by Colin Beavan
A guilty liberal finally snaps, swears off plastic, goes organic, becomes a bicycle nut, turns off his power, and generally becomes a tree-hugging lunatic who tries to save the polar bears and the rest of the planet from environmental catastrophe while dragging his baby daughter and Prada-wearing, Four Seasonsโ€“loving wife along for the ride. And thatโ€�s just the beginning. Bill McKibben meets Bill Bryson in this seriously engaging look at one manโ€�s decision to put his money where his mouth is and go off the grid for one yearโ€”while still living in New York Cityโ€”to see if itโ€�s possible to make no net impact on the environment. In other words, no trash, no toxins in the water, no elevators, no subway, no products in packaging, no air-conditioning, no television . . .
What would it be like to try to live a no-impact lifestyle? Is it possible? Could it catch on? Is living this way more satisfying or less satisfying? Harder or easier? Is it worthwhile or sen...
A guilty liberal finally snaps, swears off plastic, goes organic, becomes a bicycle nut, turns off his power, and generally becomes a tree-hugging lunatic who tries to save the polar bears and the rest of the planet from environmental catastrophe while dragging his baby daughter and Prada-wearing, Four Seasonsโ€“loving wife along for the ride. And thatโ€�s just the beginning. Bill McKibben meets Bill Bryson in this seriously engaging look at one manโ€�s decision to put his money where his mouth is and go off the grid for one yearโ€”while still living in New York Cityโ€”to see if itโ€�s possible to make no net impact on the environment. In other words, no trash, no toxins in the water, no elevators, no subway, no products in packaging, no air-conditioning, no television . . .
What would it be like to try to live a no-impact lifestyle? Is it possible? Could it catch on? Is living this way more satisfying or less satisfying? Harder or easier? Is it worthwhile or sen...
