The cover of Robin Greenfield's book

Dude Making a Difference

Bamboo Bikes, Dumpster Dives and Other Extreme Adventures Across the USA

You want to do something for the planet, but what? Change a light bulb, install a low-flow faucet, eat organic? How about ride 4,700 miles across the United States on a bamboo bicycle, using only water from natural sources, avoiding fossil fuels almost completely, supplying your few electrical needs with solar power and creating nearly zero waste?

Sound crazy? Maybe. But not if you’re Robin Greenfield. Then it sounds like a pretty amazing way to bring your message to as many people as possible, and to have a great time doing it. Dude Making a Difference is Robin’s first-person account of his incredible adventure in radical sustainability. Join him as he pedals from coast to coast in 3-½ months while:

  • Creating only 2 pounds of trash
  • Using just 160 gallons of water
  • Eating 284 pounds of food from grocery store dumpsters.

This one-of-a-kind travelogue will inspire you to reexamine your relationship with the earth’s resources. Robin’s captivating stories of life on the low-impact road are rounded out by practical guides to help you reduce your personal ecological footprint and plan your own larger-than-life adventures.

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100% of Robin’s proceeds are donated to grassroots nonprofits

Robin has committed to 100% of his media income being donated directly to nonprofits, including the sale of all of his books. Robin’s proceeds from this book are donated to grassroots environmental nonprofits in the 1% for the Planet network. To see the positive impact Dude Making a Difference sales have made and to learn about the nonprofits it supports check out Dudes Impact. New Society Publishers are one of the most sustainable publishing companies on Earth and Dude Making a Difference is printed on 100% post-consumer recycled, processed chlorine-free, and printed with vegetable-based, low-VOC inks. Learn more about this at Dude’s Impact.

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What People are Saying

Robin Greenfield … is truly a dude making a difference. His journey across America is by turns hilarious, gripping, and eye-opening. A must read for anyone interested in living an environmentally conscientious life.

-MIKE SAGER, Esquire 

Greenfield is a man with a huge heart, incredible integrity and an infectious spirit for adventure — things we’ve all got the potential for. The fact he writes about his story so beautifully makes it very easy for the rest of us to be inspired by it.

-MARK BOYLE, author, Drinking Molotov Cocktails with Gandhi and The Moneyless Man 

… an inspiration to anyone who aspires to create positive impact in the world — even if that means breaking convention. … This is truly a worth-while read.

-LIZ CORE, Writer, Grist.org

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