MTV Cuts Down Rainforest For Reality Show

Way to go, MTV. You try to convince us you're dedicated to being green, going so far as to make this year's Real World abode as green as can be and enlisting our very own Summer Rayne Oakes to give the cast a tour of the eco-features. Then, you go and trash a piece of rainforest for a brainless, scripted 'reality show'. Nice job.

The 'Real World/Road Rules Challenge: The Island' has been much-hyped on the network of late, promoted as a sort of 'Survivor' where contestants must perform tasks and survive in a 'remote island environment'. But, Michael Drake of the Tree Climber's Coalition has the inside scoop on what went down on the set of the show. Aside from the fact that they found scripts and that the set is far from remote, they also revealed some shocking destruction to the area where the show was filmed.

Read the whole story here.

Comments

[Mort]

MTV can't see the forest for the fees.

[noneIn2008]

Neogreens. They will then buy carbon credits.
The #1 anti-green thing is consumerism. Don't buy anything advertised on TV.

[danoj]

Hope, you're being sarcastic with the carbon credits. I mean even the most liberal lib on this site has to see what a sham carbon credits are.

[Mort]

Environmental distruction without all the associated guilt! But don't tell that to all the high rollers in Gore's offset speculation market. They're getting very rich "saving" the earth.

[4gloria]

disgusting

[YeahDonkey]

What's MTV ???

[TimmySlagle]

It's a station that young adults watch.

You know, the same people Obama is counting on, to win the White House.

As you can see, it's a very easy demographic to pander to.

[YeahDonkey]

Sorry Timmy boy, I teach young adults and none of them would be caught dead watching anything on MTV, it's old Republicans who are easy to pander to. By the way, how is that kool aid aftertaste?

[Hopalongpoppyseed]

That's a mighty broad brush you are painting "young adults," with.

[sparkey]

When is MTV going to change it's name to CTV( crap t.v.)?

[peepeeray]

What the Puck? MTV still airs that shite?

[ramper]

I hope the snakes get them. I would tune in for that.

[steamboat]

MTV is liberals, therefore its OK....Its only wrong if conservatives do it.

Its like when McNamara was President of the World Bank. He's the guy who okay'ed money to Brazil so they could cut down the rain-forest. But since McNamara was a JFK and LBJ guy nobody said anything.

[jcause28]

Its crap, no matter who does it.

[yngcelt]

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!
This is almost as good as Al Gore giving a lecture on global warming and carbon footprints while his SUV-filled motor pool waits outside with their AC on while idling before driving him to the airport where he takes his private jet home to his sprawling energy wasting estate.

[TimmySlagle]

If Hypocrisy were a crime, all Liberals would be in jail.

[whereswaldoandobl]

If stupidity were a crime, you would be serving a life sentence.

[commentguy1234]

Stay classy, MTV.

[indyleftist]

I find it hilarious that this is making the news

If stack up the amount of forest MTV just cleared it is nothing compared to what a lot of corporations do.
I guess I'm glad that they are reporting it.
But maybe they should cover the major offenders before merging "green" stories with fluff entertainment reporting

[yngcelt]

Especially all the forest that had to be cut down to build the estates of Al Gore and John Edwards!

[indyleftist]

LOL
No I meant major violations

You're a republican so I'll throlw you some red meat and agree that Ted Turner would be a major violator. Gore and Edwards not so much

[Krackonis]

I've cut down that much rainforest. I dont see anyone coming to see me.

[JScott]

Not surprising, everything for the money and ratings. Sumner Redstone should be appalled but sadly he's probably clueless.

[SwingingFromCenter]

They still have Road Rules?

God, I haven't watched that show in over a decade.

Course, then again I haven't really watched MTV in about a decade. Which I think was about the last time they ever played a music video or broadcast something having to do with music.

[yngcelt]

Remember the good old days when they actually showed music videos! I miss Yo MTV Raps, Headbanger's Ball, Top Ten and the original veejays. I loved Remote Control and the Half Hour Comedy Hour as well!

[gascelebrations]

I don't know which is more astounding - what they did, or the fact that they still exist in the I-everything age. Garbage in, garbage out, kids.