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Around, and i stumbled upon an article about the plastic pollution problem in the ocean, and i saw something that changed my life. and it was a photo of a dead albatross chick. it had -- its body was completely full of plastic and it was just the carcass, and all you could see was the bones and the body full of plastic, andçt was plastic bottle caps, plastic toothbrush, all the little tiny pieces of plastic that i use on a daily basis, and at that moment, i realized, oh, my god, my actions are...

Little. but theres still very substantial growth in both india and in china. as a matter of fact, i think most people believe that these growth rates are a lot more sustainable. that will be good for all of us. >> ford has had to raise its prices here in india several times due to the depreciating rupee and rising costs. how do you ensure that ford is competitive against the local automakers. >> a very important part of the ford strategy is that with every one of our products, every year, year a...

india, fords allen moulally. caution has crept in before the week is out. european markets are marginally out, asian markets are marginally down. futures are flat. the predicted number of new jobs is around about 150,000. many say that is better but charles still not good enough. >> no. i think thats very much going to be what is dominating investor thought really all way around the globe. we are seeing this slight rebound here in europe. there was a bit of a sell-off, i think perhap...

The boom. >> correct. and the skimming operation doesnt go as well with four-foot seas because the swimming operation only wants to take the top four or five millimeters of water, which is on top of this oil, and they want to skim that off. if the boat is bouncing, the skimming boat is bouncing, then its grabbing more water underneath. the oil to water mixture is different than a nice flat sea and the skimming boat could take the first couple of millimeters right off the water and do a better jo...

We want to turn to emily change whos looking at a toxic pollution problem that could be caused by whats making your jeans blue. >> reporter: this is the pearl river delta, known as the worlds factory floor. thousands of factories here make almost anything you could ever want. this part of the river is lined with textile factories, denim and dyeing factories, all produce industrial waste and the waste has to go somewhere. the reason we came to this particular part of the river is because when you...

Because its an energy tax. the opponents say. but you dont believe that. why not? >> no. first off, we had a cap and trade for sulfur dioxide, remember the acid rain thing in the 90s? it worked amazingly and there is -- so it was fewer cost than we thought there would be. further more, we have a pollution problem. because were addicted to fossil fuels we have national security problems. we need to put a price on carbon. this is a way to do it. >> cheryl: lets talk about spending here for a secon...

Thats the problem politically for the president, that this thing today about drilling offshore really doesnt deal with at all. >> is -- do you suppose, and i know were at guesswork stage here because nobodys figured this one out here, but is the calculation look through all the yelling from both sides about health care reform, the president got his victory, and he got some health care reform. >> right. >> that perhaps all of this -- and really, this is the first time in a long time that the over...

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A quarter past the hour now. some headlines making news on the west coast. the olympian in washington state has the story. 787 battery fires could take a lock time to fix. it could take weeks before the company knows what went wrong with boeings newest airliner and could be months before it is resolved. the daily sentinel in grand junction, colorado has the story, air trap. how people with lung problems are told to stay inside because of a pollution problem in the city caused by vehicle exhaust ...