by Michelle Lasley | Oct 5, 2008 | The Green Life
What would happen to our world if we balanced three target interests: environment, economy, and equity? What if our decision-balance sheet held that these three goals and priorities had to balance to neutral before we proceeded on any decision? What would happen if...
by Michelle Lasley | Sep 21, 2008 | Food
A lot dealing with sustainability answers the question, “How can I do for myself?” A major component of sustainability is keeping things local, and what’s more local than supplying for yourself from your place on this earth? Whether it be an...
by Michelle Lasley | Sep 19, 2008 | The Balancing Act
Reading through today’s news is quite interesting. We are under a massive financial crisis with giants falling before our eyes. There is a lot of excitement on Wall Street to have the federal government bail out these bad debts so that the economy can get back on...
by Michelle Lasley | Sep 11, 2008 | The Green Life
G.M. Reports Quarterly Loss of $722 Million. This was the headline of the NY Times as I checked the headlines one morning in July. The article goes on to explain that it’s $1.28 a share and compared with the $950 million profit or $1.68 a share from the same period...
by Michelle Lasley | Jul 23, 2008 | The Green Life
While looking for more secure employment, I have come across a few jobs that require familiarity with ‘The Natural Step’ framework. Considering I took a class based on this framework two years ago, I am now writing about the framework as a refresher course...