NBC Unveils Green is Universal Program and Gives Bloggers a Tour

Last week we mentioned that NBC's Green Week is just around the corner and apparently earlier today they unveiled their Green is Universal Program to fellow Green Bloggers and gave them a tour of the studios in New York.  Apparently Jimmy Fallon's set is quite sustainable and he met with the bloggers on the tour.

One of the lucky sites was our friends at Ecorazzi and here is the breakdown of what happened on the tour:

Early this morning, myself and a handful of groovy green bloggers headed down to NBC's 30 Rockefeller Center to learn more about their eco-friendly ‘Green is Universal' program - an ongoing green initiative "dedicated to raising green awareness, effecting positive change to the environment, and greening its own operations."

The NBC team gave us a special tour of the facilities and showed us just how they are working towards a lighter footprint. Whether it's by providing the Olympics' 1200 person crew with fully biodegradable, 20 oz reusable water bottles, or using sustainable building materials and LED lighting throughout their studios, it's clear that NBC is serious about sustainability.

One of the tour's major highlights was stopping by the ‘Late Night with Jimmy Fallon' set - perhaps the greenest studio in the building. Indeed, Studio 6B is tricked out with a slew of sustainable features, including bamboo wood, carpet made out of recycled plastic water bottles, reclaimed and refurbished audience seats from Radio City Music Hall, and salvaged doors refurbished from shops. Fallon's show also uses Low or No VOC paints and constructs their sets with responsibility harvested FSC plywood.

Oh yeah, and did I mention Jimmy Fallon stopped by to say hello? Because Jimmy Fallon stopped by to say hello! Fallon was excited to chat about his program's cool eco elements and also sang us a new recycling parody based on a Justin Timberlake tune. No spoilers here, but look for it on television soon.

By the end of the tour, I was convinced NBC has a genuine interest in sustainability and is excited about incorporating even more eco-friendly features in the future. And honestly, what could be better than that?