:15:01
Well, we basically work on
different environment issues,
:15:04
from clean water to
disarmament of chemical weapons.
:15:06
You know, international laws
that deal with the environment.
:15:09
And, and, what do you do for them?
We're going this way.
:15:11
Uhm, different things.
:15:13
Like last year,
I was in India for quite a while,
:15:15
working on a water treatment plant.
:15:17
- Wow!
- Well, yeah, the cotton industry there
:15:20
is a major source of
pollution, so...
:15:21
I mean, this sounds like you're
actually doing something, you know,
:15:24
I mean, most people,
myself included, just...
:15:27
sit around and bitch, you know,
:15:29
America's consuming all the world resources,
SUVs suck, global warming is real...
:15:34
You know, I'm really relieved
you're not one of those
:15:36
Freedom Fries kind of Americans.
:15:38
Hey, you know...
But, how did you get into that?
:15:40
Ah, I came out of political science
:15:42
and I was hoping to work
for the government.
:15:44
And I did, for a while... eh, terrible!
:15:47
- Not good?
- Yeah, no.
:15:48
Anyway, I got really tired...
let's go this way
:15:51
... of having those endless
conversations with friends
:15:53
about how the world is falling to pieces.
:15:55
So I decided what I really wanted to do
:15:58
was to find things that could be fixed,
and try to fix them, you know?
:16:02
I always thought you'd be
doing something cool like that.
:16:05
- I did!
- Thanks!
:16:06
I just... no, really,
really like you to be doing a job that I like.
:16:13
You know, I actually alternated
between thinking that...
:16:15
You know, everything is
irrevocably screwed up,
:16:18
and that things might be
getting better in some ways.
:16:20
Better? How could you
possibly say that?
:16:23
Well, I just mean, you know...
I mean, I know it sounds weird,
:16:26
but there are things
to be optimistic about.
:16:28
Okay... I know the book you're selling,
:16:32
which is great, I'm very
happy for you, but...
:16:34
let me break the news for you, ok?
:16:35
- The world is a mess right now!
- I wasn't saying that...
:16:39
Ok, we're moving all our
industry to developing nations.
:16:42
We can get cheap labor
free of any environmental laws.
:16:45
Ok, the weapon industry is booming,
:16:47
Five million people die every year
for preventable water disease.
:16:50
So, how is the world getting any better?
:16:51
I'm not getting angry,
I'm not getting angry, but...
:16:53
come on, I want to know,
I'm interested!
:16:55
Ok, I realize that there are a lot
of serious problems in the world.
:16:59
- Ok, thank you!
- I mean, I don't even have