Mary and Marandah attended the opening session of ECO:nomics a conference on Creating Environmental Capital presented by the Wall Street Journal. Global leaders in environment, industry, and politics filled the ballroom at the Bacara as the Teen Press listened to President and CEO of Ford Motor Company, Alan Mulally talk about the future of the automobile, and to Chairman and CEO of Google, Eric Schmidt talk about a possible silver lining in the energy crisis confronting America. On their way out, the girls recognized Robert Thomson, Editor-in-Chief of Dow Jones & Company and Managing Editor of The Wall Street Journal, and were graciously granted an interview.