Beer and Chocolate:

Beer: Blue Paddle by New Belgium Brewery

Chocolate: Cocoalux Chocolate and Bodega Chocolates

Finds:

• For your Teenie Weenie Greenie. Check out Greenfeet for the adorable Teenie Weenie Greenie Stainless Steel Sippy Cup!
• Go green at the X Games. Home Depot is continuing the eco-friendly tradition at the X Games by using green materials to build the ramps at this year's competition.
• Shop till you drop. The Fintura Corporation has introduced the GreenPay MasterCard, which rewards consumer spending with carbon offsets. The offsets are bought from the Chicago Climate Exchange.
• Vegans "taste better". A new study by the University of Canterbury found that many vegans prefer to only date other vegans - dubbing the crowd vegansexuals.
• Make a video, change the world. Enter Current TV's Alliance Ecospot Contest by making a 15, 30, or 60 second ad about climate crisis and your video could be shown all over the world.
• Take home some panda poop. If you're planning on making the trip to China for the 2008 Summer Olympics, you might want to pick up a souvenir made from panda poop.

• Bottled-Water Industry takes a stand. In response the mounting protests against the bottled water industry, the International Bottled Water Association is launching a series of ads focusing on the health benefits of drinking water.

This week's Teenie Weenie Greenie™ comes from Les in Sydney, Australia. Les recommends that when writing a shopping list, start at the bottom of the page. Tear off the list and use the remainder of the notepad for your next shopping list. Doing this can extend your notepad up to 4 times!

With the U.S. Presidential election starting to pick up, climate change has become the hot topic. Learn about the environmental platforms and records of some of the top Democratic Candidates at Grist.org:

• Chris Dodd
• John Edwards
• Dennis Kucinich
• Barak Obama

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!

• Taking care of pests, naturally. Alison recently made the move from NY to NC, and was looking for some eco-friendly pest control products. Greenfeet.com carries several, like poison free ant & roach killer, roach traps, and the Organic Pest Control Handbook for tips and ideas.
• Shout out! We just wanted to give a shout out and big thanks to The Green Tax blog for mentioning More Hip - Thanks guys!
• Sunny days ahead. Kellie found a story about solar powered web hosting at thinkhost.com.
• Electronic waste recycling. Cindy was excited to discover ACTrecycling.org, a place where you can recycle cd's, dvd's, cell phone chargers, printer ink cartridges, and more.
• Stay up-to-date on recalled products. Doug found an RSS feed that keeps you updated on recalled products - just add http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/prerelchild.xml as a feed.
• Hosed up. Dee was surprised to learn that lead could be leaching into your garden hose.
• The beer is here! Stacy wanted to spread the word about the Beer Chick, whose blog is all about bringing the delicious drink of beer to women. She also has been watching Shaq's Big Challenge, a show that focuses on teaching kids healthy habits. Along with the show, Shaq O'Neal has also been campaigning for healthier school lunches in Florida.
• News from Treehugger. Doug sent along an article about how the Discovery Channel has purchased Treehugger.com for $10 million.
• Plastic water bottles ok? Joanne found an from John Hopkins University that says plastic bottles do not have dioxins.
• Work for your TV. Rebecca in Boston found a bike generator, the Windstream Pedal Power Generator, that can be hooked up to most appliances - just pedal for energy!
• Cardboard footbridge. Big Ed found a story about a footbridge made of cardboard tubes has been constructed over a river Southern France. He also found a story about EVERLED LED fluorescent lights that have a 10-year life span.

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