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John Rumm writes:
On 23/03/2016 03:39, Bill Wright wrote:
In the interests of the conservation of materials and energy, should not
DIY, especially the repair of goods, be a priority for the environmental
movement?

It must present an interesting conflict for many a green... on the one
hand it is a very good fit with the political ideology, and yet on the
other the knowledge requirements and attention to detail required are
likely to be counter to the (lack of) thought process that makes much
green policy seem even plausible in the first place.

If there was a green movememnt based on sound science and economics,
I would join it. Unfortunately, most green activists don't know
anything about either of them, and worse still, don't even realise
they don't know anything about them.

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Andrew Gabriel
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