I do not have a lot of faith in the Multinationals and other corporations. They have their tentacles into every aspect of life - but I get ahead of myself.

I could do as many advocate --just leave the manufacturers, food producers and chemical conglomerates to police their own actions. But there are innumerable problems with this approach, such as:

• Corporations act for shareholders, not society.
• Executive compensation is tied to profit levels.
• Often, companies paint themselves green and spread misinformation.
• They smile and promise to monitor their own activities -- then don't.
• They oppose regulation by claiming it will destroy the economy and make us uncompetitive.
• Their lobby groups are rich and strong.
• When confronted, they deny responsibility and argue that their scientists contradict the evidence against them.
• Their lawyers argue that laws are too wasteful and time-consuming.
• They have a lot of well-paid lawyers to sue their critics into bancruptcy.