Back in late September and early October we here at TakePart spent a decent amount of blog space encouraging everyone to register to vote. Hopefully you did! But now, with the election one week away, I think it’s time to start the second part of that request and encourage everyone to actually get up on the 4th and VOTE! The video below may be a tad cheesy, but the message couldn’t be more poignant.
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What could be more emblematic of our TakePart entertainment meets social action manifesto than a 24-hour eco-lifestyle television network? Fellow blogger Andy wrote about yesterday’s launch of Planet Green TV, and I thought I’d follow up with a review of just some of the shows you can find on the network. More detailed descriptions of their programming awaits, direct from the Planet Green TV website! —->
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The Discovery Channel, which helped bring you the almost-too-awesome Planet Earth and Blue Planet mega-epics, has announced that June 4 will be the launch date for a new television channel, Planet Green. We can assume that the channel’s name gives a pretty good description of what it’s all about. At takepart we’ve already told you that Adrian Grenier, the dude from Entourage who isn’t the brother of the dude from The Outsiders, is working on a show for the network. We’ve also mentioned that Tom Bergeron, who apparently hosts Dancing With the Stars (but I only know from post-Fugelsang/Fuentes era America’s Funniest Home Videos), will also have his own program. Yet there’s already so much more to love about this station, which is why I’m bringing you The Top 5 Things You Will Love about Planet Green, in no particular order.
1. Tommy Lee and Ludacris are in a show together.
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“Entourage” star Adrian Grenier’s mania for sustainability has earned him a reputation as one of our most eco-centric actors, so it’s no surprise he’s being honored with the Vail Film Festival’s 2008 Blue Sky Award for Environmental Activism, as Ecorazzi reports:
Grenier’s commitment to environmental issues has long been a focus outside of the actor’s successful television, movie, and documentary projects. He has a home in Brooklyn that utilizes insulation made from recycled jeans, energy produced by solar panels, and other sustainable elements. Most recently, he signed on with Discovery Channel’s Planet Green to create a series “that will illustrate how making small changes in everyday living can be cool and simple.” Tentatively titled The Green Life, the show is expected to debut early summer “Ëœ08.
The show will be produced by a new company Grenier “Ëœs formed with partner Peter Glatzer, named “Reconcile.” The name conveys Grenier and Glatzer’s goal to inspire us all to make amends with Mother Nature before she totally disowns us. Ecorazzi quizzed Grenier and Glatzer on how they intend to use their show to spread the sustainable gospel:
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