Another World

Mark Dixon – YERT!

YERT's Mark Dixon

Mark Dixon overhauled his life a few years ago.  He left his job in Silicon Valley, and with two friends — Ben Evans and Julie Evans, spent a year in an SUV hybrid traveling around the US, talking to all kinds of Americans about climate change.

Thus was born YERT – Your Environmental Road Trip.  Mark, Ben and Julie filmed over 500 hours of footage, talking to environmental activists, scientists, and innovators.  They met with a scientist converting annual crops to perennial ones, a 92 year old man who’s been living for six decades in an Idaho cave, and an engineer who wants to convert our highway system into a giant solar energy collection + distribution network.

And the YERT team lived by strict sustainability rules — the three of them together used only one shoebox of waste per month.  It wasn’t easy, with every restaurant presenting a new tableful of challenges.  They survived the voyage, and you can see YERT films here, and read more about the project too. 

Produced for Rustbelt Radio.