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Fixing the planet is one of the basic duty of humankind to this planet. We are the stewards that are given the obligation to take care and preserve our environment. As technologies advances we are making our planet less green and polluted. We are consuming all the planet has to offer. Thus there is a danger that all of these will be lost.

Being “green” is not so difficult when it is how you live and when it is all you know.

Born and raised in the Boyle Heights area of Los Angeles, I am the eldest of an uneducated and non-English speaking single mother who never learned how to drive, so I grew up without a car.

Although I am college educated, and I speak English, I also do not drive. I have never had a driver's license and at this point, I don't expect I will ever need one. Next year, I turn 50.

I've lived in Altus Oklahoma for over 12 years now. It has never had a recycle program during this time. So I've tried to find out why or at least get some interest started to get a more "green" environment thinking.

Well, it sure seems like a lot more people are doing wonderful things for our planet, and that a lot of people are celebrating Earth Day 2009. This morning I saw a video piece on the clothing manufacturer, Patagonia, and I have to say their efforts are not just interesting, but really worth celebrating. Go, Patagonia, go!

Patagonia from whatis waste on Vimeo.