Hi Jeni,
I want to thank you for LIMBY, and would like anything you've written
on the subject. I came up with YIMBY as soon as I heard NIMBY back in
the early days of google, because just before I claimed YIMBY, I
decided to try this new-fangled search engine, and found that YIMBY
was in frequent use. But NIABY just didn't have legs--until the
Shaleshock/Sustainable Tompkins NIMBY/morality discussion (I'm the one
who cross-posted the SS thread to ST). And I'm so glad I did; it
helped spur many wonderful posts, including yours (and Gay's, and
others) and perhaps was a factor in Marcellus Challenge.
I have been writing essays on a mix of ecology public policy and
individual actions (both against the middle) for years, but publishing
very few of them. Have now gotten a few kicks in the butt, and so am
putting out more work and am about to launch my own blog, and not just
post on others' blog, or write the odd opinion piece in the Journal,
etc (tho one of those is in the works on the very topic of NIMBY vs
YIMBY/LIMBY/NIABY).
So I like would to include and credit what you have written.
two of my favorites from your list:
DON'T WORRY, BE EFFICIENT
SMALL IS SEXY
Two other favorite slogans are "Making a community while making a
living" (Paul Glover re: local currencies/local economies).
"One people, one planet."
Thanks for all your great work.
Margaret
On Dec 17, 2009, at 9:18 AM, jeni wightman wrote:
sloganeers!
so i'm making an installation for an art show in florida with the
theme "environmentalism by proxy". i think my piece will be called
'eat my words'. it will be a 25 foot wall of environmental slogans
made of 3" molasses cookies that the guests take, dip in milk, and
eat at the opening - ie, rantings are consumed and disappeared to
fuel the next generation of thought/thinking...
but i'm looking for some slogans. environmental slogans. but
things you actually think or believe, ie, it is relevant. it pushes
the envelope, is not standard 'sustainable' talk, but the parts
about sustainability that frustrate you, and make you quip in new
and adventurous directions with your thoughts (with cynicism and/or
earnestness), but evolve our thinking.
do you have any? or even just ideas/concepts to riff on.
i've just begun and here are a few i'm ok with:
INFINITE GROWTH IS GRAND DELUSION
CONSERVATIVE - IT'S A MISUSED WORD
THE EXPONENTIAL FUNCTION BEGINS WITH ONE
THERE ARE NO WIN-WINS IN AN ECOSYSTEM
DON'T WORRY, BE EFFICIENT
SMALL IS SEXY
IT'S A SMALL SMALL WORLD
I WANT LESS
so how about you email me directly and i'll send the compiled
slogans to the list serve.
jeni
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