Ever wonder what it would be like if you tried to spend a day without creating any waste or using any energy? With Earth Day coming up (April 21st), and I know I've been thinking of everything I can do to waste less. Well this man, Colin Beavan, a.k.a. No Impact Man, and his family, did this for a year. There is a documentary on Netflix ( I believe it is no longer on instant play, and you have to order it by mail. What's ironic, is the fact that you have to waste paper and transportation energy to watch a movie about using less waste.) that tracks them and what they are doing to help reduce their carbon foot print. He has a blog on which you can read the things he has to say, and learn more about what you can do to help reduce your carbon foot print.
Watch the trailer here.
"Colin Beavan decides to completely eliminate his personal impact on the environment for the next year.
It means eating vegetarian, buying only local food, and turning off the refrigerator. It also means no elevators, no television, no cars, busses, or airplanes, no toxic cleaning products, no electricity, no material consumption, and no garbage.
No problem – at least for Colin – but he and his family live in Manhattan. So when his espresso-guzzling, retail-worshipping wife Michelle and their two-year-old daughter are dragged into the fray, the No Impact Project has an unforeseen impact of its own.
Laura Gabbert and Justin Schein's film provides an intriguing inside look into the experiment that became a national fascination and media sensation, while examining the familial strains and strengthened bonds that result from Colin and Michelle’s struggle with their radical lifestyle change."
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