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StartingBloc Fellowship

October 17, 2015 by Carolyn Kraft Leave a Comment

I have exciting news to share…I applied for the StartingBloc LA ’16 Institute and was accepted! It’s this really cool program that brings people together who want to change the world and helps them make amazing things happen. I had to fill out a lengthy application to prove my worthiness and I’m pretty stoked about… [read more]

Filed Under: Do Something Tagged With: donate, fellowship, StartingBloc, support

Read the book Global Chorus

April 11, 2015 by Carolyn Kraft 3 Comments

Today is an exciting day because April 11 is the date my essay is featured in the book Global Chorus: 365 Voices On The Future of the Planet. It started with an email from editor extraordinaire Todd MacLean inviting me to be a contributor to a Global Chorus, an anthology he was putting together featuring… [read more]

Filed Under: Do Something, Writing & Poetry Tagged With: book, books, contributor, Earth, Global Chorus, hope, inspiration, Rocky Mountain Books, save the planet, Todd MacLean

Shop for the oceans this holiday season

November 23, 2014 by Carolyn Kraft 1 Comment

It’s that time of year when holiday shopping is all the rage. Black Friday, Cyber Monday and the onslaught of holiday deals. But instead of spending all your money at the usual department stores or online corporations, spread a little ocean love by shopping at and donating to your favorite ocean organization. Many nonprofits have… [read more]

Filed Under: Do Something, Earth musings Tagged With: Black Friday, Cyber Monday, ocean nonprofits, ocean organizations, shop for good

Go see the movie Pelican Dreams

November 19, 2014 by Carolyn Kraft Leave a Comment

I had the chance to see the new movie Pelican Dreams and it was a delight! The movie opens with a huge traffic jam on the Golden Gate bridge caused by a lone California brown pelican standing in the middle of the road. The bird won’t budge until a rescuer steps forward and then the… [read more]

Filed Under: Birds, Do Something, Ocean events Tagged With: brown pelican, California brown pelican, International Bird Rescue, pelican, Pelican Dreams movie

Take a moment to support clean techology

September 13, 2014 by Carolyn Kraft 1 Comment

Clean technologies have great potential to help solve many of the challenges our oceans face. However, getting a clean technology business up and running is really tough. Not only do entrepreneurs have to have great ideas, but they also have to have grit, determination and lots of funding to develop prototypes, run pilot projects to… [read more]

Filed Under: Clean technology, Do Something, Say Something Tagged With: business incubator, clean oceans, clean tech, clean technology, entrepreneur, LA2050 Grants Challenge, non-profit, PortTech, startup, technology

War of the Whales is a must read!

August 10, 2014 by Carolyn Kraft 2 Comments

“War of the Whales” is a must read! This is one ocean journey that everyone should take, and that’s the beauty of reading…you can traverse the depths of the ocean and the hallways of the Supreme Court all without leaving the comforts of your living room. The story centers around marine biologist Ken Balcomb and… [read more]

Filed Under: Do Something, Whales Tagged With: beaked whales, books, Cuvier's beaked whale, Joel Reynolds, Joshua Horwitz, Ken Balcomb, mass stranding, Navy sonar, NRDC, War of the Whales, whale book, whale stranding

Summer Reading: War of the Whales

July 13, 2014 by Carolyn Kraft 1 Comment

It’s that time of year when bookstores everywhere showcase “summer reading” options. But take a pass on the books touted as easy reading and pick up “War of the Whales” by Joshua Horwitz instead. Just released on July 1, 2014 by Simon & Schuster, this book takes you behind-the-scenes during the battle to protect whales… [read more]

Filed Under: Do Something, Whales Tagged With: beaked whales, books, Cuvier's beaked whale, Joshua Horwitz, Ken Balcomb, mass stranding, Navy sonar, ocean books, War of the Whales, whale book, whale stranding, wildlife books

A trashy start to July

July 1, 2014 by Carolyn Kraft 3 Comments

July started with trash on the streets. In my Los Angeles neighborhood, it’s common practice for people to leave flyers on car windshields. Alas, this advertising method leads to trash everywhere: on the street, sidewalks, driveways and grassy areas. Flyers end up on the ground in a variety of ways. Sometimes the wind catches them,… [read more]

Filed Under: Do Something, Ocean pollution, Say Something Tagged With: marine debris, ocean trash, pollution, trash, trash on the street

See the movie Plastic Paradise

November 21, 2013 by Carolyn Kraft 1 Comment

Join me on December 3rd at 7:30pm to see the documentary “Plastic Paradise” at the Laemmle’s Royal Theatre in West Los Angeles. As soon as I heard about this movie, I knew I had to see it. Many of us have read about the plastic plague impacting our oceans, but do we really understand the… [read more]

Filed Under: Do Something, Ocean events, Ocean pollution Tagged With: marine debris, plastic, plastic bag, pollution

One Piece: it all adds up!

July 17, 2013 by Carolyn Kraft 1 Comment

Yesterday I received something very cool in the mail: a One Piece sticker! What’s that you say? Well, the One Piece sticker is the brainchild of Tom Fucigna, a writer, ocean fan, paddleboard enthusiast, environmental steward and all around cool guy doing whatever he can to help save the oceans and in particular Florida’s coast.… [read more]

Filed Under: Do Something, Ocean heroes, Ocean pollution Tagged With: balloon trash, marine debris, ocean trash, Pacific garbage patch, plastic, plastic bag, plastic pollution, pollution, trash

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