"Rob Greenfield: Greener than Green" on the Julie Snyder Talk Show

He did it and not a little. He has no car, no credit card, no bank account, And he eats only what he grows or what he finds in his path. We are happy to make you discover, For the first time on TV, Rob Greenfield! He sent a good one. For a thousand days, he hasn't taken a real shower. He just took some rain water. You buy from Wal-Mart, you send me, You have two cars and you want to become a billionaire. Yes, I did. And what happened? You lost at the casino? I was in fact fine. In fact, what happened was that in 2011, I've lived a pretty typical life. I was very focused on financial wealth, material possessions, and that's how I saw success. But what happened was, I started to educate myself. I started watching a lot of documentaries. and to read many books, And I realized that the American dream It was the nightmare of the world. In fact, all my daily actions They were doing the destruction around the world. I didn't want to live that life. I wanted to live in a way that was beneficial au monde autour de moi, to the world around me, So I decided to radically transform my life. But what-what happened? What made you make this big comeback? - Good, yeah. Many people regard my life And seeing the extreme things I've done, What many of you have seen. And they don't see that there's a transition between the two. Okay, that was un progrès. It was un progrès. La première choisit, what-what did you do? The first choice I made, Once I had learned, Once I had educated myself, It's because I made a long list of changes. That I wanted to do. - I'm not going anywhere. So I had a list of 100 changes What I wanted to do And my but was that every week, I was just making a positive change. - I'm not going to. So the idea is that it gave me time. And if I make a positive change for two years, That means that after two years, I would have made 100 changes. So it was a little slow, but fast. So first, you say, More cars, I'll take the bike. And then you add plus de pas. Oui, d'abord, I started small. You know, at the time, everything I bought Other And I put them in two plastic bags I'm going to the boutique. So a small step at the beginning It was to use a recyclable bag. I wasn't even doing that. And then I thought, What's the matter? Don't go to the store. Where is everything in plastic in the first place? And then I went to the local farmers market. And then I just started parking my vehicle at home I started to walk. And I started riding my bike a little more. And first, I've conducted 5 miles, 10 miles, then 20 miles And gradually, I saw that I could exist without a vehicle And exist without these things. And you lived in a very, very small micro-house, Very small, like 100 feet, like 3 meters in meter. I translate in metres and feet in French and in English. Yes, it is difficult. Look, we're seeing your little house right now. You live there and you said You produce your own gas. Because you produce your gas... Oui, nous produces a little of our own gas, But not that gas. Okay, so you produce the gas with the compost. So for me, yes, the idea is... It's a gas tent. Yeah, it's called a biodigester. So you put your food waste in it. And then the bacteria eat it. And as we do, the bacteria do. And you collect the bacteria that make you sick. And then there's gas you can cook. And you cook from the gas of plants and... Yeah, that's a good idea. We can also see that you take a shower With the rain. You have the rain that goes in a big blue trick. We have the video of this. We see the rain and then the rain goes on your head. But you know, like here, we see you in... It's like taking a shower. Except I don't have any habits. Yes, you are nice. And you also make your own food choices. How are you eating? You haven't made garbage for a year. It looks delicious. So you eat a lot of garbage. Plus the grass. It's for sure. But yes, pour... So you don't make waste. I'm going to Miami! But the plus... Oui, we can see the shower. You have two showers. Yeah, well, actually, I made most of the garbage. on my banana trees. But I had the other shower. To make sure there were women coming. And that they wanted a seat to sit on. And you said that instead of using toilet paper, You use plants. Yes, and I see that you have... It's my... This is my toilet paper plant, here. It's special. You greeted me with my favorite plant. Because it's very sweet, huh? Is that your favorite toilet paper? It's actually one of my... Not only is it my favorite toilet paper, But it's one of my favorite plants in the world. Why? Because... Well, that's so... That's so sweet. No, I'm not. It's not for eating. It's for the toilet paper. In fact, you can make a tea. So, you have a point. But it's very medical. It's surprising. And you can do it. All the mascara. Yes, yes, I know. It's the... And this, I find a plus. Because they said... On est allé au Serre, in the province of Quebec, And they sell it for toilet paper. Oh, my God! You can see it in the ending credits. In the Serre, they sell it for toilet paper. Because it's a little bigger than... Yes, but it's bigger, but it's not... Look, if you have a restaurant with this, You'll have a little trouble. I mean... My leaves were like this. They were bigger. Because, you know, it's different. It's the same, it's in the genus Plecranthus. But mine was of a different variety. So, the leaves were bigger And they were also a little harder. Because these, I can see them. If I clean them, they burn. But the one I cultivated is very hard and strong. So, it's not good enough. It's still good, but it's not good enough. Thank you for the lesson. So, tonight, we're going to use it And we'll save a lot of... Yes, I will. It's ecological and you can... You don't use it afterwards, you compose it. You compose it, yes. It's fascinating for me because all your life, And it is very serious. You have no money, no bank account. All your life, it's in this bag. That's right. So, everything you own is in there. So, at this moment, I live on this seat. We live together. And you stay with us Because you'll be back after the commercial break. Le groupe le plus populaire de hip-hop au Québec. The most popular group of hip-hop in Québec. La Claire-Encende, they sing a song To show us that we have respect in our back. - I'm not...