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Kermit’s Lament: It’s Not Easy Being Green
| Title | Kermit’s Lament: It’s Not Easy Being Green |
| Publication Type | Journal Article |
| Year of Publication | 2007 |
| Authors | Vesilind, Aarne P., Heine Lauren, and Hamill Susan |
| Journal | Journal of Professional Issues in Engineering Education & Practice |
| Volume | 133 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pagination | 285-290 |
| Type of Article | Article |
| Publication Language | eng |
| ISSN Number | 10523928 |
| Accession Number | 26586667 |
| Keywords | Corporations , ENVIRONMENTAL , ethics , INDUSTRIAL , management , STRATEGIC , sustainable |
| Abstract | The author describes the origin and rationale for green engineering, and the motivational forces behind the green engineering movement. He then reports on a survey of corporate leaders on their attitudes toward green engineering and sustainable development and shows that many engineers and managers do espouse the principles of green engineering without a profit motive. Lastly, he considers why an engineer would want to engage in green engineering and concludes that the objective is best describes using the Aristotelian concept of eudaimonia, or the attainment of meaning and contentment with one’s life. |
| Notes | Vesilind, P. Aarne 1; Email Address: vesilind@bucknell.edu Heine, Lauren 2; Email Address: lauren.heine@greenblue.org Hamill, Susan; Affiliation: 1: Professor Emeritus, Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Bucknell Univ., Lewisburg, PA 17837 (corresponding author) 2: Senior Fellow, GreenBlue Institute, 600 E. Water St., Charlottesville, VA 22902; Source Info: Oct2007, Vol. 133 Issue 4, p285; Subject Term: SUSTAINABLE development; Subject Term: INDUSTRIAL management; Subject Term: ENVIRONMENTAL engineering; Subject Term: INDUSTRIAL arts; Subject Term: INDUSTRIAL policy; Subject Term: STRATEGIC planning; Subject Term: MANAGEMENT; Author-Supplied Keyword: Corporations; Author-Supplied Keyword: Environmental issues; Author-Supplied Keyword: Ethics; Author-Supplied Keyword: Sustainable development; NAICS/Industry Codes: 926110 Administration of General Economic Programs; Number of Pages: 6p; Illustrations: 1 Chart; Document Type: Article |
| DOI | 10.1061/(asce)1052-3928(2007)133:4(285) |
