and I think it has way too much life style programming, but on the other hand that is what most cable programming is and they have to swim in the sea like all the other fish.

The most annoying thing about the life style and home improvement style programming it has, is that it makes me want to be a writer for a program called "Environmental Living for Ordinary People." My wife and I are lower to middle, middle class. There is no way we could environmentally retrofit our house like the people they feature on Planet Green. I think most grass roots environmentalists are like us, and instead of hollywood stars. Until they start aiming their marketing at people of our income bracket, environmental living will be a pass time of the rich.

Finally, I like the Wasted program on Planet Green.  Imagine a Green Nanny, hectoring environmental sinners on how to Come to Jesus. Very funny.

Planet Green is a mainstream program. It isn't an Earth First! reunion. Warts, distortions and all, I think we are better off having it available than not. Judge it accordingly.

Randy Cunningham
Cleveland, Ohio

Randy Cunningham

Mr. Nonymous and I watched Living with Ed when it first aired on HGTV and came away with an impression that is the exact opposite of Patterson's. We found Ed to be interesting--and aware that not everyone is going to become as green as he is right away. Also, he makes a great spot cleaner.

First there are only like 5 shows whic repeat over and over. Yes there is clearly an exaggerated focus on lifestyle, and those lifestyles tend to be way out of reach for most people. However, the information, and homes and architecture they show are inspiring to me. I can't do any of the stuff they do, and I write this in a room that would be virtually unliviable without AC, but I like to imagine. Watching that show, lead me to search on the internets for more info on things, and I found this site asa result.

In this regard, planet green is better than nothing, but they do need to expand their scope, the science channel does some interesting things about fuel and alternative energy which would seem wholly appropriate on a channel entitled planet green.

No need to rely on cable to get the green message around when internet video is available.  It's finally starting to happen, but once again, as at the start of the internet age, the revenue stream is problematic.

The old model of media and money is still the norm.  

When will the idealistic pragmatism of free global media over the net be realized?  Orgs like Grist are doing it already.

But the scale still does not approach that of mass delusional media.  What is really interesting is that new internet media people generally boycott cable, where some very progressive things are happening.

They often watch net clips of Colbert and the other media revolutionaries though.

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