Battleground Earth, Starring Ludacris and Tommy Lee, Premieres Thursday on TLC
by Kara DiCamillo, Newport, Rhode Island on 07.29.08
Photo credit: Jordan Strauss/WireImage for Discovery
We’ve been waiting awhile for rock and rap to go head to head. And the time is finally here. This weekend the much anticipated Battleground Earth will premier starring Tommy Lee and Ludacris. Planet Green has challenged the two icons to join the newest trend in music: going green. They will go head to head in a battle against the toxic forces destroying Mother Earth as they travel across the United States on a 10-episode tour. With the help of their “ecorages” (aka: posses), various stars will assist them along the way as they work to get the word out about the environment.
So why is this going to be showdown?
The contest is a 30-day challenge to see which “team” can do more to save the planet. The winner gets bragging rights and the opportunity to headline a concert, held at Griffith Park, to benefit its renewal after it was devastated by wildfire; the runner-up eats humble pie as the opening act. We heard from Planet Green that the concert raised more than $33,000, including a donation from Treeland.
So tune in next Thursday, August 7, as the Rap n’ Roll show kicks-off at 10:00pm with “Raise the Roof,” a contest involving solar power, and stay tuned to TreeHugger for more sneak peeks of Battleground Earth the rest of this week. After that, watch Battleground Earth on TLC, Thursdays at 8pm Eastern.
To view the complete schedule of Planet Green, visit the weekly schedule.
Bonus vid! Check out Ludacris and Tommy Lee warming up for their contest in this promotional spot.
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That clip was actually pretty amusing :)
This just seems really stupid... And they travel the UNited States doing green good? Really, why not stay local and do good there? This green stuff is sadly being exploited here.
why cant people see "eco-celebs" as the biggest hypocrites in the world. they live in huge house have mulitple cars, fly on private jets. and then they try to improve their image by going green???
i personally despize these people cuase they dont speak for the average person. if they really want to help they can give there money away
This is excellent!
why dont these guys start with themselves and green their own lives?
Gotta love it,,, wonder what the carbon footprint was in making this idiotic show?
Don't you just love being lectured by rock stars flying around the country in personal jets telling you how much you suck for not putting the correct bulbs in your desk lamp.
Global Warming LOL
I bet these hypocrites spend more energy heating their pools for three days than the average family spends for an average monthly power bill.
Gotta love these rock stars preaching how us normal people can go green while they are the worst offenders of all.
ever noticed the ones preaching global warming are the richest and most wasteful of us all? Hummmmm
Brrr! Farmers' Almanac says cold winter ahead. Bad news for the Global Warmers I guess. Idiocy
and they gave al gore the nobel prize for being the snake oil salesman of the year.
Gotta love it
yep gotta love censorship. If you disagree,,, don't debate... silence
looks like this idiotic show tlc pushed aint going over very well hu? LOL
And you're too ignorant to see whats right in front of your eyes.... but go on with your bad self. Fool