More Hip Than Hippie #156 - Going on Staycation

You might have noticed a little less change in your pocket lately. Gas prices are through the roof and Airlines are nickel-and-diming passengers for everything from the luggage they bring to a bag of peanuts. Save your money this Summer and instead of hitting the road for a little vay-kay, enjoy a staycation!

Beer and Chocolate:

Beer: Pyramid Hefeweizen

Chocolate: World Market Sea Salt Dark Chocolate

Hip News and Finds

Finds:

• Paying a hefty price. Listener Trystan recently talked about the real cost of travel on her Yahoo! Green blog, Green Picks. Using a widget called Real Costs, you can calculate the carbon emissions of your upcoming trip, and compare the emissions between traveling by plane, car, bus, and train.
• Sharing a bright idea. This is from the Yahoo! Green blog EcoGeek. Sam Goldman is using his company, d.light design, to bring LED and solar-powered lamps to the 1.6 billion people in the world without access to electricity.
• The Green (and great) Guide. Pick up the Summer 2008 issue of The Green Guide for a great article breaking down the meanings of different beef labels. While you're perusing the pages, check out the Editor's favorite green products. One of the products featured is the Knoend Lite2go, available at Greenfeet.com!

Hip News:

• Seven B-B-B-Billion? The world's population will reach a staggering 7 billion by 2012 according to a new government projection.

 

Teenie Weenie Greenie™

This week's Teenie Weenie Greenie™ is courtesy of GreenBarMitzvahs.blogspot.com and is a great way to "recycle" the flowers and arrangements from your special event. At the end of your event, donate your flowers to a nursing home or hospital. Try talking to your florist before hand and ask if they will pick them up after the event and deliver them to a worthwhile cause.

Going on Staycation

You might have noticed a little less change in your pocket lately. Gas prices are through the roof and Airlines are nickel-and-diming passengers for everything from the luggage they bring to a bag of peanuts. Save your money this Summer and instead of hitting the road for a little vay-kay, enjoy a staycation!

• Urban Dictionary: staycation.
• Save money and gas with a staycation.
• Prepare your home for a staycation.
• Find free and cheap activities in your state.
• If you are planning on hitting the road this Summer, check out these road trip tips.

More Hip Than Hippie 3rd Anniversary Quiz: Answers

Thanks for everyone who entered! Here are the answers to the quiz!

1. Name 3 items from Co-Op America's list of 21 things you didn't know you could recycle.
   Click here to see the list.
2. What is the official EPA label for products designed to use less water?
   WaterSense
3. Val was featured as an Entrepreneur Mom in what magazine?
   Working Mother Magazine
4. In episode #132 "Frankenfoods", we learned about the FlavrSavr, a genetically modified:
   C. tomato
5. From episode #109 "Surviving a Dry Spell": what are the 3 types of drought?
   Meterological, agricultural, hydrological
6. A United Nations report named which country as the best in the world in which to live?
   Iceland
7. Episode #120 featured no beer. What was the reason?
   It was too early!
8. Which type of television uses the most power? The least power?
   Plasma uses the most power, rear projection uses the least.
9. Name 2 of the Top 10 Tips for Eco Kids.
   1. Throw away as little as you can.
   2. Buying used is more hip than buying new.
   3. Appreciate open spaces.
   4. Where electricity comes from.
   5. Appreciate water.
   6. The answer to "Paper vs. Plastic?" is "Neither".
   7. Grow something.
   8. Respect other cultures.
   9. It's better to give than to receive.
   10. Respect nature.
10. The first-ever Hipster meet-up took place in what city?
    San Francisco
11. Doing this wastes a cup of gas every 5 minutes. What is it?
    Idling in your car
12. We talked with Amy Tucker, inventor of Xeko trading card game. She told us Xeko's motto is:
    A. Have fun, do good
13. What is the name of the energy-saving version of Google?
    Blackle
14. Match the guest author with their book/magazine/website:
    1. Dan Esty - D. Green To Gold
    2. Bruce Littlefield - E. Merry Christmas America
    3. Patricia Carol Brooks - A. Aromatherapy Thymes
    4. Trystan Bass - B. Yahoo! Green
    5. Jen Trolio - F. Ready Made
    6. Leah Guy - C. A Girl Named Guy
15. Name the 3 types of alternative energy covered in our series this year.
    Clean coal, ocean power, nuclear power
16. Our friend One-F Jef owns the local Chico franchise of what eco-friendly business?
    Cartridge World
17. What should you spray to keep skunks away?
    Perfume
18. Name 2 concerts Dori and Val attended together this past year.
    Rick Springfield and Davy Jones
19. Which of the following is NOT a benefit of a good night's sleep?
    D. Freshen your breath
20. Hipster Kati Neville wrote a book called what?
    Fix, Freeze, Feast
21. WWOOF is an organization that puts travelers in touch with:
    A. organic farms
22. What does rBGH stand for?
    recombinant Bovine Growth Hormone
23. Which brewing company's beers were sampled more than any other in the past year?
    Lagunitas
24. Interior Secretary Dirk Kempthorne received the 2007 Rubber Dodo award from the Center for Biological Diversity for what stunning accomplishment?
    Going 1 year and 90 days without listing a new species as endangered or threatened.
25. Vermicomposting involves the use of what slimy disgusting creature?
    Worms
26. Translate the following Boontling phrase into English:
    "I'm going to boarch a horn of steinber with my applehead."
    "I'm going to drink a beer with my girlfriend"

BONUS QUESTION:
What are the names of Dori's 2 goats?
Panda and Phoenix

Listener Emails

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!

• Happy birthday! Listeners and friends Elizabeth and Michele celebrated their 40th birthdays on the 21st (Michele) and 23rd (Elizabeth) of June. Check out the great picture of them above wearing their royal birthday tiaras. Have a Hip birthday ladies! Cheers!
• Recycling CFL's and how to save gas money. Kristi in Minneapolis sent in a couple links. First, she was excited to learn that you can now recycle old CFL's at Home Depot stores across the country. She also found a great article with 66 ways to spend less on gasoline.
• Step up to the challenge. Carrie and her mother have started their own 29-Day Chocolate Challenge. The only rule? They must consume of the chocolate nature every day for 29 days. Track their progress on Carrie's blog, She's Gone Wanderin'.
• Just for Rob. You know the story about Rob's cell phone museum . . . well now he can expand his collection. Big Ed discovered RetroBrick.com, a website that sells vintage cell phones.

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