Um...wonder where in the Texas Panhandle???? I sure didn't hear about this dynamic duo being in my area...anyone know?

USA Today yesterday also wrote about Battleground Earth and gave mention to another stunt that would have the guys building a Bamboo House.

We're Bamboo Technologies and though it's not a lock yet, we're still hoping to provide "Battleground Earth" with the Bamboo House kits for Tommy Lee and Ludacris to assemble as part of the show.

Bamboo Houses that are Building Code Certified, Hurricane Rated and Earthquake Proof, are now available in the US through Bamboo Technologies http://www.bambootechnologies.com

BT developed a way of treating bamboo poles with a simple salt solution to make them insect and mold resistant and did the testing to get the poles internationally certified and approved as building material, so any architect or builder can use a 3 to 4 Inch round Bamboo Pole to do the job a 4x4 Douglas Fir post.

The certified bamboo poles are the primary structural elements in over 20 different standardized house models that BT manufactures in their factory in Viet Nam. The houses range in size from 100 Sq Ft to over 3000 Sq Ft interior with another 3000 Sq Ft covered exterior on two floors. The houses are prefabricated in the factory, then disassembled into wall panels that fit into standard shipping containers. Once on site, anywhere in the world, the house kit can be reassembled in just a matter days. The assembled house can then be finished with insulation to work in any climate.

Bamboo has been used as building material since the Dawn of Man but never before was it treated so that it can have a usable life long enough to be part of a legitimate modern house. House kits from Bamboo Technologies are fully building code compliant so the home owner can get home insurance, a mortgage or even a construction loan.

And Bamboo, the worlds fastest growing plant, is a fantastic renewable resource, pound for pound stronger than wood, concrete and steel! Bamboo not only absorbs more CO2 and emits more oxygen than a tree does, the processing of Bamboo into building material requires far less energy than other materials - 50 times less than steel.

Bamboo is the world's fastest growing plant. It takes 25 years and an acre of land to grow enough Douglas Fir to build a typical 2000 Sq Ft American house, by comparison, it takes just 7 years and just 2000 Sq Ft of land to grow enough bamboo to build the same size bamboo house.

There's so much potential to use Structural Bamboo in energy saving construction - the biggest modern bamboo building, the Nomadic Museum, was just built in Mexico and encloses over 55,000 Sq Ft.

So if these guys assemble a bamboo house they'll be on the cutting edge of today's sustainable construction methods, that's great! And if this is something you wanna see then shout it out to help make it happen.
Thanks!

Sam Small, VP Developing Markets, Bamboo Technologies

I saw the tourbuses burning black eco-friendly fuel on Interstate 30 today, heading towards Dallas! Camera crew and everything. :)

11:25pm 5/2 Just watched Tommy Lee and Co. filming on Bourbon St. They are running up and down the sidewalk and getting lots of unwanted attention from the drunk/curious tourists. They are having a tough time filming due to all the catcalls and other interruptions.

I just talked to my folks who live in the Dallas/Fort-Worth area. Apparently they were somewhere near the Fort-Worth stockyards filming something and my 11-year-old brother ended up getting to be on camera with Ludacris in one of the events they were doing. Not sure of the exact details, but does anyone know when this airs and on what channel?

**Author's comments**

Mike,

It will be on "Battleground Earth" on Planet Green, Discovery's new channel which will launch in June. The 10-episode series starts airing in August, I believe, so look for more on Planet Green in about a month and more in the show later this summer.

Thanks for reading,

CD

Jeeeeeeeeeeeeez.

Just who I want to get my environmentalist wisdom from -- a couple of REAL brainiacs -- Tommy Lee and Luda.

I wonder if the viewers will realize that the only motivation behind the show is to make money off of the mindless lemmings who believe all of the drivel coming out of Al Gore's pie hole.

I was at the final concert in Los Angeles. I could tell you who won...but they "hid" it by filming "alternate endings."

Also, it didn't necessarily make me think about the environment, but I was pumped to hear Luda perform "Shake Your Money Maker" live. I left the show trying to figure out how I could make a lot of money and have somebody pay me to launch a network someday.