The President: All right,
let's go to Alaska!
Hey everybody.
We're just about to land
in Anchorage, Alaska.
This isn't my first trip to
Alaska but this is the first
time I'm having the chance
to really tour the state.
I'm going to have a chance
to talk to Native American
communities here who have
for thousands of years lived
off of this amazing
beautiful land but are now
being severely threatened
because of climate change.
I'm going to have meetings
with elected officials,
business leaders and others
to really focus on how do we
deal with climate change
in a serious way?
How do we take advantage of
the opportunities for clean
energy production
here in Alaska?
How do we make sure that
native peoples are able
to continue their
way of life?
How do we preserve the
incredible beauty of this
entire state for
future generations?
And so, I'm going to be
continually updating what
we do over the
next several days.
This is one of those rare
opportunities where I'm not
just going to be stuck
in some conference room
the entire time.
We're actually going to go
out on a Coast Guard Cutter
and hike into some of the
beautiful wilderness areas
here so I hope you have
a chance to follow us.
The issue that we're
going to be focusing
on is climate change.
One of the most important
issues that this generation
and future generations
are going to be facing.
Thanks.
Here we are taking a
picture of Denali.
The name finally restored.
Due to the great efforts of
the people of Alaska over
the last 45 years.
It is spectacular.
