Former Governor Brown speaks on the impact of environmentalism on economy. Quoting Paul Samuelson, he argues radically decreasing GNP will not result in an improved environment. However, he believes there needs to be a higher consciousness about the impact on the environment that population and industrial growth has.

Critical of the building moratoriums of the no-growth movement as over-reactive to past mistakes, he notes it is not the growth itself, but things like over-crowding at schools, that the citizenry opposes. He says it is a day dream to return the environment to a pristine scenery. He believes dealing with unemployment is much more important.

Brown argues for both increased growth and further protections on the environment. He outlines the hopes of the California Council for Environmental and Economic Balance. Specifically, he calls for a statewide commitment to reconcile the priorities regarding the environment and economy. Similarly, he calls for a statewide plan for land use, including public transportation systems in both Northern and Southern California. He also calls for making it more attractive to drive smaller cars.

The question and answer session covers the oil crisis, off-shore drilling, environmentalists and the Alaska pipeline, emission controls, his health, the coming gubernatorial election, Reagan's chance at the presidency, a no-fault insurance law, and his governorship.