NEW YORK, NY - December 14, 2007 "“ Sundance Channel has acquired the seven-part series "Sierra Club Chronicles". The series will air as part of THE GREEN, the network's weekly primetime destination focusing on environmental topics. A new episode will air every Tuesday at 9:00pm February 5th - March 18th. The announcement was made today by Sundance Channel EVP and GM, Programming and Creative Affairs, Laura Michalchyshyn.

The series features the dramatic efforts of committed individuals across the country working to protect the health of their environment and communities. Ranchers in New Mexico, emergency medical technicians in New York City, fishermen in Alaska, neighbors of a chemical plant in Mississippi, all are united in common cause - the fight to protect their families, communities and the lands and livelihoods they love from pollution, corporate greed and short-sighted government policies.

"Sierra Club Chronicles" is executive produced by award-winning filmmaker Robert Greenwald (Outfoxed, Wal-Mart; The High Cost of Low Price) and is produced by Greenwald’s Brave New Films in association with Sierra Club Productions.

The deal was negotiated by Ian Bricke, Sundance Channel Director Acquisitions and Programming and series producer Adrienne Bramhall of Sierra Club Productions.

Episode Descriptions:

Tuesday, February 5 at 9:00pm
Episode 1: "9/11 Forgotten Heroes"
The terrorist attack on 9/11 was one of our country's most horrific moments, and the damage continues. Told there were no health hazards in the aftermath, the truth shows there was and many first responders are now afflicted and ignored by our government. A group of New Yorkers who gave everything they had to the search and rescue efforts are now fighting for justice.

Tuesday, February 12 at 9:00pm
Episode 2: "The Day The Water Died"
March 24, 1989 will forever plague history as one of the worst environmental disasters of our time. Eleven million gallons of oil spilled into the Prince William Sound killing thousands of wildlife and destroying a complex and delicate ecosystem. Exxon promised they would clean up the spill and promised that those affected would get their lives back. 16 years later, Exxon has still not paid the court-ordered punitive damages. The citizens of neighboring Cordova, Alaska have not recovered from the spill: emotionally, spiritually, economically, and environmentally.

Tuesday, February 19 at 9:00pm
Episode 3: "Dioxin, Duplicity and Dupont"
The DuPont plant in DeLisle, Mississippi has been releasing large amounts of dioxin and heavy metals for nearly 20 years. This film explores health problems being experienced by residents and former workers, and evidence that oysters in the area exported for sale around the U.S. have been contaminated by DuPont's poisonous discharges. About 2,000 people have filed lawsuits against DuPont alleging pollution from this facility has harmed their health.

Tuesday, February 26 at 9:00pm
Episode 4: "Range Wars Rage On"
In the West, The Bureau of Land Management has allowed increased drilling and allowing drilling practices that are killing ranchers' cattle. Now, a coalition of ranchers including Republicans and Bush supporters are fighting back.

Tuesday, March 4 at 9:00pm
Episode 5: "Breathless in LA"
The Port of Los Angeles is one of the biggest and busiest ports in the United States and is surrounded by numerous oil fields. The City of Wilmington, a predominately Latino community, bears the burden of industrial blight, pollution, and the health hazards caused by the ships, trains and trucks that move goods from the harbor to cities and towns across America. Wilmington residents are fighting to protect their community from the excessive pollution of and around the port.

Tuesday, March 11 at 9:00pm
Episode 6: "Storm in the Gulf"
The Gulf Islands National Seashore is a thin necklace of pristine barrier islands off the coast of Mississippi. When a powerful politician paved the way for the drilling of oil and there, he did not expect opposition from a coalition of unlikely environmentalists who prefer a lasting tourist trade and pristine beach to temporary gain.

Tuesday, March 18 at 9:00pm
Episode 7: "Rats to Roses"
Since the mid-1970s through the present day, citizens in the most diverse and economically challenged parts of New York City have created small oases of hope and safety through some 800 "community gardens." In most cases, the gardens were once empty lots full of weeds, trash and graffiti, but local residents got together to plant flowers, foliage, and, in many cases, to grow vegetables and fruits used to feed the needy. This multi-year time arc witnesses the threat and loss of the community gardens in New York - but also the commitment and resilience of community organizers.

THE GREEN is presented by Lexus and Citi Smith Barney.

With the launch of THE GREEN on April 17th, 2007 Sundance Channel became the first television network in the United States to establish a major regularly-scheduled programming destination dedicated entirely to the environment. THE GREEN presents original series and documentary premieres about the earth's ecology and concepts of "green" living that balance human needs with responsible care for the planet. The destination airs every Tuesday on Sundance Channel and is designed to be both edifying and entertaining, with an emphasis on information, practical advice and community building. Presented by Robert Redford, the destination is hosted by award-winning journalist Simran Sethi and community advocate and MacArthur Fellow Majora Carter, two dynamic leaders who have distinguished themselves with revolutionary ideas in such areas as civic planning and global business practices.

Under the creative direction of Robert Redford, Sundance Channel is the television destination for independent-minded viewers seeking something different. Bold, uncompromising and irreverent, Sundance Channel offers audiences a diverse and engaging selection of films, documentaries, shorts and original programs, all unedited and commercial free. Launched in 1996, Sundance Channel is a venture of NBC Universal, CBS and Robert Redford. Sundance Channel operates independently of the non-profit Sundance Institute and the Sundance Film Festival, but shares the overall Sundance mission of encouraging artistic freedom of expression. Sundance Channel's website address is www.sundancechannel.com.

Sundance Channel

Sundance Channel

Under the creative direction of Robert Redford, Sundance Channel is the television destination for independent-minded viewers seeking something different. Bold, uncompromising and irreverent, Sundance Channel offers audiences a diverse and engaging selection of films, documentaries, and original programs, all unedited and commercial free. Launched in 1996, Sundance Channel is a venture of NBC Universal, Showtime Networks Inc and Robert Redford. Sundance Channel operates independently of the non-profit Sundance Institute and the Sundance Film Festival, but shares the overall Sundance mission of encouraging artistic freedom of expression. Sundance Channel’s website address is www.sundancechannel.com.

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