REWIND: Erin Brockovich / Inconspicuous Consumption

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🗓️ 3 January 2021

⏱️ 52 minutes

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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. In her mind, the connection is fundamental. “Climate change is about too much water, not enough water, no water, drought, flooding,” Brockovich says, adding, “It’s becoming real because it's tangible, it's touchable. You're running from it, you’re breathing it. You're swimming in it. You could be drowning in it. I just think it's here.” Also, New York Times reporter Tatiana Schlossberg on how everyday choices – like deciding what to eat, wear or binge-watch – may impact the planet more than you think. And two experts on sustainable apparel uncover the hidden carbon footprint stuffed in our drawers, closets and gym bags. Visit our website 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) Tatiana Schlossberg, Author, Inconspicuous Consumption: The Environmental Impact You Don't Know You Have (Grand Central Publishing, 2019) Rebecca Burgess, Founder and Director, Fibershed Amina Razvi, Executive Director, Sustainable Apparel Coalition Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:28.6	Can one person make a difference in the climate fight?
0:34.7	Climate One conversations feature all aspects of the climate emergency,
0:38.7	the individual and the systemic, the exciting and the scary. I'm Greg Dalton.
0:46.9	Today we revisit three conversations from 2020 that empower us to make a difference,
0:51.8	both individually and collectively.
0:57.6	The small choices we make every day can have an impact on climate.
1:01.8	But does focusing on individual action distract us from changing the economics that encourage us to accumulate more stuff?
1:04.7	You know, I don't think we should feel individually guilty necessarily for our consumption,
1:10.0	but we should feel collectively responsible
1:12.0	for fixing these systems and building a better world.
1:14.7	Later on, we'll talk with former New York Times reporter Tatyana Schlossberg about how to be a more
1:19.1	informed and impactful consumer.
1:21.3	And two experts in sustainable apparel uncover the hidden carbon footprint stuffed in
1:25.8	our drawers, closets, and gym bags.
1:28.4	Yoga pants, bicycling shorts, you know, denim jeans. What does that material look like?
1:33.0	You know, where is it coming from? What's the environmental impact of it?
1:36.1	But first, Julia Roberts won an Oscar 20 years ago for her portrayal of Maverick Environmental
1:41.8	activist Aaron Brockovich, who in 1993 took on Pacific
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