My friend Sean occasionally writes for the blog. For a long time, he has been searching for a way to live that makes him truly happy. He doesn't believe in the rat race. He wants to find a way to live that doesn't rely on stuff and corporations but on people and community. His thinking […]
Career and Work Life
What are we coming to?
One thing I think and talk a lot about and mention in my book No Impact Man is that we are wrecking our planet for lives we don’t even necessarily enjoy. As I say in the book: What really filled me with despair, though, was that I didn’t believe that the way of life that […]
Treating anxiety and depression could save the planet
Something a regular reader of this blog may have been able to guess about me: I suffer, at times, from anxiety and depression. I’m not talking about the worst kind of anxiety and depression. I’m talking about the kind that takes the edge off the gratitude I should be feeling for a good life. Not, […]
Health care and the environment
You’d think that the environment and the debate over universal health care weren’t connected, right? But what I’ve been thinking is that for all of us to begin to choose lifestyles that might be both better for us and better for environment, we have to be able to unplug from the Matrix. We have to […]
Is “green business” personally satisfying?
I was at a conference that largely centered on green business last week. This was a gathering of wonderful people–social entrepreneurs–who cared about the environment and various social causes. They wanted to advance their values and express their care for the world through business. It was wonderful and inspiring. But here’s the funny thing. I […]
The new No Impact Project
Hey Folks, I thought you’d like to hear from the Associate Director of the new No Impact Project, which will promote citizen engagement in our environmental and lifestyle crises. Her name is Stephanie Bleyer and, by the way, she’s looking for interns. I’m thrilled to have been named the Associate Director of the No Impact […]
Why bother saving the planet?
First of all, I wanted to remind you all that there is a sneak peak at the No Impact Man documentary in New York tonight (Thursday). Click here for details. I hope I’ll see you there. It’ll be outdoors if the weather is nice and indoors if it’s not, so rain or shine! Now, onwards… […]
How to skip the work travel, have a more leisurely life and save the planet
Want to know how to climb out of the cramped airline seats and stay home? Below is a guest article by Lloyd Alter of Treehugger, but by way of introduction, here’s a little excerpt from a New York Times piece by Joe Sharkey about his friend, Mr. Allen: I spoke with [Mr. Allen] a few […]