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The Plight of the Pink Dolphins
China's "Pink Dolphins" (Indo-Pacific humpback dolphins) have declined 75% in just the past 20 years, according to the 2018 documentary...
Carissa Welton
Mar 19, 20241 min read
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Beneath the Surface B-day Book Sale
SHELLO PARTY PEOPLE! There's sooooo much to shelebrate: March 27, 2024 is the 2nd anniversary of Beneath the Surface which also happens...
Carissa Welton
Mar 7, 20241 min read
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Daily Practice: Eco-Mindfulness
Brought to you in part by the Green Drinks community in China, I am delighted to share this Introduction to Eco-Mindfulness session I...
Carissa Welton
Feb 5, 20241 min read
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Introduction to Eco-Mindfulness
Please join me and the Green Drinks community in China for an Introduction to Eco-Mindfulness. Learn how this fundamental practice is...
Carissa Welton
Feb 3, 20241 min read
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2024 Transformations
Change is life, and life is change! Here, at the end of the year, it's hard not to reflect on what has just happened and passed, or is...
Carissa Welton
Dec 31, 20233 min read
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Eco Art Activities For The Classroom
Are you an art or activity teacher interested in creative lessons that help raise environmental awareness? If so, you might be interested...
Carissa Welton
Aug 21, 20231 min read
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Ecomindfulness & Active Hope
Hope is the continuous theme of the Blue Marble Series, starting with the first story, Beneath the Surface. The series is designed as a...
Carissa Welton
Aug 16, 20231 min read
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Ocean Lovers' Chinese Lessons
Calling all intrepid explorers, superheroes in training, both above and below sea level: Learn more about threats to ocean life and what...
Carissa Welton
Jun 17, 20231 min read
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Mer-May
AI will never be as creative as earthlings until everyone's a programmer, and even then, human intelligence falls short of all the...
Carissa Welton
May 31, 20231 min read
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Diving Into Environmental Advocacy
You know the expression, "a journey of 1,000 meters begins with a single step"? 千里之行,始于足下 in Chinese, this proverb expresses how...
Carissa Welton
May 7, 20233 min read
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Free Audiobook Access * USA only *
In honor of my book launch anniversary (March 27, 2002), and in celebration of National Reading Month, I've just made all the chapters of...
Carissa Welton
Mar 23, 20231 min read
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"The Great Unknown"
The ocean covers 70 percent of Earth's surface. It contains about 1.35 billion cubic kilometers (324 million cubic miles) of water, which...
Carissa Welton
Mar 13, 20232 min read
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31 Reasons for Hope
Please enjoy these samples of the "31 Reasons for Hope" cards in the brand new Beneath the Surface activity pack, designed to take...
Carissa Welton
Feb 24, 20231 min read
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TRAVEL WITH ME AROUND THE WORLD!
Happy 2023! This new year marks an exciting chapter for me as an emerging ecomythologist. I am so eager to help draw the connections...
Carissa Welton
Jan 19, 20232 min read
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Invitation To Be In My Next Book
Thank you all from the bottom of my heart for following Xing Xing’s journey and those pink dolphins in the South China Sea! Your support...
Carissa Welton
Jan 5, 20231 min read
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My Writing Process
Receiving my Open Water SCUBA Diving Certification in Nha Trang, April 2006 Looking back, I now realize that I have always been writing...
Carissa Welton
Dec 29, 20223 min read
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Activity Pack (Pre-order)
If you’re looking for zerowaste gifts, podcast material or just a fun adventure, I’d love to hear what you think of Beneath the Surface....
Carissa Welton
Dec 14, 20221 min read
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Deep Dive Chinese Lessons
How does language connect us to the environment and our understanding of it? Dive deeper into the story of Beneath the Surface by...
Carissa Welton
Nov 6, 20221 min read
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