Our Renewable Nation
A Cross-Country Eco-Video Project
Our Family
Carrick (age 9), Colin (the Dad), Gareth (age 6), and Jennifer (the Mom)
Our family is uniquely suited for this project:
- Simply put, we live our values. We live a green lifestyle by example, actively promoting opportunities to
live more sustainably.
- Our videos have been seen by over 200,000 people, including our video 'Reel Mowers Cut Down Pollution',
which won the MSN/LiveEarth video contest. You can see all of our videos on
www.YouTube.com/carrickgareth.
- We homeschool our two boys, so we have the freedom to travel in the late spring, before the busy summer
traveling season.
- We are self-employed, which gives us the flexibility to take 2 months for our travel project.
- Our VW Beetle that runs on used vegetable oil gives us a uniquely carbon-neutral mode of transportation.
Otherwise, driving a gas-guzzler across the country to make eco-videos would sort of be defeating the
purpose. Since we'll be able to purchase filtered vegetable oil for $1/gallon from a network of people
across the country, it will also be a more affordable way to drive thousands of miles.