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david-lettermanLate night talk show host and comic, David Letterman has been put under siege of late but we want to focus on things that actually matter first.  Letterman, in addition to being a great talent is also somewhat of an eco-friendly television pioneer having made a commitment to producing eco-friendly television programming through his production company World Wide Pants.

World Wide Pants, which produces The Late Show with David Letterman, partnered last year with EcoMedia. Rob Burnett, president and CEO of Worldwide Pants said that they “are extremely excited to partner with EcoMedia and look forward to creating [eco-friendly television]/entertainment that will hopefully not only be funny, but will also move viewers toward better, more sustainable practices in everyday life”.  We commend Dave and World Wide Pants for their commitment to the planet.  We hope more production companies follow their lead.

Now I suppose we have to address the hype.  Unless you have been under a rock and that rock does not have wifi, you probably heard about the plot to extort two million dollars out of Letterman. David himself boldly broke the story, with his trademark wit and humor. Since then, the media have been circling everyone connected to World Wide Pants like vultures in the desert. Dave, ever-protective of is privacy has now overtaken fame-mongers Jon and Kate as the lead story on TV, newspapers, and the ever-important blogosphere. On top of that, the speculation and salacious insinuations have pulled news magazines like The Insider down to a new low.  If you saw The Insider’s Michel Jackson coverage, you’ll know that is saying something.

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jon-kate-plus-8You probably know them. It’s been hard to ignore them (however hard you may try). They seem to be everywhere and have infiltrated pop culture at an alarming rate: they are Jon and Kate Plus 8.  This is not a salacious story about the state of their divorce or about them as people.  This is rather innocent by comparison but needs to be addressed nonetheless.

Kate was one of those self-proclaimed green gurus who espoused the merits of eco-friendly living at every turn. In the past Kate organized a family outing to an organic farm to buy an entire side of beef for her family so they didn’t consume any hormones. Kate and soon-to-be-ex-husband Jon brought in experts to teach them the art of eco-friendly living, which included how to cook organic and reduce their ecological footprint. They even had a special called “Jon and Kate Go Green”, where they took eco-friendly living to a new level by having solar panels installed on their home, and other energy saving measures. Now, these are all things that I applauded them for as they had an influence on many people; but now it would seem that they are not as green as they pretend to be.

My gripe comes from something I have observed, while taking part in this very public guilty pleasure – they use a lot of paper plates. They do not just use paper plates; they seem to use the cheapest thinnest paper plates possible.  How do I know this?  Well, anytime Kate makes an organic meal or they miss organic food while on one of their many vacations she comments on it.  The plates have never been referred to as anything but paper plates and you can plainly see that they are very flimsy.

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