We can expect plenty more fake news from Comedy Central in 2012.

The cable channel will be adding a new public affairs show satire on top of mock news programs like “The Colbert Report” and “The Daily Show with Jon Stewart.” The only question remaining may be this – will the show lean to the left or the far left?

The untitled program, part of the channel’s new programming slate, promises to tweak programs like “Face the Nation” and “Meet the Press” with an ’80s flair:

The program is from Wyatt Cenac, who is very familiar with fake news programs, given his role as a correspondent on “The Daily Show.” Cenac is serving as host, writer and EP of the still-untitled project.

Both “The Daily Show” and “Colbert” have proven ratings winners, but as the MediaBistro report notes the funny network isn’t batting a thousand in this area. Consider the recent news magazine spoof, “Jon Benjamin Has a Van,” which got the axe after just three episodes.

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“Why can’t we ignore [global warming]? Because it’s the biggest crisis we’ve ever faced.” — Al Gore, April 24, 2009, Testimony before the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Climate Change Legislation.

Next week NBC is entering their “Green Week” of programming, infusing environmental messages across many of their prime-time shows. But the campaign does not only include entertainment programs – the eco-messaging will also be spread through NBC News’ Nightly News, Meet the Press, and the Today Show.

My question for the NBC News organization is this – will you be discussing the biggest global warming story of the year?

Early this year a study from Oregon State University, entitled Reproduction and the carbon legacies of individuals, contained the single biggest decision that anyone could make to dramatically lower their carbon footprint. And that decision? Have fewer kids.

The results of the report are actually mind boggling for anyone somewhat informed on environmental policy. The study investigates how the reproductive choices of an individual affects their “carbon legacy”, or said differently, the CO2 emissions attributable to a person’s offspring. What they found was that a US citizen’s decision of having a child adds 5.7 times the expected CO2 emissions for that citizen. Yes, 5.7 times!! This is due to the domino effect of your kids having kids, which have kids, and so on.  (more…)