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Footprint blogger, Green business expert
Often accused of doing just about anything to preserve the planet long before going green hit the mainstream radar, Kim Carlson is an eco-chic lifestyle expert, eco-savvy entrepreneur, and green business author. Carlson practices what she preaches. (Except she doesn’t really preach, she enthuses.) As the “EarthSmart Consumer” on television, host of the national radio program, “Livin’ The Green Life” and the regular guest writer for many blogs and national magazines, Carlson educates the public on the pleasures of a planet-friendly lifestyle. Read more about Kim Carlson.
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Richard
A couple of facts that will dismay Miss Carlson: 1.) There is no "climate crisis". 2.) Those strange lights people put … read more up around Dec 25th are called "Christmas Lights" wherein people celebrate the birth of Jesus.
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