In today’s Pope Center piece Jenna Ashley Robinson writes about the recent talk given at UNC-Wilmington by Colin Beavan, the “No Impact Man.” He is cashing in on his stunt of living for a year “off the grid” to have minimal environmental impact.
Naturally, college administrators lap this sort of thing up since it fits in with the latest collegiate fad, “sustainability.” It also resonates (at least for a few minutes) with a lot of college students who have been told over and over that we’re destroying the planet with our needless use of energy and other resources. After applauding Beavan, I suspect most of the students went right back to their computers in air conditioned buildings.
