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It is time for the podcast.

And the podcast today is all going to be about the economics of a very scarce, precious

commodity.

And no, it's not oil.

It's not gas.

It's not LPG. It's not even jet fuel, all those

things you've heard about in the last couple of weeks. The commodity is water. Now, in fact,

water is one of the scarcest commodities. It is also absolutely essential for life. and it is increasingly risky in the sense

that where people live is increasingly further away

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