Discovery Channel's PLANET GREEN launches TONIGHT!!

Discovery Channel's 24-hour eco-lifestyle television network, PLANET GREEN launches tonight, June 4, 2008 at 6 pm.

Brian Clark Howard from The Daily Green writes:

The big premiere should be seamless for an estimated 50 million American homes (those with typical cable or satellite packages), because Planet Green will actually be occupying the former signal range of the Discovery Home channel. In fact, Discovery is reskinning its former destination for home content, reportedly investing $50 million to repack it with green original programming.

As Tommi Lewis Tilden points out, much of this new green programming sounds promising, including an eco-themed cooking show from Bam Man Emeril Lagasse, a relaunch of Ed Begley, Jr.'s Living with Ed, a hip new series with eco-hotties Adrian Grenier and Angela Lindvall, and of course the much ballyhooed debut of "Battleground Earth" — pitting "Toxic" rocker Tommy Lee against rapper Ludacris "Luda Polluter." (Though I would have spelled it "Luda Polluta.") Journalistic heavyweights Tom Brokaw and Bob Woodruff are also scheduled to contribute pieces.

There are also talks of a Tom Green-hosted game show, and much excitement surrounding coverage of Leo DiCaprio and friends' green rebuilding of tornado-ravaged Greensburg, Kansas.

Hopefully, Planet Green will be a big success and will bring more green into homes from coast to coast, inspiring, educating and motivating positive change.

To help generate buzz, Connecticut-based activist and aspiring environmental librarian Remy Chevalier came up with the idea of hosting Planet Green launch watching parties. So far the only organized one is Chevalier's own effort, hosted by Norwalk (CT) Greendrinks. But there is still time for others across the country to organize their own get-togethers.

If you do happen to be near Norwalk (about an hour outside of New York City) after 5:30 on June 4, stop on by the colorful, unique Pirate Restaurant and bar on 7 Wall Street. You can sip an organic cocktail or wine and check out the new shows on a big-screen TV. Sponsors include Argoya natural healing, Patagonia and other local businesses.

Even if you can't join others at a bar or neighbor's house, tune in June 4th to see what Planet Green has to offer.

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Click here to see where to tune in and browse upcoming shows.

Dream Reborn: From Memphis to Oakland

Did you miss the Dream Reborn conference? Or perhaps you were a part of the inspiring gathering and want to continue building the movement now that you're home. Here's your chance to tap into the excitement that began in Memphis last month. Urban Habitat invites you to join the Ella Baker Center and Green For All on Wednesday, June 4th to learn how people in California are turning the dreams hatched in Memphis into action in the their own communities. Don't miss this evening of uplifting performances and presentations from inspiring leaders who will share their ideas for creating an ecologically balanced world with opportunities for everyone.

WHAT: Solutions Salon: Dream Reborn, Building the Movement in California

FEATURING: Van Jones, Jakada Imani, and other community leaders,
musicians, and spoken word artists

WHEN: June 4, 2008. 5:00 - 8:30pm (5:00 - 6:00pm networking and food, program from 6:00 - 8:30pm)

WHERE: Oakland Museum, 1000 Oak Street, Downtown Oakland (near Lake Merritt BART Station)


A Project of Urban Habitat :

"The Dream Reborn conference on April 4 - 6 marked the powerful, historic beginning of a national movement to build a green economy strong enough to lift millions of people out of poverty. Green-collar job advocates from across the country shared the successes and challenges they face. More than 1,100 people representing businesses, workforce development agencies, community organizations, and schools joined together to honor Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. on the 40th anniversary of his death, and to celebrate today's new leaders for the 21st century. Several local allies traveled to Memphis to represent the Bay Area, including People's Grocery, East Bay Conservation Corps, Youth Speaks, Solar Richmond, Urban Habitat, Rain Forest Action Network. Click here to read reflections from Van Jones about the weekend. California can set the standard for what happens in the rest of the country -- it's critical that we turn vision into action here in the Golden State. That's why we're teaming up with Green For All to host this event. Our Green-Collar Jobs Campaign is leading the way in California, while Green For All (our sister organization recently spun-off from the Ella Baker Center) is building the movement nationwide, with a particular focus on Washington, D.C. Together -- and with your help -- we will create green pathways out of poverty for California and the entire nation. We're excited to bring the momentum that started in Memphis back home to Oakland. Please join us on June 4th as we take the next steps toward fighting pollution and poverty at the same time. Click here: http://www.ellabakercenter.org/?p=dream_reborn_ca