MTV destroys Panama
The newest season of Real World/Road Rules Challenge, taking place on Boca del Drago Island in Panama, premiered last week. Being the responsible TV network they are, MTV's hyping it up as the first "green" season in the show's history. The contestants' beachside huts include sustainable furniture, a salt-water pool, recycled water from the AC units, solar panels, gardens, and dual-flush toilets. Filming has already concluded. Guess who fucked up the island? From Michael Drake at the Tree Climber's Coalition:
The place looked like a trash dump and there was an area of devastation inconsistent with the surrounding forest. MTV had packed up and gone and there was nothing left behind that could be compared with what had been there before . . . I have seen the aftermath of a tornado and this was almost as bad. The area had been deserted with little attempt at any sort of cleanup of the mess . . . A large plot of rainforest had been cleared, a pristine Caribbean beach had been trashed, and the creators had simply packed up and left. (Source)
I think I speak for everyone here in saying fuck you MTV.
