Living "no net environmental impact" in NYC

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/7000991.stm -
"It is mid-afternoon in an airy, lower-Manhattan flat, on the ninth floor of a posh-looking building ...

This is the home of No-Impact Man, aka Colin Beavan, who describes himself on his blog ... turns off his power... and while living in NYC turns into a tree-hugging lunatic who tries to save the polar bears".
He has dragged his wife, Michelle, and young daughter Isabella, along for the ride.
"The concept is that we should have no net environmental impact, which is, of course, technically not feasible," says Colin. "So the idea is that we would reduce our negative impact and increase our positive impact."
Food is bought every other day from the nearby farmers' stopped using all carbon-producing transport, they now walk or cycleThey then shut down electricity in the flat - no more dishwasher, fridge or washing machineA solar panel on the roof provides power for a laptop and one light"This is the compost box, the worms take the food scraps and they turn it into compost," explains Colin.There are many places all over the world that don't use toilet paper ... because people wash, it is a lot more hygienic.For detergents, laundry, body soap and toothpaste, they use a combination of vegetable oil, baking soda, vinegar and borax.Their life is now centred around the kitchen table, as well as activities such as riding bikes together.

http://noimpactman.typepad.com/blog/

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