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• Becomes Planet Green, the only 24/7 eco-lifestyle network in June 2008


• Targeting adults 18-54, particularly students, new parents & young baby boomers

Discovery Home becomes Planet Green on June 4, 2008. Planet Green is Discovery's global, cross-company initiative and commitment to document, preserve and celebrate the planet, featuring the first and only 24-hour eco-lifestyle channel dedicated to making a difference by providing tools, information and content that will enlighten, empower and most importantly, entertain.

Planet Green will speak to people who want to understand green living and to those who truly want to make a difference by providing tools and information to meet the critical challenge of protecting our environment. Planet Green's platforms include leading eco-lifestyle website TreeHugger.com and the recently launched solutions-oriented PlanetGreen.com. Discovery is also launching Discovery Education Green, a K-12 service that hosts dynamic media content correlated to state standards. Discovery Education Green will help teachers integrate Green lessons into their curriculum and empowers students to make more environmentally conscious decisions.

Planet Green will be simulcast in HD.

Visit the web site: http://planetgreen.discovery.com/

In celebration of Earth Day this year we are putting together an action-packed weekend (April 19th, 20th and 22nd) of eco-friendly programming with such programs as Outrageous Wasters, Green Me Up and our returning series Green Force with Carson Arthur and much, much more!
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EARTH DAY PROGRAMMING STUNTS
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Saturday, April 19 from 1pm - 5pm ET
Outrageous Wasters (North American Broadcast Premiere)
On Sat., Apr. 19 from 1pm to 5pm ET (repeating at 11pm ET) it's a marathon of Outrageous Wasters, a series that follows the wasteful habits of some of the UK's worst violators of the three R's.

1pm ET The Fowlers Family NEW
2pm ET The Armotrading Family NEW
3pm ET The Buchanan Family NEW
4pm ET The Withey Family NEW

Sunday, April 20 - HGTV'S GREEN DAY
On Sun., Apr. 20 from 1pm to 5pm ET (repeating at 11pm ET) it's an afternoon of brand new green-themed episodes from some of HGTV's most popular programs.

1pm ET: Green Me Up - Special Presentation
This project-driven one-hour special, Green Me Up, hosted by Ahmed Hassan and Rachel Schindler, gets two families to go head-to-head to cut their energy consumption and reduce their utility bills...and win a brand new eco-friendly car!

2pm ET: Designer Guys "Greening the Green Room"
The Guys have been given the challenge to design a green room for the Toronto Film Festival that is actually GREEN (using green products), and is to be used as a lounge for hosts and celebrities alike. The catch: the green room is to be in a hotel room, and the Guys will have only 48 hours to turn it around before the festivities start.

2:30pmET: The Style Dept. "The Green Issue"
Suzanne is tackling an unused garage space for a green makeover. She is going to pull out all her eco-friendly tips to create space that is great to hang out in and is good to the environment. Most people can't imagine a garage as a place to relax but with a quick change you'll be sure to want this space all to yourself.

3pm ET: She's Crafty "Simply Green"
Re-use, re-cycle and re-vamp! Special guest eco-stylist Danny Seo shows Wendy how to turn leftover tiles into adorable faux wood-grained tile coasters and recycle boring old dinner plates by glazing them up!

3:30pm ET: Disaster DIY "Easy to be Green"
Amy and Alex are trying to go green. She has terrible allergies, and he doesn't want to waste a thing, so Bryan will teach them that it's easy to be green when doing a basement reno, using products and practices that have a great environmental profile.

4pm ET: Red Hot and Green - Special Presentation
Find out how to go green in your home without sacrificing style! One home gets a stunning green makeover, including the living room, kitchen, bedroom and backyard. Tour spectacular homes where the furniture and products are also environmentally friendly, and learn from the owners how they incorporated recycled materials and energy efficient strategies into their homes.

Earth Day Stunt (Tuesday, April 22) beginning at 8pm ET / 9pm PT
Just in case you missed HGTV's GREEN DAY over the weekend, all your favourite "earth friendly" episodes are back for an encore presentation plus an all-new episode of Green Force with eco-savvy host Carson Arthur.

