Created by Ted Turner in 1990, Captain Planet and the Planeteers was the first ever environmentally-themed animated series.  Captain Planet and his team of eco-superheros inspired an entire generation of kids to respect the planet and do what they could to take care of it.  And now, almost 13 years after the show went off the air, the Captain is back to inspire a new generation of eco-stewards.

For the next 12 months, (I’m the blogger behind their Family Channel) will unveil more than 20 episodes of this classic cartoon as well as never before seen bonus footage from the show.

Twenty-five year old Marisa Picker of New York City is not embarrassed to admit that she’ll be tuning in.  As a kid, Captain Planet inspired her to take care of the environment, a lesson she carries with her today.  After all, she can still sing the theme song in full and she always thought Captain Planet was “hot, despite being kind of greenish…”.

Even if you may have missed the series when it was in its heyday, you can share it with your kids today.  I’d pick a greenish eco-hero over a purple dinosaur anyday!

OK, I mentioned last week that there was more than one reason that my blog took a back seat for a few weeks in December.  Yes, it was the holidays, and yes, I was sick, so those were two pretty big reasons.  But I was also hard at work on a number of eco-savvy projects that I’m eager to tell you about.

First, I was finishing up a new book, The Everything Green Baby Book, which will be released later this year as part of The Everything Book Series. I was also approving the cover art and final edits for The Green Teen: The Eco-Friendly Teen’s Guide to Saving the Planet, which will be released this May.

I’m ridicuolously excited about both books.  It was so exciting and encouraging to research and write about going green for these two books and I’m very pleased with how they turned out.  More details to come as the release dates approach.

And as if that weren’t enough to fill my plate, I also started blogging over at a new site called MNN (Mother Nature Network.) This site is an awesome new resource for folks (like me) who want the latest info on going green.  My blog, the Family Blog, is for anyone with a family…moms, dads, kids, tees, grandparents, cousins…you get the idea.
So there you go.  That’s why things were a little crazy in December.  Thanks so much for your patience and I look forward to catching up with you all in 2009!!