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B and I enjoyed this presentation last Saturday at one of our favorite new galleries in our area:
art sites (art+architecture), 651 W. Main St., Riverhead, NY

NO IMPACT MAN
Presentation by Colin Beavan

No Impact Man is a one year experiment by journalist Colin Beavan, where he tries to have no net impact on the earth. In his own words he describes what he is doing:

"A guilty liberal finally snaps, swearing off plastic, goes organic, becomes a bicycle nut, turns off his power, composts his poop and, while living in New York City, generally turns into a tree-hugging lunatic who tries to save the polar bears and the rest of the planet from environmental catastrophe while dragging his baby daughter and prada-wearing, Four Seasons-lonving wife along for the ride."

Who could expect the impact of one man’s experiment? His blog (noimpactman.com) has sparked a reaction from and conversation with the world. Since the NY Times wrote an article on his efforts on March 22, 2007. His blog now averages 2,233 visits a day and has had more than 270,000 visits as of May 24th. He has since appeared on television shows, The Colbert Report, Nightline and Good Morning America. (He will be on the latter ABC program throughout 2007, with Diane Sawyer, his next appearance being on June 21st. ) He is coping with interview requests from media in over 40 countires and has been interviewed onseveral NPR shows. His efforts have sparked interest at a time when the impact of an individual seemed futile against the immensity of the earth’s plight."

I think it's just a great way to bring awareness to some of the many things we can change in our daily behaviors to help sustain our planet.

The exhibition in the gallery was Really interesting as well: Called to Action: Environmental Restoration Projects by Artists.