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Bill McKibben meets Bill Bryson in this seriously engaging look at one man''s decision to put his money where his mouth is and go off the grid for one yearwhile still living in New York Cityto see if it''s possible to make no net impact on the environment.

In No Impact Man, a guilty liberal finally snaps, swears off plastic, goes organic, becomes a bicycle nut, turns off his power, and generally becomes a tree-hugging lunatic who tries to save the polar bears and the rest of the planet from environmental catastrophe while dragging his baby daughter and Prada-wearing, Four Seasonsloving wife along for the ride. And that''s just the beginning. In other words, no trash, no toxins in the water, no elevators, no subway, no products in packaging, no air-conditioning, no television . . .

What would it be like to try to live a no-impact lifestyle? Is it possible? Could it catch on? Is living this way more satisfying or less satisfying? Harder or easier? Is it wor

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      Publisher: St Martin's Press
      Publication Date: 25/05/2010
      ISBN13: 9780312429836, 978-0312429836
      ISBN10: 0312429835
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      Conservation of the environment

      Description

      Book Synopsis

      Bill McKibben meets Bill Bryson in this seriously engaging look at one man''s decision to put his money where his mouth is and go off the grid for one yearwhile still living in New York Cityto see if it''s possible to make no net impact on the environment.

      In No Impact Man, a guilty liberal finally snaps, swears off plastic, goes organic, becomes a bicycle nut, turns off his power, and generally becomes a tree-hugging lunatic who tries to save the polar bears and the rest of the planet from environmental catastrophe while dragging his baby daughter and Prada-wearing, Four Seasonsloving wife along for the ride. And that''s just the beginning. In other words, no trash, no toxins in the water, no elevators, no subway, no products in packaging, no air-conditioning, no television . . .

      What would it be like to try to live a no-impact lifestyle? Is it possible? Could it catch on? Is living this way more satisfying or less satisfying? Harder or easier? Is it wor

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