As you know, it’s Recycla’s mission to save Planet Earth. Even though she has made a number of changes to her lifestyle in the past few years, she’s always looking for new things to try. Because as much as she does already, she knows there’s always something else she could be doing.
That said, there are people out there doing more. For example, have you heard of No Impact Man? If you haven’t, Recycle urges you to check out his website and blog.
For one year, No Impact Man and his wife, toddler, and dog attempted to make no impact on the environment — all while living in New York City. They used no electricity. They did not drive or ride in cars or subways. They did not produce trash. They did not have pizzas delivered to them in cardboard boxes.
The family wanted to find out how difficult (or easy) it was to live as green as possible. They believe that urban dwellers need to learn how to lessen their environmental impact on the planet and that it is possible to make a difference, even in one of the largest, busiest, most chaotic cities in the world.
Even now that the yearlong experiment is over, the family continues to live a Low Impact existence. They use electricity now, but they still produce almost no trash. NIM’s blog is fascinating and touches on all issues great and small. There’s a book in the works and a movie too, so you’ll have a variety of options for learning more.
If making NO impact is too difficult — and Recycla recognizes that it’s an almost unattainable goal for many people — check out Low Impact Living. Put together by the husband and wife team of Jason Pelletier and Jessica Jensen, this website talks about how you can live green without sacrificing style or comfort.
Want to see just how stylish AND green this couple is? Check out the article on them in the March ‘08 Real Simple magazine.
Are you getting a sense of how easy it is to save Planet Earth by making one simple change? Recycla challenges you to try one new thing this week and then leave a comment letting her know what it was.
(Photo credits: The No Impact Family — from their website.)
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