Michelle Moore is an experienced business leader, nonprofit executive, and former White House official. Her accomplishments include leading sustainability efforts for the Federal government to helping build the global green building movement.
Articles by Michelle
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![A Values Revolution]()
A Values Revolution
Systems produce outcomes according to the values on which they’re founded. So, if you want to transform the outcomes or change the system, you’ve got to go deep to its roots and transform the values that define it.
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![A Year of Revelation: Let the Light In!]()
A Year of Revelation: Let the Light In!
Twenty-twenty has been a year of revelation. Whatever polite veneers may have once masked the injustice, fear, rage, want, and inequities that have been daily on display, those veils have been ripped away by a relentless year.
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![Giving Thanks in Defiance of a Trying Year]()
Giving Thanks in Defiance of a Trying Year
“Regret looks back. Fear looks around. Worry looks in. Faith looks up.”
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![What you do is who you are.]()
What you do is who you are.
What you do is who you are. I believe that is particularly true in this moment. We lament the murders of Rayshard Brooks, George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Tony McDade, and Ahmaud Arbery. We cry out together in solidarity for restorative justice. But what are we going to do, individually and corporately, to dismantle more than four hundred years of systems upon systems that have deeply institutionalized racism in this country? We can say that black lives matter, but until black lives matter is true of the lived experience of every American, there’s urgent work to do.
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![Honoring Earth Day at 50: Beauty that Lasts]()
Honoring Earth Day at 50: Beauty that Lasts
Earth Day invites us all to recommit ourselves to protecting the earth because of all the ways in which the health and quality of our lives and the lives of generations to come are bound up in the health of our planet. Committing yourself to protecting something (or someone) takes love, understanding, and an appreciation for its value. So how do we begin to love and appreciate the earth?
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![Leading with Values]()
Leading with Values
Systems produce outcomes according to the values on which they’re founded, so Groundswell has been very deliberate about defining and sharing the values that guide us daily in our work. Kristal Knowles, Groundswell’s Director of Operations and Customer Support and the heart and soul of our team, has led us through this effort. Last week, Groundswell’s Statement of Values was unanimously adopted by our full Board and every person on our staff team.
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![Dear Solar Industry: Celebrate Women’s History Month with Equal Pay]()
Dear Solar Industry: Celebrate Women’s History Month with Equal Pay
Last year, I was appalled to read in the U.S. Solar Industry Diversity Study that the gender pay gap in the solar industry is 26 percent, which means that women in the solar industry earn 74 cents on the dollar compared to men. The gender pay gap in the solar sector is even worse than the US economy as a whole, where women earn 82 cents on the dollar.
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![A 100% Renewable Energy Standard for DC and Energy Efficiency for All]()
A 100% Renewable Energy Standard for DC and Energy Efficiency for All
On December 18, DC’s City Council will take its final vote on the DC Clean Energy Omnibus Amendment Act of 2018.
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![A Letter of Thanksgiving]()
A Letter of Thanksgiving
Thanksgiving is really about gratitude, and gratitude is one of Groundwell’s guiding principles. Michelle Moore, Groundswell's CEO, shares the work that the team has accomplished and milestones to be grateful for this holiday season.
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![Sharing Good News: Hope, Joy, and Gratitude]()
Sharing Good News: Hope, Joy, and Gratitude
I can think of no better time of year than now to celebrate the joy that is intrinsic to our work, be grateful for the opportunities we have had this year to help others, and look forward wit
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![Faith and Fellowship: Solar Power Meets Spiritual Power]()
Faith and Fellowship: Solar Power Meets Spiritual Power
Groundswell hosted its first annual Faith and Fellowship luncheon last week at the lovely Maple Springs Baptist Church. Our purpose: to share how solar power can equip local faith communities
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![The Paris Agreement and a Moral Foundation for Leadership]()
The Paris Agreement and a Moral Foundation for Leadership
Groundswell CEO Michelle Moore reaffirms Groundswell's determination to continue building community power despite the recent US withdrawal from the Paris Climate Accord.
Groundswell CEO Michelle Moore reaffirms Groundswell's determination to continue building community power despite the recent US withdrawal from the Paris Climate Accord.
