didn't have such a narrow focus. it's not either/or, he says, it's not coal/solar. what would you say to him about wind energy? >> it's shocking that the president has been so inconsistent. >> reporter: politi...

It's devastating my state and the people i love. >> yeah, i'm so sorry for what the coal miners have been going through long before the environment became a part of this, as you know, the coal companies began to mechanize the process a long time ago and the market for coal has been shrinking, the market c capitalization of the industry worldwide has gone down dramatically in the last few years. natural gas has been a part of this. but i think that we all have a moral obligation to give the coal miners opportunities to find jobs that are just as good and hopefully better and that may not be gre...

The economy, and you've got a great wind industry in wyoming that's coming up real fast. the single fastest growing new job is wind turbine technician. the real bright spot in the global economy comes from all these jobs that are associated with coming up with sustainability solutions, renewable energy, and all the rest. and the changes in the coal industry have been going on for quite a while. they're likely to continue, no matter what anybody says or no matter what policies are adopted. that's just -- that's the transition that we're going through. you know, a long time ago one of the oil mi...