Colbert has his fun with Colin Beavan, a great writer who, as a sort of “green stunt,” decided to try and live for a year in NYC while making as little impact as possible on our planet (while blogging, writing a book, and filming a movie about the experience—all in the name of spreading the good word, of course!). Can each of us make a real difference in our right against consumption, and Climate Change? Can the individual do her or his part to save our Planet?

Click here for a snippet of our interview of Colin, in Boulder, at LOHAS.

From two years ago, a noticeably more nervous, less press-ready Mr. Beavan: