NBC is Going Green

Hello green readers!

I hope you like the above video from Late Night with Jimmy Fallon because I thought it would be very fitting for our green blog! 

Originally, I was just going to blog about the Christmas Tree in Rockafeller Center going green, but then realized that would coincide nicely with the fact that NBC has declared this week their Green Week. So, most of their TV shows have incorporated that in some way or another. Apparently NBC even has a policy called "Green is Universal." This little song medley showcased in the video above, was from last night's show. I think the best part is at the end when his talks about the floors in the studio being green. 

I had no idea until I actually read up on this a little, but apparently Jimmy Fallon was one of the first people to have a "green" set. Before the show began in early 2009, the set was built entirely eco-friendly. Fallon told The Huffington Post, "Everything is recycled. We are building everything with recycled metals and using all green lighting." Since they were starting the set from scratch, apparently its NBC's police to make everything green! Crazy that such a monster of a company puts so much emphasis on environment friendly tactics.

NBC didn't necessarily have as much to do with this one, but the Rockafeller Christmas tree is right by their studios, and as of 2007, Mayor Michael Bloomberg made the decoration more efficient for the environment. In 2007 NYC released a press release discussing the new details to the tree and its eco-friendly changes. They added a solar energy roof, which helped power the tree's new energy efficient LED lights. The roof is the largest privately owned solar energy station in Manhattan and will conserve energy for the area year round. A NYT article said the changes shift the energy consumption from 3,510 kilowatt hours to 1,297 kilowatt hours a day. The savings is equal to what 2,000 sq foot house would use in a month. Granted, some people argue, why even have the energy eating tree at all, but at least if they are going to have it, it has gone "green."

Now even our local NBC station has gone green! In the coming weeks and months the station will air an "8 Goes Green" franchise with stories about the green economy. Be sure to check it out because some of our team members will take part!

Let us know if you watch any of NBC's green week, and what you think, via our twitter @gogreen573

-Christy