Critical commentary – Page 9

We Need to Close the Loop

Posted on August 19, 2018 by greenerjsa

I picked up new recycling bins a few days ago, as our bins have been totally mangled and broken by the pick-ups. Not to blame […]

Advocacy, Critical commentary, Materials Management

Why?

Posted on August 12, 2018 by greenerjsa

The kitchen was bright, sunny, and messy with the preparations for Sunday’s roast beef dinner. The whole family would be home, and the young boy […]

Critical commentary, Inspiration, Is it sustainable

Perfection or Progress?

Posted on July 23, 2018 by greenerjsa

I grew up with “practice makes perfect”. My son came home from middle school with “practice makes progress”. I find this changed rendition much, much […]

Advocacy, community, Critical commentary, Energy, Personal Reflections, Process, Products

Riff on Revkin: The Potential of Puberty

Posted on June 26, 2018 by greenerjsa

The world I live in heals me and frustrates me. This world that is so placidly beautiful and stable, while simultaneously cruel, shortsighted, and unresolved. […]

Critical commentary, Inspiration, Personal Reflections, Sustainability in Depth

This is Inequity

Posted on June 17, 2018 by greenerjsa

I often ride my bike to work. I try to do this on good weather days in the summer and start as early as I […]

community, Critical commentary, Personal Reflections, resilience

It’s So Beautiful, It Almost Looks Fake.

Posted on June 3, 2018 by greenerjsa

My mom was not a good cook, having been brought up in the time of “Mock Apple Pie” made with Ritz crackers and without apples […]

Bio-synergistic design, Critical commentary, Is it sustainable, Language

Communication: Perception vs. (?) Reality

Posted on May 27, 2018 by greenerjsa

I had an interesting and incredibly revealing discourse on FB today. In brief, I posted a meme, which was naturally oversimplified and declarative, and spend […]