No lights, no refrigerator, no Starbucks coffee…and more. What if you voluntarily chose to give all of that up for a year?
Well, that’s what No Impact Man: The Documentary is all about.
A writer, who lives in New York City, decided that he, his wife and their 2 year old daughter would try to live for 1 whole year and create NO environmental impact whatsoever.
No heat, no air conditioning, no carbon-based travel, no food from more than 150 miles away.
Intense indeed.
But, this wasn’t a movie about a fringe lunatic, it was about going to the extreme in order to recalibrate to a more sustainable, balanced middle.
And about appreciating the interconnectedness of the world’s eco-system.
I found it moving and inspiring…as well as being a significant wake-up call.
What’s more, it motivated me to buy this composter (which hopefully will work-even though I am a bit nervous about it) to at least give it a shot. I had been holding off, but the movie made me feel like I needed to act today.
Bottom line: this movie was an important step for me in my growing consciousness of the impact of the consumer society in which we live and, more importantly, motivated me to take a concrete step.
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