DEFRA says: delete your emails to … save water?!

https://pivot-to-ai.com/2025/08/14/defra-says-delete-your-emails-to-save-water/ - text
https://pivottoai.libsyn.com/20250814-delete-your-emails-to-save-water - podcast
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gm2MA5dgLgU&list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA - video

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I r journalist, so I called up DEFRA. The fellow insisted that deleting emails saved water. He couldn't speak on the record (not so useful for a media desk really) so I have also emailed DEFRA to enquire how much water deleting 1 email or 1m emails saves, and how this remarkable claim made it into the press release.

https://www.gov.uk/government/news/national-drought-group-meets-to-address-nationally-significant-water-shortfall

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