Green: The New, Red, White and Blue hosted by Thomas Friedman

cwerdna · 04-18-2007, 03:32 AM

I hope this isn't a repost but I did some digging and couldn't a prior post.

http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/070416/nem092.html?.v=2
http://dsc.discovery.com/tv-schedules/spec...14361.30522.0.0

Skwyre7 · 04-18-2007, 12:50 PM

I've seen the ads for it on Discovery Channel. I'll probably Tivo it, if I'm otherwise occupied Saturday night.

galaxee · 04-18-2007, 01:32 PM

i think it's a cool idea, promoting green-ness as patriotic. people still see the bigger-is-better aka wasteful lifestyle as the american way. maybe more things like this pervading into the popular culture medium (one of those being tv) will help people to realize it's not all that hard to be less wasteful.

cwerdna · 04-19-2007, 02:48 AM

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i think it's a cool idea, promoting green-ness as patriotic. people still see the bigger-is-better aka wasteful lifestyle as the american way.
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In his interview on Charlie Rose (you can watch it at http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=36...+rose+friedman), he was promoting the same idea.

cwerdna · 04-21-2007, 09:46 PM

Just a reminder... it's on tonight. For me, it's actually on right now thanks to DirecTV. (I believe I receive the east coast feed.)

DaveinOlyWA · 05-01-2007, 04:33 PM

i saw the show and it was pretty good. had a lot of pros and cons presented for many different alternative energy sources. i have always admired Friedman's books and he has done a pretty fair and balanced job on presenting a very complicated and sticky issue.

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04-18-2007, 03:32 AM	#1
cwerdna Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: SF Bay Area, CA Posts: 8,412 My Car: 2006 Prius Model: N/A Package: #7 Thanks: 1,513 Thanked 969 Times in 788 Posts Friends: 8	I hope this isn't a repost but I did some digging and couldn't a prior post. http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/070416/nem092.html?.v=2 http://dsc.discovery.com/tv-schedules/spec...14361.30522.0.0

04-18-2007, 12:50 PM	#2
Skwyre7 What's the catch? Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Richmond, Virginia Posts: 2,332 My Car: Other Non-Hybrid Model: Package: N/A Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post Friends: 2	I've seen the ads for it on Discovery Channel. I'll probably Tivo it, if I'm otherwise occupied Saturday night.

04-18-2007, 01:32 PM	#3
galaxee mostly benevolent Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: MD Posts: 9,810 My Car: 2005 Prius Model: N/A Package: #5 Thanks: 0 Thanked 329 Times in 84 Posts Friends: 27	i think it's a cool idea, promoting green-ness as patriotic. people still see the bigger-is-better aka wasteful lifestyle as the american way. maybe more things like this pervading into the popular culture medium (one of those being tv) will help people to realize it's not all that hard to be less wasteful.

04-21-2007, 09:46 PM	#5
cwerdna Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: SF Bay Area, CA Posts: 8,412 My Car: 2006 Prius Model: N/A Package: #7 Thanks: 1,513 Thanked 969 Times in 788 Posts Friends: 8	Just a reminder... it's on tonight. For me, it's actually on right now thanks to DirecTV. (I believe I receive the east coast feed.)

05-01-2007, 04:33 PM	#6
DaveinOlyWA 3rd Time was Solariffic!! Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: South Puget Sound, WA Posts: 14,708 My Car: 2010 Prius Model: IV Package: Solar Roof Thanks: 203 Thanked 519 Times in 375 Posts Friends: 14	i saw the show and it was pretty good. had a lot of pros and cons presented for many different alternative energy sources. i have always admired Friedman's books and he has done a pretty fair and balanced job on presenting a very complicated and sticky issue.