All language subtitles for Years of Living Dangerously S01E07 1080p AMZN WEBRip DD2 0 x264-herkz_track3_[eng]

Alba: A FEW YEARS AGO,
I STARTED A COMPANY

THAT MAKES HOUSEHOLD DETERGENTS,
PERSONAL-CARE PRODUCTS,

AND BABY PRODUCTS.

WE DO EVERYTHING WE CAN

TO MAKE SURE THEY'RE HEALTHY
AND SUSTAINABLE.

AND THEN, AS FAR AS,
LIKE, INNOVATION GOES,

YOU KNOW,
WE'VE BEEN WORKING

ON TRYING TO DO
A FULLY BIODEGRADABLE DIAPER.

ON MY KIDS...

BUT LATELY, I'VE BEEN THINKING
ABOUT ANOTHER WAY

BUSINESSES LIKE MINE
CAN AFFECT THE PLANET.

IT TURNS OUT
THE U.S. CORPORATE SECTOR

ACCOUNTS FOR MORE THAN HALF

OF THE COUNTRY'S ANNUAL
GREENHOUSE-GAS EMISSIONS.

MOST OF IT COMES
FROM ENERGY USE,

LIKE ALL THE ELECTRICITY
IT TAKES TO LIGHT,

HEAT, AND COOL OUR
18,000-SQUARE-FOOT OFFICE.

ARE YOU GUYS ON THE TOP
IN THE...

BUT I FOUND OUT THAT A GROUP

OF PASSIONATE,
YOUNG PROBLEM SOLVERS

CALLED "CLIMATE CORPS"
IS TRYING TO TURN THINGS AROUND.

THEIR JOB --
ENLIST CORPORATE AMERICA

IN THE FIGHT
AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE.

EACH SUMMER,
THEY FAN OUT ACROSS THE COUNTRY,

TRYING TO HELP COMPANIES
BE MORE EFFICIENT...

EVEN PLACES LIKE THIS.

BUT IS IT POSSIBLE
TO CUT ENERGY USE HERE

WITHOUT TURNING OUT THE LIGHTS?

[ SIRENS WAILING ]

Hayes:
OF ALL THE IMAGES THAT EMERGED

IN THE AFTERMATH
OF SUPERSTORM SANDY,

THESE ARE PERHAPS
THE MOST ICONIC --

NEW YORK CITY
CAST INTO DARKNESS.

IN LOWER MANHATTAN,

THE STORM SURGE
WAS 14 FEET HIGH,

A NEW RECORD

AND A FOOT HIGHER
THAN IT WOULD HAVE BEEN

IF THE SEA LEVEL WASN'T RISING,
MOSTLY DUE TO CLIMATE CHANGE.

GOOD MORNING FROM NEW YORK.
I'M CHRIS HAYES.

OVER 2 MILLION PEOPLE ARE STILL
WITHOUT POWER THIS MORNING,

FOLLOWING HURRICANE SANDY...

BUT EVEN THIS CRAZY STORM

COULDN'T KEEP THE CITY DOWN
FOR LONG...

OR SO IT SEEMED.

IN MANHATTAN, WHERE I WORK,

THE LIGHTS WERE BACK ON
IN A MATTER OF DAYS.

BUT IN SOME PARTS OF THE CITY,
FAR FROM THE MEDIA SPOTLIGHT,

PEOPLE WENT WITHOUT POWER
NOT FOR DAYS BUT FOR MONTHS.

SO IF YOU REALLY WANT TO SEE

HOW CLIMATE CHANGE WILL IMPACT
CITIES LIKE NEW YORK,

YOU HAVE TO GO FURTHER OUT,
TO THE CITY'S MARGINS,

PLACES LIKE FAR ROCKAWAY.

TO KEEP THE LIGHTS ON,

DONALD LAWRENCE HAD TO JURY-RIG
THE FAMILY CAR.

IT IS NOW JANUARY 25th...

...AND WE ARE STILL
WITHOUT LIGHT.

WE ARE STILL WITHOUT HOT WATER.

Hayes:
THREE MONTHS AFTER SANDY,

OVER 7,000 PEOPLE
WERE STILL WITHOUT POWER.

SOME DIDN'T EVEN HAVE HEAT
DURING A FRIGID WINTER,

AND FOR MANY,
THAT WAS JUST THE BEGINNING

OF A CASCADE OF PROBLEMS.

Friedman:
I'VE COVERED THE MIDDLE EAST

AT THE NEW YORK TIMES
FOR DECADES.

LATELY, I'VE BEEN DIGGING INTO
THE ROOTS OF THE ARAB SPRING,

AND IT'S LED ME TO SOMETHING
COMPLETELY UNEXPECTED -- BREAD.

IN EGYPTIAN ARABIC,
THE WORD FOR BREAD IS "AISH."

IT ALSO MEANS "LIFE."

AND IN EGYPT, LIFE HAS BEEN
PRECARIOUS THESE LAST FEW YEARS.

WHEN MILLIONS OF EGYPTIANS
TOOK TO THE STREETS IN 2011,

WE HEARD A LOT ABOUT FREEDOM
AND JUSTICE, BUT BREAD?

"BREAD" WAS THE FIRST WORD

IN ONE OF THE MOST POPULAR
CHANTS OF THE REVOLUTION,

AND I WANT TO KNOW WHY.

[ SPEAKS ARABIC ]

AHMED MAHER WAS ONE OF THE MOST
IMPORTANT YOUTH LEADERS

IN THE REVOLUTION,

AND THREE YEARS EARLIER,
IN 2008,

WHEN BREAD SHORTAGES
HELPED TO SPARK

SOME OF THE FIRST DEMONSTRATIONS
AGAINST HOSNI MUBARAK,

AHMED MAHER
WAS ONE OF THE ORGANIZERS.

REALLY?

FIGHTING?
LITERALLY PHYSICALLY FIGHTING?

WOW.

OVER BREAD?

BUT WHY COULDN'T THEY
FIND BREAD?

ANSWERING THAT QUESTION
WOULD LEAD ME FROM CAIRO...

ALL THE WAY TO KANSAS.

Woman: THIS REPORT CONSTITUTES
AN ALARM-CLOCK MOMENT

FOR THE WORLD,

BECAUSE THIS REPORT
WILL TELL US, AGAIN,

THAT EVERYTHING WE THOUGHT
WE KNEW ON CLIMATE CHANGE

HAS ACTUALLY BEEN
UNDERESTIMATED,

THAT THE EFFECTS OF
CLIMATE CHANGE WILL BE UPON US

FASTER AND IN A MORE INTENSE
FASHION THAN WE HAD THOUGHT.

President H.W. Bush: WE ALL KNOW
THAT HUMAN ACTIVITIES

ARE CHANGING THE ATMOSPHERE

IN UNEXPECTED
AND IN UNPRECEDENTED WAYS.

Man: ...THAT THE GREENHOUSE
EFFECT HAS BEEN DETECTED,

AND IT IS CHANGING
OUR CLIMATE NOW.

Man #2: THE ATMOSPHERE AND OCEAN
HAVE WARMED.

THE AMOUNT OF SNOW AND ICE
HAVE DIMINISHED.

SEA LEVEL HAS RISEN,

AND THE CONCENTRATIONS
OF GREENHOUSE GASES HAVE...

Schwarzenegger:
THERE IS NO MORE FIRE SEASON.

WE HAVE WILDFIRES
ALL YEAR 'ROUND.

Man #3: CLIMATE CHANGE,
EXTREME WEATHER...

Man #3: ...AND OUR
VULNERABILITY TO IT.

Man #5:
...WHERE 12 YEARS OF DROUGHT HAS
LEFT THE LANDSCAPE BONE-DRY.

Man #6: WE GOT ANY PATRIOTS
IN THE CROWD?!

Woman #2: A NEW SCIENTIFIC
REPORT HAS DETERMINED

THE LAST DECADE WAS THE WARMEST
ON RECORD.

Man #7:
OUR WORLD IS CHANGING FASTER

AND MORE DRAMATICALLY
THAN EVER BEFORE.

OH, IT WILL FIT.
IT'S PERFECT.

IT'S LIKE THEY HUNG
THESE LIGHTS FOR US.

Alba: EVERY SUMMER,
OVER 100 BUSINESS STUDENTS

FROM TOP SCHOOLS ARE RECRUITED

TO BE PART OF SOMETHING
CALLED "CLIMATE CORPS."

THEY HAVE WHAT MIGHT SEEM LIKE
AN IMPOSSIBLE TASK --

NOT JUST MAKING
CORPORATE AMERICA

MORE ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY,

BUT ALSO SAVING THEM
LOTS OF MONEY IN THE PROCESS.

CLIMATE CORPS IS THE BRAINCHILD

OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL DEFENSE
FUND.

THE STUDENTS ARE DEPLOYED TO BIG
COMPANIES ACROSS THE COUNTRY.

