Erin Brockovich: Supermans Not Coming
b"Twenty years ago, Julia Roberts won an Oscar for her portrayal of maverick environmental activist Erin Brockovich in the film of the same name. These days, in addition to her work on water safety and toxins in communities, Brockovich has taken on the climate emergency. \\u201cClimate change is about too much water, not enough water, no water, drought, flooding,\\u201d Brockovich says. \\u201cI think it's becoming real because it's tangible, it's touchable. You're running from it, you\\u2019re breathing it. You're swimming in it. You could be drowning in it. I just think it's here.\\u201d Superman\\u2019s not coming to protect our water or environment, writes Brockovich in her latest book \\u2014 and neither are corporations, politicians or the \\u201cgutted\\u201d EPA. \\u201cClimate change will be about our response, our preparedness, our defending ourselves,\\u201d Brockovich maintains. \\u201cAnd not just thinking that because you can\\u2019t see it, it\\u2019s not going to happen.\\u201d An unfiltered conversation with an environmental icon. Visit climateone.org/watch-and-listen/podcasts for more information on today's episode. Guests: Erin Brockovich, Author, Superman's Not Coming: Our National Water Crisis and What We the People Can Do About It (Pantheon, 2020) This interview was recorded via video on September 11, 2020\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices"