TV

Colbert on the Hummer Club

Colbert on the National Hummer Club: Via Andy Revkin, who has a good post on related matters.

Maddow eviscerates Bush

A closer look at Bush’s last-minute anti-environmental regs: [vodpod id=ExternalVideo.1011976&w=425&h=350&fv=launch%3D27934397%26width%3D400%26height%3D320]

Take it back!

Electronics TakeBack Coalition runs a Times Square ad entreating Panasonic to take back TVs for recycling — on Panasonic jumbotron:

Notre Dame and Syracuse face off in football and climate change

The Fighting Irish and the Orangemen grapple over gridiron green. Photo: Ashley Braun As a loyal Notre Dame alumna, I feel it’s my duty not only to rally behind my team on the football field, but also to rally behind their efforts at fighting climate change. Thanks to NBC Universal and their “Green is Universal” […]

PBS’s Now on green jobs

For some reason they don’t allow their videos to be embedded on other sites — luddites! — but if you want to click over and watch it, PBS’s show NOW recently did an episode on green jobs. As it happens, NOW also interviewed Grist’s Dear Leader Chip Giller on the subject. Check it out.

NBC nixes TV’s only global climate change show during ‘Green Week’

Greenwashing is universal, at least at NBC. Last year, I pointed out the uber-lameness of NBC’s "Green is Universal" week. This year’s was worse. The few NBC primetime shows I watch don’t even seem to bother anymore — if any readers actually saw any green programming outside of the news division, let me know. But […]

Union of Concerned Scientists offers tip to buy most energy-efficient TV

If you watch TV, then you know that the country will switch to High-Definition TV sometime in February. Those with old-school cathode ray tubes may be tempted to use this milestone to “upgrade” to a flat-screen. If that describes you or someone you know, then this Greentip from the Union of Concerned Scientists may be […]

Tom Friedman on The Daily Show

NBC back at the green thing

Next week throughout the broadcast world of network NBC It’s “Green Is Universal” time, so forced programs you’ll see: From Kath and Kim describing what our ignorance has lost us To musings from the Peter Pan of big-time sports, Bob Costas. A mayor will clean up a waterfront on soapy Days And PSAs will hammer […]