Spokesperson from “Move To Amend” on Clean Energy Radio

I just conducted another in a series of radio shows that I bang out weekly under the name Clean Energy Radio.

One of our “charters” is untangling the issue: If we all know that clean energy is vitally important, if it’s important to our bodily health, our financial health as a nation and to us as consumers and to the health of our planet, then why, exactly, is it so slow to make it to the scene?

My guest today was David Cobb, 2004 Green Party presidential candidate, now national spokesperson for Move To Amend, whose purpose is to create a constitutional amendment to abolish corporate personhood.

Readers who think I’m too far to the left politically may be dismayed that I had David on the show in the first place, but they will certainly be pleased to know that I asked tough questions:

• Are you telling us that corporations are evil – or even that the majority of the those running them are bad people?
• Their task is to make money for shareholders; I’m not sure I would call that “noble” in and of itself, but it’s certainly not “bad,” is it?
• If a person has the right of free speech, then why doesn’t that right belong to a group of people?
• Do you really need a constitutional amendment? What’s the matter with simply another Supreme Court judgement that refines this?
• I can hear the passion in your voice, and that’s refreshing, given the torpor and apathy of the world. But realistically, does Move To Amend have a chance?

Interesting stuff, I believe. I’ll post a link to the show when it’s available.