From the K-P-F-K Studios in Southern California,

it's the Ralph Nader Radio Hour.

Stand up, stand up.

You've been sitting ready to song.

Welcome to the Ralph Nader Radio Hour. My name is David Feldman, along with the

man of the hour, Ralph Nader. Steve Scrovan is on

today's today's on assignment. Hi Ralph.

On today's show our themes are water and power.

Our first guest will be George Hawkins, head of D.C. Water, which is a not-for-profit municipal water utility,

serving the District of Columbia. It's known for being innovative, environmentally focused,

and rate-er funded.

It's a model for the rest of our country.

This is particularly relevant in light of the wastewater treatment issues caused by the

recent hurricanes, Harvey and Irma and Maria. That's the water

portion of the show. For the power portion we're going to speak with Media

and even Douglas Rushkoff who has written numerous books on media in the digital age, including

throwing rocks at the Google bus how growth became the enemy of prosperity.

But first, George Hawkins serves as chief executive officer and general manager of DC

water, which is a public utility that distributes drinking water and collects and treats

wastewater for more than 672,000 residents and nearly 18 million annual visitors

to the District of Columbia. D.C. water also provides wholesale wastewater treatment services for 1.6 million people in Montgomery and Prince George's counties in Maryland and Fairfax and Loudoun counties in Virginia.

They provide high quality water services in a safe environmentally friendly and efficient manner.

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