Living Lightly

Urban gardens are back in vogue. Randi Cherry delights the neighbours
with her green thumb.

David Chernushenko

Living Lightly at the cabin. Who needs power lines when solar power
and some wind-up appliances will do the job at 1/10th of the cost of
bringing in electricity?

David Chernushenko

After 4 weeks of filming, we have met some fascinating people who are working to live more lightly, and enjoying the challenge. Here is a glimpse of some of the material from which we will be putting together a feature-length film.

Living Lightly in Old Ottawa South Part I: drying laundry with zero
emissions, and that real fresh air smell, not the artificial one.

Photo by David Chernushenko

Living Lightly at the cabin. Rainwater goes a long way.

David Chernushenko

Drake Landing viewed from the front. Just a “normal street” but with real porches and not dominated by garages.

The garages of Drake Landing:

Solar power for the people.
http://www.dlsc.ca/
Photos by David Chernushenko

Solar panels over my doorstep, more insulation in my walls. Small steps lead to big savings and quality of life improvements.

Photo by David Chernushenko

When the wall cavities of your house are filled with blown-in insulation, the benefits are multiple. Comfort, lower heating bills, and a big reduction on my family’s greenhouse gas emissions.

Photo by David Chernushenko

This summer I quit my job to pursue a dream. I wanted to make a film that celebrated people who have chosen to live more lightly. I wanted to show that it is possible to make radical changes in the way we live, to reduce our negative impact on our environment, to increase our positive [...]

The French city of Strasbourg has shown how you can save a decaying downtown and revive a booming tourism and shopping district by serving the downtown with a modern efficient “tramway”, and keeping the cars on the periphery.

Photo by David Chernushenko