RADICAL SIMPLICITY: SMALL FOOTPRINTS ON A FINITE EARTH

Radical Simplicity: Small Footprints on a Finite Earth



Radical Simplicity: Small Footprints on a Finite Earth

Introduction

Radical Simplicity is the first book to accompany us if we decide to ask a personal goal of leading a more sustainable life. Therefore provides a simple method that makes us of our belongings and accounting activities. At the same time values the ecological footprint of our lifestyle. In addition we aim to be more equitable between people and other living things on this planet with us (Merkel, 2003).

Manual for the Simple Life

There is no better practical guide to learning by doing and walk to be citizens in solidarity with the earth and all living things, both the present and the future. In short, go green. Written by Jim Merkel American work also shines through the human experience to apply the method by which each page is sincere and without dogmatism. We are dealing with a work that is very inspired and revealed by the positive message it brings (Merkel, 2003).

Author's Review

Originally a military engineer and commercial arms industry, Jim Merkel changed her life at the time of the Exxon Valdez disaster, leaving his job to devote himself to environmental service and world peace. He simplified his life and 14 years later continues to volunteer and live with $ 5,000 a year.

Jim founded the Working Group for Alternative Transportation in San Luis Obispo, California, and won an elected position in the Sierra Club while urban skills sharpened for the simple life. Washington has mediated in the wilderness, peace and the rights of Native Americans. In 1994 he received a scholarship to investigate sustainability in Kerala, India. The following year he founded the Global Living Project (Global Living Project) and launched the Summer Institute Global Life Project to discover that each individual should be given the right to "share equally" Earth. With great help from friends and his partner Rowan Sherwood, designed and built for the Global Life Project facilities for a perma-culture home to serve as a demonstration. The Global Life Project is still stronger (Merkel, 2003).

Jim has also encouraged the cycle of lectures "Cycling for a Sustainable Future," which has traveled more than 16,000 km, and has taught hundreds of workshops on sustainable living. The bicycle is still the main form of transport, both between cities and travel to Mexico, twice across Canada, as well as Europe and India. Her passions are wild edible plants, wildlife and building homes that incorporate reused material from the waste.

It was in March 1989. Standing before the large, polished bar, it was time to catch his breath. Was prepared do to survive a bouncing included, was coded algorithms cryptographic fit in the palm of the hand, could be attached to the earpiece of which- phone to transmit any secrets and could survive an explosion nuclear (Merkel, 2003). Looked around the room and, seeing that nobody was watching me, I opened a small notebook and reviewed data on sales procedures ...