Author Joel Bourne joins Chris Cherniak and Nell Larson in the first segment of the show. In his book, The End of Plenty - The Race to Feed a Crowded World, Bourne chronicles the trends, making it likely we'll see more hunger and malnutrition in coming decades. While the earth's population and economies are growing rapidly, our ability to feed it is undermined by climate change, growing water shortages, the use of farmland to grow biofuels and the increasing consumption of meat, which is a highly inefficient way to use the grain we grow. Bourne says there are some promising developments and ways to meet the threat , but time is running out.
In the second half of the show, Brian Kahn of Morgan Stanley joins us to discuss an event they are hosting on August 20th, titled The Value of Investing with Impact. More people are looking for ways to establish an investment portfolio that matches up with their environmental awareness and sustainability.