Fixed-Gear Article in the Observer 9th March

turpe [quote]MrSmith it makes me laugh when the lefty/liberal broadsheets have articles about green this, sustanable that, eco somethingelse and then in the glossy supplement it's full of expensive tat to make your life more meaningful, telling us to buy shit we don't need. why not travel to mongolia to buy a birthing blanket from a native, or perhaps the patio heater disguised as a lifesize replica of Michaelangelo's david is just the thing for your garden? it makes you feel like your life is worthwhile and you get to pollute the atmosphere while you do it.

Funnily enough, I was just listening to the BBC World Service and they spoke to a woman here in SF about the growing trend of 'Eco-Therapists'. They are psychologists that are concerned specifically with middle-class pricks suffering anxiety about not doing enough for the environment.

No, really.
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'Well, doctor, I just don't feel like I recycle enough plastics and I feel like I should be composting more of my food waste, but I just can't find a compost box to match the finish on my Aga, which only gets used to warm up my gourmet ready meals...'

'There, there, dear - it's ok to feel bad about the environment and talking to me about it is far better than actually inconveniencing your lifestyle by doing a little more. Now, if you can just input your PIN number here...'*

When the BBC guy asked her whether she thought that the idea of 'green guilt' was more than a little pathetic, she audibly shrugged and just said 'Yes, absolutely, but you just can't tell these people'.

Long article about 'Green Worry'.

Also, it's thought in many quarters that recycling is actually counter-productive, as the energy used to sort through the used goods that find their way to recycling centres and actually recycle said goods completely negates the environmental impact (sometimes even having a worse effect) that re-using the natural resources has.

EcoWorld's 'Recycling Myths' article.

'*Jenny *has a therapist who makes her feel better about driving her kids to school in a bloody great 4X4. HARDEN THE FUCK UP, JENNY!'[/quote]

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South PArk 1002

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