8pm ET / 9pm PT Designer Guys "Greening the Green Room"
8:30pm ET / 9:30pm PT The Style Dept. "The Green Issue"
9pm ET / 10pm PT Special Presentation Red Hot and Green
10pm ET / 11pm PT Green Force "Native Community Centre" **New
10:30pm ET / 11:30pm PT Disaster DIY "Easy to be Green"
11pm ET / 12am PT Special presentation: Green Me Up

Green Force "Native Community Centre"
The Native Child and Family Services of Toronto (NCFST) bought a house to address the needs of the large First Nation's population mostly living in subsidized housing in the local area. In June of this year the agency purchased a second house that is joined in the back yard to the house they presently run services out of. The problem is that the two back yards combine for 3,170 sq. ft. of pure asphalt. This is where Carson and his Green Force team come in and help this First Nation's population gets back to its roots. Carson is using The Canadian Shield as his design inspiration for this episode, which includes a cascading waterfall that drains into a dry riverbed, tons of natural stone and the planting of the four medicine plants that are the backbone of Native culture.

"Tune in to The Green Space on HGTV, 6pm ET/8pm PT beginning January 6"

TORONTO, Dec. 26 /CNW/ - With the launch of its winter schedule and a new two-hour family-friendly programming block, The Green Space on Sunday, January 6, HGTV is ringing in the New Year with a 'green' outlook on life. Eco House Challenge host and environmentalist Tanya Ha offers tips to help you make a difference.

TV and movie actor Ed Begley, perhaps the greenest man in Tinsel Town, rides his electric car to the Academy Awards and powers his home with the sun and his stationary bike. But Living with Ed and his environmentalist passion isn't always a walk in the park for wife, Rachelle. This first-of-its-kind reality green show chronicles life with an earth-friendly fanatic with humor and heart. Check out this fresh unscripted docu-soap about the lifestyle of a diehard activist who puts his money and his time where his mouth is 24/7. Definitely not recycled TV.

The Extreme Makeover: Home Edition team has arrived in the Seattle area to change the lives of the Chapin family in Kirkland! Led by Doyle Custom Homes and the Building Industry Association of Washington, homebuilders from all over Washington State have volunteered to take on the challenge.

Five years in production, and shot across 200 locations - Planet Earth is a spectacular television experience capturing rare animal behaviour that has never before been seen on film. Featuring narration by David Attenborough, this set includes the original 11-part BBC series plus behind the scenes footage and Planet Earth - The Future, a look at the possible fate of endangered animals, habitats, and humanity.

With an unprecedented production budget of $25 million, and from the makers of Blue Planet: Seas of Life, comes the epic story of life on Earth. Five years in production, over 2,000 days in the field, using 40 cameramen filming across 200 locations, shot entirely in high definition, this is the ultimate portrait of our planet. A stunning television experience that captures rare action, impossible locations and intimate moments with our planet's best-loved, wildest and most elusive creatures. From the highest mountains to the deepest rivers, this blockbuster series takes you on an unforgettable journey through the daily struggle for survival in Earth's most extreme habitats. Planet Earth takes you to places you have never seen before, to experience sights and sounds you may never experience anywhere else.

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This is very cool. I grew up watching these 60 second commercials and now the Canadian Wildlife Service has a section on how to make your own video.

http://www.hww.ca/hww.asp?id=53&pid=3

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Make your own nature video

Learning and teaching about wildlife can be fun and easy to do! Here are some simple steps to make your Hinterland Who's Who production a success. Also, you can view HWW's "Behind the Scenes"  or request the HWW music.

See, hear! That's exactly what you can do from this page--see our videos and hear our sound clips.

This is where you'll find fascinating and reliable information and resources on Canadian wildlife.  This Web site is a joint undertaking of Environment Canada's Canadian Wildlife Service and the Canadian Wildlife Federation./ C'est ici que vous trouverez des ressources et de l'information passionnante, factuelle et fiable sur la faune et la flore du Canada. Ce site est une entreprise conjointe entre le Service canadien de la faune d'Environnement Canada et la Fédération canadienne de la faune.

Web site: http://www.hww.ca