First of all, a warm welcome to the viewers from ABC’s Good Morning America and Nightline who are here for the first time. For those who want to know a little more about my project, please noodle around on the blog. For good background, you can start by reading this. Today’s post, though, is less about my No […]
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A vision of what we can do—at last!
I don’t know about you but when I came out of the Al Gore movie what depressed me more than the state of the planet was not having a clue what I could do about it. It was like a dire doctor’s message on a voicemail that got cut off: “The bad news is you […]
How my computer will stay on when the lights go out
I don’t know if this is the most eco-correct solution (commenters feel free to weigh in), but I’m giving a borrowed solar panel a try to keep my laptop running after I snap off the circuit breaker to the apartment’s mains. To be precise, I’m using a SolarOne Harvester, an all-in-one unit that includes a panel, a battery […]
Worse than giving up toilet paper
Two words I never wanted to hear in the same sentence: books and purge. I felt panic. What was this dumb project driving me to now? Why do I have to be the sacrificial lamb? Please. Couldn’t I leave myself at least with my books, if not my loo roll? I felt like pinching myself […]
Another dead whale
It’s old news—but to me still sad news—that a baby minke whale that swam into New York City’s harbor ended up dying last month. I grew up in Massachusetts, in a seaside town, and this is going to sound weird, but I’ve had recurring dreams about whales and dolphins all my life. Dolphins and whales are supposed to be […]
Worms in the apartment
I just spent the entire day–and I mean entire, as in beginning at 7 AM and ending at 9:15 PM–with a TV crew. They are doing a segment on the No Impact experiment for a major network (details to come). I hope it’s good for the cause and good for the project. Meanwhile, I’m spent. […]
Money is green
What I got myself into with this project: 50 emails a day asking about my toilet habits and another 50 asking about my personal finances. Oy vey! How much money are we saving? Here’s a hint: I rarely carry cash anymore unless I’m on a jaunt to the farmer’s market. I forget to put my […]
A moment of silence for the iced quad
It’s taken me weeks of begging and cajoling, but I finally get to welcome as guest author to the blog the real star of the No Impact show, my best friend and wife Michelle. The poor woman has just weaned herself off decaf as the last move into our entirely local food diet, so please […]