Green Options

We've heard about it for months now. The Sundance Channel is launching a new block of programming called "The Green" on April 17. Each Tuesday night at 9pm you'll be able to tune in to a block of green programming.

If you tune into the evening news and catch a story on global warming, alternative fuels, or wetland conservation, chances are the reporter responsible for that segment isn't an environmental reporter. More than likely it is from the health or science correspondent, or from the general news reporter who was assigned the story.

While many mainstream media outlets are increasingly playing up the green angle in their stories, [...]

MTV's Pimp My Ride will give a '65 Chevy Impala an eco-makeover, transforming the car into a real green machine. With a little help from the show's crew (Xzibit and Mad Mike), and the guys at G.A.S (Galpin Auto Sports), this beat up classic will get a 800 horsepower diesel engine modified to run on biodiesel.

California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger makes a special appearance in the episode and gives his approval for the pimped

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Discovery Communications launches the first 24-hour television network dedicated to green lifestyle programming.

Discovery is getting back to its roots with a return to nature programming and is renewing efforts in "celebrating, preserving and protecting the planet." That push has shown success in Discovery's new series, Planet Earth, which premiered in late March and is pulling in strong numbers. They're hoping those numbers carry over to their new channel, PlanetGreen.

PlanetGreen will feature

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Calling all green NPR listeners:
Have you ever wondered what it would take to green-up your local public broadcasting station (or any media organization for that matter)?

Well wonder no more! This past month, our country witnessed another first in the world of green when Northern California’s KQED became the first ever carbon neutral public broadcasting station. For those of you new to the world of carbon offsets, this simply means that KQED

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Ed Begley, Jr., in the Klamath Siskiyou region of CaliforniaFor nearly forty years, actor and environmental activist Ed Begley, Jr., has both talked the talk and walked the walk in advocating for a healthier human relationship with the natural world. Ed is perhaps best known for his role as Dr. Victor Ehrlich on television's long-running St. Elsewhere (a role for which he earned six

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ABC News is dedicating a whole day to saving the world.

On Friday, April 20 ABC will feature news anchors and correspondents reporting from all seven continents throughout the day culminating with a 20/20 special hosted by Diane Sawyer called Planet Earth 2007: Seven Ways to Help Save the World.

Their coverage will look at environmental issues from all corners of the globe and will more than likely end on a cheery

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From the people at WGBH in Boston, the same people who produce The World, Antiques Roadshow, American Experience, Nova and popular children's programming such as Postcards from Buster and Zoom come the latest in children's entertainment: Meet the Greens an online interactive experience that introduces kids to green living. Each month, the website will introduce a new episode and new content for kids

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Not to be left out of the recent environmental conservation programming niche, The National Geographic Channel is launching a mulitplatform initiative, Preserve Our Planet.

While their multiplatform strategy doesn't include a special TV series, The National Geographic channel is re-packaging their existing content and extending their educational reach beyond the screen. They're doing this by providing a template that can be localized and expanded into communities and schools (through cable [...]

PBS celebrates Earth Day with enviro focused programming.

From late March throughout the month of April the public broadcasting system has arranged their line-up to include green themes in several of their original shows and in their childrens programs.

The line-up includes a premiere episode of the series JOURNEY TO PLANET EARTH, hosted by Matt Damon (not to be confused with The Discovery Channel's new show Planet Earth), featuring our distressed marine

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Never before explored regions of our world and never before seen animal behaviors are featured in High-Definition on a new series on the Discovery Channel.

Discovery Communications and The Nature Conservancy have come together to present PLANET EARTH, an 11 part series that will premiere Sunday, March 25 in conjunction with a media campaign to raise awareness about environmental conservation.

But this partnership includes more than just an HD nature show.

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