boston billionaire environmental activist tom steyer spend 140 million fight climate change say tuesday spend whatever take fight president-elect donald trump pro-drilling anti-regulation agenda former hedge fund manager california put together strategy engage voters citizens fight back trump take white house january tell reuters interview however stress plan fight trump court instead would focus try present opposite point view try get point view express communicate citizens steyer pledge fight trump suggest intensify battle u.s. public opinion global climate change issue already divide many americans lawmakers company consider major global threat doubt existence u.s. environmental group also prepare resist trump agenda vow street protest establish organizations help draft president barack obama environmental regulations prepare defend court always will whatever necessary steyer say ask much money will spend oppose trump agenda trump campaign promise drastically reduce environmental regulation ease permit infrastructure move say would breathe life oil gas industry ail low price without harm u.s. air water quality also call climate change hoax promise cancel paris climate accord nearly 200 nations slow global warm deal say would cost u.s. economy trillions dollars put disadvantage approach cheer industry send shockwaves environmental movement confront prospect lose progress make obama administration steyer endorse democratic presidential candidate hillary clinton call trump policies dangerous every single one things whether get rid paris cut back epa think extremely dangerous security every american steyer say think base willful ignorance facts fly face realities face world steyer main political vehicle nextgen climate tuesday call obama administration defy trump pro-drilling agenda issue order permanently block new drill atlantic arctic oceans white house immediately respond request comment trump also promise ask canadian oil pipeline company transcanada corp resubmit application build pipeline unite state would link alberta vast oil sand american refineries port gulf coast project keystone xl reject obama administration years mass protest lobby environmental organizations steyer say project may long make sense since slump oil price reduce profitability oil sand production steyer four years ago leave hedge fund firm co-founded devote full-time environmental activism say young voter turnout areas nextgen focus mobilization efforts 2016 campaign 20 percent last presidential election 2012 get president want absolutely get majority clean energy supporters senate steyer say term strategy take anything differently nextgen pour nearly 69 million elections relate program presidential campaign accord federal record compile opensecrets.org slightly low 74 million spend mid-term congressional elections 2014 two six candidates support exclusive billionaire green activist steyer vow battle trump say money issue