電梯OUT!外帶食物OUT!瓶裝水OUT!
體重減輕了,婚姻關係改善了,不再亂花錢了
紐約客一整年不用衛生紙的環保生活實驗
幸福指數破表的美好生活再現
地球越來越熱,北極熊被迫離開北極,而紐約在應該是冬天的時刻,室外溫度竟達攝氏21度!面對溫室效應日益惡化,地球人真的無法改變什麼嗎?一對夫妻、一個需要包尿布的小孩與一隻狗組成的家庭,決定在紐約過「零碳」生活,他們發現:
人可以一天爬一百多層樓仍然健步如飛;騎單車行動不僅有效率,還使體態變輕盈;買本地產的食材,自己動手做菜,吃的更健康;擺脫電子產品對生活的制約後,反而體會到獨處的快樂;沒有電視可看,全家相處的時光也不賴;小孩改穿可重複清洗的棉尿布後,小屁屁更舒服……還有,不用衛生紙也是可行的。
《環保一年不會死》紀錄貝文一家的「零污染計畫」生活實驗,也是對人們的善意提醒:人類應對自己與地球仁慈些,零污染的生活值得追求,個人也能帶來巨大的改變。
What does it really take to live eco-effectively? For one year, Colin Beavan swore off plastic and toxins, turned off his electricity, went organic, became a bicycle nut, and tried to
save the planet from environmental catastrophe while dragging his young daughter and his Prada-wearing wife along for the ride. Together they attempted to make zero impact on the environment
while living right in the heart of Manhattan, and this is the sensational, funny, and consciousness-raising story of how they did it. With No Impact Man, Beavan found that no-impact living is
worthwhile--and richer, fuller, and more satisfying in the bargain.
★本書中譯版《環保一年不會死!不用衛生紙的紐約客減碳生活日記》由野人出版。
作者簡介
柯林.貝文(Colin Beavan)
英國利物浦大學電子工程博士,早年在英國擔任慈善機構顧問,一九九二年回到美國為雜誌寫稿,隨後出版兩本著作。二○○六年十一月,貝文開始進行為期一年的「零污染計畫」,結果意外吸引了全球主流媒體如《紐約時報》、《基督教科學箴言報》的注意與報導,本人也受邀到各大電視與廣播節目如「早安美國」、「夜線」接受專訪。二○○九年,他出版第三本書《環保一年不會死!》,引起廣大迴響,紀錄片《熟男減碳日記》在日舞影展上也大受好評。
貝文以環保為訴求開設的「No Impact Man」部落格,開站一年半就吸引了一百八十萬人造訪,名列《時代雜誌》公布的全球前十五大環保網站之一。貝文曾獲選為MSN二○○七年十大最具影響力人物,二○○八年美國時尚雜誌《ELLE》頒給他環保成就獎(Green Award),並封為「環保之光」。
貝文除了擔任「零污染計畫」總監,也是紐約大學訪問學者及永續工作小組指導顧問、紐約巿「運輸替代方案」理事及「公正食物」諮詢委員。
柯林.貝文目前住在紐約的一棟九層樓公寓,他的部落格:noimpactman.typepad.com/blog/
Colin Beavan is the author of two previous books that have absolutely nothing to do with the environment: Fingerprints: The Murder Case That Launched Forensic Science and Operation
Jedburgh: D-Day and America’s First Shadow War. His writing has appeared in Esquire, The Atlantic, and The New York Times, and he posts regularly at www.noimpactman.com. He lives in New York City.