Industry Eco-nomics

April 21, 2009 The long-running hit counterterrorism series is heavy on explosions and car crashes, and the cast and crew often shoot on location -- all of which equates to significant carbon emissions. [...] Walden chose "24" anyway, because the seeds of the show's green evolution were planted years ago, not in the mind of Murdoch, but in the marriage of executive producer Howard Gordon. Gordon's wife, Cambria, co-authored the 2007 book "The Down to Earth Guide to Global Warming" with wenvironmentalist Laurie David, and for many years, Gordon says, his wife had tried to convince him to change his attitude toward climate change and what he could do about it as an individual.

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