Figuring out how to live
Figuring out how to live. Isn't that what we're all trying to do? To that point, here is some correspondence from my Facebook page to do with someone trying to figure out how to live in their own special circumstances:To Colin and friends: How do I become No Impact with an Autistic son? He eats good but I buy a lot of mixes (lke bread, pancakes, rice flour..etc) all of these come in little plastic bags. He is on a gluten free, casien free, egg free and soy free diet. I make mostly everything from scratch, but being no impact is ...difficult. He is 5 and still no potty trained, so he is still in pull-ups. If there is anyone out t

No Impact Man's environmental how-tos
I thought it might fun to feature some of the old posts on the blog that give explicit directions on how to do things ecologically. Here they are:Cut out home heating oil–Japanese Style Get your child to eat almost any vegetable Get news about No Impact happenings

My rickshaw returns!!!
As you know, my famous rickshaw was stolen from outside my building. I blogged about its loss. Tonight, I got home and someone (Catherine T) had left a comment on the blog saying they saw it on 8th Street and Broadway. So I went over there, and sure enough!Sadly, it's pretty screwed up. For some reason the robbers bent the forks. But I was able to roll it home and lock it up. Tomorrow, the amazing bike genius George Bliss is going to find a new pair of forks and fix it up. Soon, Isabella and will ride again!Thanks Catherine!

Have you seen my stolen rickshaw?
I'm so sad to say that I woke up this morning to find that my faithful old green rickshaw had been stolen from outside our apartment building.This was the rickshaw built for me nearly three years ago by the amazing New York bike genius George Bliss. Because it was during the No Impact Man year, I could buy nothing new, so George built my rickshaw--the No Impact SUV--from entirely second-hand parts. The plywood that made the seat was taken out of a dumpster.The rickshaw, and biking in general, made New York City a way better place for me and my family. We get all over

Put the fun back in the holidays--spend less, enjoy more
I wanted to let everyone know about a nationwide event my No Impact Project is undertaking with the Center for a New American Dream. During the two-weeks of the historic UN Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen (December 7th-18th), we’re bringing people together to talk about the impact of holiday spending on their l