Carbon Conscious Consumer Blog

For those of you who haven’t shunned the television, you may have heard that NBC is going green this whole week–the motto is Green is Universal. Every show that they air throughout this week will have something green about it.

I caught the end of last night’s Cowboys v. Eagles game, and the announcers were in an unlit studio–they had candles going on their table. The point they were making was the energy used in lighting a studio for four hours would power the average home for a month. Wow. Granted, yes, they could have chosen to use CFLs to light their studio and given people ideas about saving energy in lighting outside of potentially causing a fire, but their intention counts.

I am most excited to catch Al Gore on 30 Rock on Thursday, 11/8/07 at 8:30. In the commercial preview for the show (which was taped pre-Nobel Prize), Al hears a whale in trouble, takes his blazer off (he’s wearing a bright green tie), and runs off to save it. (Who wants to bet that he’s going to win a second Primetime Emmy?)

The Green is Universal website is a pretty. accessible website that gives people ideas about going and staying green. In addition to Green Horoscopes (actually a cute idea), there’s a section in which you can submit your new habits either by commenting or submitting a video. I know you guys have TONS of ideas–submit away! Lead the way and make me proud!

UPDATE: For anyone who missed 30 Rock, you can watch it for free online at NBC’s website.

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