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Meet Shelley Pack

Wed, 14 Jan 2009 13:45:24 -0500

Shelley Pack is a comedic actress with a strong improv background. Before improvising to save the environment, Shelley performed with The Groundlings, Second City Alumni, Drew Carey and the cast of "Whose Line is it Anyway?" Shelley has also starred in many national commercials including, DHL, KFC, True Value Hardware, La-Z-Boy, and IHOP. Shelley Pack also has been the Spokesperson for Boston Market and is the current Spokesperson for Lean Cuisine. Shelley is a graduate of UCLA with a B.A. in Sociology. Shelley is a G Word correspondent. For more on Shelley, go to www.keepitgreen.tv.

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G Word Episode: Underwater Robot

Tue, 16 Dec 2008 12:56:20 -0500

Joel Johnson dives with a thermal-powered underwater robot; a family gets a green makeover; NFL Viking Jared Allen tries to go green for one day.

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Get the latest info on hot green cars and gadgets; learn how to hack, optimize, repair and reuse them to get the most out of everything from hybrid cars to solar powered cell phone chargers with Planet Green Tech & Transport.

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G Word Episode: Bugman

Mon, 01 Dec 2008 15:31:30 -0500

We're eating low impact, high protein... bugs! We're stalking, and shocking salamanders for their own good, and even getting schooled in green by a LEED certified high school.

Further reading on Bugs:
Man vs. Wild: Eating Bugs
Bugs are Back on the Menu
Baby Bugs Bully Parents for Food, Protection

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G Word Episode: Green Chocolate

Mon, 24 Nov 2008 10:43:02 -0500

Sarah and Shelley test out some 'green' reds and whites at Frey Winery and correspondent Stephen Brooks takes us to the heart of rich chocolate darkness, the birthplace of cacao in Costa Rica.

Further reading on green chocolate:
Buy Green: Baby Bottles, Organic Chocolate Cake and DIY Hair
How a Green + Black's Chocolate Bar Saved a Mayan Community From Destruction
Chocolate Cake with Armagnac Ice Cream

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G Word Episode: Powerisers

Wed, 05 Nov 2008 10:42:47 -0500
Our hosts get a lift from high tech stilts, the Waste Sleuth turns used oil into black gold, and a groovy garage builds nitro methane and electric super cars.

Further Reading from the Archives:
World's Fastest Electric Cars, LEED Certified
Ways You Can Recycle Your Oil

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G Word Video: Water from Oil
G Word Video: Recycling Grease
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G Word Episode: Vegan Vixens

Tue, 28 Oct 2008 15:38:01 -0500
Troy Casey goes on the hunt for a carbon neutral lunch and the Salvage Queen transforms an armoire into a stylish home office. Then, we follow the Vegan Vixens as they try to convert carnivores by any means possible.

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G Word Episode: LEED Me Out to the Ballpark

Mon, 27 Oct 2008 11:39:18 -0500
Danny Forster finds out how baseball's Washington Nationals have built a green ballpark from the ground up; Gregory Schaefer tries not to get stung in a nettles cook off; turning chicken feathers into circuit boards.

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G Word Episode: My Life is Trash

Mon, 20 Oct 2008 15:13:08 -0500
Host Daniel Sieberg reports on the massive collapse of the Antarctic Ice shelf and we visit a man with a year's worth of trash stashed in his home.

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G Word Episode: Chemical Clean Up

Mon, 20 Oct 2008 12:48:33 -0500
A technological breakthrough that could erase deadly chemical spills in minutes; Todd Sutton the Waste Sleuth gets hung up on recycling plastic hangers; electric motorcycle Killacycle goes for a world record.

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Ask the Waste Sleuth: How can I recycle plastic bags?

Wed, 15 Oct 2008 13:09:21 -0500
Did you see it? See what? Well, G Word of course! In a recent episode of G Word, I investigated how plastic bags can be recycled (Bag Me a Recycler). Many viewers who saw that episode responded by asking me how they can recycle all the plastic bags they accumulate from their shopping outings. OK, I'm not going to write a long piece on all the environmental issues about bags ? paper or plastic ? and tell you which is better. Why? Because right now you are reading this from your computer and are able to find many great articles online on this topic. What I will do is share some basic information about how you can recycle the bags you already have and give you a little nudge to use a reusable bag whenever you can.

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G Word Episode: Eco Drag Racing

Tue, 14 Oct 2008 13:45:55 -0500
A freegan professor teaches a course in dumpster diving, correspondent Becky Baeling pitches in to green the South by Southwest music festival and later, it's off to the racetrack to witness the world's fastest electric car set a new speed record.

