The green RV

"The Green RV"
By: Linda Baker
on November 7, 2008

Summary of blog: This article is about a few people who have changed their lifestyle to help save and promote Eco-friendly lifestyles. The main way that these people do so is by living in an RV powered by biodiesel, a fuel made from vegetable oil, rather than a home.

I think this article brings up a lot of good points. "When people talk about conservation, they get so bogged down with recycling and living lightly they forget what they are trying to save said Brian Brawdy, a 47-year-old former police investigator turned wilderness expert." This quote by Brian Brawdy hit me very hard and made me realize this is soo true. People are always trying to buy food that is "healthier" or save on things but do they even know why they are doing this? I think some people are so caught up in the fact that they are "saving" that they forget the purpose as to why they are sdoing so! There are other interesting things in this article too. One family has left there 1600 square foot home to live in a small RV. Doing this prevents them from buying things they do not need, because there is no room to store uneeded goods. The family also limits their use of hot water. The hot water capacity in the RV is 6 gallons, so they must be recourseful! They decorates with all non-toxic paints and even used bamboo for the flooring to protect our recourses. Most inportantly the family is using a fuel that is made from vetetable oil to run their vehicle. I think this is a very inspiring article and i beleive the promotion of these types of lifestyles could inspire other families aswell. Maybe one day this type of fuel will be easily and affordably avaliable to all families. This article is fairly reliable. It has many sources listed and direct quotes from people. It also has photos of the actual family who has made this lifestyle switch and lots of solid facts.


http://travel.nytimes.com/2008/11/07/travel/escapes/07RV.html