Battleground Earth

'Battleground Earth' is a program on Planet Green hosted by rocker Tommy Lee and rapper Ludacris.

The series is set on the road in a 10-city tour across America, in which Ludacris and Tommy Lee (and their respective teams) battle against each other to see who can keep their act “more green”. Throughout the tour they also battle to get the word out about the state of the environment. The battle culminates in a “green” carpet benefit concert at The Greek Theater in Los Angeles.
The winner of the 10-part battle gets to headline the concert while the loser faces shame as the opening act. The concert raised over $33,000 including a donation from Treeland, benefiting the renewal of Griffith Park which was devastated by recent wildfires. Musical acts featured in the benefit concert and final episode of the series include: Tommy Lee, Ludacris, Comedian Tommy Davidson, Train (band), Switchfoot, Billy Gibbons of ZZ Top with Slash (musician) and Duff McKagan, Ziggy Marley, The Blue Man Group, Robby Krieger of the Doors, Bowling for Soup, Dee Snider and Rock Star Supenova.

"Ludacris’s team is composed of:"
Brother SeSean Bridges
Rapper Big Willie Box
Rapper Tony “4 IZE” Hayes III
"Tommy Lee’s team is composed of:"
Musician Johnny Colt
MTV personality Dave “Diggity Dave” Aragon
DJ Nina Bergman

The show will also include several 30 second spots called “Pass it Ons”, featuring an eclectic group of celebrities who offer green tips to viewers. The “Pass it Ons” run during the shows throughout the 10-episode season. Some of the celebrities who recorded pass it ons include: Mike Rowe of the Discovery Channel show "Dirty Jobs", Maria Menounos of Access Hollywood, Hall of Fame basketball player Magic Johnson, comedian Wayne Brady, musician Travis Tritt, Gene Simmons and the other members of KISS (band), musician Dee Snider and illusionist Criss Angel.

Episode Guide

"Battleground Earth" will air Sundays at 10 PM (ET) on Planet Green and Thursdays at 8 PM (ET) on TLC.

Episode: 101 “New Orleans”
"Challenge:" Building solar structures
"Guest Stars:" Nikki Sixx, P. Diddy, Cedric the Entertainer, Members of Motley Crüe, Quest Love and The Roots, Isaiah Washington, Dr. John, Ivan Neville, Big Boi of Outkast and Paul Stanley of KISS

Episode: 102 “San Francisco”
"Challenge:" Greener Funerals
"Guest Stars:" Gene Simmons and members of KISS (band), Mickey Hart & Bob Weir of the Grateful Dead, Jon Fishman of Phish, Summer Rayne Oakes, Paul Rodriguez, Craig Gass, Joe Bartnick, Joan Baez

Episode: 103 “Oakland”
"Challenge:" Trash and Recycling, installing environmentally friendly artificial turf on a local sports field
"Guest Stars:" Daisy Fuentes, Too Short, Justin Fargas, Thomas Howard (football player), Kirk Morrison, Members of the Oakland Athletics
Episode: 104 “Dallas”
"Challenge:" Make bio-fuel for the tour busses from using vegetable oil; visit a methane farm to turn cow manure into fuel to power a barbecue
"Guest Stars:" Michael Irvin, Meat loaf, Flo Rida

Production notes

"Battleground Earth" is produced for Planet Green by the production company, Greif Company.

References

[http://www.rollingstone.com/rockdaily/index.php/2008/08/07/exclusive-clip-tommy-lee-and-ludacris-team-up-to-save-the-earth/ Tommy Lee and Ludacris Team Up to Save the Earth]
[http://www.treehugger.com/files/2008/07/battleground-earth-tommy-lee-ludacris-evolution-biodiesel.php Battleground Earth Sneak Peek: Evolution Biodiesel]
[http://www.treehugger.com/files/2008/03/tommy-lee-ludacris-planet-green-battleground-earth.php Tommy Lee, Ludacris to Star in Planet Green's Battleground Earth]
[http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/tv/2008/07/30/2008-07-30_its_a_rockrap_showdown_on_battleground_e.html NY Daily News - It's a rock-rap showdown on 'Battleground Earth']
[http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/08/04/battleground_earth_ludacris_vs_tommy_lee Starpulse - 'Battleground Earth: Ludacris Vs. Tommy Lee' To Premiere On TLC August 7]
[http://ecorazzi.com/2008/04/22/ludacris-and-tommy-lee-work-on-greening-the-homefront Ecorazzi - Ludacris and Tommy Lee Work on Greening the Homefront]

External links

[http://planetgreen.discovery.com/tv/battleground-earth/ Battleground Earth, the official site!]
[http://planetgreen.discovery.com Planet Green - Check your Channel listing here!]