THEY EMBED FOR 10 WEEKS,

SCRUTINIZING
HOW THE BUSINESSES USE ENERGY.

ALL RIGHT. JENISE.
NICE TO MEET YOU.

NICE TO MEET YOU.

JENISE YOUNG WILL BE
AT TEXAS SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY.

BRENDAN.
NICE TO MEET YOU.

HI. ELENA.
ELENA, BRENDAN.

BRENDAN EDGERTON
IS HEADED TO OFFICE DEPOT.

WHAT'S YOUR NAME?
SCOTT MILLER.

SCOTT, NICE TO MEET YOU.
ELENA.

SCOTT, WHERE ARE YOU GONNA BE
THIS SUMMER?

LAS VEGAS.
LAS VEGAS?

AND SCOTT MILLER WILL BE WORKING
WITH CAESARS ENTERTAINMENT.

THE MAJOR GASSES ARE CARBON,
METHANE, AND NITROUS OXIDE.

Alba: BUT FIRST, THEY'RE OFF
TO CONSERVATION BOOT CAMP.

SO, YOU TAKE THE USAGE, MULTIPLY
IT BY THE EMISSIONS FACTOR...

Alba: AN INTENSIVE WEEK
OF TRAINING TEACHES THEM

HOW TO APPLY
THEIR BUSINESS SKILLS

TOWARD THE GOAL
OF SUSTAINABILITY.

AND THEN
IT'S OFF TO THE TRENCHES.

BRENDAN CHOSE OFFICE DEPOT

BECAUSE IT WILL BE
AN ENORMOUS CHALLENGE.

BRENDAN.
YALMAZ.

HOW YOU DOING? ALL SET UP.
GOOD.

IT'S ALREADY ONE OF THE GREENEST
RETAIL CHAINS IN THE COUNTRY.

THEY EMPLOY A FIVE-PERSON TEAM
DEDICATED TO SUSTAINABILITY

AND HAVE SLASHED CO2 EMISSIONS
BY OVER 43%,

SAVING ABOUT 10 MILLION BUCKS
A YEAR.

Edgerton:
YOU KNOW, WHENEVER, YOU KNOW,
I BROUGHT SOMETHING UP,

THEY SEEMED TO ALREADY HAVE
LOOKED IT,

OR IT WAS IN THE WORKS SOMEHOW.

Alba: BUT NOW, OFFICE DEPOT
WANTS TO GO EVEN FURTHER.

THEY'RE HOPING TO BECOME
CARBON-NEUTRAL,

WHICH WOULD MEAN THE COMPANY
WOULD NO LONGER BE CONTRIBUTING

TO CLIMATE CHANGE AT ALL.

BRENDAN THINKS
HE CAN HELP THEM GET THERE.

SCOTT'S ASSIGNMENT
IS THE CRAZY ONE.

HE'S TRYING TO SAVE LIGHT
AND WATER

IN THE WORLD'S CAPITAL
OF EXCESS.

Miller: WHEN I THOUGHT
OF SUSTAINABILITY,

WHEN I THOUGHT
OF ENERGY EFFICIENCY,

I DID NOT THINK "CAESARS"
OR ANYTHING IN LAS VEGAS.

HELLO?
Woman: HI.

IS MR. RELLICK IN HERE?

Alba: AND JENISE IS STARTING
FROM SQUARE ONE

IN THE HEART OF OIL COUNTRY...

HOW YOU DOING?
PRETTY GOOD.

NICE TO SEE YOU.
GOOD MORNING. NICE TO SEE YOU.

ARE YOU GONNA GIVE ME, LIKE,
AN OVERVIEW?

...AT AN INSTITUTION
THAT'S ONLY JUST STARTING

TO THINK ABOUT SUSTAINABILITY.

WE WERE TRYING TO COOL
THIS SPACE SO MUCH.

WE WERE BASICALLY
COOLING HOUSTON.

THIS DOOR'S ALWAYS OPEN.
THAT DOOR'S ALWAYS OPEN.

THAT DOOR'S ALWAYS OPEN.

THE DOOR THAT WE CAME THROUGH
IS ALWAYS OPEN.

SOMETIMES,
IT JUST DOESN'T WORK THAT WAY.

SO, DO WE HAVE
AN ENERGY-EFFICIENCY PLAN?

KIND OF.

SO, NO ENERGY-EFFICIENCY
UPGRADES

HAVE BEEN DONE
IN THIS BUILDING?

NOT REALLY.

SO, HAVE THERE BEEN ANY
ENERGY-EFFICIENCY UPGRADES

OR PROJECTS DONE IN HERE?
NOPE.

I GOT A LOT AHEAD OF ME.

Hayes: FAR FROM MANHATTAN,
THERE'S A NEW YORK CITY

WHERE ALMOST 4 MILLION PEOPLE
SURVIVE

NEAR OR BELOW THE POVERTY LINE,

AND IF YOU GREW UP IN NEW YORK
LIKE I DID,

YOU KNOW THAT THE FURTHER YOU
GO, OFTEN, THE POORER IT GETS.

AN HOUR AND A HALF BY SUBWAY
FROM MIDTOWN,

FAR ROCKAWAY IS THE LAST STOP
ON THE "A" TRAIN.

THE ROCKAWAYS
ARE A THIN STRIP OF LAND

BETWEEN JAMAICA BAY
AND THE ATLANTIC OCEAN.

IT'S A POOR COMMUNITY WHERE MANY
ARE ALREADY LIVING ON THE EDGE.

EVEN BEFORE SANDY,

THE LAWRENCES WERE BARELY
HANGING ONTO THEIR HOME.

THOUGH THREE OF THE FOUR ADULTS
IN THE HOUSE WORKED,

$1,300 A MONTH IN RENT
WASN'T EASY.

THEN SANDY HIT.

THE STORM LEFT THEM
WITHOUT POWER AND HEAT,

BUT IT DIDN'T STOP THERE.

Hayes: WHAT KIND OF WORK
WERE YOU DOING?

DOING SALES --
INDEPENDENT SALES CONTRACTOR.

YOU HAD A JOB, TOO,
LATANYA?

Latanya: MM-HMM.
WHERE WERE YOU WORKING?

I WAS WORKING IN THE MALL,
AT QUEENS CENTER,

BUT, I MEAN,
AFTER THE STORM,

THE BUSSES STOPPED RUNNING
AT 5:30, 6:00,

SO I CAN'T HAVE ANY SHIFT
AFTER 6:00.

THERE'S NO WAY I CAN.

YOU LITERALLY COULDN'T GET HOME.
I COULDN'T GET HOME.

DONALD'S WIFE, MALIDA,
ALSO LOST HER JOB.

SHE HAD BEEN WORKING
IN A NURSING HOME,

BUT AFTER THE STORM, ALL
THE PATIENTS WERE MOVED AWAY.

YOUR INCOME IS GONE.
YOUR INCOME IS GONE.

SO, THE KEROSENE HEATER,

AND THEN THE KEEP THE CAR
RUNNING FOR THE ELECTRICITY,

LIKE,
WHAT'S THAT RUNNING YOU?

Donald:
I WOULD ESTIMATE IT TO BE

SOMEWHERE AROUND ABOUT $150
EXTRA WEEKLY FOR THE GAS.

NOW, FOR THE HEAT, EACH DAY
IT CONSUMES ONE CAN OF OIL.

$48 TO BE EXACT.

$50 A DAY.
YEAH.

TO KEEP THE PLACE HEATED.
YEAH.

THAT'S ABOUT $450 A WEEK
YOU'RE NOW SPENDING.

BUT IF YOU GUYS HAVE $400
A MONTH --

$400 A WEEK IN RENT

AND $400 A WEEK
IN HEAT AND ELECTRICITY...

RIGHT, THERE'S NO --
EXACTLY, SO --

...AND YOU'RE MAKING
$300 A WEEK,

THERE'S NO WAY
TO MAKE THE MONEY --

THE MATH CAN'T WORK.
RIGHT.

WHAT DO YOU THINK'S
GONNA HAPPEN?

I DON'T KNOW.

WHAT I'M THINKING'S
GONNA HAPPEN,

I HOPE IT DOESN'T HAPPEN.

WHAT ARE YOU THINKING
IS GONNA HAPPEN?

[ SIGHS ]

I THINK WE'RE NOT GONNA
MAKE IT OUT,

AND THE MARSHAL IS GONNA COME
AND PUT US OUT.

Hayes: THE FACT THAT THERE ARE
FAMILIES IN NEW YORK

SPENDING WINTER
WITHOUT HEAT OR POWER

ISN'T JUST OUTRAGEOUS OR UNFAIR.

IT ALSO REVEALS
HOW UNPREPARED OUR CITIES ARE

FOR THE IMPACTS CLIMATE CHANGE
IS ALREADY HAVING,

NEVER MIND THE FUTURE EFFECTS.

