Reducing the Carbon Footprint

Living on Earth

Environmentally conscious investors are starting to use the power of their purses to force corporations and Wall Street to address the issue of climate change. Host Steve Curwood talks with Mindy Lubber, president of the organization Ceres, about efforts to use nearly $3 trillion in assets from large pension funds as a carrot and stick to prompt industry to cut back on greenhouse gas emissions.

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