Climate: Author Seymour Garte explains why state of environment is more positive than reported

With the mainstream media, Congress, and international governments all focusing in on what's going wrong with the environment, author and scientist Seymour Garte has a different perspective of the state of the world. In his new book, "Where We Stand: A Surprising Look at the Real State of Our Planet," Garte takes a look back at the environmental and public health accomplishments of the last three decades. He says we have not focused enough on the positive trends and should look to the past in order to develop solutions to current and future issues. Garte explains what he believes should happen policy-wise in the next few years in order to maintain this trend of environmental accomplishments. He also responds to criticism that his outlook is too optimistic and that in order to spur action, a more pessimistic view is needed.