Colin Beavan

Colin Beavan

Colin Beavan is the author of No Impact Man, a memoir of his year spent trying to live green in New York City. In 2007, Beavan, along with his family, attempted to live a year without leaving any impact on the earth. Hence, the name of the book, No Impact Man.

Fast Facts:

Prior to No Impact Man, Beavan wrote historical non-fiction
Work has appeared in The Atlantic Monthly, Esquire and Mens’ Journal
Authored: Operation Jedburgh: D-Day and America’s First Shadow War in 2006, Fingerprints: The Origins of Crime Detection and the Murder Case that Launched Forensic Science in 2001
His books have been translated into Italian, German, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Korean, Japanese, and Chinese.
Spouse: Michelle Conlin
Columbia Pictures has acquired screen rights to No Impact Man, which will be produced by Todd Black, Jason Blumenthal and Steve Tisch¹

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Colin Beavan News

Google News: Colin Beavan
Variety.com: Columbia goes green on Impact (December 6, 2007)
- The screen rights to Beavan's No Impact Man have been purchased by Columbia Pictures.
ABC News: No Impact Man: Extreme Green Living (June 25, 2007)
The New York Times: "The Year Without Toilet Paper" (March 22, 2007)

Colin Beavan Blogs and Commentaries

TreeHugger: No Impact Man category
Cinematical: Columbia Pictures Takes Green to the Next Level with No Impact Man (December 8, 2007)
NewsBusters.org: ABC Again Hypes ‘Noble’ Environmentalist Who Shuns Toilet Paper (June 25, 2007)
Green Options: Interview with Colin Beavan (May 15, 2007)
Eating With Strangers: Don Quijote's Windmills Were Prescient (May 2, 2007)
Gawker: Living Green category
Google Blog Search: Colin Beavan

Colin Beavan Background and Writings

Official Site: ColinBeavan.com
The New York Times: "Worms in the Apartment" by Colin Beavan (March 18, 2007)
Official Site: Operation Jedburgh: D-Day and America's First Shadow War book
Amazon.com: Fingerprints: The Origins of Crime Detection by Colin Beavan
Amazon.com: Operation Jedburgh: D-Day and America's First Shadow War by Colin Beavan
January Magazine: Fingerprints Review (2001)

Colin Beavan Video and Media

Comedy Central: Colin Beavan on The Colbert Report (Time: 6:06)
BrightSightRadio: Podcast: Colin Beavan on Good Morning America (Time: 5:07)
Google Images: Colin Beavan

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