Boston, proud capital of New England, is full of great people, places and things, such as the Boston Public Library (pictured) the Murninghan Post, and its editor, Marcy Murninghan.

The Murninghan Post hosts the Sustainability Lexicon Project, a wiki spearheaded by corporate social responsibility (CSR) consultant Deborah Leipziger.

While we love libraries, and in the 21st century, adore social media tools like wikis, both have their issues. Libraries face challenges by no fault of their own--budget constraints. Wikipedia, our favorite wiki and crowd sourcing extravaganza, can be unwieldy, as in the case of Sarah Palin’s minions furiously trying to change Wikipedia’s entry on the history about Paul Revere after the half-term Alaska governor flubbed the story about his legendary Lexington ride.

Currently the Lexicon is a work in progress with limited resources at the moment. Focused on sustainability related issues, it is a great site to visit if you are befuddled by terms like “anthro capital” or XBRL.

Do visit the Lexicon. It is only getting better, and thank the Murninghan Post for its editor and staff’s amazing efforts.

Which reminds me, I promised to write a definition about humanitarian design.

About The Author

Leon Kaye

Leon Kaye is the founder and editor of GreenGoPost.com and its advisory division, GGP Media. Contact him to discuss how he can work with your organization or event. His focus is making the business case for sustainability and corporate social responsibility (CSR). He writes for San Francisco-based Triple Pundit, Inhabitat and now The Guardian, for which he writes about corporate responsibility, water, and green building. He has also written for AIA's Architect Magazine. Leon works out of Fresno and Silicon Valley, California, and when he has free time, he enjoys hiking, gardening, cooking, weightlifting, and planning his next trip to one of the 60 countries he has visited. He has an MBA from USC's Marshall School of Business and is also a proud graduate of the University of Maryland-Baltimore County (UMBC) and Cal State-Fresno.