. >> hinojosa: so and you end up, you know, addressing the ted conference, and u end up meeting vice president al gore... >> uh-huh. >> hinojosa: ...and that moment when you meet al gore is pretty amazing, right? >> it was. >> hinojosa: because he basically says to you, "oh, just apply for a grant," you know, "we're going to include you in the environmental stuff." and you said to him... >> well, actually, he didn't say it includes me in the environmental stuff. >> hinojosa: oh. >> it was more of, like, a brush-off. the, you know, "apply for a grant" was kind of like, "we'll have these little things that, you know, th's what we do for folks that don't really deserve a seat at he table." and i was just like, "no, we all need to have a seat at the table." it's big enough for all of us. >> hinojosa: i love that. you're replying to the vice president... >> yeah. >> hinojosa: ...former vice president, and saying, "no, no, no, no, no. i'm not asking for anything; i'm telling you... >> yeah, "...what you need so that we can make this world a better place." >> hinojosa: and how's your relati