Saturday, September 6, 2008

Focus Earth by Edward Kim


Last week, I talked about Planet Green on the Discovery Channel. Planet Green is a set of programs that are related to the environments around the planet. It’s on TV not only in the United States, but also in some other countries including South Korea. On the Planet Green, a program called Focus Earth with Bob Woodruff specifically focuses on the environmental issues around the planet.
According to the introduction of the program, Focus Earth is a weekly eco-newscast on Planet Green. As a host of the program, Bob Woodruff covers various subjects from climate impact, environmental policy, political debate and world events.
As an example, on September 5 2008, the Focus Earth has searched environmentally friendly colleges around the United States. Bob Woodruff looked for the colleges that have eco-conscious buildings and clean energy choices. Also on August 23 this year, the Focus Earth has focused on the dangers faced by the marine organisms due to the carbon emission on wildlife. On that they, Bob Woodruff interviewed some specialists to discuss the definition and the impact of the carbon emission as well as the current state of the ocean around the world.
This program will not only inform the audience with current information on the environmental issues, but also make people feel conscious of the pollutions. Even though Bob Woodruff doesn’t directly commend to the audience what to do on TV, most of the audience will self-consciously realize what to do for the environment after watching the program. For instance, after watching the one about the dangers faced by the marine lives, the audience will do something to reduce the carbon emission. The audience of this program will mostly composed of the people who are at least interested a little bit on the environments. Hopefully, this program will persuade many more people to make them start in some movements to improve the current environmental state.

URL:http://planetgreen.discovery.com/tv/focus-earth/?page=1

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