| 03.02.2009 |
Nearly a year after announcing its aim to reduce its carbon footprint and inspire its viewers to do the same, “24,” the Emmy award-winning series from Imagine and Twentieth Century Fox Television, has far exceeded its carbon-reduction goals and will be the first television production ever to achieve carbon neutrality. Through aggressive and innovative changes in its production practices, the show reduced the carbon emissions associated with its production by a staggering 43%, and to demonstrate a further commitment to leading the television industry on this issue, “24” has purchased high-quality carbon offsets to address its remaining unavoidable emissions. |
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12.08.2008 |
As part of News Corp.’s ongoing commitment to reducing its impact on climate change and the environment,
Fox Entertainment Group has launched the FOX Green Guide (FOXGreenGuide.com),
a web-based tool designed to enable television, film, sports, news
and event producers and crew members to efficiently find climate-
and environment-conscious guidance, as well as information on
vendors who provide low-carbon and eco-friendly products and
services. |
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09.08.2008 |
For FOX’s 4th annual Eco-Casino party, the
event production staff made certain that the event was as green as
possible. In addition to behind-the-scenes initiatives such as
sourcing reusable plates and mugs and minimizing the need for
printed materials, the Eco-Casino distributed eco-friendly prizes to
all guests and, at the end of the night, gave away $75,000 to
charities including the Nature Conservancy and Earth Share. |
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08.08.2008 |
For the 2008 Teen Choice Awards, Fox
Creative Services built on its reputation for putting on some of the
“greenest” large events on television. Among the initiatives
undertaken by the network were: implementing a zero-waste program on
the grounds of the production, installing solar panels alongside the
blue (recycled) carpet, and using clean-burning biodiesel to power
all of the FOX generators. |
| 05.20.2008 |
James Murdoch accepted The Channing Award
2008 for excellence in corporate citizenship at News Corporation and
BSkyB. The award recognizes business leaders who are not only at the
top of their profession, but who are also innovative in their
approaches to corporate responsibility and governance. Specifically,
News and Sky were commended for leadership relating to climate
change. |
| 05.13.2008 |
News Corporation’s
first Gold Standard carbon offset purchase was recently delivered by
3Degrees, a carbon offsets wholesaler, in the first-ever transfer of
Gold Standard tons on the recently unveiled Gold Standard carbon
registry. |
| 05.13.2008 |
News Corporation’s
first Gold Standard carbon offset purchase was recently delivered by
3Degrees, a carbon offsets wholesaler, in the first-ever transfer of
Gold Standard tons on the recently unveiled Gold Standard carbon
registry. |
| 05.11.2008 |
MySpace/OurPlanet Change is Possible offers young people options and optimism in helping solve the climate problem (New York Times Book Review)
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| 04.23.2008 |
FOX Secures Renewable Energy for "American Idol" Season Finale Tuesday, May 20 and Wednesday, May 21 on FOX |
| 04.17.2008 |
To celebrate Earth Day 2008, FOX Broadcasting Company will be airing a series of public service announcements on the network. The campaign – “Green It. Mean It.” – offers FOX audiences a series of daily “green” tips, many of which are narrated by the network’s talent. For more information and to view some of the PSA’s, please visit fox.com/earthday. |
| 04.15.2008 |
HarperCollins has announced that it will be moving its fleet of cars for Collins Education sales reps over to the ecologically friendly Toyota Prius T3 Hybrids. |
| 04.07.2008 |
National Geographic
Channel to Leave Human Footprint: Special to Examine One Person's
Impact on the Environment Based on Their Consumption. |
| 04.03.2008 |
FOX Entertainment Group
was invited to be a charter member of the EPA’s “Energy Star Low Carbon IT Campaign.” The campaign is designed to help businesses reduce their energy use by enabling power management settings on all desktop computers.
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| 04.02.2008 |
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment took home the Green Entertainment Award for the most environmentally friendly DVD of the year -- Futurama: Bender’s Big Score. The award was given by The Digital Entertainment Group at the inaugural Green Media Summit in Los Angeles. |
| 03.04.2008 |
National Geographic Channel is teaming up with the World Wildlife Federation to support Earth Hour 2008 in the United States. On Saturday, March 29th, four American Cities—Chicago, Phoenix, San Francisco, and Atlanta—will go dark in this dramatic call for action on climate change.
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| 02.27.2008 |
Fourteen California companies—including News Corp., Google, and Patagonia--have formed a California affiliate network of The Green Power Group which will share best practices for purchasing and developing renewable energy. |
| 01.22.2008 |
News Limited’s ‘One Degree’ website is a finalist of the Australia Interactive Media Awards. ‘One Degree’ will be competing for the Best Science, Environment, or Health site of the year. |
| 01.14.2008 |
The Sun in the UK has teamed up with Southern Electric to coordinate The Great British Light Switch, a national campaign to install 4.5 million energy-saving light bulbs and reduce Britain’s CO2 emissions by over 350,000 tons. |
| 01.13.2008 |
In its seventh season as a sponsor of “American Idol,” Ford will promote their Escape Hybrid this year by giving one away to each of the show’s two finalists. |
| 01.10.2008 |
News International Ltd Goes Carbon Neutral following a 21 per cent reduction in carbon emissions over one year |
| 12.13.2007 |
HarperOne featured by Publishers Weekly for new major titles focusing on environmental issues |
| 12.12.2007 |
Holiday Photo Greetings “Go Green” with Photobucket and Nature Conservancy Slideshows |
| 12.11.2007 |
HarperCollins Publishers announced today that it has become the first major trade publisher in the UK to take its operations carbon neutral. |
| 12.06.2007 |
The New York Post has signed on as the official media sponsor of the Go Green Expo, which will take place at the Hilton New York Hotel in April, 2008. The two-day Expo will highlight the latest in eco-friendly products and services and will bring together top environmental advocacy groups from around the country. |
| 12.05.2007 |
Fox Home Entertainment’s supply chain analysis of a DVD, which it conducted in July with Wal-Mart, was the focal point of a recent conference of the Content Delivery and Storage Association |
| 11.27.2007 |
FOX’s 24 and its executive producer Howard Gordon are featured in a recent issue of Newsweek for their commitments to address climate change on-air and behind-the-scenes. |
| 11.27.2007 |
THE FEATURE-LENGTH ACTION EPIC 1000 YEARS IN THE MAKING ARRIVES . .
. FUTURAMA IS BACK, BABY!
In Fox Home Entertainment’s First Carbon-Neutral Release, Fry, Leela,
Professor Farnsworth And Bender Triumphantly Return On DVD November
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