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A TV diet
California Energy Commission considers PG&E proposal to require energy-efficient televisions |
Joseph Romm |
25 Aug 2008 |
Gristmill |
| The following post is by Earl Killian, guest blogger at Climate Progress. ----- The California Energy Commission is considering a proposal by PG&E to require televisions sold in the state to meet a minimum efficiency standard. Why is a utility proposing its customers by more efficient appliances? Because California allows utilities to earn a return on investment from negawatts. PG&E's proposal begins by plotting the power consumption (in Watts) of e ... |
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| Topics: California, energy, energy at home, energy efficiency, TV (all these topics) |
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OMFG
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David Roberts |
23 Aug 2008 |
Gristmill |
| How is this not the worst thing ever? Did the McCain campaign make this? |
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| Topics: advertising, TV, video (all these topics) |
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Jim Hansen on Charlie Rose
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Andrew Dessler |
15 Aug 2008 |
Gristmill |
| Turns out he doesn't like coal: |
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| Topics: climate, James Hansen, TV, video (all these topics) |
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Colbert on offshore drilling
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David Roberts |
15 Aug 2008 |
Gristmill |
| As you can see toward the end there, everything comes down to the fact that nobody -- outside of rarefied energy experts -- believes that alternatives to fossil fuels are here, ready, and reliable. Everything hinges on getting that message out. |
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| Topics: energy, funnies, oil and gas drilling, renewable energy, TV, video (all these topics) |
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Gossip whirl
Gossip Girl, <em |
Holly Richmond |
31 Jul 2008 |
Gristmill |
| Spotted: B and S mugging for the camera. The cast of the CW's Gossip Girl are forgoing bottled water in favor of bringing their own mugs to the set. And stars Blake Lively, Leighton Meester, and Penn Badgley appear in three short eco-ads, below: In other celeb news you can reuse, Alexis Bledel of The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2 is promoting the travel of your old pants (specifically jeans) to New Orleans for recycling into insulation. I won't say green i ... |
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| Topics: celebrity, green living, movies, recycling, TV, video (all these topics) |
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The Hurley bird gets the farm
Liz Hurley to star in reality show about her organic farm |
Sarah van Schagen |
29 Jul 2008 |
Gristmill |
| Actress-turned-organic-advocate Liz Hurley will soon star in a reality show about life on her organic farm in the U.K. and the launch of her organic brand: Hurley Meat. Says Hurley, 'People always imagine me with perfect hair, but that's not who I am.' Hm ... are you sure that's how they imagine you? |
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| Topics: celebrity, green living, organic food, TV, United Kingdom (all these topics) |
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The English Channel
Skeptical climate-change documentary found unfair, but not misleading |
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22 Jul 2008 |
News |
| Posted at 10:38 AM on 22 Jul 2008 A British documentary that declared climate change to be a willful and conspiratorial hoax broke impartiality rules and misrepresented the views of some participants, British broadcasting regulator Ofcom said Monday. The not-so-subtly named The Great Global Warming Swindle, which aired on Britain's Channel 4 in March 2007, said at one point in its narration, "Everywher ... |
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| Topics: climate, climate change skepticism, news, TV, United Kingdom (all these topics) |
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Green carpet treatment
MLB, NRDC, and Chevy partner for 'greenest' All-Star Game |
Sara Barz |
15 Jul 2008 |
Gristmill |
| Tonight's Major League Baseball All-Star Game in New York should be the 'greenest' MLB event ever, according to Reuters. In partnership with Chevy and NRDC, MLB incorporated a number of 'green' initiatives into tonight's game: Athletes will be transported to and from Yankee Stadium in FlexFuel Chevy Silverados, post-consumer recycled waste content and bio-based materials will be included in paper products, and NRDC green teams will roam the stands of Yankee Stadium encour ... |
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| Topics: green living, recycling, sports, TV (all these topics) |
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Bam! Planet Green is cookin' tonight
Catch the premiere of Emeril Green |
Sarah van Schagen |
15 Jul 2008 |
Gristmill |
