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Hi. I'm Karen
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My green bean was created “because I'm radically in love with this planet and the life it sustains.” ~ David Suzuki
This is nothing fancy or complicated ...just a simple little experiment of mine
My wish? ...to become a better person along the way
... enjoy
“Live everyday as if it were your last because someday you're going to be right.”
~ Muhammad Ali
Monday, August 19, 2013 at 08:09PM Understanding green homes empowers people to make intelligent, informed energy efficient and healthy decisions in their own homes.
To Learn More: Green Beginnings and iamgreen
Friday, August 16, 2013 at 01:56PM In 2008 Tim Guiles built two tiny houses based on Jay Shafer's "WeeBee" design (Tumbleweed Tiny House Co.); one for himself and one for his son. He was so enthralled with tiny house living that one year later he formed a company, and hired an architect to help him with the design of his first product, an 8'x18' tiny house on a steel car trailer called "Elegant Simplicity."
Tim and his partner, Kate, are now living in one of his tiny houses. George and Joan Packard, spent a couple of hours filming and talking with Tim in early January, 2011, in his tiny house, perched on the brow of a high field on his Vermont land. See this blog and others at Curiously Local.
To Learn More: Tumbleweed Tiny House Company and Home Reserve
Wednesday, August 14, 2013 at 08:05PM Photographer Brian Skerry shoots life above and below the waves -- as he puts it, both the horror and the magic of the ocean. Sharing amazing, intimate shots of undersea creatures, he shows how powerful images can help make change.
To Learn More: Brian Skerry, Photographer
Tuesday, August 13, 2013 at 08:22PM A Different Path from IslandWood on Vimeo.
The 2012 film "A Different Path" tells the story of tremendous impact that IslandWood, a 501(c)(3) environmental education center on Bainbridge Island, has throughout our community.
When you picture the transformative experience that 4th, 5th and 6th graders have during the four day and three night School Overnight Program (SOP) and the year-long experience that the graduate-student instructors take with them to schools and other professions across the country, the total impact from IslandWood's ten-year history is truly incredible.
To Learn More: Island Wood
Monday, August 12, 2013 at 08:26PM A Madhouse Video Production: [madmadmad.com] Written by Rob Seiffert
The National Park Service and Global Explorers work together to promote appreciation of starry night skies and natural darkness.
To Learn More: globalexplorers.org/nightskies and nature.nps.gov/night
Sunday, August 11, 2013 at 12:40PM The Solar Roadways project is working to pave roads with solar panels that you can drive on. Co-founder Scott Brusaw has made some major steps forward since our first visit back in 2007, so we visited him again for an exclusive update on the project, including the first ever video recorded of the Solar Roadways prototype!
To Learn More: Solar Roadways
Friday, August 9, 2013 at 02:03PM PLAN is a start-up nonprofit that helps college students create programs that reduce waste on campus. We provide start-up funding, leadership training, educational resources and discounts to help launch and support self-sustaining, student-led waste reduction programs in campus communities.
Our vision is a nation-wide movement of student leaders working together to build a post-landfill society where the very concept of waste is obsolete. Your support will help kickstart this project and allow us to reach a point of self-suitability in just a few years.
Check out the project and fundraiser page at: Post-Landfill
Wednesday, August 7, 2013 at 12:41PM Trees are one of natures most magical things - they provide shelter and habitat for numerous species; during photosynthesis they produce oxygen which is vital for most life on Earth; and they are among the oldest living things on our planet. Let's all take a moment and really appreciate trees!
From: the rainforest site
Friday, May 31, 2013 at 11:53AM Imagine from PlayingForChangeFoundation on Vimeo.
The Playing For Change Foundation (PFCF) is dedicated to the fundamental idea that peace and change are possible through the universal language of music. PFCF is devoted to connecting the world through music by providing resources (including schools, supplies, and educational programs) to musicians and their communities around the world.
The PFCF currently has programs in Nepal, Mali, Ghana, South Africa and Rwanda, and continues to expand its reach to communities in need. The mentorship and guidance the students receive from these programs provides a strong foundation for them to grow and thrive.
To Learn More: playingforchange.org
Monday, August 20, 2012 at 10:17AM
George Carlin's classic standup routine about the importance of 'Stuff' in our lives. This was from his appearance at Comic Relief in 1986.
Farewell George
1937-2008