Gulf Coast Oil Spill | Susan Bodnar PhD

Psychoanalysis, Psychology and the Environment

May 28, 2010 by Susan Bodnar 4 Comments

Begininng Tuesday June 1 – Friday June 25th IARPP will be hosting an online seminar: Psychoanalysis, Psychology and the Environment: A Dialogue. Given what has transpired in the Gulf Coast, this topic couldn’t be more timely. The seminar ($10.00 fee) is open to all IARPP members ($135.00 membership fee). During that time period this blog […]

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Gulf Coast Oil Spill #4: Teens

May 25, 2010 by Susan Bodnar Leave a Comment

If you are wondering just how bad things really are in the Gulf see this ABC news report. Philippe Cousteau (Jacque’s grandson) calls it a “nightmare.” Transocean is holding a memorial today for those who died in the Deepwater Horizon in Jackson, Miss. . People have died. The US government is now calling it the […]

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Gulf Coast Oil Spill #3

May 20, 2010 by Susan Bodnar 1 Comment

The news coming out of the Gulf coast suggests that there is a great deal of denial, at best, or according to some scientists quoted in the NYTimes, an actual suppression of information. Brit Hume actually asked, “Where is the oil?” (See it at climateprogress.org). I suppose he hasn’t had the opportunity to check in […]

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Gulf Oil Spill #2

May 4, 2010 by Susan Bodnar 2 Comments

Read this. Krugman echoes comments by Glenn Albrecht. The surprising issue is that given the severity of this disaster, so few people seem as upset as I might expect, at least here in NYC. I venture to say, however, that unless you live along the Gulf coast or work in it waters, the implications of […]

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