Erin Brockovich
Work in Progress with Sophia Bush
iHeartPodcasts
4.6 • 3.4K Ratings
🗓️ 15 September 2020
⏱️ 94 minutes
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Erin Brockovich is the President of Brockovich Research & Consulting, a renowned Consumer Advocate and Environmental Activist, a public speaker, a published author, a media personality, and the founder of the Erin Brockovich Foundation, a nonprofit created to educate and empower communities in their fight for clean water. Erin is often best-known for spearheading the successful case against the Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) of California in 1993 that resulted in the largest settlement ever paid in a direct-action lawsuit in U.S. history and served as inspiration for the Oscar-winning 2000 film starring Julia Roberts, Erin Brockovich. Erin joins Sophia on “Work in Progress” to discuss the numerous environmental projects that she’s involved in, her iconic PG&E case, the current global water crisis including water pollution, water scarcity, water policy in the US, and why there is such an urgent need for citizens to get involved in the fight for safe water…plus, so much more.
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| 1:31.0 | Hi, everyone. Sophia Bush here. Welcome to work in progress, where I talk to people who inspire me about how they got to where they are and where they think they're still going. |
| 1:42.0 | Guys, I am so excited to share today's conversation with you. |
| 1:59.0 | The chat I had with today's guest, who is truly iconic, was an absolute honor to sit down with the inspiring, empowering, and brilliant Ms. Erin Brockovich. |
| 2:14.0 | Yes, that Erin Brockovich was truly a bucket list moment. |
| 2:22.0 | Erin is not only the president of Brockovich Research and Consulting, where she writes wrongs every day on multiple fronts, but she is also a renowned consumer advocate and environmental activist, a public speaker, and the founder of the Erin Brockovich Foundation, a nonprofit created to educate and empower communities in their fight for clean water. |
| 2:44.0 | Erin is often best known for spearheading the successful case against the Pacific Gas and Electric Company PG&E. |
| 2:52.0 | As a living proof that an ordinary person can truly change the world, Erin's efforts in the PG&E case not only resulted in the largest settlement ever paid in a direct action lawsuit in US history, but also inspired the Oscar winning 2000 film starring Julia Roberts titled, Erin Brockovich. |
| 3:12.0 | Following the film's success, Erin used her newfound notoriety to spread positive messages and encourage others to make a difference through a variety of media, including TV, film, and publishing. |
| 3:24.0 | A true crusader for both the environment and public health and safety, Erin actively participates in exposing injustices and empowering the people by traveling the world and lending her voice to those who do not have one, as she remains one of the most requested speakers on the International Lecture Circuit. |
| 3:41.0 | Most recently, Erin published her second book, Superman's Not Coming, and is working on an ABC drama based on her life. |
| 3:49.0 | In my conversation with Erin today, we discussed the numerous environmental projects she's involved in, her iconic PG&E case, the current global water crisis, including water pollution, water scarcity, water policy here in the US, and why there is such an urgent need for citizens everywhere to get involved in the fight for safe life. |
| 4:10.0 | Erin, I could not be more excited to have you here today. I woke up with butterflies this morning, and I was on the phone with one of my best friends, and he was like, are you okay? And I was like, I'm just so excited. I'm so excited. |
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