"Living with Ed" Begley, Jr. in Studio City
Grist just ran a nice interview with everyman environmentalist, Ed Begley, Jr. His first of six episodes of his reality show Living with Ed premiered just after the Rose Parade on HGTV and will be running at its regular timeslot on Sundays (at 10pm ET/PT but check your local airtimes and channel). It's a tongue-in-cheek look at what is like for his celeb-wife Rachelle Carson to live with this committed environmentalist.
He'll tell you that he is a staunch believer in nuclear power - so long as it remains 93 million miles away. More seriously, he'll tell you he is interested in solutions.
Living about a mile away from my home, I have met and broken bread with Ed several times. He is true to his energy hierarchy (walk, bike, public transportation, electric car, hybrid car). He walks the talk with a long stride and a sense of purpose. His habits have affected life in our community in many ways. Priuses now dot the landscape. His daughter goes to the local public elementary and when I jog in the morning I see a stream of parents walking their kids to school - no doubt emulating Ed.
You can catch him hawking his Begley's Best Cleaner at most weekly Sunday Farmer's Markets in Studio City, the funky entertainment "town" buried in the center of Los Angeles County that is residence to many real and aspiring celebrities. I've also seen him make speeches at local green events like the recent Alt Car Expo in Santa Monica and the "World Without Oil" rally at the local Unitarian Church.
One of my earlier blogs (November, 2005) included a letter that Ed wrote advocating conversion technologies regulatory reform being supported by Los Angeles City and County utilities interested in diverting waste from landfills. Strangely enough, California's Against Waste and the California Assembly Natural Resources Committee ignored this stand and the legislation did not pass - delaying deployments of needed legislation in California.
But knowing Ed backed it sure made me feel like I was on the side of the angels.
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3 comments:
I just watched the show and it's good to kn ow from a neighbor that he is for real. I enjoyed the program even though it it is bit forced at times. But Begley is full of ideas we can all adapt to our oen homees in one form or another. I am currently installing CFLs wherever I can. I bike to work and am always fighting my wife and son son over lights being left on all over the house! After watching the show with me she is now scared of what I may become!!
I wish they would play down the conflict between the husband and wife a bit, and focus more on the projects!
In interviews, Begley has said he wants to let people know how much money they can save, not just that it is good for the environment, but after 2 episodes, I haven't heard him mention many specifics about money savings.
Cheers,
Lisa
http://losangelesgreens.org/
I wish they would play down the conflict between the husband and wife a bit, and focus more on the projects!
In interviews, Begley has said he wants to let people know how much money they can save, not just that it is good for the environment, but after 2 episodes, I haven't heard him mention many specifics about money savings.
Cheers,
Lisa
http://losangelesgreens.org/
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