Posted: January 15, 2010 2:48:44 PM PST
Watch two Bellingham families conserve water, reduce energy use, try out transportation alternatives and more as they compete to see which family is the most “green,” on The Greenest House, now airing on the City of Bellingham’s BTV10.
The first episode of the nine-episode series will air on BTV10 and on the City website beginning Monday, Jan. 18. on the schedule below:
6 p.m. Monday
3:30 p.m. Thursday
10 a.m. Saturday
6 p.m. Sunday
A new episode will air each Monday, and repeat each week following the same schedule. BTV10 airs on Comcast Cable Channel 10 and simultaneously on the City website at www.cob.org/services/education/btv10/live-stream.aspx
The Greenest House is a locally produced reality show featuring two Bellingham families competing to see which family can reduce their carbon footprint the most. The families -- the Edisons and the Falcones -- participate in at-home challenges, trivia sessions, and weekend events that help them, as well as the viewing public, understand how to reduce the impacts of their daily actions on our environment. The show focuses in particular on reducing energy use and waste production, conserving water, and reducing miles driven by each family. Along the way the families win prizes donated by local businesses, with the winning family receiving the grand prize: an all-electric MILES ZX40S Advanced Design 4-door sedan.
The real drama and humor lies in the challenges of everyday people trying to go green, including teenagers, toddlers and working moms and dads. Add in broken heating systems, bike competitions after 20 years of not biking, day-to-day struggles with their own bad habits, and much more, and you’ve got a fun and informative reality show with plenty of Northwest style.
The Greenest House, produced locally by Black Dog Productions, is sponsored by the City of Bellingham and features City staff on-camera and providing behind-the-scenes support. Other sponsors include: Northwest Clean Air Agency, Miles Electric Vehicles, Built Green, Everybody Bike, MC Electric Vehicles, Cascade Natural Gas, Whatcom Transportation Authority and Smart Trips. The show's airing on BTV10 follows its earlier debut on KVOS.
For more information about the show visit www.thegreenesthouse.org .
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Media Contacts:
Janice Keller, Communications Manager
Mayor’s Office, 360-778-8100 or jkeller@cob.org
Suzanne Blais, Executive Producer
Black Dog Productions. 360-510-6902 or 360-756-9379
