336: How to know if your drinking water is safe | Erin Brockovich

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🗓️ 24 September 2021

⏱️ 42 minutes

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Erin Brockovich: “Your gut is your second brain, and we oftentimes don't listen to it.” Brockovich, an environmental activist, consumer advocate, and legal clerk, joins mbg co-CEO, Jason Wachob, to discuss how we can tackle the water crisis, plus: - The most common pollutants in drinking water - Signs you're dealing with unsafe water - Low-lift ways to reduce your water consumption - How to actually advocate for yourself & your community - What to do if you're feeling overwhelmed by climate news Referenced in the episode: - Brockovich's book, Superman's Not Coming. - Learn more about the film, Last Call At The Oasis. - Learn more about the film, Erin Brockovich. - Brockovich's newsletter. - Read more about the Hannibal, Missouri vote to remove ammonia in drinking water. - Brockovich's website. Enjoy this episode sponsored by Cotton! Whether it's an article or podcast, we want to know what we can do to help here at mindbodygreen. Let us know at: podcast@mindbodygreen.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Welcome to the MyBuddyGreen podcast. I'm Jason Wachib, founder and co-CEO of MyBuddyGreen and your host.
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0:45.6	Aaron Brockovich is a force and an icon. So it is an honor to have her on the show today.
0:55.7	She is the president of Brockovich Research and Consulting and the founder of the
0:59.8	Aaron Brockovich Foundation, a nonprofit aimed to educate and empower communities in their
1:05.4	fight for clean water. And she's also the creator of the BrockovichReport.com substack which
1:11.5	you're going to want to subscribe to. Now you probably already know Aaron from the 2000 film
1:17.3	titled Aaron Brockovich starring Joey Roberts as Aaron Brockovich. But today we're going to chat
1:24.0	about her amazing book titled Superman's Not Coming, Our National Water Crisis and what we the
1:31.7	people can do about it. Aaron, welcome. Hello, good morning. Good afternoon. Good morning. Good
1:40.4	afternoon. So I am going to start with your incredible must read book, Superman's Not Coming,
1:47.3	which took an unadulterated look at the National Water Crisis and Christ it is, it is indeed
1:54.0	from chemical spills and factories behind it to the severe health complications that ordinary
2:01.0	regular people are facing because of it. And you are a household named to many but to others
2:06.3	but you're a new name. And so can you fill us in about how you first got involved in this crisis
2:12.7	and why? Well, boy, where would I even begin? So I first got involved or people might have
2:23.6	began to recognize my name after a film came out in the year 2000s during Joey Roberts called
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