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reexpectinganannouncementtodayfromthecompanyAltriatoday.Altria'
splansaretospinoffPhillipMorrisInternational.It'
llkeepPhillipMorrisUSA.
WhatwillitdowiththeAmericanmarket?
Goodquestion.Marketplace'
sJanetBabinhasmorefromNorthCarolinaPublicRadio.
JanetBabin:
It'
sanuphillbattleforcigarettecompaniesintheU.S.Smokingheredeclineseveryyear.Andthattrend'
sexpectedtocontinue.
AnalystGreggWarrenwithMorningstarsaysthatputsaddedpressureonAltriaandPhillipMorrisUSAtobranchout:
GreggWarren:
Icouldseethempotentiallymakinganacquisition,likeUST,whichisabigsmokelesstobaccoproducer,justtosortofdiversifytheirrevenuestreams.Becauseasitstandsrightnow,they'
rejustcollectingmoneyforthestates.
Undera1998settlement,U.S.tobaccocompanies,includingPhillipMorris,payaportionoftheirrevenuestostateseachyeartocovertobacco-relatedhealthcosts.
PhilipMorrisrecentlyboughtcigarmakerJohnMiddletoninanefforttobecomelessdependentoncigarettes.Meanwhile,parentcompanyAltriaalsohasa20percentstakeinthecompanythatmakesMillerBeer.
Processedfoodsarenotthathealthy
KaiRyssdal:
Deadlinesbeingwhattheyare,workingonthisprogrammakesittoughtofindtimeforlunch.
Weallspendmoretimeeatingoutofthesnackmachinethanweshould--notthemostnutritiousthingwecoulddo.Ifweweresmartwe'
dbringsomethingfromhome.
Buteventhen,commentatorandauthorMichaelPollansaysgrocersmakeithardtoknowwhat'
sgoodforyou.
MichaelPollan:
Youmayhavenoticedsomethingpeculiargoingoninyoursupermarket:
muchofthefoodisgraduallydisappearingandbeingreplacedby"
nutrients."
Thepackagesofeverydayedibles,likenutsoryogurtorcereal,usedtoboastaboutthefoodstuffstheycontained.Nowtheygoonabouttheantioxidantsandfiber,thephytochemicalsandminerals,theprobiotics,noweventheprebiotics,whateverthoseare.Biochemistryhastakenoverthevocabularyoffoodmarketing.Foodisbeingsoldasmedicineandthehealthclaimhasbecomeking.
Butnoticewhereyoubumpintothenoisiesthealthclaims:
smackinthemiddleofthestore.That'
swhereallthepackagedandprocessedfoodsreside.It'
sthebreakfastcerealsandsnackfoodsandsoftdrinksthatboastloudestoftheirhealth-enhancingnutrients.Anunsuspectingconsumermightthinkthisisbecausethesearethehealthiestfoodsinthesupermarket.
Thatconsumerwouldbewrong.
Infact,themoreprocessedthefood,thelessnutritiousittypicallyis.Yetit'
stheprocessedfoodmakerswhohavethemarketingbudgetstodotheresearchtosupportthehealthclaimsandthenshoutthemfromtherooftops.That'
snotthesameasactuallybeinghealthy.Ascientistcanfindacrucialnutrientinanyedibleheorsheispaidtostudy.Andthereisn'
taplantunderthesunthatdoesn'
tcontainanantioxidantortwo.
Buthere'
sthething.Aseverybodyknows--orusedtoknowbeforetheproliferationofhealthclaimsconfusedusall--thehands-downhealthiestfoodsinthesupermarketaretheunprocessedvegetablesandfruitsandwholegrains.Thesefoodssitsilentlyintheproducesectionorthebulk-foodbins.Theydon'
tutterawordabouttheirantioxidantsorheart-healthiness,whilejustafewaislesoverthesugarycerealsscreamabouttheirheart-healthy"
wholegraingoodness."
Sonexttimeyou'
reintheproduceaisle,don'
ttakethesilenceoftheyamsasasigntheyhavenothingimportanttosayaboutyourhealth.Theydo.Theyjustdon'
thavethemoneyneededtosayit.
Ryssdal:
MichaelPollanwroteTheOmnivore'
sDilemma.HisnewestbookiscalledInDefenseofFood.
Unit7
AlGoreonGlobalWarming
OneofthepowerfullinesinthefilmtheInconvenientTruthcomestowardstheendwhenyousetouttheproblem-yousaythereisascientificconsensus.Allthescientistshavewrittenaboutthis,agreethere’saproblem.Peoplesometimesmovefromdenial,pretendingthere’snoproblem,todespair,theythinkthere’snothingtheycando.Andyoubegintosetouttherewhatpeoplecandotoavoiddespairandtosolvethisproblem.Justtellusandhowpossible,whatcanindividualsmoveby,asyousaid,dotoreducethishugeglobalthreattoourplanet.
Firstofall,conservation,andgreaterefficiencyinthewayyouuseenergyandresources.That’stheno.1step.Beingaconsciousconsumerandbeingawareoftheenvironmentalimplicationsofeverythingyoubuyandeverytransactionyoumakeinthemarketplace,includingyourpatternofinvesting.Andthenbecomingpoliticallyactive,regardlessofwhatpartyyoumaybealignedwith,byinsistingthatthepoliticiansinallpartiestakethisastheirtoppriority.Andthere’snowhereclosetodoingthatnow.Oneindividualwhomakesthatcommitmentca