Following the example of author Colin Beavan who lived off the grid for a year with his family, here are a few tips and tricks to decrease your own carbon footprint and become more sustainable in day-to-day life.

Watch No Impact Man Live Off The Grid Join Planet Green for the premiere of No Impact Man: The Documentary, chronicling a one-year effort by author Colin Beavan to get off the grid and live in New York City with as little environmental impact as possible. Adding to the challenge, Beavan's wife, their toddler daughter, and the family dog get to go along for the ride, forgoing the comforts of electricity, cars, nonlocal food and even toilet paper. Don't Miss No Impact Man Saturday at 10 pm

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