Could you live without a fridge?

Living without a refrigerator seems wrong on some level — like having a hole in your living room where the television used to be. But one couple in Portland, Oregon, has been without a fridge for the past seven years in an effort to reduce their carbon emissions.

It’s a difficult concept to grasp from my kitchen in Kansas City, where the day doesn’t start until the milk and coffee concentrate is poured over ice cubes — all of which come from my fridge. Although I’ll admit that having an ice dispenser included with my fridge feels like luxury, I’m seeing refrigerated milk among my list of needs, not wants.