investment into $30 billion, making farallon the fourth-largest hedge fund in the world. his personal fortune is an estimated $2.6 billion. not satisfied with retiring on the golf course, steyer reinvented himself as an environmental activist, even funding and starring in a series of public service announcements. tom: i am tom steyer. each week, we are taking a look at the keystone xl pipeline proposal. betty: he believes building the i pipeline will escalate the production of the controversial canadian oil sands. tom: so the question here in my mind was -- is this a chance to change our trajectory in terms of energy? is this a chance to change the way people think about it and the way the policies are shaped around energy? betty: we caught up with steyer in the tiny town of mayflower, arkansas, where he was getting a look at the cleanup site from an estimated 5000 barrel oil spill. [splashing] in genevieve long: here is some just off the top of the water. it is sticky. it is extremely sticky. betty: very sticky. genevieve: it smells awful. in betty: in march 2013, a shal

raised in the financial capital of the u.s., new york city, but chose to open his investment firm farallon capital management in san francisco. he founded the company in 1986 with $8 million, and by the time he stepped down in 2012, he he stepped down in 2012, he had -- by the time he stepped down in 2012, he had turned the initial investment into $30 billion, making farallon the fourth-largest hedge fund in the world. his personal fortune is an estimated $2.6 billion. not satisfied with retiring on the golf course, steyer reinvented himself as an environmental activist, even funding and starring in a series of public service announcements. tom: i am tom steyer. each week, we are taking a look at the keystone xl pipeline proposal. betty: steyer believes building the pipeline will escalate the production of the controversial canadian oil sands. tom: so the question here in my mind was -- is this a chance to change our trajectory in terms of energy? is this a chance to change the way people think about it and the way that the policies are shaped around energy? betty: we caught up with steyer

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raised in the financial capital of the u.s., new york city, but chose to open his investment firm farallonanagement, in san francisco. he founded farallon in 1986 with $8 million, and by the time he stepped down in 2012, he turned the initial investment into $30 billion, making it the fourth-largest hedge fund in the

and the farallons nearly triples to 3300 square miles.he designations take effect in 45 days and will provide added protection to marine life an habitats. >>> much-needed gift to san francisco firefighters to help with water rescues. 40 specially designed wet suits donated to the department and today firefighters were testing out the new gear on the beach. the donation came from a foundation named for peter madigan. family says that he wanted to join the aquatic rescue team but passed away unexpectedly from heart disease. >> it's about peter's memory and family but there are so many other people who suffer from this disease detected or undetected we wanted the fire department to keep us safe and we have to raise awareness of this disease. >> in the past firefighters had to provide their own wet suits. >> it's going to be so warm you probably won't need a wet suit. >> no. bad news all the fungus is dying. it's just, you know, we have some green hills. it's dry. and it's going to walk, too. temperatures low 80s by this weekend. there is a c