NEW YORK NBC gives new meaning to the phrase “green screen” this week, spreading a pro-environmental message across five of its prime-time programs. “30 Rock” leads the way. Environmental themes also were added to the scripts of “The Biggest Loser,“ “The Office,“ “Heroes” and “Community.“ This year on “30 Rock,“ corporate boss Jack Donaghy tells the late-night show’s staff it has to cut its carbon footprint by 5 percent and puts Kenneth the Page in charge of getting it done.

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LOS ANGELES In this challenging economy, indulging your fashion desires can feel a bit, well, indulgent. So why not be truly fashion conscious and buy brands that support charitable causes? Thanks to companies that build giving back into their business plans, you can dress top to toe in trendy duds that help those in need—from victims of violence in Africa to victims of breast cancer at home.

Tending to the lawn and being kind to Mother Nature have been at odds since the first power mower was manufactured in 1919. From the sprawling fields of rural America to the manicured lawns of suburbia, our ceaseless weekend obsession has wreaked havoc on the environment. The worst culprits are emissions and water waste.

In a society struggling with economic turmoil, wars and swine flu, who could have predicted a debate would erupt about . . . clotheslines. In last Friday’s Home & Garden section, we wrote about whether clotheslines are eco-friendly throwbacks or home-devaluing eyesores. Online comments, blog debates, phone calls and e-mails indicate we struck a nerve with readers. Most were pro-clothesline. Here’s a sampling:

Some people think the “green revolution” is going to be the next wave of innovation similar to what has happened with the Web. Prior waves of innovation before the popularity of the Web - from integrated computer circuits to the Internet - created opportunities and drove economic prosperity. One could argue that we are moving along a similar path with waves of innovation in green industries.

The simple, nostalgic act of hanging clothes outside to dry, regaining popularity as an eco-friendly act, has become a full-blown political flap. On one side of the line, proponents of the right-to-dry movement say clotheslines are a green alternative to dryers, which are second only to refrigerators and air conditioners as the top energy consumers in most homes.

Champions Tour golfer Ken Green, who was injured in a recreational vehicle crash in Mississippi that killed his brother and girlfriend, will have his lower right leg amputated, his agent said yesterday. Kevin Richardson said Green, 50, is struggling with the “double whammy” of the deaths and his career-threatening injuries. Richardson said doctors will remove his leg below the knee today after determining it would take two years of surgery to repair a limb that wouldn’t function well before Green could walk again. He also will need a surgery to repair damage to a suborbital bone in his face. He also has a cut about 6 inches long on the left side of his head.

Vanessa Sutherland has suffered from allergies and asthma for as long as she can remember. When she and her husband, Immanuel, found out they were going to be first-time parents this August, she began to mull over nursery options.

Expectant mothers eat nutritious foods, take prenatal vitamins, stop drinking or smoking and in general do whatever it takes to have a healthy baby. But when it’s time to decorate the nursery, new parents frequently go for style over substance. “They paint the walls, bring in a new changing table, rocking chair, crib, mattress, bedding, toys, rug, mobile, clothes, diapers and a slew of other things,“ said Sara Snow, author of “Sara Snow’s Fresh Living: The Essential Room-by-Room Guide to a Greener, Healthier Family and Home” (Bantam; $16).

Plow & Hearth is planting trees. Dominion Virginia Power is advising people how to save energy. A new home-remodeling store is selling only environmentally friendly products. Businesses have been going green for years, but the trend is hotter than ever. “It’s absolutely accelerating,“ said Stephanie Ackermann, co-owner of EcoLogic, the remodeling store.

Adecade ago, Roger Petersen shifted his Scandia USA Inc. home construction business into green building on a hunch that it was the wave of the future. Petersen’s hunch is paying off. The Richmond-based company has built about 20 environmentally sustainable homes that are more energy-efficient and have better indoor air quality than conventional homes.

HOUSTON - The Houston Texans have placed running back Ahman Green on season-ending injured reserve after he hurt his left knee against Cleveland. The 31-year-old former Green Bay star was injured in the third quarter of Sunday’s win over the Browns. Green had had 294 yards and a 4-yard average in eight games this season after gaining 260 yards and averaging 3.7 yards while missing 10 games last year.