Colin Beavan is a non-fiction writer and internet blogger noted for recording the attempts of his family to live a zero impact lifestyle in New York City for one year. The rules of the experiment included producing no trash save for compost, purchasing no goods except for food grown within a 250-mile radius, using no carbon-based transportation, and using no paper products, including toilet paper.

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  • Colin Beavan is a non-fiction writer and internet blogger noted for recording the attempts of his family to live a zero impact lifestyle in New York City for one year. The rules of the experiment included producing no trash save for compost, purchasing no goods except for food grown within a 250-mile radius, using no carbon-based transportation, and using no paper products, including toilet paper. He and his family are the subject of a forthcoming documentary, No Impact Man: The Documentary, directed by Laura Gabbert and Justin Schein. A book about the year-long experiment will be released in September 2009. Beavan was named one of MSN’s Ten Most Influential Men of 2007 and was named an Eco-Illuminator in Elle Magazine's 2008 Green Awards. His blog NoImpactMan. com was named one of the world’s top 15 environmental websites by Time Magazine. Mr. Colin Beavan is a supporter of 350. org per his blog.
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  • Colin Beavan is a non-fiction writer and internet blogger noted for recording the attempts of his family to live a zero impact lifestyle in New York City for one year. The rules of the experiment included producing no trash save for compost, purchasing no goods except for food grown within a 250-mile radius, using no carbon-based transportation, and using no paper products, including toilet paper.
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