Growing Greener

This post is written by Fermin Washington

     Ok, so even though I can just feel the energy seeping out of my TV while watching Planet Green on satellite tv Billings, I am sure that I am offsetting my carbon footprint through all the things I learn on Planet Green. See, I even learned how to make up for my TV watching addiction.

    If you are a foody, than you do not want to miss Emeril Green or Future Food. Emeril takes a lucky shopper around Whole Foods and solves their food dilemmas, teaching them to cook in a green an eco-friendly way using local foods that are healthy. The crazy guys on future foods are exploring different cooking technologies and foods to make the restaurant industry a little more eco-friendly. My favorite was the menu made from edible packing peanuts, unbelievable.

     The Animal Planet and National Geographic lovers can get their fix from any one of their shows about the different animals and ecosystems.

     Probably my favorite Planet Green show would have to be "Wasted," where hosts Anabel and Holter come into someone's house, evaluate their carbon footprint and then tell them ways they can lessen it. They leave them for several weeks and return to see how they have done with the improvements. They then give the family the amount of cash that they will be saving in one year by living in their new, eco-friendly way.