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Dude Making a Difference: Bamboo Bikes, Dumpster Dives and Other Extreme Adventures Across America
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About Dude Making A Difference: Bamboo Bikes, Dumpster
Product 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. Review Part Henry David Thoreau and part Robinson Caruso, Rob Greenfield--a former marketing man who suffered his own Don Draper moment a few years ago and chucked it all for an eco-mindful lifestyle-- is truly a dude making a difference. His journey across America is by turns hilarious, gripping, and eye-opening. A must read for anyone interested in living an environmentally conscientious life. ---Mike Sager, writer at large, Esquire. I love many things about Dude Making a Difference, but what I love most of all is that it's not about a guy gifted with super-human strength, sublime skill or mind-blowing intellect; instead, it's about an ordinary guy doing extraordinary things. Greenfield is a man with a huge heart, incredible integrity and an infectious spirit for adventure -- things we've all got the potential for. The fact he writes about his story so beautifully makes it very easy for the rest of us to be inspired by it. ---Mark Boyle, author, Drinking Molotov Cocktails with Gandhi and The Moneyless Man Rob Greenfield is my cousin. Well, not really, but that's just a technicality. When it comes to humanistic values and commitment to making the world better for all of us, Rob is definitely family. Cousin Rob not only has an incredible imagination but also the joy, energy and generous spirit to turn that imagination into magical experiences of environmental sustainability. It makes one proud to be a Greenfield. Cousin Rob, you rock! ---Jerry Greenfield, co-founder, Ben & Jerry's Rob Greenfield reminds us that humanity's urgent need to live more in harmony with nature shouldn't be about doom and gloom: he shows us it's about living a rich, rewarding and ultimately more beautiful existence - without creating garbage, pollution, or consumer demands that cannot be satisfied. Rob glows with the simplicity and sincerity of his message and has inspired so many to take small steps to a more sustainable lifestyle. ---Tristram Stuart, author, Waste: Uncovering Global Food Scandal, and founder, Feedback Dude Making a Difference is a thought-provoking meditation on what it means to be both part of and apart from our natural world. Rob's writing strikingly captures a snapshot of America today - a moment in time where our country tiptoes on the precipice of great environmental deterioration. Through this story Rob offers a humble example of the divine art of living simply to impact echoing positive change on our planet. ---Marion Haberman, Development Producer, Discovery Networks International Rob is an amazing guy. This is his story of how to live a life based on your principles -- and have fun in
