In the do as I say not as I do department, a bit of hypocrisy from the Green Network.
The NBC family of networks has no problem showing viewers how to save the planet. But if it is a muggy, smoggy 85 degrees, as is the forecast for Beijing this week, consider looking elsewhere for eco-inspiration. WTHR, the NBC affiliate for Indianapolis, reported from Beijing and described the NBC set used for the network’s two highest rated news broadcasts, “NBC Nightly News†and “Today,†as air conditioned – even though it is outdoors. “The set is outside, but air conditioning vents make the weather bearable,†Anne Marie Tiernon wrote for WTHR Eyewitness News on August 14.
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Less than two months ago, NBC was painting climate change as an issue of American national security. NBC chief environmental affairs correspondent Anne Thompson said on the June 25 “NBC Nightly News†that: “The world’s thirst for energy is creating an environmental crisis that could soon become a security crisis for the United States.†Other media have criticized American over-dependence on air conditioning. According to Joe Klein of Time magazine, air conditioning represents an estimated 4 percent of U.S. energy use.
You should reduce your carbon footprint, but not if it inconvenient for them.
Hat tip: Dvorak.org
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- If there’s anything unsettling to the stomach, it’s watching actors on television talk about their personal lives.
