GREENWORKS FOR PENNSYLVANIA NOMINATED FOR 2 EMMYS®

PHILADELPHIA (August 21, 2000) - The internationally award-winning GreenWorks for Pennsylvania television program has been nominated for two Mid-Atlantic Emmy® Awards by the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences. GreenWorks teaches viewers about positive, innovative steps individuals, businesses and communities are taking to improve the environment, as a way to benefit health and quality of life.

The Academy nominated the entire GreenWorks series for Best Public Affairs Series, and the GreenWorks episode "Faces of the Farm" for Best Documentary Program.

The Emmy^® awards, which honor excellence in news and programming in the region, will be presented at the 2000 Mid-Atlantic Emmy^® Awards Gala on Saturday September 16.

"We are very excited to be nominated for this prestigious award," said GreenWorks Executive Producer, Timothy Schlitzer. "This nomination affirms that high-quality, positive, inspiring programming is appreciated and valued in the mainstream media."

Started in 1997, GreenWorks is produced monthly and each month features a different environmental topic or theme, such as sustainable agriculture, environmental education, watersheds, and Erie and its environment. The program currently plays on 81 television and public access stations throughout Pennsylvania, and on the World Wide Web at http://www.greenworkschannel.org.

GreenWorks for Pennsylvania is a production of the Environmental Fund for Pennsylvania (EFP), a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization. The series is funded by the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP).

For more information about GreenWorks or to purchase a VHS copy of the show, please call 1-877-PA-GREEN, or log on to the website at http://www.greenworks.tv/.

For a complete listing of the Mid-Atlantic Emmy^® Award Nominees for the year 2000, please click here (GreenWorks is nominated in categories 18 and 36).

CONTACT:
Environmental Fund for Pennsylvania
215-545-5880