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Production and Manufacturing. The issue of production and manufacturing is complex, as our current level of production and consumption will not be possible in an energy constrained world that is reliant on alternative renewable energy sources. We can start by assessing what was manufactured locally in the past. Some traditional tools, machinery, and agricultural methods will have to be re-learned. We will also need to start utilizing the resources that we currently consider “waste”. What were people making and using two generations ago, before the development of mass production, globalization, and the service industry? Re-localization does not mean creating industries to produce everything we currently consume. This is impossible. It does mean substituting much of what we import for things we can produce locally, as well as reassessing our “needs” and consuming less.
Other elements of Relocalization:
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