The Discovery Channel and Leonardo DiCaprio are working together to produce a new television series called Eco-Town. The premise of the new reality show is to document the process of making a town more environmentally friendly. The first project: rebuilding Greensburg, Kan., the Midwestern town of 1,500 that was nearly completely destroyed by a tornado earlier this year.
The series will air on Planet Green in 2008.
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