BUT AS BAD AS THINGS ARE
FOR THE LAWRENCES,

IN SOME WAYS, THEY'RE LUCKY.

AT LEAST THEY STILL HAVE A HOME.

Allen: I CAN'T STAY AT MY HOUSE.
IT'S NOT LIVABLE.

Hayes: DIANE ALLEN'S FAMILY
WEATHERED THE STORM

FROM THE RAFTERS OF THIS HOUSE.

WATER ROSE SIX FEET
AND LEFT THE HOUSE UNLIVABLE.

THE FLOOD DAMAGE AND MOLD
ARE SO BAD,

THE WALLS WILL HAVE TO BE
KNOCKED DOWN,

THE ENTIRE PLACE GUTTED.

DIANE ALSO WORKED
OUT OF HER HOUSE,

SO WHEN SANDY WASHED ASHORE,

SHE LOST NOT ONLY HER HOME,
BUT HER ONLY SOURCE OF INCOME.

FOR THE PAST MONTH, DIANE,
HER HUSBAND,

AND HER 5-YEAR-OLD SON, NASHAWN,

HAVE MANAGED TO SQUEEZE IN
WITH RELATIVES,

BUT THAT'S JUST TEMPORARY,

AND REPAIRS HERE
WILL TAKE MONTHS.

THEY NEED TO FIND
A PLACE TO LIVE.

[ DIALING ]

Allen: HI. GOOD MORNING.
MY NAME IS DIANE ALLEN.

I'M CALLING
FROM THE FEMA HOTEL LIST.

I'M CALLING TO FIND OUT
IF YOU HAVE ANY VACANCY

WITH A ROOM THAT CAN ACCOMMODATE
THREE TO FOUR PEOPLE.

Hayes: FEMA AND THE CITY
ARE PROVIDING HOTEL ROOMS

TO THOSE LEFT HOMELESS
BY THE STORM...

NOW, DO YOU HAVE A WAITING LIST?

OKAY, SO I SHOULD CALL YOU
EVERY DAY?

Hayes: ...BUT WITH ABOUT 6,000
FAMILIES DISPLACED,

THERE SIMPLY AREN'T ENOUGH
TO GO AROUND.

Allen: HI. GOOD MORNING.

I'M CALLING
FROM THE FEMA HOTEL LIST.

DO YOU HAVE ANY VACANCY?

NOT UNTIL THE 14th.

NOW, DO YOU HAVE A WAITING LIST?
YOU DON'T HAVE A WAITING LIST.

OKAY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
HAVE A GOOD DAY.

OH, MY GOD.

NOBODY HAS VACANCY.

Hayes:
IF DIANE CAN'T FIND ONE,

THE NEXT STOP FOR HER FAMILY
COULD BE A HOMELESS SHELTER.

Giesel:
WHEAT'S AN AMAZING CROP.

YOU GIVE IT JUST A LITTLE BIT
OF WATER AND HALF A CHANCE,

YOU CAN RAISE SOME GRAIN.

BUT THE ONE THING YOU CAN'T DO
IS MAKE IT RAIN.

RIGHT HERE, WE HAVE WHEAT

THAT WAS REALLY IMPACTED
BY THE DROUGHT --

VERY, VERY LITTLE GRAIN.

THERE'S THREE KERNELS
IN THAT HEAD.

BUT THE OTHER THING IS,
THERE'S SO FEW PLANTS.

IN A FOOT, THERE'S, WHAT,
FOUR OR FIVE HEADS,

AND IN A GOOD FIELD,

YOU'LL HAVE FOUR OR FIVE HEADS
IN AN INCH,

AND THEY MIGHT HAVE THREE TIMES
AS MUCH GRAIN IN THEM,

AND THAT'S ALL DROUGHT-RELATED.

END OF STORY.

Friedman: I CAME TO KANSAS

BECAUSE IT'S THE NUMBER-ONE
WHEAT-PRODUCING STATE IN AMERICA

AND BECAUSE IT'S
ONE OF THE PLACES

WHERE EGYPT GETS ITS WHEAT.

IT TURNS OUT THAT EGYPT DEPENDS
ON OTHER COUNTRIES

FOR ABOUT HALF
OF ITS WHEAT SUPPLY.

TOM GIESEL AND HIS BROTHER HAVE
SPENT THEIR ENTIRE LIVES HERE,

AND LATELY, SOMETHING'S CHANGED.

Giesel: AND IT WAS LIKE SOMEBODY
FLIPPED A SWITCH,

AND IT QUIT RAINING,
IT GOT WARM,

AND IT JUST STAYED THAT WAY.

HOW LONG
HAS THAT BEEN GOING ON?

THREE YEARS AGO, IN AUGUST,
IS WHEN IT TURNED OUT HERE.

WE LIVE -- IN THE HIGH PLAINS,
WE LIVE IN AN AREA OF EXTREMES.

IT CAN GET EXTREMELY HOT,
EXTREMELY COLD, EXTREMELY DRY,

EXTREMELY WET, SO PEOPLE ARE
DESENSITIZED TO THE EXTREMES.

IT'S EASY TO SAY,
"I'VE SEEN THAT."

YEAH.

BUT WHEN YOU SEE THESE
INCREMENTAL SHIFTS

THAT MOVE FORWARD,

LIKE, YOU KNOW,
THE OVERNIGHT TEMPERATURES

RISING JUST A LITTLE BIT,

ALONG WITH THE DAYTIME
TEMPERATURES.

AND YOU'VE EXPERIENCED THAT.

YEAH, AND THAT'S IMPORTANT --
FOR EXAMPLE, CORN POLLINATION,

'CAUSE IT POLLINATES --

IT DOES A LOT OF POLLINATION
AT NIGHT, WHEN IT COOLS OFF.

WELL, IF YOU'RE NOT GETTING
THESE COOL TEMPERATURES...

EVERYTHING NEEDS TO REST --
ANIMALS, PLANTS, EVERYTHING --

AND NIGHTTIME
AFFORDS THAT REST.

IT'S COOL.
EVERYTHING JUST SETTLES DOWN.

BUT WE'RE NOT COOLING OFF IN
THE NIGHTS THE WAY WE USED TO.

AND ALSO THE DROUGHT.

I MEAN,
IT JUST FLAT GOT DRY.

IT WAS DRY AT NIGHT,
IT WAS DRY AT DAY,

IT WAS DRY IN THE WINTERS,
DRY IN THE SUMMER.

LAST YEAR, WE HARVESTED WHEAT
STARTING IN MAY 28th.

BEFORE -- ALL-TIME RECORD BEFORE
WAS JUNE 6th.

HARVEST WAS DONE IN KANSAS

ALMOST BY THE TIME
IT NORMALLY STARTED.

IT'S THOSE CHANGES
AND THOSE TYPE OF THINGS

THAT I SEE HAPPENING

THAT I THINK
ARE REALLY INDICATORS

THAT WE'RE SHIFTING,
AND THERE'S --

WE'RE MOVING
IN A CERTAIN DIRECTION.

SOMETHING STRUCTURAL
IS CHANGING.

THE UNITED STATES
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

DECLARED THIS DROUGHT
THE BIGGEST DISASTER

IN ITS 150-YEAR HISTORY,

BUT FOR EGYPT, THIS U.S. DROUGHT

WAS JUST A SMALL PART
OF A MUCH LARGER TREND.

IN 2010, A SERIES OF DISASTERS
ALL ACROSS THE GLOBE

CAUSED WHEAT PRICES TO DOUBLE

IN THE MONTHS
BEFORE THE REVOLUTION.

[ THUNDER RUMBLES ]

IN CANADA,
THE PROBLEM WAS TOO MUCH WATER.

RECORD RAINFALL DESTROYED A
QUARTER OF THE WHEAT CROP THERE.

MEANWHILE, CHINA'S BREADBASKET

EXPERIENCED ITS WORST DROUGHT
IN 60 YEARS,

AND IN RUSSIA AND THE UKRAINE,

DROUGHT AND THE WORST HEAT WAVE
IN CENTURIES.

FOR EGYPT,
THIS WAS THE BIGGEST BLOW,

BECAUSE RUSSIA IS EGYPT'S
NUMBER-ONE SUPPLIER OF WHEAT.

Man: THE EXTREME HEAT

HAS TURNED MILLIONS OF ACRES
OF WHEAT INTO DUST.

TODAY,
PRIME MINISTER VLADIMIR PUTIN

ANNOUNCED A BAN
ON GRAIN EXPORTS.

Friedman: IT SEEMS CRAZY
THAT THIS MANY DISASTERS

COULD STRIKE IN A SINGLE YEAR.

I WANT TO KNOW WHAT SCIENTISTS
THINK IS GOING ON.

Man: WELCOME. WELCOME TO CAESARS
ENTERTAINMENT, THE EMPIRE.

THIS PROPERTY IS 6 1/2 MILLION
SQUARE FEET.

6 1/2 MILLION
SQUARE FEET?

