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MPC’s Abby Crisostomo will speak
In 2006 the Manhattan-based Beavan family abandoned their high consumption 5th Avenue lifestyle and tried to live making no net environmental impact for a year. It meant no elevators, no television, no cars, busses, or airplanes, no toxic cleaning products, no electricity, no material consumption, and no garbage. Watch the film to find out how Colin Beavan and his family addressed this project. After the film, guest speakers will examine some of Colin’s “how-to” tips to help you reduce your own impact and explore in-depth the topics of transportation and water use—and the monetary and environmental costs of our choices. Presented in partnership with the Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum.
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