These things are always taken out of context. Someone pointed out this article to me: Erin Brockovich says film was a curse.

I have gotten a LOT of mileage in speeches and in media events over the inconvenience of being recognized, for example in the bathroom, or not being recognized at the checkout counter (and unable to cash my own checks because I'm not Julia Roberts!!). And what In Touch Magazine said is true, I have gotten " mean comments about my looks, my bustier and my foul language. People would send rude letters.."

By Melanie D.G. Kaplan

Who doesn’t know Erin Brockovich? Or at least we all think we know her, through the role that Julia Roberts played in the 2000 movie that bears her name. We remember Brockovich, the single mother and legal clerk who was instrumental in constructing a case against the Pacific Gas and Electric Company of California. The case, which led to one of the biggest class action lawsuits in American history, alleged contamination of drinking water with hexavalent chromium in the California town of Hinkley.

Environmental activist Erin Brockovich will announce on April 22 the results of her investigation into the brain tumor clusters in Cameron.

Erin Brockovich addressed the media in Lenoir City January 8, 2009, prior to visiting the site of the TVA coal ash spill site to speak to residents who have been affected by the disaster.

Test results from water sampling conducted by the city on Jan. 12, showed that the system violated standards for haloacetic acids, which are a byproduct of the chlorination process used to disinfect drinking water.

Cameron Environmental Investigation

In May 2008, in response to high community concern about the city’s drinking water as a possible cause of brain tumors, the Department of Natural Resources tested the public drinking water in Cameron. No contaminants that would pose a public health threat were found. Like all public water systems in Missouri, Cameron’s public water system is routinely tested to ensure the water is safe for the public to drink. Over many years of testing and evaluation, Cameron’s public water has repeatedly been found to be clean and safe for public consumption.

Today I watched the hope and dreams of America come to life again. I am referring to the inauguration. How much it means. The words spoken and how they apply to the work I do.
Like most Americans and much of the world, I was glued to the TV; chills coursing up and down my spine, I watched my own young daughter as she watched the historic moment in history. I saw and shared the sense of pride and inspiration at the commencement of a new era.

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