But we should dream up new ways of living, alternatives to the wasteful ways that we house ourselves now. Alternatives like the Winslow Cohousing community on Bainbridge Island, where there are separate living areas, but shared dining facilities. Or like the community in Idaho that built an entire street of homes on foundations built of old tires filled with dirt. I thought these were supposed to be the frugal '90s. I thought people were beginning to realize that our resources truly are finite and that it is time to scale down.
Fuss is right.
Your Mother eco-marketing misinformation I can stomach. The accompanying brochure states that the 'organic weave' napkins will last me that long. Frankly, I don't believe it. There are those eco-fems who would accuse me of being a female misogynist, but nothing could be further from the truth. I will not use these new environmentally friendly products because I am a feminist and I believe women have not come the past 25 years to return to use gobs of 'recyclable' cloth for their menstrual needs.