BP and You: Investing, Boycotting, Giving

The Brian Lehrer Show | Jun 4, 2010

Marcin Kacperczyk is a professor of finance at the NYU Stern School of Business who studies socially responsible investing. He talks about how you may have investments in BP, even if you don't know it.  Then, National Association of Convenience Stores spokesperson Jeff Lenard discusses the effect - or lack thereof - of protests and boycotts of BP gas stations.  Then, Tom Watson , publisher of On Philanthropy discusses how you can make charitable contributions to help efforts in the Gulf of Mexico.

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