‘Lazy Environmentalist’ Debuts on Sundance Channel
Ever felt too lazy to walk that bottle over to the recycling bin rather than throw it in the nearby trash can? Or perhaps you’ve left your house a time or two knowing you left the lights on upstairs but were too lazy to go up and turn them off. If this sounds like you, we have the perfect summer television show.
Green guru Josh Dorfman and his Lazy Environmentalist franchise are expanding to television with a new weekly show that debuted June 15 on the Sundance Channel. Dorfman sets out on a mission to prove that even the laziest “couch potato” can make environmental changes in his or her life.
Josh Dorfman, self described as both lazy and an environmentalist, first created the Lazy Environmentalist as a talk radio show in 2006 but has since expanded the concept to print, media and the Internet. The idea of doing small, everyday things to change the planet was appealing to people, as the approach to solving environmental problems was made enjoyable rather than overwhelming.
As Dorfman told MNN, “I’m not going to tell you to do things that when I leave I know you’re not going to do. I look for choices that are easy. If they work for me, I think they’re going to work for a lot of other people too.”
Each week Dorfman, joined by various environmental experts, will help everyday people in need of an environmental overhaul make small changes in their lives. From installing a low-flow showerhead to save water to switching from bottled water to a Brita water filter, Dorfman will prove it’s easier to green your lifestyle than you may think.
The Lazy Environmentalist airs Tuesdays at 9 p.m. on the Sundance channel.
