By Carolyn Rose
Discovery Networks launched a new network dedicated to green living and sustainability earlier this month.
Planet Green, the only network that boasts 24/7 all-green programming, is an interesting way to boost your green I.Q. The network reaches a wide range of audiences through a variety of programming.
If you're an Entourage fan, you may be interested in watching Adrian Grenier and his group of activists in "Alter Eco." The show draws a younger audience, suggesting ways how to make your favorite local bar recycle, or by giving you "hip tips to go green while staying cool."
If you already know green basics and want to take other steps to become eco, you might tune in to "World's Greenest Homes." Here, you can get some ideas on how to makeover your house while helping the environment. One episode featured a beach house with a saltwater pool instead of a chlorine pool, which saves harmful chemicals from entering the environment.
Dubbed by some as “eco-tainment” the network boasts an a-list of celebrities, including Grenier, MTV’s SuChin Pak and CBS News correspondent Daniel Sieberg. There’s even a show devoted to environmentally conscious celebrities called Hollywood Green.
But without being too preachy, Planet Green has helpful and interesting content. Shows like Wa$ted make it easy to make your lifestyle greener. The best thing about the network is that it gives a lot of simple and easy ways to “shrink your ecological footprint.” Wa$ted is my favorite show on Planet Green because it not only helps people conserve energy and produce less waste, but it suggests ways to help viewers save money.
The Planet Green website has a nice overview of the shows. It also has various sections (Food & Health, Fashion & Beauty, Home & Garden, etc.) with articles and blogs with useful information. The network and the website are worth checking out, and a great way to spread green ideas.
Planet Green: A Green TV Station for All
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I really like your new station. Aside from the limited programming (which means you repeat the same content too many time) some of the shows are very informative. I ran into one big problem however. The other evening we were watching some episode of This Old House when you ran one of McCain’s campaign adds which is blatant outright lies. McCain and Green are oil and water. I suppose you take revenue from anyone however, this add that claims Obama will raise everyone’s taxes has been thoroughly debunked and proven to be ‘inconsistent with the facts’. I would suggest you decline all political ads if you can not weed out the ones that are blatantly false. It WILL affect my support of your new TV channel.
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