'No Impact Man' Lives in Brooklyn

The guy who had the “No Impact Man” documentary made about his environmental crusade, Colin Beavan, now lives in Brooklyn after having moved from Manhattan, according to a story in today’s New York Times, and intends to run for congress on the Green Party ticket. Some more color from the article: “A resident of Brooklyn, Mr. Beavan is careful to turn off the lights when he leaves a room, but he again uses a refrigerator. He will not buy an air-conditioner, but his windows are lined with fans. He still composts, but instead of feeding trash to worms in his apartment, he puts the garbage in his freezer until he can take it to a nearby community garden. He refused to discuss his use of a sensitive product eschewed during the project: toilet paper. All told, however, his daily environmental activities look far less eccentric, and much more like the habits of a familiar, if very committed, Brooklyn type who commutes by bike and buys local food. …Mr. Beavan says his real estate aspirations are for a communal-living situation in Brooklyn, or perhaps on a piece of land upstate dotted with yurts.” The aspiring politician currently lives in a Clinton Hill rental, according to the article.
An Environmental Crusader’s Newest Goal: Congress [NY Times]
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