Tag Archives: no impact man

Squeaky clean country: Sweden runs out of garbage

Posted on December 6, 2012 by Bethany Fehlinger

What if the United States’ garbage just disappeared? Sweden ran out of trash, and needs more — to heat its country.

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Five books to help with green living

Posted on July 5, 2012 by Bethany Fehlinger

Whether inside or outside this summer, reading these five books about the environmental impact of people is a great way to pick up new green living habits to save the Earth.

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‘No Impact Experiment’ begins today

Posted on September 18, 2011 by Sarah Chain

We’ve written a bit before about the No Impact Project on York’s Seeing Green (here and here). In summary, Colin Beavan decided in 2007 to take inventory of his impact on the environment, with an end goal of a zero … Continue reading →

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Stomping on your laundry

Posted on May 6, 2011 by Sarah Chain

I’ve been in the (often miserable) process of apartment hunting for about a month now, and I am hopefully just a few days away from making a decision. In between no-show appointments, closet-sized kitchens and completely running out of quarters … Continue reading →

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