Where to Find No Impact Man:
Blog URL: http://noimpactman.typepad.com/blog/
Category: Environment, Lifestyles

No Impact Man

In true Sustainable Dave fashion, No Impact Man is carving his own path of exemplification in the interest of compelling us all toward personal environmental and global responsibility. Colin Beavan’s No Impact Man blog is the journaling of that journey.

No Impact Man - Why You Should Go

So what is No Impact Man about? In a nutshell,

“A guilty liberal finally snaps, swears off plastic, goes organic, becomes a bicycle nut, turns off his power, composts his poop and, while living in New York City, generally turns into 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.”

A description surely fit for a Hollywood screenplay (or a real-life documentary, based on a real-life book). All kidding aside, though, this is a serious blog about a serious subject and the way one man and his small family have set out to deal with it. Translation in more serious terms:

“No Impact Man is my experiment with researching, developing and adopting a way of life for me and my little family—one wife, one toddler, one dog—to live in the heart of New York City while causing no net environmental impact. To do this, we will decrease the things we do that hurt the earth—make trash, cause carbon dioxide emissions, for example—and increase the things we do that help the earth—clean up the banks of the Hudson River, give money to charity, rescue sea birds, say.

In mathematical terms, in case you are an engineer or just a geek who likes math, we are trying to achieve an equilibrium that looks something like this:

Negative Impact + Positive Impact = Zero.

No net impact. Get it?”

Summing Up No Impact Man

Like Dave and his peers, Colin Beavan is putting his money where his mouth is and actually doing something about the global environmental crisis facing us. Colin takes on the subject quite seriously (but not without humorous charm) to truly educate others to more sustainable living. See what No Impact Man is doing and learn some ways you can live more environmentally friendly, too.

Go here to check out No Impact Man.

Mary Ward
Do You Digg It!
Blog Review Team
Do You Digg It! © 2008

Where to Find Unplugged Living:
Blog URL: http://www.unpluggedliving.com/
Category: Environment, Technology

Unplugged Living

Going Green and the environment are all the rage. They’re [very worthwhile] topics with a level of popularity rivaled only by the latest technological advances. So if there is one thing better it could only be a blog that combines the two, couldn’t it? Unplugged Living is that blog.

Unplugged Living - Why You Should Go

If the tagline doesn’t get you, nothing will. Unplugged Living is designed for the purpose of “helping you freeload off Mother Nature.” Of course, this is one type of freeloading that nobody minds, and in fact most anyone can appreciate.

The blog was started by Kevin Humphrey as a sort of journaling resource as he worked towards living “off the grid;” today, it continues with Noel Bautista, who is continuing the general mission of the blog—to highlight the best of unplugged living, including the best technologies and ways to achieve it, and take you miles beyond saving energy to an existence that is greener, but also by default a more independent existence, too.

Summing Up Unplugged Living

Unplugged Living is becoming a real and true lifestyle choice, one that is gaining in popularity (although it cannot be said that it is completely new) and gaining attention as the world moves to greener, cleaner living. This is a blog that describes that life and the many paths to it in detail, educating you as to how you can do the same. No matter your motivation, if an unplugged lifestyle is of interest to you, this blog is a place to get the goods and learn how to achieve that goal first-hand.

Go here to check out Unplugged Living.

Mary Ward
Do You Digg It!
Blog Review Team
Do You Digg It! © 2008

Where to Find 365 Days Of Trash:
Blog URL: http://365daysoftrash.blogspot.com/
Category: Environment, Going Green

365 Days Of Trash

What do you do with your trash 365 days of the year? If you are like most people you justify your waste with a touch of recycling, and then throw away the balance never to be seen again. Unfortunately, we all know that last part isn’t at all true—the waste is simply shifted, not really dealt with, and just becomes a problem in another place of the city, state, region, or world.

But what can you do about it? We all create waste. We all need to live healthily. But we also have to respect and preserve our planet, right? So how do you reconcile the waste you create and the mess we are collectively making of the place?

365 Days of Trash - Why You Should Go

If you are Sustainable Dave you challenge yourself—challenge yourself not to throw anything away for a year. To recycle as much as possible, to compost as much as possible, and to stash the remainder (which you are now sure to limit significantly) in the basement. And then you blog about it. (Oh yes—and you develop a course on conservation and sustainability to teach to California kids and teens.)

What purpose would that serve? It would show you and the world that there are much better ways to deal with your trash, starting with the choices you make, than just making it go “away.” It would show you and everyone who reads your blog that the average person can do a whole lot more to be making the world a better, cleaner, cooler place to live. And it would inspire others to reassess their living (and wasting) habits.

Summing Up 365 Days Of Trash

By now you surely have questions and to be honest the answers are too many to relate in this short space, so I’ll leave that to Sustainable Dave. He has provided pretty much every answer you could think of (including, yes, “are you insane?”) and listed them on an FAQ page on his blog site, as well as a list of “The Rules” he goes by.

A lot of thought has gone into Dave’s experiment, and he’s done a lot of learning and teaching along the way. Reading his blog doesn’t take a long daily time commitment, but the impact is significant. Chances are that you won’t go to Dave’s extent, but chances are good, too, that just knowing how possible a cleaner, more sustainable lifestyle is will inspire you to do a little better yourself. And that collective effort is sure to add up to something.

Go here to check out 365 Days of Trash.

Mary Ward
Do You Digg It!
Blog Review Team
Do You Digg It! © 2008

Where to Find Green Living Tips:
Blog URL: http://www.greenlivingtips.com/blogs/
Category: Green Living, Environment

Green Living Tips

Green Living Tips is another blog where the name says it all; but this blog, the work of Australian Michael Bloch, is more than your average green living blog site. It’s an environmentally-charged website with all the news, information, and green living resources you need, and one that does it all with personality and flair‚Äîand action!

Green Living Tips - Why You Should Go

Green Living Tips is a lot like Tree Hugging Family in that it gives you practical ways to live greener and healthier everyday. The blog is a compilation of information that Michael Bloch has learned through his years of learning to live greener for the sake of the environment and for himself (living earth-friendly in the remote reaches of Australia has been a dream of his for some time now). Michael shares what he’s learned through his blog, which is in part both a personal journal and reference website.

The blog itself is part of a larger site that also includes articles and links to more green living resources and information and initiatives, the best of which are featured in daily posts. There are categories and posts to cover every imaginable aspect of going green, including topics like business, cleaning, energy, family, food, gadgets, garden, health, pets, and many others.

Michael’s dedication to green living extends beyond his blog, though. He also incorporates environmentally friendly practices into business and education. He hosts and maintains a website dedicated to educating the public about the effects of carbon dioxide on the environment called Carbonify.com. He also runs a totally green web hosting company, ThinkHost, which is powered entirely by eco-friendly renewable wind and solar power.

Summing Up Green Living Tips

Green living tips is one of the top-ranked green living (and working) websites for a reason; it is one of the most comprehensive and user-friendly resources of its kind. Best of all, Michael blends an entertaining sense of humor and personality into his blog. His compassion, friendliness, and approachability has done much to build a community of readers and commenters, and a bigger community of earth-first thinkers and doers all looking to Michael to help them do their part and live more responsibly for the sake of the earth’s environment.

Go here to check out Green Living Tips.

Mary Ward
Do You Digg It!
Blog Review Team
Do You Digg It! © 2008