What kinds of hazardous materials are lurking around your house? Take care of them safely and make your home a healthier place for your whole family.

Beer: Terrible Ale by Unibroue in Quebec, Canada

Chocolate: Green & Black's Organic Cherry 60% Dark Chocolate Bar sent to us from listener Elizabeth in Snailwell, England

Finds:

• World Fair Trade Day. Celebrate World Fair Trade Day, coming up on May 12. Host your own TransFair USA house party and kids can enter the Fair Trade art contest.
• Help name Amtrak's Environmental Engineer. Amtrak's Environmental Engineer needs a name and they're looking for your ideas. The Engineer is your guide to environment-focused content on their website.
• This GREEN Old House. Check out the gallery of 'after' pictures of This Old House's green remodel of a bungalow in Austin, Texas.

• Global warming increasing insurance? According to the U.S. Government Accountability Office, insurance companies should be preparing to pay more and bigger claims in the coming years. Rising global temperatures are expected to the increase the frequency and severity of natural disasters such as floods, hurricanes, and droughts.

What have you learned from More Hip Than Hippie? With our 100th episode coming up, we wanted to know what you consider the best tip or piece of advice you've learned from More Hip. Ponder it for a few minutes and email us your favorite tip at hip@greenfeet.com. We're going to use your favorite tips in a special way for our 100th episode. Can't wait to hear from you!

Did you know? There are approximately 750 million gallons of used motor oil recycled in the U.S. every year, but it takes only 1 gallon of improperly disposed oil to contaminate a million gallons of groundwater.

From motor oil to coolant to paint, many household hazardous materials can be found in the garage. Keep yourself and your family safe by taking the proper precautions when disposing of these materials. To learn more, check out these sites:

• Ohio State University Fact Sheet: Disposal of Household Hazardous Materials
• How to Dispose of Hazardous Home Waste from MSN Lifestyle.

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!

• Rest In Peace, rabbit ears! Kellie wrote in about the big switch to digital broadcasting for television. Dori and Val weren't sure how the two were connected, but Kellie found a great article about the transition to digital TV. Since the government owns the airwaves, they've decided that by February 17, 2009 they will stop broadcasting television statements in analog. Unfortunately, that means the end of the road for your favorite rabbit ears!
• A few things. Catherine, long time lurker from PA, wanted to share some of her favorite sites! She's excited about joining a CSA, Greensgrow Farms and wanted to recommend LocalHarvest.org for finding a CSA or farm stand near you. If you're looking for a good retractable clothesline, Catherine uses the Sunline Retractable Clothesline. Thanks for the great links, no-longer-a-lurker Catherine!
• Eco-minded Oklahoman's. Brian in Oklahoma wanted to let everyone know about the Oklahoma Sustainability Conference, held April 20-21, it was the first carbon neutral event in the state. At the conference, attendees discussed topics like pollution in the Arkansas River and the possibility of large scale mass transit coming to Oklahoma City. Thanks Brian, who also plugged MHTH during one of the sessions!
• Coke gets green makeover. Jerry, a self-proclaimed Cherry Coke addict was happy when he read an article about Coke's plans to give their Atlanta headquarters a green makeover. If you're looking for a more natural soda, Val just discovered DRY Soda. DRY is a natural, non-caffinated soda flavored with fruit and herb extracts and lightly sweetened with pure cane sugar.
• Connect with the best. Doug wanted to spread the word about EarthPortal.org, a new non-commercial website that directly connects you with scientists, policy makers, and journalists. It's a community that will keep you current with the state of the environment and environmental news.
• Do away with dandelions. Wendy was wondering about an environmentally safe technique to rid her yard of dandelions (other than picking them all, of course!). Check out Plantea.com for some great tips for doing away with dandelions.
• Teflon or PFOA? Brad thought it was perflourooctanoic acid (PFOA), a production byproduct of Teflon, and not actually Teflon itself that has been linked to cancer.
• GoLoco! When Jay read about GoLoco, a new way to carpool, he thought it was a great idea! The service brokers trips between people and automatically divvies up costs, seats in the car, and carbon dioxide emissions. The company was started by Robin Chase, former CEO of Zipcar.

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