OF AIR-CONDITIONED SPACE,
YEAH.

WOW.

WE TRY TO MAKE IT
AS EFFICIENT AS POSSIBLE --

YOU KNOW,
MAINTAIN THE GUEST EXPERIENCE.

Alba: CAESARS WANTS TO REDUCE
ITS CARBON FOOTPRINT

WITHOUT SCALING BACK
ON THE LUXURIES.

IT SOUNDS LIKE A CONTRADICTION,

AND SCOTT,
WHO USED TO WORK ON WALL STREET,

WILL NEED ALL HIS BUSINESS
SMARTS TO PULL IT OFF.

AND, SO,
THE FLAMINGO, ACTUALLY,

THIS IS ONE WHERE WE'VE HAD
OUR FIRST TEST,

LIGHTING UP
DONNY AND MARIE, THERE,

SO THE FIRST TEST
DIDN'T GO SO WELL.

IT WAS A LITTLE -- WE HAD
A LITTLE BIT OF DARK PATCHES,

AND SO
IT SET THAT BACK, AND...

WAS THAT A TECHNICAL ISSUE,

OR, LIKE,
WITH THE ACTUAL LIGHTS,

OR IS IT -- CAN WE OVER--

OH, IS THAT WHAT I'M
GONNA BE...?

THAT'S WHAT YOU'LL BE
FIGURING OUT,

FIGURING OUT
HOW TO DO THAT.

I'M GETTING AHEAD OF THE GAME,
HERE.

FLAMINGO AT EVERY SINGLE
PROPERTY,

'CAUSE WE'VE GOT THEM
EVERYWHERE, SO...

OVER-THE-TOP LIGHTS

ARE JUST ONE OF LAS VEGAS'
MANY EXTRAVAGANCES.

WHAT ABOUT THE MILLIONS
OF GALLONS OF WATER

SPOUTING INTO THE AIR
IN THE MIDDLE OF A DESERT?

IT TURNS OUT SCOTT SEES
AN OPPORTUNITY THERE, TOO --

SOMETHING NO ONE ELSE
SEEMS TO HAVE NOTICED.

MEANWHILE, BRENDAN'S IDEA
TO HELP OFFICE DEPOT

BECOME CARBON-NEUTRAL

IS TO USE RENEWABLE ENERGY,
ESPECIALLY SOLAR.

Edgerton: HERE IN FLORIDA,
YOU KNOW, WE HAVE A GREAT ROOF

THAT WOULD BE FANTASTIC
FOR SOLAR PANELS,

BUT THE ELECTRICITY RATE'S
PRETTY LOW,

AND THERE'S NOT
ANY STATE INCENTIVES,

AND SO IT MAKES IT STILL
RELATIVELY COST-PROHIBITIVE

FOR A BUSINESS LIKE THIS.

Alba: BUT EVEN IF SOLAR DOES
SAVE MONEY IN THE LONG-TERM,

THERE'S ANOTHER HURDLE --

OFFICE DEPOT RENTS
MANY OF ITS BUILDINGS,

SO IS IT WORTH INVESTING
THE MONEY

TO INSTALL SOLAR PANELS
ON A BUILDING YOU DON'T OWN?

BRENDAN KNOWS IT'LL BE HARD
TO MAKE THE NUMBERS WORK,

SO HE STARTS LOOKING
FOR OTHER WAYS TO SAVE ENERGY.

ALL RIGHT,
EVERYBODY GOT A LUNCH?

YOU GUYS READY
TO GET STARTED?

WHEN YOU LOOK
AT A RECYCLING BIN...

Alba:
JENISE, ON THE OTHER HAND,

IS STARTING WITH SOMETHING
THAT SEEMS BASIC

BUT COULD ACTUALLY HAVE
A HUGE IMPACT.

SHE EXPLAINS THAT RECYCLING
JUST FIVE ALUMINUM CANS

SAVES ENOUGH ENERGY TO POWER
A LAPTOP FOR 24 STRAIGHT HOURS,

AND YET AMERICANS THROW OUT MORE
THAN 30 BILLION CANS EVERY YEAR.

IT IS A LOT OF STUDENTS WITH
AN ATTITUDE OF, "I DON'T CARE."

LIKE TODAY -- YOU KNOW HOW MANY
CANS OF SODA

I PICK ON THE STREETS
OF THE CAMPUS?

AS FAR AS RECYCLING,
WE REALLY DON'T HAVE VERY MANY.

WE HAVE A RECYCLING BIN THAT'S
CENTRALLY LOCATED ON CAMPUS,

BUT AS FAR AS IN CLASSROOMS,
THE CAFETERIA,

THINGS OF THAT NATURE,

WE DON'T HAVE ANYTHING
THAT CAN BE EASILY ACCESSED

FOR STUDENTS,
YOU KNOW, TO USE.

Young: THANK YOU VERY, VERY MUCH
FOR BEING HERE TODAY,

AND I'M SO EXCITED
TO WORK WITH ALL OF YOU.

I'M REALLY, REALLY EXCITED,
SO THANK YOU.

DON'T FORGET TO RECYCLE.

[ APPLAUSE ]

[ LAUGHS ]

AFTER I SAID AT LEAST TWICE
TO RECYCLE,

I NOTICED THERE WERE LOTS...
[ LAUGHS ]

...LOTS AND LOTS
OF ALUMINUM CANS

AND WATER BOTTLES
IN THE TRASH CAN.

Alba:
JENISE IS DISCOVERING

THAT HER REAL CHALLENGE
IS CHANGING HOW PEOPLE THINK.

Young: I AM INTERVIEWING
ALL OF THE DEPARTMENT HEADS

TO KIND OF PILOT
THIS ENERGY-EFFICIENCY PROJECT.

GOOD MORNING.

PEOPLE ARE A LOT MORE INFORMED
ABOUT GOING GREEN,

BUT THERE'S A DIFFERENCE

BETWEEN BEING INFORMED
AND ACTUALLY DOING IT.

HI.
IS MS. BENNETT AVAILABLE?

SO, IF WE GET SOME METERING
FOR THE CAMPUS,

WHICH MEANS THAT YOU CAN
TRACK IT YOURSELF...

Alba: AND SHE THINKS
THERE'S ANOTHER REASON

SHE'S MEETING RESISTANCE.

I'VE EVEN GOTTEN SOME COMMENTS,
LIKE, YOU KNOW,

"THIS ISN'T 'A WHITE SCHOOL,'
SO GOOD LUCK WITH THAT.

THAT'S NOT GONNA HAPPEN."

AND I HEAR THAT...WEEKLY.

SO THAT'S WHAT'S VERY DIFFICULT,
IS THAT GETTING PEOPLE TO SEE

THAT THEY CAN PARTICIPATE
AND WHY IT'S IMPORTANT,

BUT HOW IT'S NOT A WHITE ISSUE.

SUSTAINABILITY, CLIMATE CHANGE,
ENERGY EFFICIENCY --

ALL THOSE THINGS
ARE A CULTURAL BEHAVIOR,

MEANING THAT PEOPLE HAVE
A TRADITION OF, MAYBE, RECYCLING

OR INVESTING
IN ENERGY-EFFICIENCY UPGRADES,

AND THEY SEE THE IMPORTANCE
CULTURALLY.

WELL, IN OUR CASE, IN TERMS
OF TEXAS SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY,

IT'S JUST NOT THE CULTURE.

IT'S NOT A PRIORITY.

[ TRAIN HORN BLARING ]

I THINK THIS IS JUST FOR SHOW.

Hayes:
IT'S 10 DAYS BEFORE CHRISTMAS.

THEY'RE NOT DONE.

Hayes: FOR DIANE ALLEN,

WEEKS OF COUCH SURFING
HAS TURNED INTO MONTHS.

IT'S ESPECIALLY HARD
ON HER YOUNG SON.

I DON'T EVEN KNOW IF I SHOULD
SAY, "WELCOME TO MY HOME,"

BECAUSE THIS IS NOT REALLY
MY HOME.

Hayes: SHE STILL HASN'T FOUND A
HOTEL WITH ROOM FOR HER FAMILY,

AND NOW SHE'S JUST BEEN TOLD
IT WILL BE THREE MORE MONTHS

BEFORE THE HOUSE SHE RENTS
IS LIVABLE AGAIN.

THEY SAID I WON'T BE BACK HERE
UNTIL ABOUT MARCH 15th.

MARCH 15th IS A LONG WAY.

EVERYTHING IS DONE.
NOTHING.

IT'S SO SAD TO BE HERE.

NOTHING.

THIS BREAKS MY HEART

BECAUSE I'M STILL OUT OF VACANCY
TILL MARCH.

WHERE ARE MY KIDS
SUPPOSED TO HAVE CHRISTMAS?

WHERE ARE THEY SUPPOSED TO
ENJOY BIRTHDAYS?

TODAY'S MY BABY'S BIRTHDAY.

