PBS GOES NEW ENERGY

PBS takes on global energy with Web-driven 'Planet Forward'
Doyle Rice, April 14, 2009 (USA Today)

"Creative solutions to solving the world's energy problems take center stage…in the PBS special Planet Forward, the brainchild of veteran TV newsman Frank Sesno.

["Planet Forward] showcases citizen-produced videos recently uploaded to the project's website…Videos are from such varied sources as Girl Scouts in Rochester, N.Y., explaining their use of solar energy in baking, to an animated segment by a Bangladeshi college student concerned about the potential of devastating sea-level rise in his home country."

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"Creator, host and managing editor Sesno says the show is secondary to the website…The project is a new type of citizen conversation, he says, that flows from the Web to television and back again…"

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"A creation of George Washington University's Public Affairs Project, [the show] invites creative discussion on energy topics that range from nuclear power to wind turbines, biodiesel to building technology and solar energy to sustainability…

"Taped two weeks ago at the university in Washington, D.C., the show features a panel discussion among energy and climate experts, who comment on and debate the content of the videos…"