Posts Tagged ‘sustainability’

Waste — and hope

Posted March 22nd, 2009 in Blog, Featured 0 Comments

Fostering Ecological Hope
Today from Margaret Swedish:
Okay, here’ some good news from the economic crisis — we’re throwing away less trash.  Landfills are facing economic stress.  This is a good thing, and we hope it lasts — also that anyone laid off from jobs at landfills can get a another job.
This story was reported in the [...]

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Do not fear the Ides of March

Posted March 15th, 2009 in Blog, Featured 0 Comments

Fostering Ecological Hope
Today from Margaret Swedish:
With all the bad news, today I want to celebrate Spring — because it surely is coming.  We bask in glorious sunshine and warmer temps today, knowing that March still has plenty of roar left in it.  It is a month of great weather contrasts in this part of the [...]

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An opportunity

Posted November 21st, 2008 in Blog, Featured 3 Comments

Fostering Ecological Hope
Today from Margaret Swedish:
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Many people are talking about how the new administration coming to Washington in January presents a real opportunity to gets some things done. Yesterday saw a real positive sign in the ousting of Rep. John Dingell (D-MI) from [...]

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Economic crisis: invitation to a new way of life

Posted October 5th, 2008 in Blog, Featured 0 Comments

Fostering Ecological Hope
Today from Margaret Swedish:
[WARNING:  this is a longish post, a meditation, if you will.  I welcome your comments.]
Can the economic crisis be perceived as an opportunity to change how we live?  Of course it can.  And whether one sees that as scary, or with relief, or with an “about time,” or with sadness [...]

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