WE SHOULD BE IN HERE COOKING
AND...

[ Voice breaking ] CUTTING CAKE.

WE SHOULDN'T HAVE TO BE
GOING THROUGH THIS.

IT'S NOT OUR FAULT,
AND THERE'S NO HELP.

Hayes: WHEN YOU'RE LIVING
NEAR THE POVERTY LINE,

YOU FEEL THE EFFECTS
OF A DISASTER LIKE SANDY

MORE DIRECTLY THAN MOST.

MAYBE YOU DON'T HAVE
AN EMERGENCY FUND

IN YOUR BANK ACCOUNT OR CREDIT
CARDS TO TAKE UP THE SLACK.

YOUR FRIENDS AND FAMILY
MAY NOT HAVE EXTRA ROOM FOR YOU

WHEN YOU LOSE YOUR HOME.

WHATEVER THE CASE,
A STORM'S EFFECTS

AREN'T JUST A QUESTION
OF SCIENCE AND SEA LEVELS.

THEY'RE ALSO A MATTER OF WEALTH
AND PRIVILEGE.

RY. RY, CAN YOU WALK LIKE
A SUMO WRESTLER?

HOW DOES
A SUMO WRESTLER WALK?

WE OFTEN SAY
THAT THE BIGGEST REASON

TO WORRY ABOUT CLIMATE CHANGE

IS WHAT IT WILL MEAN
FOR OUR KIDS,

BUT WHEN IT COMES
TO MY OWN DAUGHTER,

I KNOW I DON'T HAVE TO WORRY
AS MUCH AS SOME,

BECAUSE SHE'S ALREADY WON
THE LOTTERY.

SIMPLY BY BEING BORN
INTO A FAMILY WITH RESOURCES,

SHE'S FAR BETTER-INSURED

AGAINST THE WORST
THE WORLD HAS TO OFFER.

Woman:
* PEOPLE OF FAR ROCKAWAY

All: * PEOPLE OF FAR ROCKAWAY

* ARE READY TO FIGHT

* ARE READY TO FIGHT

Hayes:
BUT MANY PEOPLE IN FAR ROCKAWAY

CAN'T COUNT ON GOOD FORTUNE
AND DEEP POCKETS.

* MY NEIGHBOR GOT NO LIGHTS

* THINK ABOUT FAR ROCKAWAY

* THINK ABOUT FAR ROCKAWAY

* BEFORE YOU SLEEP TONIGHT

* BEFORE YOU SLEEP TONIGHT

* CHILDREN LIVING IN...

Hayes: SOMETIMES,
THEY HAVE TO SCREAM OUT LOUD

JUST TO GET ANYONE TO NOTICE...

* NOW, YOU KNOW
THAT AIN'T RIGHT *

...THAT IN THEIR NEIGHBORHOOD,
THE STORM ISN'T OVER YET.

* ARE READY TO FIGHT

Man:
YOU SEE, THE PROBLEM HERE

IS THAT WE'RE ONLY SEEING
THE BEGINNING OF CLIMATE CHANGE.

THE AMOUNT OF WARMING
WE'VE SEEN SO FAR

DOESN'T TELL US WHERE IT'S
GOING TO SETTLE DOWN.

Friedman: IN 2010, A STRING
OF DISASTERS ACROSS THE GLOBE

UPENDED THE WORLD'S GRAIN SUPPLY

AND FANNED THE FLAMES
OF POLITICAL CHAOS IN EGYPT.

I'M IN OXFORD TO MEET
WITH TWO CLIMATE SCIENTISTS

WHO'VE BEEN STUDYING
ONE OF THESE DISASTERS.

WELCOME
TO THE OBSERVATORY.

GREAT TO BE HERE.
I'VE NEVER BEEN.

YOU COULD SAY THAT OXFORD

IS ONE OF THE BIRTHPLACES
OF CLIMATOLOGY.

THEY STARTED THE CONTINUOUS
TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENTS

IN 1774,
SO IN THIS PLACE,

ONE OF THE LONGEST CONTINUOUS
TEMPERATURE RECORDS

IN THE WORLD.

THOSE RECORDS SHOW
THAT TEMPERATURES ARE RISING,

AND NOW FRIEDE OTTO
AND MYLES ALLEN

ARE USING COMPLEX
COMPUTER MODELS

TO DETERMINE
IF THOSE RISING TEMPERATURES

ARE INCREASING THE ODDS
OF EXTREME EVENTS.

TAKE US THROUGH, YOU KNOW,

SOMETHING LIKE
THE RUSSIAN HEAT WAVE,

BECAUSE THAT HEAT WAVE WIPED OUT
A WHOLE WHEAT CROP,

WHICH ALSO DIMINISHED
THE GLOBAL WHEAT PRODUCTION,

WHICH RAISED BREAD PRICES,

WHICH ENDED UP
IN A BAKERY IN CAIRO

WITH SOME POOR PERSON
EITHER HAVING TO PAY MUCH MORE

FOR THEIR BREAD
OR NOT GETTING ANY AT ALL.

WHAT CAN WE SAY
ABOUT HOW THE CLIMATE

HELPED CONTRIBUTE
TO THAT CHAIN OF EVENTS?

THERE'S A STRONG LINK
BETWEEN RISING TEMPERATURES

AND THE RISK OF HEAT WAVES,

SO WE CAN MAKE
A CLEAR CASE

FOR THE RISK
OF THAT HEAT WAVE

WHICH OCCURRED IN RUSSIA
AND OTHER HEAT WAVES

THAT HAVE OCCURRED
AROUND THE WORLD

BEING INCREASED AS A RESULT
OF HUMAN INFLUENCE ON CLIMATE.

TAKE THIS DICE,
FOR EXAMPLE.

TO DEMONSTRATE THAT RISK,
THEY ASKED ME TO ROLL THE DIE

AND TO IMAGINE THAT SIX
MEANS HEAT WAVE.

SIX.

GIVE ME A TWO, BABY.

SIX.

SIX.

FOUR!

OKAY,
THREE SIXES AND A FOUR.

EITHER I'M REALLY LUCKY
OR THAT DICE IS LOADED.

THAT'S RIGHT, AND WE CAN WORK
OUT HOW MUCH THE DICE IS LOADED.

WITH A COMPUTER, YOU CAN ASK,

"WHAT WOULD THE WORLD
HAVE BEEN LIKE

IF WE HADN'T RAISED
GREENHOUSE-GAS LEVELS?"

WE GET A CLEAR MESSAGE
ON HEAT WAVES --

BIG, HEAVY LOADING OF THE DICE,
A BIT LIKE THIS DICE.

IT DOESN'T QUITE COME UP SIX
EVERY TIME,

BUT IT'S A VERY UNAMBIGUOUS
SIGNAL.

WE'VE LOADED THE DICE ALREADY
IN TERMS OF HEAT WAVES.

WE'VE LOADED THE DICE
TOWARDS HEAT WAVES.

SO FAR, CLIMATE CHANGE
HAS CAUSED

GLOBAL-AVERAGE TEMPERATURES
TO RISE

BY 1.4 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT
SINCE THE INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION,

WHICH MIGHT SEEM SMALL,

BUT ACCORDING TO MYLES
AND FRIEDE'S RESEARCH,

THAT INCREASE MADE
THE RUSSIAN HEAT WAVE

THREE TIMES MORE LIKELY.

WE'VE NEVER DONE THIS PARTICULAR
EXPERIMENT BEFORE,

OF TAKING A HUGE AMOUNT
OF FOSSIL CARBON

AND DUMPING IT
IN THE ATMOSPHERE

IN THE, SORT OF,
GEOLOGICAL EQUIVALENT

OF THE BLINK OF AN EYE.

THE WAY WE DUMP CO2
IN THE ATMOSPHERE,

AT THE RATE WE DO THIS NOW,

WE'LL IN A VERY SHORT TIME HAVE
DOUBLED AND THEN DOUBLED AGAIN

THE AMOUNT OF CO2
IN THE ATMOSPHERE...

AND THEIR BIGGEST FEAR

IS THAT THINGS COULD TURN OUT
EVEN WORSE

THAN THEIR MODELS PREDICT.

WHAT REALLY WORRIES ME
ABOUT THIS

IS WE ARE GOING INTO
CLIMATE TERRITORY,

WHICH WE'VE NEVER BEEN IN,

AND WE DON'T HAVE, THEREFORE,
ANY INFORMATION

ABOUT WHAT IT'LL BE LIKE

APART FROM WHAT WE GET
OUT OF THESE MODELS.

AND THERE'S EVEN MORE
FRIGHTENING NEWS --

NOT JUST FOR EGYPT,
BUT FOR THE WHOLE WORLD.

THIS IS A MAP OF THE TEMPERATURE
OUTLOOK OVER THE NEXT 85 YEARS.

