About the Author

Karen Christensen is a top enviromental writer and activist. She is CEO of Berkshire Publishing Group in the USA and her previous award - winning books have been published in France, Germany, Japan and China. Karen helped found the Women's Enviromental Network and Ecological Design Association in the UK. She also spoke on Women's issues for the UK Green Party and worked with the Worldwatch Institute in Washington DC. Her duo career - as a business executive and enviromentalist - has also spurred her current interests in community development and leadership. Today she lives in Massachusetts where she is active in local politics and often speakes in green issues.