There really are places running out of water, but they don't seem to be genuinely conserving the little bit they have. As we face the looming potential of an electricity shortage, we're certainly not cutting our electricity consumption. On the contrary, it's going up. Are we going to keep on with full-throttle consumption until we run out? Besides posing that question, this episode talks about the ineffectiveness of Russian oil sanctions and the possible extinction of cactus species.