Living Lightly

Photos © David Chernushenko

Dedicated infrastructure allows bikes, trams and cars to mix on the same streets – safely.

Colourful lane markers make it clear who should be wear, and give reticent cyclists a feeling of security at intersections.

A lively entrance to the Quartier Vauban, vibrant new “sustainable suburb” on the edge of Freiburg.

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Photos © David Chernushenko

My friend Jules’ factory-built green home is bright, healthy and cheap to heat. All that remains to finish it is the landscaping.

No spartan living in this Swiss green home. Despite a price tag 30% lower than a typical house, this green home is as comfortable and practical as you could wish for.

Building [...]

Photos © David Chernushenko.

Enjoying gelatto in Venice, minus the roar of traffic.

Hung out to dry in Venice: The outdoor clothesline is alive and well in Venice, and all over Italy. After all, we all wear underwear, don’t we?

Venice after a late-day thunderstorm. The lighting just took my breath away.

Look ma, no hands! Local residents cross [...]

The city of Lyon, France, offers public bicycles for anyone to use. Photos © David Chernushenko.

Veloving your bike in Lyon: Sure the communal VeloV bicycle is safe, but should you really be on your cell phone?

Those bikes are everywhere, and people of all walks (?) of like are riding them.

I had to try one myself.

Some photos from David’s recent travels in Germany. Photos © David Chernushenko

A German government ad campaign promoting better insulation for the home. Stay warm, save money, help the environment.

One of Berlin’s “shared bikes”

Just the bike for getting kids to school in Berlin weather.

Smart drivers can park almost anywhere in Berlin

I am a teacher living in Alberta, and I just read about your Living Lightly Project in the Calgary Herald (Feb. 23rd) – what a brilliant and timely idea!! Your project will no doubt re-ignite and reinforce people’s passion for living more harmoniously and hence joyfully on this planet. Thank you for caring and taking [...]

Hello People,
The Living Lightly Project is an important part of what people need now — an empowering message that all is not lost, that there are plenty of things ordinary individuals do every day that make a difference.  I appreciate the positive perspective, the way the project appeals to people’s fairer aspects rather than trying [...]

This is the first time in history that a large social movement is not bound together by an “ism.” 
What binds it together is ideas, not ideologies. This unnamed movement’s big contribution is the 
absence of one big idea; in its stead it offers thousands of practical and useful ideas. In place of 
isms are processes, concerns, and [...]

David, your lovely project is circulating, I got it at least 3 degrees of separation.
WWF has just launched The Good Life: an online community for  concerned Canadians who want to stop talking and worrying about  climate change and start taking personal action.  It’s free, open to everyone, and I’d like to invite you to sign [...]

A collection of photos illustrating how Blake, Brenda and Naomi Poland of Oakville, Ontario, are reducing their carbon footprint and enjoying life. For a full list of what Blake and his family are doing to live lightly, check out his Web site. Photos courtesy of Blake Poland.
At the Kerr Village Organic Farmers’ Market – Saturday [...]