No Impact Man: Environmental Awareness Film Screening and Discussion with Colin Beavan, Co-producer April 26, 2011

Author Colin Beavan began the No Impact Project in November of 2006. Initially a research project for his next book, the newly self-proclaimed environmentalist leaves behind his liberal complacency and vows to make as little environmental impact as possible for one year. No automated transportation, no electricity, no non-local food, no material consumption—no problem. That is, until his espresso-guzzling, retail-worshipping wife, Michelle, and their 2-year-old daughter are dragged into the fray. What starts as one man’s environmental experiment quickly becomes a test of what one woman is willing to sacrifice for her husband’s dreams. Laura Gabbert and Justin Schein’s film documents what became a national fascination and media sensation. No Impact Man is a narrative about our consumer society, a love story, and a portrait of a contemporary marriage.

Located in the Multifaith Center in the Houghton Chapel.

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