Posts Tagged ‘consumer culture’

Wow, what a mess! The Wall Street debacle

Posted September 19th, 2008 in Blog 1 Comment

Fostering Ecological Hope
Today from Margaret Swedish:
Okay, one last post before we launch the new website on Monday. Not to worry, the blog will still be there. Nothing lost. But now it will be one of a few features on the site, along with a new online magazine, news features, suggestions for things [...]

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On diminishment

Posted September 15th, 2008 in Blog 1 Comment

Fostering Ecological Hope
Today from Margaret Swedish:
What a remarkable couple of weeks since I last posted. Drawing close to the dying and death of a loved one is a life-changing experience. How can it not be?
Especially in such a death-denying culture as this one?
When my Father died 20 years ago, my family first encountered home hospice. [...]

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Why high gas prices are a good thing

Posted August 20th, 2008 in Blog 1 Comment

Fostering Ecological Hope
Today from Margaret Swedish:
[WARNING: a fairly longish post.]
High gas prices have become a central election issue, and some politicians are playing a dangerous game with it. Promising less expensive oil through off-shore drilling and, once again, endless supply if we just keep on drilling is a deception of vast proportions. [...]

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Trashing our planet reflects the moral values of profoundly alienated beings

Posted August 8th, 2008 in Blog 0 Comments

Fostering Ecological Hope
Today from Margaret Swedish:
What would your Mother say if you walked through her house disposing of trash on the floors and furniture, leaving your body waste in her sinks and shower stalls, filling it with clutter, making an unhealthy mess of the place, disease and germs feasting on your waste, fouling the air [...]

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