Turner puts money where his heart is

By SCOTT McMILLION Chronicle Staff Writer

GALLATIN GATEWAY - Ted Turner says things are getting better in the world, but they aren't good enough yet. So he's aiming to fix a few.

ERIK PETERSEN/CHRONICLE Ted Turner looks over some of the vast expanse of land he owns at Spanish Creek on which he raises bison for his newest venture, his chain of 55 Ted's Montana Grill restaurants throughout the country. Compared to a decade ago, fewer people live in utter poverty.

He wants to cut that number ever more. Free trade among nations will help do that, he says, so he's trying to get his fellow Democrats to understand that.

And while he sees global warming as a growing risk, more people are aware of it, partly because of the environmental groups he funds.

"You're talking about a lot of people who are upset about it," Turner said in a recent interview at his Flying D Ranch. "And I think we're going to make them take a swing and try to do something about it."

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