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On Wednesday a container ship rammed into the Bay Bridge, spilling 58,000 gallons of oil into San Francisco Bay. In the first half-hour, the program discusses the environmental impacts. Also, the stock market plummeted this week in the wake of a bleak forecast by Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke. The show looks at how the ongoing market chaos might impact businesses, consumers and the overall economy in the second half-hour. Host: Dave Iverson Guests:
Anne D'Innocenzio, national retail writer for The Associated Press
Jay Holcomb, director of the International Bird Rescue Research Center
Kathleen Pender, columnist at the San Francisco Chronicle.
Peter Coy, economics editor at BusinessWeek
Sejal Choksi, program director of San Francisco Baykeeper
Steve Edinger, assistant chief of the California Department of Fish and Game