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G Word Episode: Green Brick Road

Tue, 14 Oct 2008 12:23:24 -0500
We're turning the ash from burning coal into eco friendly bricks; We're visiting to a green beer brewery; Daniel interviews astronaut Garret Reisman on the International Space Station.

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G Word Episode: Kinetic Grand Race

Mon, 13 Oct 2008 09:35:42 -0500
In today's world, green technology is everywhere. We'll show you human-powered machines race for eco-glory, NASA divers keeping it clean and green, and a Philippe Cousteau-guided tour of Ocean Hall.

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G Word Episode: Todd Tires of Recycling

Tue, 07 Oct 2008 14:07:59 -0500
Todd Sutton, the Waste Sleuth, takes tires for a recycling spin, checks out super recycling at the international space station, and shows us how elephant poo becomes paper!

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G Word Episode: Segway Cool

Mon, 06 Oct 2008 15:52:41 -0500
What's it like to take a Segway for a spin, or put the pedal to the medal with the Tesla electric sportscar? We'll show you. You also get to see our Waste Sleuth get charged up about recycling batteries.

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G Word Episode: Battery Abuse

Mon, 06 Oct 2008 14:27:12 -0500
Join us as we test the limits of lithium batteries, forage for food in Central Park, and help the Boston Red Sox give their ballpark a green makeover.

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G Word Episode: Eco Friendly Fish

Mon, 06 Oct 2008 14:14:42 -0500
Many people don't realize how rewarding the green life can be. We'll show you... from fishing the eco-friendly way, to unlocking the genetic secrets of better biofuel, to turning water towers into furniture.

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Gregory Schaefer Says: Olalliberries

Mon, 06 Oct 2008 12:13:09 -0500
Hello there! Gregory from G Word's "Ultimate Eco Cook Off" here with some thoughts on the organic and luscious OLALLIEBERRY!

Oh me, oh my, oh, Olalliberries. Odd name, odd little berry, odd shoot.

The night before we did the Olallieberry piece, the crew and I arrived late and hit the restaurant nearest our hotel. It was scary... like David Lynch scary. There was a strange pioneer motif going on and what must've been one thousand taxidermy animals decorated the place. It was really disgusting, they had all sorts of birds and deer and wolves and badgers...even sheep! Very creepy. What's worse, all the food tasted like it'd come out of a can?even the salad! Bad!

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G Word Episode: Human Car

Wed, 01 Oct 2008 09:04:32 -0500
Chef Gregory Schaefer challenges a fellow chef to an Ultimate Eco-Cookoff, correspondent Graham Hill takes the Human Car for a spin and Waste Sleuth Todd Sutton searches for clarity in the world of glass recycling.

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G Word Episode: LA Without a Car

Wed, 01 Oct 2008 08:39:36 -0500
Joel Johnson visits a pair of architectural students who have harnessed energy from revolving doors. Also, Chris Balish attempts to survive a day in LA without a car.

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Urban Foraging and How with Stephen Brooks

Tue, 30 Sep 2008 15:15:24 -0500
I am absolutely floored how much fruit is out there that never gets eaten. I find the people that have pumping fruit trees in their yards often feel bad that so much is going to waste and scramble to give it away. There are many ways to go about foraging in our cities and here are a few very important pointers.

Depending on where in the world you are, most foods are seasonal so foraging in the Northeast in the dead of winter is obviously not a great idea. While some areas of the U.S. can be foraged all year around like in Florida and most of California. I personally like to drive to an ethnic area and drive slowly up and down the streets seeking productive fruit trees. This takes putting on your fruit tree-seeking lens. As people drive through neighborhoods different people n]]>... Read the full story on Planet Green

G Word Episode: Sea Urchin Eco Cookoff

Tue, 30 Sep 2008 13:12:55 -0500
We're foraging off-shore for a sea urchin cook off, warming up to steam power at the biggest complex of geo thermal plants in the world, and the Waste Sleuth Todd Sutton cleans up the mess after the cheering stops at the Indy 500.

Read Gregory Schaefer's account of preparing sea urchin on G Word

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G Word Episode: Wood U Recycle

Mon, 29 Sep 2008 13:34:04 -0500
The Waste Sleuth chips away at the problem of waste wood, while the Keep It Green Girls give a man an eco-friendly makeover. Also, our Stephen Brooks is on the search for the perfect papaya.

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G Word Episode: Coskata

Mon, 29 Sep 2008 13:00:51 -0500
Tiny creatures create the next generation of ethanol; a zero emissions convertible takes a spin underwater; and pet pythons wreak havoc on the Everglades.

