Beer and Chocolate:

Beer: Redbridge beer made with sorgum

Chocolate: Organic Milk Chocolate with Key Lime by Endagered Species

Hip News and Finds

Finds:

• More Hip t-shirts on sale! If you haven't ordered a More Hip Than Hippie t-shirt, then now is the time! All More Hip T-shirts are marked down and priced to sell - order yours today!
• BOO! Place your order for the limited edition Halloween ChicoBag.
• Knit up something special. The recent toy recalls have many parents worried about what their kids are being exposed to. KnittingDaily.com offers new patterns for handmade toys, so lead in the paint is not an issue.
• They're moms, and they're angry. Two Angry Moms is a documentary about two moms who are "fed-up" with the poor quality of their children's school lunches.
• Check it out. FixingThePlanet.com is a new one-stop resource for sustainable living put together by one of our favorite guys - Ed Begley Jr.
• Is a flood coming? Climate Appraisal Services is a new online service that will tell you if your home will be submerged by water due to climate change in the next century.

• Have you sinned against the planet? Whether you have some residual guilt from not recycling that newspaper the other day or neglecting to carbon offset your recent vacation, you can now ease your soul and rest your mind. Festival-goers attending the Waveney Greenpeace festival will have a chance to confess green sins to a priest.
• Congratulations, Dirk. Interior Secretary Dirk Kempthorne has been awarded the Rubber Dodo award by the Center for Biological Diversity in honor going one year and 90 days without listing a new species as endangered or threatened.
• Bravo, Starbucks. Starbucks has vowed to be rBGH-free by the end of 2007. The cows of America thank you.
• Climate Compromise. Rough targets have been agreed upon after a weeklong U.N. climate conference. 158 countries were in attendance.

This week's Teenie Weenie Greenie™ comes from Katie in Portland, OR. Her family had a shrinky dink party and made reusable gift tags for the whole family. By making reusable tags, you can reduce the waste created from gift giving.

Mike Tidwell calls the patio from Takoma Park, Maryland to talk to Dori and Val about how to start your own home energy revolution.

With a budget of $7,500, Mike Tidwell set out to cut his household CO2 emissions by 80 percent. By making changes such as installing a corn burning stove, switching to compact fluorescent light bulbs, line drying clothes, and investing in an extremely high efficiency refridgerator, he was able to cut his family's electricity use by 52%. For more tips, check out his organization the Chesapeake Climate Action Network and ClimateEmergency.org for those living outside the Maryland and D.C. area.

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!

• Veggie-fest! Liz and Scott just wanted to remind everyone that October 1st is World Vegetarian Day.
• The world without us. Mr. Designer found WorldWithoutUs.com, which shows the effects humankind will have on the earth long after we're gone.
• For pets with a sophisticated style. Check out Grand Cru Whiner and Diner pet dishes, elevated pet dishes made from recycled wooden wine crates.

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