Can the Market Save the Planet?/Long Haul Heroes

Ralph Nader Radio Hour

Ralph Nader

Government, News

4.8 • 1.1K Ratings

🗓️ 22 May 2021

⏱️ 75 minutes

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Summary

Ralph welcomes the Washington Post’s Steven Mufson to point out how some corporations are finally making efforts to achieve carbon neutrality. And author, Pete Davis, joins us to talk about his new book, “Dedicated: The Case for Commitment in an Age of Infinite Browsing” where he argues that the modern mindset of “always keeping your options open” does not necessarily lead to happiness, progress, fulfillment, or justice.

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0:00.0	It's the Ralph Nader Radio Hour.
0:05.3	Stand up, stand up, you've been sitting way too long.
0:10.0	Welcome to the Ralph Nader Radio Hour.
0:15.2	My name is Steve Scroban along with my co-host, David Feldman.
0:18.4	Hello there, David.
0:19.6	Hello everybody.
0:20.6	And the man in the hour, Ralph Nader.
0:22.1	Hello Ralph.
0:22.9	Hello.
0:24.4	We've got a great show today.
0:25.8	In the first portion of today's program,
0:28.0	we'll be joined by climate reporter Stephen Muffsen.
0:31.1	His article in the Washington Post examines
0:33.3	some recent corporate commitments to become
0:35.8	carbon neutral in the next 20 years.
0:38.3	Public pressure about the climate crisis
0:40.2	has finally pushed companies like Amazon and FedEx
0:43.7	to take some sort of action to reduce emissions.
0:46.6	But how would these climate conscious policies mesh
0:50.2	with the corporate culture of shareholders' supremacy?
0:53.4	Well, we'll find out.
0:54.7	Then many of the structures that previous generations
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