Summer All Ready wrote:
Mister,
All there is in the bellow response is a good amount of irrational fear
[not that fear is ever rational, but this is panic] and
a senseless second paragraph resulting from an ill attempt to ridicule
my sensible use of points within words to clarify meanings. Why that
much negativity?
How is one installation possibly compromising 'public good'? Whose
'current eco-consumerism' [speaking about labeling]? I have been working
and living sustainability for more than thirty years. HOw about you?
Living with better understanding of own surroundings and interdependency
of living forms is a way of life, not consumerism. Nothing oriented
towards ecological living could possibly 'compromise' your
'citizenship'. On the contrary.
Let's just put an effort in being a little more positive.
Best,
Ana
sorry for the misunderstanding. the attempt was to be
open-minded, to speak your language -- not negativity or
overreaction -- recognizing that we might actually be on the
same page.
so the question was: knowing what we do about how
'greenwashing' may be used to promote/defend any number of
our consumer and civic choices, how can we justify
parkletting, where select businesses capture public spaces?
there's no easy answer; others have been discussing it.
here's an interesting article from ny times (2007) which
points to how eco-consumerism intersects with citizenship:
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/07/01/fashion/01green.html
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