Dude Making a Difference
Bamboo Bikes, Dumpster Dives and Other Extreme Adventures Across America
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Publisher Description
How far would you go to save the planet? One man’s cross-country journey to radical sustainability.
You want to do something for the planet, but what? Change a light bulb, install a low-flow faucet, eat organic? How about ride 4,700 miles across America on a bamboo bicycle, using only water from natural sources, avoiding fossil fuels almost completely, supplying your few electrical needs with solar power and creating nearly zero waste?
Sound crazy? Maybe. But not if you're Rob Greenfield. Then it sounds like a pretty amazing way to bring your message to as many people as possible, and to have a great time doing it. Dude Making a Difference is Rob's first-person account of his incredible adventure in radical sustainability. Join him as he pedals from coast to coast in 3-½ months while:
Creating only 2 pounds of trash Using just 160 gallons of water Eating 284 pounds of food from grocery store dumpsters.
This one-of-a-kind travelogue will inspire you to reexamine your relationship with the earth's resources. Rob's captivating stories of life on the low-impact road are rounded out by practical guides to help you reduce your personal ecological footprint and plan your own larger-than-life adventures. Author's proceeds from the sale of Dude Making a Difference will be donated to 1% for the Planet.
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This book logs environmental activist Greenfield's efforts to inspire change through a 104-day cross-country bike tour from San Francisco to Waitsfield, Vt., where the organization One Percent for the Planet is headquartered. He wanted to prove that it's possible to live a far less consumerist and far more sustainable lifestyle than what is currently typical in North America. Calling the adventure "Off the Grid Across America," his goal was to live and travel leaving as small an environmental footprint as possible. Practically speaking, that meant crossing America using only human power and water straight from nature, not taps. He only ate local, organic, unpackaged foods, unless he managed to salvage discarded food. He generated as little waste as possible by implementing the three Rs: reducing, reusing, and recycling . Despite the extreme measures Greenfield took on his journey, he doesn't come across as an extreme or impractical person. His writing is fresh and conversational. The book challenges everyone living a typical Western lifestyle to make at least a few small changes to their lifestyle for the betterment of themselves, future generations, and the Earth. Photos.
