Planet Green is the Place to Be

Amidst the ocean of infomercials you float through during insomnious nights rolls a new, refreshing wave which ebbs into daytime, as well– Planet Green. The Discovery Channel’s innovative companion airs 24 hours a day.

Planet Green hopes to show the young audience how they can start living a more natural life, and the older audience how to erase some of the heavy tracks they made on this world over the years. The station boasts programs that will teach you what it means to be green.

Greenovate, an environmentally-friendly spin-off of regular home renovation shows, couples homeowners with designers and consultants who specialize in green style. Renewable energy and sustainable products are key, as homeowners shop for the likes of solar panels and bamboo flooring to cut their home’s energy costs. For the viewers, Greenovate will compare the cost and effectiveness of these items to those traditionally used in order to prove that going green is not just beneficial for the environment, but for the user, too.

Mean Green Machines calls all motor enthusiasts. The action-packed half-hour showcase and competition matches an eco-friendly vehicle against its traditional gas-driven counterpart, examining the power, speed, endurance, and agility of both. An ATV, Land Rover, motocross bike, and snowmobile are just some of the contenders you will watch battle it out for the title of “Mean Green Machine.”

A cross between reality TV and ABC’s Extreme Home Makeover, Greensburg is not just a play on words. This Kansas town was devastated by an EF-5 tornado that stormed through in May 2007. Co-produced by Craig Piligian and Leonardo DiCaprio, Greensburg, a 13-episode series, follows citizens as they choose to not just rebuild, but construct a green community.

G Word offers a trendy look at green living, hosted by SuChin Pak, reporter and host for MTV, and Daniel Sieberg, science and technology correspondent for CBS news. This candid show covers hot topics on everything from simple recycling to eco “bedroom toys”.

Watching all of these shows and wondering just what you can do? Then, Wa$ted! is for you. Annabelle Gurtwitch and Holter Graham host this series that takes them into an environmentally-unfriendly home to point out what can be done to go green and reduce the wastefulness taking place each day. At the end of 21 days, those brief savings are figured for what they would bring throughout an entire year’s time, and that extra cash is given to the household as a prize.

If these informative programs do not offer up enough green knowledge, check out the Planet Green web site at http://planetgreen.discovery.com. Sign up for the newsletter and read daily blogs, green buying guides, and how-to’s. With Planet Green, sustainable living becomes simple.