IF WE DON'T TAKE
AGGRESSIVE ACTION

TO CUT GREENHOUSE-GAS EMISSIONS,

THE PLANET COULD WARM BY MORE
THAN NINE DEGREES FAHRENHEIT

BY THE END OF THE CENTURY,
AND AT THOSE TEMPERATURES,

SCIENTISTS PROJECT THAT YIELDS
FOR SOME CROPS

WILL DROP BY 25%.

HOW WORRIED SHOULD WE BE?

I FOUND OUT ABOUT SOMEONE
WHO'S MADE A FORTUNE

PREDICTING THE RISE AND FALL
OF COMMODITIES LIKE WHEAT,

AND HE IS TERRIFIED.

Young: TIME IS REALLY RACING,
LIKE, EVERY WEEK,

AND I HAVE TO MAKE THE MOST
OF EVERY DAY, EVERY HOUR,

EVERY PERSON THAT I MEET WITH.

Alba:
AS THE SUMMER WINDS DOWN,

THE CLIMATE CORPS FELLOWS
RACE TO FIND EFFICIENCIES

AND IMPROVEMENTS
ANYWHERE THEY CAN.

SCOTT DISCOVERS A BIG ONE
IN THE FOUNTAINS.

A TINY WEATHER VANE,
WHEN PLACED IN THE RIGHT SPOT,

CAN DETECT WHEN IT'S TOO WINDY

AND AUTOMATICALLY LOWER
THE HEIGHT OF THE FOUNTAIN

TO KEEP THE WATER
FROM BLOWING AWAY.

IF APPLIED
ACROSS HUNDREDS OF FOUNTAINS,

THE WATER SAVINGS
COULD BE SUBSTANTIAL.

Miller:
TODAY, WE'RE GONNA TAKE A LOOK

AT THE OFFICE DEPOT
DISTRIBUTION CENTER,

LOOKING AT
THEIR OPERATIONS THERE

AND OVERALL BUILDING
ENERGY CONSUMPTION.

ONE OF THE MORE INTERESTING
ELEMENTS OF IT

IS THE KIVA ROBOTICS SYSTEM.

THEY ALL SPEAK TO EACH OTHER,
AND THEY KIND OF MOVE ON A GRID.

THEY CAN SEE EACH OTHER,

SO OBVIOUSLY,
THERE'S NO COLLISIONS

OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT,

MAKING IT A LOT MORE EFFICIENT
AND QUICKER OF A PROCESS.

I FEEL THAT IT PROBABLY WON'T BE
AS EASY

TO IDENTIFY OPPORTUNITIES,

BUT THERE'S ALWAYS A CHANCE
TO TIGHTEN THINGS UP.

Alba: WITH 35 MILLION
SQUARE FEET OF BUILDING SPACE

AND MORE THAN 20 MILLION ORDERS
GOING OUT THE DOOR EVERY YEAR,

THAT'S MILLIONS OF CHANCES
TO SAVE A LITTLE ENERGY.

AND I DON'T THINK WE'VE EVER
REALLY LOOKED AT EFFICIENCY

BY THE MOTORS OR,
YOU KNOW, THE TIMING.

I MEAN, MAYBE WE COULD
TURN HALF THESE BELTS OFF.

SO BRENDAN GETS TO WORK...

SEE, THESE ARE T8s --
32-WATT T8s.

...TO SEE WHAT HE CAN FIND.

START WITH THE FARTHEST.

Miller:
WE'RE ACTUALLY GONNA BE LOOKING
AT TECHNOLOGY CALLED L.E.D.

IN TRANSITIONING ANOTHER TYPE
OF LIGHTING FIXTURE

CALLED METAL HALIDE.

THIS IS 1,000 WATTS.

THE L.E.D. FIXTURE
IS ONLY 400 WATTS.

IT'S 60% LESS ENERGY TO ACHIEVE
THE SAME AMOUNT OF LIGHT.

JESUS.

IT SEEMS LIKE THOSE
ARE MORE EVENLY LIT

ON THE L.E.D.
VERSUS THE H.I.D.

I TOTALLY AGREE.

NOT ONLY IS THIS

GONNA DRAMATICALLY REDUCE
ENERGY CONSUMPTION,

BUT IT'LL ALSO ENHANCE
THE LOOK OF THE STRUCTURE.

Alba: EACH HOTEL
HAS DOZENS OF THESE FIXTURES

AND LITERALLY MILLIONS
OF OTHER KINDS OF LIGHTS.

EVEN MORE MIND-BOGGLING,
IT'S ESTIMATED

THAT DOWNTOWN LAS VEGAS
HAS 15,000 MILES OF NEON TUBES.

IMAGINE IF EVERY ONE
OF THOSE LIGHTS

WAS JUST A LITTLE MORE
EFFICIENT.

SUDDENLY, CHANGING A LIGHT BULB
DOESN'T SEEM SO TRIVIAL.

MAYBE CHECK THE RACK LIGHTING
OVER HERE,

LIKE WE HAD TALKED ABOUT.

AND THEN ALL OF THESE --
THEY'RE ALL ON A PLUG

THAT CUTS OFF COMPLETELY
AT NIGHT

SO THERE'S NO VAMPIRE LOADS.

YOU GUYS HAVE A LOT OF STUFF
INSTALLED ALREADY.

YOU'RE MAKING IT
REAL HARD ON ME.

AND SOMETIMES, EVEN A COMPANY
FAMOUS FOR ITS ENERGY EFFICIENCY

JUST NEEDS TO TURN THE LIGHTS
OFF WHEN IT LEAVES THE ROOM.

ARE THOSE ON OCCUPANCY SENSOR,
OR JUST ON AND OFF?

THEY'RE JUST ON AND OFF.
OKAY.

I HAVEN'T SEEN ANYONE
UP THERE, BUT...

PROBABLY SHOULDN'T BE ON.

WE COULD HEAD OFF THE WORST
EFFECTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE

IF AMERICAN COMPANIES STARTED
REDUCING THEIR CARBON EMISSIONS

BY JUST 3% A YEAR.

OFFICE DEPOT
IS ALREADY EXCEEDING THAT.

NOW WE JUST NEED MORE AND MORE
COMPANIES TO GET ONBOARD.

Edgerton: THIS IS THE POINT

WHERE A LOT OF COMPANIES
HIT A ROADBLOCK

AND TURN THE OTHER WAY
OR SIT TIGHT.

Alba:
AS THE SUMMER DRAWS TO A CLOSE,

IT'S ALMOST TIME
TO PRESENT THEIR FINDINGS

TO THE PEOPLE IN CHARGE.

[ SIRENS WAILING ]

Hayes: AFTER MORE THAN
TWO MONTHS OF SEARCHING,

DIANE FINALLY MANAGES TO FIND
A HOTEL ROOM.

Allen: YOU SHOULD BE PRACTICING
WHAT YOU HAVE TO SAY

IN FRONT OF THE CLASS TOMORROW,
YOU HEAR ME?

HURRICANE SANDY CAUSED THE --
WHAT'S THAT WORD AGAIN?

COASTAL BARRIER.

...COASTAL BARRIER TO...

COME OVER.

...COME OVER AND BREAK?

NO, COME OVER
INTO THE STREAM.

...AND COME OVER
INTO THE STREAM,

AND HURRICANE SANDY DESTROYED
OUR HOME IN NEW YORK.

HI. GOOD EVENING.

COULD YOU TELL ME BETWEEN WHERE
AND WHERE YOUR HOTEL IS LOCATED?

Hayes:
SHE'S ABOUT TO JOIN THE RANKS

OF THE MORE THAN 3,000
NEW YORK CITY FAMILIES

LIVING IN HOTELS
SINCE THE STORM.

WE'RE HERE.

COME ON, PUMPKIN.

HI. WE'RE HERE. COME ON.

LET ME HELP YOU. COME ON.

OH, IT'S A BEAUTIFUL PLACE.

IT'S FAR, BUT...
IT'S OUR ROOM.

YOU SAID --
OKAY, INITIAL AT THE TOP.

SIGN MY NAME
AT THE BOTTOM.

LET'S GO, NASHAWN.

LET'S GO, SWEETIE.
LET'S GO.

YOU CAN SLEEP.

[ ELEVATOR BELL DINGS ]

OKAY.

THIS IS MY ROOM
AND MY MOMENT

THAT I'VE BEEN WAITING FOR --
TWO MONTHS.

TWO MONTHS.

Allen: POPPY.

POPPY.

GOOD MORNING.

TIME TO GET UP.

COME ON, SWEETIE.
LET'S GO.

COME ON.

Hayes:
DIANE FEELS LUCKY TO BE HERE,

BUT IT'S STILL NOT EASY
TO MAKE A SINGLE ROOM IN A HOTEL

FEEL LIKE HOME.

IN AND OUT.

PUT THIS ONE ON.

OKAY. LET'S GO.

AND I DON'T LIKE
HOW IT MADE THAT NOISE.

