Posted on 07/21/2007 3:00:43 PM PDT by Sub-Driver
‘24’ Star Sutherland: ‘Global Warming Is A Crime For Which We Are All Guilty!’ By Noel Sheppard | July 21, 2007 - 17:36 ET
Remember all that media chatter in January about the hit TV series "24" being conservative?
Well, the producers have announced the following (emphasis added, h/t NBer amber):
"24," the Emmy Award-winning series from Imagine and Twentieth Century Fox Television, will strive to become the first television production ever to save enough energy and reduce enough carbon emissions over the course of a season to render its entire season finale "carbon neutral."
Star Kiefer Sutherland has already filmed a public service annoucement which begins: "Global warming is a crime for which we are all guilty!"
Think that will put to rest all the "24" is conservative nonsense? No, I don't either. Regardless, here's their plan:
Introducing the use of biodiesel fuels to power generators and production vehicles;
Previously, the show powered its electric generators and large transportation vehicles with diesel fuel. This season, the show intends to use a combination of petroleum diesel and biodiesel (a clean-burning alternative fuel produced from renewable resources), which should result in emission reductions ranging from 5% on the vehicles to as much as 100% on the generators.
Running all on-stage production activities on "green power";
Through the L.A. Department of Water and Power, the show will purchase all of its energy from renewable power sources (such as wind, water and solar). As a result, this "green energy" will be brought into the Los Angeles power grid from outlying areas, thereby reducing overall emissions and pollution in greater Los Angeles.
Rewiring an entire stage to use electric, rather than diesel-generated, power;
Previously, one of the two stages housing "24"' had insufficient power capacity necessary to light the sets and run the equipment, necessitating the use of supplemental diesel-gas-fueled generators. Twentieth Century Fox Television is investing in rewiring this building, which it leases, so that no diesel generators will be needed this season.
Integrating fuel-saving and low-emission hybrid vehicles into the production fleet;
This season, the show intends to incorporate as many lower-emission vehicles as possible into departments that require considerable road trave,l such as Locations, Transportation and Production Assistance.
Creating a series of PSAs about the issue starring Kiefer Sutherland and key cast members;
Kiefer Sutherland has already shot a public service announcement describing "24"'s commitment to this issue. This season, the series intends to participate in a series of PSAs educating viewers about climate change and offering information about how they can be part of the solution.
When appropriate, incorporating the issue of global warming and the importance of carbon emission reduction into storylines;
Posting information, resources and do-it-yourself techniques for viewers to reduce their own carbon footprints on the "24" page at Fox.com;
Accruing enough carbon reduction savings through these and other innovations to render production of the entire final episode officially "carbon neutral."
Carbon neutrality refers to a product having a balance of zero between the amount of carbon absorbed and the amount of carbon released into the atmosphere during the production of the product. Carbon neutrality is achieved through energy reduction, green power use, and purchasing "offsets" which represent investment in alternative energy and carbon reduction.
Great. Now one of my favorite shows has become part of Al Gore's scam.
And I was having such a great Saturday.
I subscribe to the acorn theory.
There, but of the grace of God, go I.
anthropenic;; better cut back on the old Viagra.
His Wikipedia biography says: “In 1975, Sutherland moved with his mother to Toronto, Ontario, Canada, where he attended high school at St. Andrew’s College, Martingrove Collegiate Institute, Harbord Collegiate Institute and Malvern Collegiate Institute. Kiefer also spent a semester at Regina Mundi College in London, Ontario, Canada. He also attended St. Clair Junior High School in East York, Ontario.”
Wonder if he studied any hard science courses about the earth, or is he just doing the Al Gore dancearama?
From actors theatre:
“Act a Lady explores this experience of living two lives, and as the play progresses, the stage world starts to bleed into Wattleburg in surprisingly tangible forms. When Harrison started in the theatre as a teenage actor, he was wary of the transformative power of wigs, makeup, and costumes. “I didn’t like losing track of myself,” he says. Act a Lady exploits acting’s capacity for radical transformation. “When you memorize someone else’s words and track their experience from beginning to end every night, you might find a corner of yourself you weren’t familiar with.”
“Will these nimrods please explain how other planets in our solar system ALSO have the same global warming going on when we haven’t been to them?”
But maybe Al Gore has been to all the planets in the solar system to check things out and spring Gore sparkly dust around so that the global warming theory could grow throughout the solar system.
That’s probably how he got the first idea while he was still in the cradle to invent the internet.
What a guy! (sarc)
Ahem. He attended all those schools cause he kept getting kicked out. He didn’t finish school and ran away from home at 16 or 17.
” Do they take a special classes in idiocy?”
Sure. Don’t you know it’s a guaranteed easy A as opposed to real science classes where you have to study, and learn things, and think some of the time.
What a moron! I will never watch another 24 episode again. I too was going to rent the series, but forget it now.
His politics haven’t changed. He was born a lefty to lefty parents. Now you hate the series because you found out?
So, he’s a moonbat after all.
“who’s Tommy Douglas?”
A Scottish statesman, I believe. If I read the Wikipedia bio right.
So Keifer, how do you feel about ripping down the Klamath river hydro-electric dams? Pretty stupid idea with global warming about to kill us and all right? You are going to say so right? < /s>
“He attended all those schools cause he kept getting kicked out...”
Well that qualifies him to run for office somewhere in the U.S. or California. The Governator better look out.
Now that would be a match: Arnold vs. Jack
I still wouldn’t pay to see another minute of Jack though.
Saskatchewan has been one of Canada's more left-leaning provinces, because of the largely rural population where many people work independantly of large capital. In 1944 Tommy Douglas became the first overtly socialist premier of any regional (state or provincial) government in North America. The New Democratic Party, has born out of Saskatchewan, and Douglas was it's first federal leader.
Yep.
Ok. For the most part, the producers are more conservative. They say they don’t discuss politics on the set. Good idea.
“Never believe wikipedia”
Awwww — another theory shot to he#$
Thank you, though, for clearing that up.
That has to be one of the stupidest comments of all.
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