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G Word Episode: Worm Poop

Thu, 25 Sep 2008 15:39:27 -0500
Cheapskate Jeff greens-up his laundry room and eco gourmet Gregory Schafer harvests some asparagus for the Ultimate Eco-Cookoff. SuChin gets her hands dirty searching for the key ingredient in Terracycle's eco-friendly fertilizer.

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Gregory Schaefer Says: Cactus!

Thu, 25 Sep 2008 13:40:31 -0500
Gregory Schaefer from G WORD'S "Ultimate Eco Cook Off" here, reflecting on what was, quite possibly, the manliest thing I've ever cooked: CACTUS!

I was scared to death with this challenge. I've eaten cactus maybe...twice? My old mechanic in Los Angeles used to love to cook me lunch and his wife would always feed me pickled nopales. I thought they were green peppers at first but eventually realized they were strips of cactus paddles. Last year I took a day-trip to Tijuana and ate an amazing salad of seared cactus with quesa fresca and chicharrones (pork crackling). Pretty awesome stuff. But do I eat cactus regularly? No. Have I ever cooked cactus? No.

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G Word Episode: Cow Power

Thu, 25 Sep 2008 11:39:33 -0500
Correspondent Stephen Brooks investigates the environmental impact of pineapple harvesting, Summer Rayne visits some smart cattle farmers making money from methane, and SuChin meets Matt Peterson, CEO of Global Green.

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Evette Says: Put the Smack Down on Junkyards--Salvage

Tue, 23 Sep 2008 11:58:48 -0500
FILTHY. That is the one word I would use to describe the junkyard we taped at today. The grease and grime were overpowering, not to mention all the fumes from the bull dozers and back hoes they use to move the junked cars from one place to the next. All I could think about was how brutal this place would be on the hottest summer day with 98% humidity. Let's just say I would probably rather be just about anywhere else.

But bless any of you who work in auto salvage. The auto industry is one of the top industries for re-using and recycling. When a car comes into a junkyard it gets stripped of all it's valuable parts - engine, transmission, exterior panels, axels - you name it and they chop it up. The parts are catalogued and stored, so when something goes wrong with your wheeled]]>... Read the full story on Planet Green

G Word Episode: Earthships

Tue, 23 Sep 2008 09:29:50 -0500
In the desert of New Mexico, we discover a group of architectural wonders known as "Earthships," energy efficient homes entirely constructed from recycled materials.

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G Word Episode: Green Screen

Fri, 19 Sep 2008 14:55:17 -0500
Sarah and Shelley hand pick a meal from LA's public fruit trees and Becky Baeling rides along with the organic Green Truck catering service. Waste Sleuth Todd Sutton discovers life after death for old TVs and computer monitors.

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G Word Episode: Teeny Weeny Green Bikini

Fri, 19 Sep 2008 13:35:26 -0500
G Word correspondent Summer Rayne Oaks visits a Texas wind ranch to discover how eco-friendly energy is finding a home in cowboy country. Later, models show off the latest in eco-chic swimwear.

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G Word Episode: Slugging

Fri, 19 Sep 2008 10:38:40 -0500
David Newsom test drives the electric car of the future and later hits the slopes at a green ski resort. Cheapskate Jeff tries out slugging, the latest trend in carpooling that turns daily commuters into hitchhikers.

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Read more about transportation alternatives:
G Word Video: Slugging
How to Go Green: Public Transportation
How To Go Green: Commuting
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G Word Episode: Make it Rain

Thu, 18 Sep 2008 15:37:04 -0500
Correspondent David Newsom visits Wichita, Kansas to learn how one company is converting muscle cars in to bio-diesel beasts, Summer Rayne explores a new process that turns industrial waste water into water safe to drink.

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G Word Episode: Nano Wires

Thu, 18 Sep 2008 15:02:39 -0500
Troy Casey learns how to have an environmentally friendly afterlife, and Joel Johnson takes us to a Canadian company growing microscopic nano wires that may be the future of solar power.

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David Says: Re-Imagine The Wasteland: Freshkills Landfill--Beacon On The Hill

Wed, 10 Sep 2008 11:07:28 -0500
Bear with me, folks, this one has a happy ending...

For me, nothing manifests our culture's excesses and shortsightedness better than waste-landfills. Drive past one and suddenly the all the flaws of a throwaway culture become pungently apparent. As a kid growing up in northeast New Jersey, nothing saddened me as much as the sight of stately Great Blue Herons wading in the oily murk of the once vital Meadowlands rushing by the family wagon's windows. Where once vast majorities of the Atlantic Ocean's fish and bird life had come to breed and live, now only putrid waters, rotting trash and the thick stands of resilient cattails remained. In some areas, landfill from years earlier burned day and night beneath the ]]>... Read the full story on Planet Green