20 October 2008 - 15:19David Suzuki, Alanis Morrisette, Oscar the Grouch and Strombo Live

I’m attending a taping of The Hour tomorrow. You know, CBC’s late night talk show hosted by George Stroumboulopoulos? (Hint: the guy who always wears black and loves mugging for the camera.)
I’ve been to The Hour once before, and George made a lasting impression. While us audience members were waiting to enter the studio, Strombo made a beeline towards me and we chatted like old friends. Believe me, that can’t-sit-still energy he has on TV is the same when he’s off camera. He could charm any grouch!
Well he better be on his game tomorrow, because on deck is the biggest grouch of all: O-S-C-A-R.
Oscar’s been through a transformation of sorts lately. No longer is he the plain old curmudgeon who lives in a garbage can, now he’s also a waste reduction crusader! Believe it or not, the hyper-friendly George and cranky Oscar have something in common. Oscar is the poster boy for Waste Reduction Week in Canada (October 19-25), and George is definitely the poster boy for CBC these days…
Tomorrow, George will announce CBC’s new environmental campaign One Million Acts of Green (OMAoG) and interview David Suzuki, Alanis Morrisette, and Oscar the Grouch. This campaign is going to be huge and everywhere, and we at Earth Day Canada are happy to be a part of it. We were asked to participate on CBC’s advisory committee as one of six environmental partners including the David Suzuki Foundation.
I personally want to see the OMAoG campaign take off. OMAoG and Earth Day Canada’s EcoAction Teams program believe in the same thing: simple actions = BIG IMPACT.
Don’t forget to tune in to The Hour Tuesday night…

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