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Five New York State Senators who oppose the well-being of the people and the planet–and how you can help

March 10, 2009 by Colin Beavan Leave a Comment

OK, those are strong words for a headline, and I’ll explain, but first, let me beg you to forward this email to every New York State resident you know. If you are a NYS resident, please URGENTLY phone your State Senator (instructions below) in support of the plan–known as the Ravitch plan–to bail out our […]

Filed Under: Environment, No Impact Man, No Longer Relevant Tagged With: automobiles, exhaust fumes, greenhouse gas, mass transit, New York MTA, Ravitch Plan

Prioritizing resource use to improve lives

February 5, 2009 by Colin Beavan Leave a Comment

I’ve thought a lot about the definition of waste. The way I figure out, a good way of defining waste is the use of planetary resources that don’t improve quality of life. I like this view a lot. Instead of environmental effectiveness being based on the restrictive view that we should simply “use less,” we […]

Filed Under: Consumerism and Materialism, Environment, No Impact Man Tagged With: environment, mass transit, public policy, quality of life, water

How to live a $4 a gallon lifestyle in the coming $5 a gallon world

June 18, 2008 by Colin Beavan

First, a bit of business. I wanted to let those of you who subscribe to the blog by email or RSS reader know that we have a very active and interesting commenting community. You may want to come have a look, either to leave comments of your own or simply to read the informative comments […]

Filed Under: Consumerism and Materialism, Environment, How To, No Impact Man Tagged With: biking, carbon emissions, carpooling, commuting, driving, four-day work week, gas prices, greenhouse gas, mass transit, ride sharing, walking

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