Allen:
THE HOTEL PROVIDES BREAKFAST

FOR A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF TIME
IN THE MORNING,

FROM 6:00 TILL 10:00.

WE'RE HERE FOR THAT.

LUNCH HE GETS AT SCHOOL.

WE DON'T REALLY GET TOO WORRIED.
WE'RE ADULTS.

AND THEN, IN THE EVENINGS,
WHILE HE'S AT SCHOOL,

I'LL PREPARE MEALS
AT MY FRIEND'S HOUSE

AND BRING IT ON OVER.

KISS.
[ SMOOCHES ]

NO LIPSTICK FOR YOU.

HAVE A GOOD DAY,

AND MAY THE GOOD LORD BLESS YOU
AND KEEP YOU SAFE.

I LOVE YOU. I'LL SEE YOU
THIS AFTERNOON, OKAY?

BYE. HAVE A GOOD DAY.

GREAT.

Hayes: BUT JUST AS THINGS
SEEM TO BE LOOKING UP,

DIANE FINDS OUT THE LANDLORD
AT HER OLD PLACE IN FAR ROCKAWAY

IS RAISING THE RENT
FROM $600 TO $900 A MONTH --

FAR MORE
THAN SHE COULD POSSIBLY AFFORD.

NOW SHE HAS TO APPLY FOR RENTAL
ASSISTANCE FROM THE CITY.

IT'S SOMETHING SHE DIDN'T NEED
BEFORE THE STORM.

SUDDENLY, IT'S ALL STARTING
TO FEEL LIKE TOO MUCH...

I'M HERE
TO SPEAK TO SOMEONE.

...ESPECIALLY WHEN SHE THINKS

ABOUT THE IMPACT
IT'S HAVING ON HER SON.

I'M STILL IN
A DISPLACED HOTEL

WITH THE COMFORT INN & SUITES.

Hayes: WHAT ARE YOU TELLING HIM
ABOUT WHAT'S GOING ON?

Allen: WELL, THE NIGHT THAT WE
HAD TO COME HERE, HE BROKE DOWN.

HE BROKE DOWN
BECAUSE HE SAID

THAT I'M TAKING HIM AWAY
FROM HIS BROTHER,

I WAS TAKING HIM AWAY
FROM HIS FRIENDS.

IT HURT MY HEART,

BECAUSE HE DON'T REALLY
UNDERSTAND

WHY WE'RE MOVING ALL ABOUT,
YOU KNOW?

I DON'T REALLY THINK
HE UNDERSTANDS THE SITUATION,

AND I TRY
TO HOLD THINGS TOGETHER.

[ Voice breaking ] IT'S EASIER
WHEN YOU CAN TELL A PERSON

THAT IT'S GONNA BE OKAY

WHEN YOU KNOW
THAT IT'S GONNA BE OKAY.

AND HOW DO I KNOW
THAT IT'S REALLY GONNA BE OKAY

WHEN WE'RE STILL
GOING THROUGH THE CHANNELS

AND WE DON'T KNOW
WHAT THE OUTCOME IS?

THE SPIRITUAL DRAIN
ON THESE FOLKS

WHO ARE SCRATCHING AND CLAWING
AND FIGHTING

AND HANGING ON
BY THEIR FINGERNAILS --

LITERALLY HANGING ON
BY THEIR FINGERNAILS --

TO THIS DREAM,
THIS AMERICAN DREAM,

AND AT THE MOMENT
WHERE IT SEEMS POSSIBLE,

WHERE THEY MAYBE HAVE
KEPT THEMSELVES

IN SOME SORT
OF TENUOUS EQUILIBRIUM,

THE STORM HITS, AND I JUST --

IT'S LIKE,
WHAT DO YOU WANT THEM TO DO?

WHAT DO WE, AS A SOCIETY,

WHAT DO WE WANT
THESE PEOPLE TO DO,

AND WHAT ARE WE DOING TO PROTECT
THEM IF AND WHEN THEY FALL,

WHEN THERE'S
SOME NATURAL DISASTER,

WHICH THERE ARE GONNA BE MANY
MORE OF IN THE FUTURE, RIGHT?

Grantham: WHAT WE'VE SEEN
IN THE LAST THREE YEARS

IS A PERSISTENT PATTERN
OF BAD GRAIN-GROWING WEATHER.

IT'S JUST BEEN
A STATISTICAL FLUKE,

UNLESS YOU BELIEVE THAT CLIMATE
CHANGE IS CHANGING THE ODDS,

WHICH LOOKS TO BE MUCH THE MORE
REASONABLE ARGUMENT.

Friedman:
JEREMY GRANTHAM HAS BEEN CALLED
AN INVESTMENT GENIUS.

HE CO-FOUNDED GMO,

AN ASSET-MANAGEMENT FIRM
THAT MANAGES OVER $100 BILLION.

HE'S FAMOUS FOR PREDICTING
THE DOT-COM BUBBLE OF THE '90s

AND THE HOUSING BUBBLE
THAT LED TO THE GREAT RECESSION.

HE'S ALSO AN EXPERT ON GLOBAL
COMMODITIES LIKE WHEAT,

AND THAT'S WHERE HE SEES SIGNS
OF SOMETHING FAR MORE DIRE

THAN THE NEXT
STOCK-MARKET SLIDE.

Grantham:
WELL, MY JOB IN INVESTING

IS TO THINK OF, "WHAT ARE
THE MORE IMPORTANT IDEAS?"

CLIMATE CHANGE, GLOBAL WARMING,

IS PROBABLY
THE SINGLE BIGGEST ISSUE

THAT FACES OUR GENERATION
AND THE NEXT GENERATION,

SO HOW CAN YOU AVOID IT?

YOU'VE MADE YOUR CLIENTS
A LOT OF MONEY,

OR SAVED THEM A LOT OF MONEY,
BY ANTICIPATING BUBBLES

FROM THE DOT-COM
TO REAL ESTATE.

IS THERE ANOTHER BUBBLE
RIGHT NOW, RELATED TO CLIMATE,

THAT WE SHOULD BE
WORRIED ABOUT,

THAT YOU'RE WARNING
YOUR CLIENTS ABOUT?

UNFORTUNATELY,
IT DOESN'T FEEL LIKE A BUBBLE,

BECAUSE THE GLORIOUS THING
ABOUT BUBBLES

IS THEY BREAK AND THEY GO AWAY
AND IT GOES BACK TO NORMAL.

THIS IS GOING TO DO ANYTHING
BUT THAT.

IT'S GOING TO GET WORSE
AND WORSE,

AND SO I THINK OF IT MORE

AS THE VERY FOOTHILLS
OF A MAJOR PROBLEM.

WE TEND TO THINK
OF WHAT HAPPENED

WITH THE ARAB SPRING IN 2010

AS AN ENTIRELY POLITICAL
EVENT --

PEOPLE RISING UP
AGAINST DICTATORSHIP --

BUT ACTUALLY, AROUND IT
WAS A HUGE CLIMATE STORY.

WHY IS THAT SO IMPACTFUL
ON EGYPT?

WELL, EGYPT HAS,
FOR AT LEAST TWO OR THREE YEARS,

BEEN MY BIGGEST WORRY.

WHEAT IS NEARLY 30% OF THEIR
ENTIRE CALORIFIC INTAKE.

IT DOESN'T MATTER
THAT THE EGYPTIAN GOVERNMENT

PAYS FOR IT
AND SUBSIDIZES IT.

THEY CAN ONLY FEED
HALF OF THE 80 MILLION

THEY HAVE NOW THEMSELVES,

AND HOWEVER MUCH THEY JUGGLE
THE FUNDS AROUND,

THE EGYPTIAN GOVERNMENT JUST
SIMPLY DOESN'T HAVE ENOUGH MONEY

TO FEED
AND PROVIDE THE ENERGY

FOR 84 GOING ON 100
GOING ON 140 MILLION PEOPLE.

SO, ALL OF THIS IS THE REAL
BACKDROP TO THE ARAB SPRING.

AND IT'S ALL THE BACKDROP
TO CLIMATE CHANGE,

SO YOU'RE SAYING YOU'VE GOT
AN INCREDIBLE COST PUSH,

AND THEN THE WEATHER
TURNS AGAINST YOU.

THAT CAN BE THE KIND OF THING
THAT TIPS YOU OVER THE EDGE,

AND IT MAY WELL HAVE
DONE THAT HERE.

IF YOU HAVE A SITUATION

WHERE YOU'RE SPENDING 30%
OF YOUR FAMILY INCOME

ON FOOD AND ENERGY,

AND THEN, IN A MATTER
OF FOUR OR FIVE YEARS,

IT DOUBLES AND TRIPLES
AND QUADRUPLES ON YOU,

YOU'RE LIKELY TO BE
FAIRLY DESPERATE,

AND DESPERATE PEOPLE
TAKE TO THE STREETS.

[ CHANTING IN ARABIC ]

THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT HAS HAPPENED
IN EGYPT, SYRIA,

WITH ITS TERRIBLE DROUGHTS.

