impact wrenches
no impact man
p 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 seasons loving wife along for the ride . and that & 8217 ; s just the beginning . bill mckibben meets bill bryson in this seriously engaging look at one armchair liberal & 8217 ; s decision to put his money where his mouth is and go off the grid for one year & 8212 ; while still living in new york city & 8212 ; and see if it & 8217 ; s possible to make no net impact on the environment . in other words no trash no toxins in the water no elevators no subway no products in packaging no air conditioning no television ... p 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 fun or less fun more satisfying or less satisfying harder or easier is it worthwhile or senseless are we all doomed or can our culture reduce the barriers to sustainable living so it becomes as easy as falling off a log these are the questions at the heart of this whole mad endeavor via which colin beavan hopes to explain to the rest of us how we can realistically live a more & 8220 ; eco effective & 8221 ; and by turns more content life in an age of inconvenient truths . p p