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Water is the most valuable commodity and will be an increasingly dominant issue in our lifetime.  This discussion about the need for individuals to be ‘woke’ on water is worthwhile.

Erin Brockovich is one of the most famous names in environmental activism best known for going head to head with PG&E over polluted water in the town of Hinkley, CA. Today she graces the show to discuss her fascinating career, her new book ‘Superman’s Not Coming’, the dire condition of America’s public water & how you can be part of the solution. Here is a direct video link.

In more evidence that the economic rebound has stalled in Canada, a new survey from the Canadian Federation of Independent Business finds that just one in three or 29% of small and medium-sized businesses said that they were back to “normal or better” sales as of September 16, a number largely unchanged since mid-July.  See Only 29% of Canada’s small businesses are back to full sales:

At the current pace, the average business won’t see sales return to normal levels for another 17 months, the CFIB said. That doesn’t bode well for country’s outlook, considering how important small firms are for the economy. As of June, 98% of companies employ fewer than 100 people, data from Statistics Canada show.

Stanford Professor of Civil & Environmental Engineering and Cofounder of the Solutions Project, Mark Z Jacobson’s new book 100% Clean, Renewable Energy and Storage for Everything can be pre-ordered now on Amazon here.

Looking forward to my copy arriving soon.

Mark’s interview with Chris Engelbrecht of Extinction Rebellion on the feasibility of transitioning countries to clean, renewable energy is the Coles Notes.  We must use crisis ‘stimulus’ for a lasting benefit.  Here is a direct video link.