First, great, constructive idea, Pioneer:
[quote=Pioneer]I had an idea to reach more people with accurate information and right understanding to “Create a World Worth Inheriting”: create a PBS weekly television serial, perhaps called "This New Life".
This New Life would be a weekly program which explores and demonstrates all the aspects of the New Human Ecology and New Human Values that will be the New Paradigm of Sustainable Living, Stewardship of the Earth and Earth Community, and how to ride the bewildering landscape of the Paradigm Shift to this bright New World gracefully, intelligently, together. [/quote]
As you said at the end, there are challenges (like $) in making something like this work. But brainstorming of ideas comes before the critical evaluation of those ideas, the identification of issues that would need to be addressed, and planning on how to overcome those challenges. I think you spoke directly to the spirit of what Chris wants to accomplish, which is what is needed now.
Moving on.
This morning an idea from Kahlil Gibran's book, the Prophet, came to mind. Paraphrasing his lesson on teaching, he says that a teacher needs to "lead people to the threshold of their own understanding". Here's the quote (edited to minimize religious content per site guidance):
No man can reveal to you aught but that which already lies half asleep in the dawning of your knowledge...I love the Crash Course and the ideas discussed here and in related sites, books, and articles. But I think many of us who already "get" the message are ones for whom the message already reached the threshold of our own understanding (and inherent proactiveness to learn the truth).If he is indeed wise,he does not bid you enter the house of his wisdom, but rather leads you to the threshold of your own mind.
The astronomer can speak to you of understanding of space, but he cannot give you his understanding,
The musician may sing to you of the rhythm which is in all space, but he cannot give you the ear which arrests the rhythm not the voice that echoes it.
And he who is versed in the science of numbers can tell of the regions of weight and measure, but he cannot conduct you hither.
For the vision of one man lends not its wings to another man.
So where am I going with this? If the goal is to reach a broader audience, I think we need to put ourselves in the shoes of the people we are trying to reach, and ask "how can we guide them to the threshold of their understanding"?