Beer and Chocolate:

Beer: Cappuccino Stout by Lagunita's Brewing Company

Chocolate: Green and Black's 70% Dark Chocolate and Milk Chocolate with Crunchy Butterscotch sent in by Giovana in the UK

Finds:

• Beer on a plane. Two UK airlines are considering having barrels of beer on the drink carts of their new planes.
• And the winner is. . . Iceland! According to a recent report, Iceland is the best country to live in.

• Better mileage. House Democrats have voted to raise auto fuel economy to 35 miles per gallon by 2020.

This week's Teenie Weenie Greenie™ is to see how low you can keep the temperature in your house (without freezing, of course). Try turning down the thermostat a few degrees and wearing more layers around the house. You'll use less energy and save a few bucks too!

It's that time of year - the holidays. That means big spending on gifts, especially toys for kids. With all the toy recalls from high levels of lead still fresh in our minds, it has become even more important to find out where your toys come from and how they are made. Don't forget to surf over to Greenfeet.com to see our selection of safe toys and lead test kits.

Check out some of the links below for tips and ideas for buying safe toys this holiday season.
• A Year Without 'Made in China' is a book about one woman's quest to live a year without buying goods made in China.
• 250 Lead Free Toys Made in the USA
• The Not Made In China List at PowerofPeace.com

Once again, we have a bunch of great listener emails. Keep 'em rolling in at hip@greenfeet.com. And don't forget to post articles, links, and speak your mind at our MHTH forum!

• Detroit Lions go carbon neutral. Ed found out that the trees used to offset the Detroit Lions football game were planted six years ago. He talks more about it on his podcast, The Green Tax Podcast.
• Is organic better? Kevin sent a link to an article that digs a little deeper into the pros and cons of eating organic.
• Get your LED lights here! Michelle was wondering about recycling her old Christmas lights. HolidayLEDs will recycle your old incandescent lights if you opt to switch to LEDs. The first 100 people to send in their old lights get a free strand of LED lights. Awesome!
• Recycling made more convenient. Susan always recycles, but isn't a fan of all the bulky containers full of stuff to recycle. That's why she's a fan of the Ecopod, an easy-step compaction system for recycling.
• Dori and Val get a makeover! Dennis sent along this humorous representation of Dori and Val as elves.
• Great gift idea. Anna wrote in to let us know about the Seven Wishes Bracelets by Peace Love, and Earth. You tie a knot for each of the seven wishes you make and it serves as a constant reminder of your wishes and affirmations. When the bracelet falls off, it means your wishes will come true.

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