Interview with Colin "No Impact Man" Beavan.
My interview with Colin Beavan. Mr. Beavan, how did this all begin? «In 2006, we had both the Iraq war and news of the melting of the polar ice caps. This was terribly depressing. On the one hand, we were fighting a war for the oil to power our corporatized way of life. On the other, we were melting the planet as a result of burning that oil for the same way of life. In between we had the way of life itself, which didn't seem to be making people happy. Americans are stressed. They work too much. 27 percent of us suffer from anxiety and depression. It just didn't seem like a way of life to fight a war and kill a planet for. So what if we could possibly discover a way of life that was both happier for the people and happier for the planet? That's what I wanted to discover». Your book and your blog focuses on importance of choiches and related sacrifices, but also on happiness. Are you happy, living this experience? «Our economy is predicated on the idea that the more "s...