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I think i was the first executive to ever speak at a greenpeace business conference, in london in 2001. that didn't play well here at ford, but i thought it was an important signal to send internally, that these were the kind of issues we needed to be grappling with.

-Bill Ford

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I Think I Was The First Executive

Bill Ford

I think i was the first executive to ever speak at a greenpeace business conference, in london in 2001. that didn't play well here at ford, but i thought it was an important signal to send internally, that these were the kind of issues we needed to be grappling with.

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It was such an amazing experience to be able to spend nine days on a boat with these greenpeace people. some of them were scientists and some were crew members working on the ship. just to hear their stories, like what drew them to greenpeace in the first place and what they've been through. every single second of the day they work to save the planet, which makes me as an actor feel quite insignificant.

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Anything was better than going to work. all those early tours before we made any money were more like vacations. i don't think it was until 2001 that we pulled our heads out of the sand and were like, "what are we doing?" i don't think chris realized he was in a band until 2001. he all of a sudden woke up one day and realized he was in a band. he thought he was just recording my solo project. three albums later, we're in baltimore trying to figure out what to do with ourselves.

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