From: Janet BaumDate: August 30, 2009 2:19:52 PM EDT (CA) Subject: Re: [DCHAS-L] Environmental sustainability in labs?- Friday Hilarity Ensues Here is the definitions from several MIT students. "Sustainability is: not f..king things up for the next generation and a cyclical progress that moves upwards in a spiral." "Sustainability is when things are 'green' like cob houses." "Sustainability means doing things in a way such that they can be maintained indefinitely." "Sustainability is the 3 E's: Economy (profitable), Equity (no marginal social cost), and Environment (zero net impact) and also when people stop complaining. It's not just about stopping climate change." There's more, but Enough!