I get emails from people, every so often, asking what I would say and feel if I was wrong about climate change. What would I say if, after dedicating years of my life to bringing attention to the problem, I found out there was no problem. Well, first, of course, I would praise God in […]
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Watch the trailer for No Impact Man: The Documentary
First of all, on Wednesday (7/15) at noon EST, I’m moderating an online discussion–a “webinar”–on so-called “green banking.” Want to be part of the discussion? Click here. But meanwhile, if you want a sneak preview of the trailer of the No Impact Man documentary, which comes out at the same time as the book, click […]
An artistic rendition of the No Impact Project
By my favorite seven-year-old artist, Jane Avery, daughter of Laura Gabbert, one of the incredible director/producers of No Impact Man the documentary. An explanation of the work by the artist herself: “No to cars, no to trash [represented by the tall skinny trash can] and yes to worms [used in composting]!”
Ridiculously conspicuous unconsumption
Thought I’d share with you the poster for the documentary of the No Impact Man project, which premieres at the Sundance Festival on Friday (click on the image to enlarge). In case you’re interested, here’s how the Sundance site pitches the film: GLOBAL WARMING! The headlines scream it; the thermometer confirms it; but few of us […]
In praise of making a spectacle of living green
It takes a certain amount of chutzpah to decide to go against the cultural flow in the way that one lives and even more if you decide to advertise the fact. But I’m thinking that, of the many ways to assess which environmental lifestyle measures make the biggest difference, one way is to decide which […]
Apropos, first, of nothing and, then, of something
Apropos of nothing: The other night I was lying in bed, being held hostage by my daughter Isabella who insisted she would only go to sleep if I stayed there with her. She was mad that I had made her go to bed at all. She said, “I don’t like you anymore, Daddy.” So we’re […]
Where me and my No Impact Man blog go from here
One of the things I realized during my year of attempting to have no net environmental impact is that it really shouldn’t be so hard. By this I don’t mean to say that it was hard and miserable for me. If you’ve been a regular reader then you know that, for the most part, I […]