| As previously reported (and punned) TV chef Emeril Lagasse is kicking it up a notch with a new cooking show on Planet Green that addresses viewers' kitchen-related dilemmas. Catch the premiere of Emeril Green -- which may or may not actually be very green (this brief convo with participants suggests a hit-and-miss) -- tonight at 8 p.m.Here's a short preview: |
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| Topics: celebrity, food, green living, TV, video (all these topics) |
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NF3 panic unjustified, not as bad as Drudge report says
Plasma TVs and solar cells not so bad after all |
Gar Lipow |
15 Jul 2008 |
Gristmill |
| A recent Grist article shared a bit in some of the panic about NF3 and plasma TVs. If all the NF3 manufactured were released, it warns, it would have a warming effect equivalent to that of Austria. It turns out that is mighty big 'if,' one that Eli Rabett manages to blast into smithereens. To begin with, most uses of NF3 are consumptive -- etching and so on -- whereby NF3 becomes something much less greenhouse intensive. The vast majority of NF3 produced is destroy ... |
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| Topics: climate, greenhouse-gas emissions, TV (all these topics) |
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Van Jones on Chicago Tonight
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David Roberts |
07 Jul 2008 |
Gristmill |
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| Topics: business, green jobs, hotties, TV, Van Jones, video (all these topics) |
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Giving
Chemical in flat-screen TVs is worsening climate change |
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04 Jul 2008 |
News |
| "Vast Wasteland" a Whole New Meaning Chemical in flat-screen TVs is worsening climate change Posted at 2:27 PM on 04 Jul 2008 If you didn't feel guilty about your TV habits already, here's a new reason: a chemical used in making flat-screen televisions has been found to be a potent greenhouse gas, 17,000 times stronger than carbon dioxide. In a study published in the journal Geophysical Research Letters, atmospheric chemist Michael Prather called nitrogen trifluoride, or NF3, & ... |
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| Topics: climate, news, TV (all these topics) |
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Moyers talks to Boxer
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David Roberts |
28 Jun 2008 |
Gristmill |
| Wow, you kinda forget what good TV journalism looks like until you watch Bill Moyers. He makes the cable babblers look like children. Don't miss Moyers interviewing Barbara Boxer on the flame-out of the Climate Security Act. She's really quite good on this, but in the end, as much as I kind of regret saying it, I'm just not sure she has the centrist credibility to sell this program. It's not fair, but optics are optics, and D.C. is a shallow, silly place. |
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| Topics: Barbara Boxer, legislation, politics, TV (all these topics) |
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Tommy in the top slot
Norwegian fuck-tivists on VH1 |
Katharine Wroth |
20 Jun 2008 |
Gristmill |
| I'm not saying that I happened upon, and then proceeded to watch, half of the truly classy Freakiest Concert Moments of All Time on VH1 last night. But if I had, I would have been delighted to see our favorite eco-porn activists in the top slot. Yes, Tommy and Leona's on-stage antics were #1 on the list -- and better yet, Grist's Norwegian Wood head and subhead were woven into the story's graphics. Score! |
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| Topics: grassroots activism, green living, sex, TV (all these topics) |
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Together, we can laugh at the climate crisis
Billy Crystal and David Letterman spoof 'we' campaign |
Sarah van Schagen |
20 Jun 2008 |
Gristmill |
| David Letterman and Billy Crystal spoof the "we" campaign: |
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| Topics: celebrity, green living, TV (all these topics) |
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Gangsta goes green
How a Prius can improve your thug life |
Glenn Hurowitz |
19 Jun 2008 |
Gristmill |
| From Showtime's Weeds (third season, which I'm currently watching on dvd): |
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| Topics: celebrity, green living, hybrids, Prius, TV (all these topics) |
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A not-so-rosy review of Planet Green
Critic bashes new eco-tainment network |
Sarah van Schagen |
13 Jun 2008 |
Gristmill |
| I imagine some folks over at Planet Green are seeing red right about now. You would be too if someone suggested your new eco-cable network 'embarrasses the Earth.' It's the first really negative review of Planet Green I've seen, and it was penned by Slate television critic Troy Patterson. The entire review can pretty much be summed up with this: 'Planet Green turns the entire Earth into a lifestyle accessory, often to uniquely awful effect.'Patterson goes on to ... |
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| Topics: celebrity, consumerism, fashion, green living, TV (all these topics) |
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VJ