THE MOST IMMEDIATE PROBLEM
ON A 20-YEAR HORIZON IS FOOD.

WE'D HAVE A REAL FOOD PROBLEM
WITHOUT CLIMATE CHANGE.

IT'S JUST
A MOST UNFORTUNATE ELEMENT

TO COME IN
AND UP THE ANTE EVEN MORE.

I THINK THE BIGGEST RISK
IS THAT IT WILL DESTABILIZE

SUCH A SERIES
OF POORER COUNTRIES

THAT THAT, IN TURN,
DESTABILIZES GLOBAL POLITICS,

AND THAT COMES HOME TO UNSETTLE
THE FUTURE FOR THE U.S.

THIS IS NOT A COINCIDENCE.

WE'RE ONLY A SEVERE DROUGHT
OR TWO AWAY

FROM THE NEAR COLLAPSE
OF EGYPT.

THIS IS OUR LAST
BEST CHANCE.

CLIMATE CHANGE
DOMINATES EVERYTHING.

ALL THE REST IS IN VAIN UNLESS
YOU GET CLIMATE CHANGE RIGHT.

Alba:
AT THE END OF THEIR 10 WEEKS,

THE CLIMATE CORPS FELLOWS
HAVE TO PITCH THEIR IDEAS

TO THE TOP EXECUTIVES
AT THEIR COMPANIES.

HOW MUCH WILL THE HEAD OF
A CASINO CARE ABOUT LIGHT BULBS?

Miller:
IT'S IN FRONT OF THE C.E.O.

IT'S IN FRONT OF SENIOR FOLKS
AT CAESARS ENTERTAINMENT.

IT'S IN FRONT OF A SENIOR PERSON

FROM THE ENVIRONMENTAL
DEFENSE FUND.

I'VE GIVEN PRESENTATIONS BEFORE,
BUT I THINK THIS IS BY FAR

THE MOST IMPORTANT PRESENTATION
OF MY LIFE.

Young: DOES CLIMATE CHANGE ONLY
AFFECT THOSE WHO HAVE THE MONEY?

WE HAVE TO THINK ABOUT
THE BROADER CONTEXT.

ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE
AFFECTS US ALL,

SO THINGS THAT I WANTED TO
EXPLORE THE MOST WERE SAVINGS,

BECAUSE THAT'S SOMETHING
WE ALL CAN BENEFIT FROM --

HOW CAN WE INVEST
SOMETHING SMALL

THAT WILL EVENTUALLY PAY
FOR ITSELF

AND THAT WILL SAVE
NOT ONLY THE CAMPUS MONEY

BUT ALSO HELP REDUCE
OUR CARBON FOOTPRINT?

THE FIRST THING WE LOOKED AT

WAS DAYLIGHTING CONTROLS
IN THE DINING HALL --

$3,700 IN SAVINGS JUST FOR THAT.

ANOTHER ELEMENT --
THE DOCK LAMPS.

EACH LOADING DOCK HAS,
CURRENTLY,

AN 80-WATT INCANDESCENT BULB,

SO LOOKING AT JUST CHANGING THEM
TO L.E.D.s,

THE NET PRESENT VALUE,
ALMOST $8,000.

BUT WE ESTIMATED FOR $43,000.

OVER $10,000.

$27,000. $41,000.

$469,000.

ALL RIGHT. THERE WE GO.

THIS IS...

A METAL HALIDE.

PROS -- LOW COST.

CONS -- EXTREMELY INEFFICIENT.

BASICALLY, YOU HAVE 150 OF THESE
SURROUNDING THE FLAMINGO.

IF YOU COULD PASS AROUND
THIS LIGHT -- THIS FLASHLIGHT.

THAT IS A SINGLE L.E.D. DIODE
IN THERE.

IT IS VERY, VERY POWERFUL.

IT ALSO LASTS A LOT LONGER --
50,000-PLUS HOURS --

FOR A SAVINGS OF 81% ON ENERGY.

AND, FINALLY,
LAST BUT NOT LEAST,

WE INSTALLED A PILOT PROGRAM
HERE AT CAESARS PALACE.

IF I REDUCE THE SPEED OF A MOTOR
THAT'S PUSHING WATER BY 10%,

I REDUCE MY ENERGY CONSUMPTION
BY 27%.

THIS SOLUTION COSTS 2,100 BUCKS.

THE SAVINGS POTENTIAL IS
1.5 MILLION KILOWATT-HOURS

IN LAS VEGAS PER YEAR.

Loveman: OKAY. GREAT.

WHY DOES IT TAKE YOU
TO SOLVE THIS,

VERSUS THE VENDOR WHO SELLS
THIS PRODUCT

CONVINCING US THROUGH
TRADITIONAL COMMERCIAL MEANS

THAT THIS WAS A GOOD IDEA?

ESPECIALLY AROUND HERE --

WE'VE BEEN DESPERATE TO FIND
THESE SORTS OF INNOVATIONS.

MAKES ONE WONDER
WHY WE DIDN'T FIND IT.

BUT LOOK,
I'M DELIGHTED WE DID.

Alba: THE FACT THAT THESE
EFFICIENCIES ARE NOT BEING FOUND

IS EXACTLY WHY SCOTT'S HERE.

IF CAESARS TAKES HIS ADVICE,

THEY COULD SAVE
UP TO $350,000 A YEAR

JUST OFF THEIR ENERGY BILL.

SO, THANK YOU, GUYS, AGAIN,
FOR BEING HERE TODAY.

I REALLY, REALLY APPRECIATE IT.

Alba:
FOR JENISE, ON THE OTHER HAND,

JUST GETTING PEOPLE AT T.S.U.

TO START THINKING ABOUT
ENERGY USE

FEELS LIKE AN ACCOMPLISHMENT.

Yalmaz: A LOT OF THE THINGS
HE RECOMMENDED

ARE GONNA BE IMPLEMENTED
ON THE ENERGY-EFFICIENCY SIDE.

ON THE RENEWABLE SIDE,
WHAT BRENDAN HAS DONE

IS HELPED US ALONG THE WAY.

Alba: BRENDAN'S EFFICIENCY
RECOMMENDATIONS

COULD SAVE OFFICE DEPOT
OVER $6 MILLION A YEAR

AND SLASH
ITS GREENHOUSE-GAS EMISSIONS

BY OVER 16,000 METRIC TONS
ANNUALLY.

OKAY.
BIG FAN ON IT.

ACTUALLY PRICED THE THING.

CLIMATE CORPS
IS JUST FOUR YEARS OLD,

BUT IF YOU ADD UP ALL THE ENERGY
SAVINGS THEY'VE HELPED FIND,

IT'S LIKE TAKING A QUARTER
MILLION CARS OFF THE ROAD.

AND FAR
FROM COSTING COMPANIES MONEY,

IT'S ACTUALLY SAVED THEM
MORE THAN $1 BILLION.

Hayes: IN MAY,

AFTER LIVING IN A HOTEL ROOM
FOR MORE THAN FOUR MONTHS,

DIANE'S FAMILY FINALLY MOVES
INTO A SUBSIDIZED APARTMENT,

FAR AWAY FROM THE ROCKAWAYS.

BUT EVERY SO OFTEN,
SHE HAS A REASON TO GO BACK.

Allen: TODAY IS THE CELEBRATION
OF MY GRANDBABY.

WE'RE HAVING A BABY SHOWER.

YES, I'M GOING TO BE
A GRANDMOTHER.

[ CHILDREN SHOUTING ]

OH, HI!

HOW ARE YOU?
GOOD.

GREAT.
HI, NASHAWN.

SOME PEOPLE I HAVEN'T SEEN
SINCE THE STORM.

HELLO, DESTINY.

WHAT KIND
OF HALF A HUG IS THAT?

CONGRATULATIONS
ON YOUR GRADUATION.

NO MACARONI?

Hayes: AFTER SEVEN MONTHS
OF STRUGGLE...

COME ON, GUYS.
TIME TO EAT.

...LIFE LOOKS A LITTLE MORE
NORMAL FOR DIANE AND HER FAMILY.

BUT THEY'LL NEVER GET BACK
WHAT THEY'VE LOST --

THE HOME THEY KNEW AND LOVED,
THE COMMUNITY THEY WERE PART OF.

LESS VULNERABLE PARTS
OF NEW YORK

DIDN'T HAVE TO FACE OUTCOMES
LIKE THIS AFTER SANDY,

BUT AS SEA LEVELS RISE
AND STORM SURGES INTENSIFY,

THE EFFECTS WILL REACH
FURTHER INLAND

AND FURTHER UP
THE ECONOMIC LADDER.

AND WHAT HAPPENED HERE
IN THE ROCKAWAYS

MAY PROVE TO BE
JUST AN EARLY GLIMPSE

OF WHAT CLIMATE CHANGE
HAS IN STORE FOR ALL OF US.