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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

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Tuesday
May012012

Nature's Carpet

Nature's Carpet from Nature's Carpet on Vimeo.

"Nature's Carpet offers over 60 styles and colors of 100% wool carpets. Our product line balances the consistent and unshakable demand for a stylish, durable, high-quality flooring choice, with the increasing sensitivity of consumers to the sustainability of inputs and biodegradability of the final product."

To Learn More: Nature's Carpet

Sunday
Apr292012

The Warriors of Qiugang Trailer

Villagers in central China take on a chemical company that is poisoning their land and water. For five years they fight to transform their environment and as they do, they find themselves transformed as well.

To Learn More: Warriers of Qiugang 

Friday
Apr272012

Friendly turtles do a 'high five' 

Two turtles appear to do a 'high five' using their flippers, while swimming under water.

Thursday
Apr262012

Just Beautiful

Here's something you're probably not thinking about when you're brushing your teeth, changing the little one's diaper, and putting on deodorant in the morning: before you even make it to the breakfast table, you've probably used almost 15 personal care products with over 100 host of toxic ingredients.

To Learn More: Environmental Defence

Friday
Jan062012

Forrest Shearer takes us on a wild ride 

Forrest Shearer's life centers around two things: snowboarding and doing right by the environment. Whether near his home base in Salt Lake City, Utah, or in far-flung locales like Japan, Forrest is always seeking out new snowboarding challenges in exciting wild places and speaking up for their protection.

To Learn More: The Wilderness Society

Monday
Jan022012

Patagonia Environmental Grants Program

"We give 1% of our sales to support environmental organizations around the world, funding at the grassroots level in countries and communities where we have people on the ground. Since 1985, we've given approximately $43 million (last updated Nov. 2010) in grants and in-kind donations."

To Learn More: Patagonia

Saturday
Dec312011

The Secret - Planet Earth 

From The Secret to you, here is Planet Earth - our home.

To Learn More: The Secret

Friday
Dec302011

Create a Certified Wildlife Habitat 

Turn your yard into a haven for wildlife.

By providing food, water, cover and places for wildlife to raise their young, your garden can join the nearly 150,000 Certified Wildlife Habitat™ sites across the country.

Wednesday
Dec282011

The Mountain

The Mountain from TSO Photography on Vimeo.

Most Amazing Time Lapse Video of Milky Way Ever Made

To Learn More: Shutter Salt

 

Tuesday
Dec272011

Marvel at the Biodiversity of Costa Rica 

 

Marvel at the Biodiversity of Costa Rica

To Learn More: Eco Preservation Society