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David Roberts |
12 Jun 2008 |
Gristmill |
| He's good: |
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| Topics: business, economy, green jobs, hotties, TV, Van Jones (all these topics) |
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In a pinch
TV characters avoid gas pump drama |
Sarah van Schagen |
10 Jun 2008 |
Gristmill |
| Interesting post about TV characters who will likely feel the gas price pinch (including Dwight Shrute of The Office and the taxi driver on How I Met Your Mother).And to counter that, a list from Whitney at Pop Candy of TV characters who don't have to worry about problems at the pump: 1. Hiro Nakamura, Heroes -- Not only is teleportation the wave of the future, it's absolutely free!2. Liz Lemon -- She's smart, she's sexy, and she digs public transportation.3. Th ... |
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| Topics: celebrity, gas prices, green living, TV (all these topics) |
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Discover Planet Green
Discovery's new green network launches tomorrow |
Sarah van Schagen |
03 Jun 2008 |
Gristmill |
| Do not adjust your television set. What you are seeing -- the rebranding of Discovery Home Channel as Planet Green -- is perfectly normal. Actually, it's better than normal; it's making 'green' normal.Beginning at 6 p.m. EDT tomorrow, some 50 million homes will be introduced to 250 hours of original green lifestyle programming as the 24/7 Planet Green network launches. Here's a look at the lineup:Premiering in JuneAlter EcoThe Show Formerly Known As The ... |
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| Topics: celebrity, green living, messaging, TV (all these topics) |
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Notable quotable
Fox News anchor calls for assassination of Barack Obama |
David Roberts |
26 May 2008 |
Gristmill |
| "... and now we have what ... uh...some are reading as a suggestion that somebody knock off Osama ... uh ... um ... Obama [after being prompted by the FNC anchor] ... well both if we could [laughing] ..." -- Fox News anchor Liz Trotta, commenting on Hillary Clinton's invocation of Robert Kennedy's 1968 assassination Contact FOX: Teri Everett, Senior Vice President Corporate Affairs & Communications Phone: 212-852-7070 E-Mai ... |
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| Topics: Barack Obama, insanity, politics, presidential race 08, quotables, TV (all these topics) |
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How to explain peak oil to everybody (even Paris Hilton)
Target your peak oil message to your audience |
Sharon Astyk |
22 May 2008 |
Gristmill |
| Photo: Eric Neitzel/WireImage.Peak oil is all over the place. The cover of the Wall Street Journal, CNN, you name it. The peak has tipped into the consciousness of the world. And those of us who were aware before are going to be fielding some questions. So it pays to have a response ready for the latecomers. It has occurred to me that there must be a simple way of explaining peak oil to everyone -- but most solutions have concentrated on creating a single simp ... |
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| Topics: energy, green living, oil, TV (all these topics) |
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Rep. Bartlett hits House on renewables -- and I don't mean Gregory House
Time to focus on tax credits, not Lieberman-Warner |
Joseph Romm |
21 May 2008 |
Gristmill |
| I love House. Not the House of Representatives, but the TV show. Everybody loves to see people with seemingly inexplicable symptoms saved from sure death. No doubt that explains the fascination with the Lieberman-Warner bill. But people ... I've been trying to be gentle about this ... it's dead. Sure, like Amber on the season finale [spoiler alert!] L-W can be briefly revived so we can say goodbye to it forever, but that is really just a soap opera gimmick. We do ... |
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| Topics: climate, climate change mitigation, legislation, politics, TV, US House of Representatives (all these topics) |
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Alter Eco
Adrian Grenier's eco-entourage heats up Planet Green |
Sarah van Schagen |
16 May 2008 |
Gristmill |
| I mentioned Adrian Grenier's upcoming project, The Green Life, back in January, but the latest scoop is that the show -- billed as a makeover series wherein Grenier and "his entourage" help everyday folk go green -- has been renamed Alter Eco and will premiere in June.According to LAist, one of the first renovations on the show will be the Tokio Lounge, which is being transformed into Ecco, "Hollywood's first ecofriendly lounge."Expected to open ... |
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| Topics: celebrity, green living, TV (all these topics) |
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Colbert on gas prices and oil profits
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David Roberts |
09 May 2008 |
Gristmill |
| (thanks LL!) |
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| Topics: Big Oil, energy, funnies, gas prices, green living, messaging, oil, TV (all these topics) |
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