More Hip Than Hippie #155 - Fabric of Our Lives
Polyester be gone! Dori and Val are talking about new, eco-friendly fabrics (and some old ones). Check the links below for more information.
Beer and Chocolate:
Beer: Phuket Beer - and get your mind out of the gutter, it's pronounced "foo-ket"!
Chocolate: SmartChick Sara sent in 2 kinds of chocolate this week, both by Winnipesaukee Chocolates in New Hampshire: Rattlesnake
Island dark chocolate with cayenne and Madame Chiang dark chocolate with candied ginger.
Hip News and Finds
Finds:
- Cheers! Several major hotel chains, Marriott, Ritz-Carlton and Kimpton Hotels, have started carrying
organic alcohols in their bars. This is a trend
we could get used to!
- Scratch-'n'-sniff-'n'-win. The Colorado Lottery recently began selling $3 Scented Crossword tickets. When players scratch
off the latex in the play area, the scent is activated. Choose from Crossword Bouquet, Chocolate Crossword, and Coffee Crossword.
- Live long and prosper. Extend your life and have fun while your at it with this list of 10 Fun Ways to Live Longer from About.com.
Hip News:
- Milk: Does a body harm? Government health officials are cracking down on raw milk because they are concerned about the
spread of food-borne illnesses.
- Zero-emission car. The FCX Clarity is Honda's new zero-emission, hydrogen fuel car that rolled off the Japanese production line Monday, June 16th.
Teenie Weenie Greenie™
Purchase at least one eco-friendly garment for your Fall wardrobe.
Fabric of Our Lives
Polyester be gone! Dori and Val are talking about new, eco-friendly fabrics (and some old ones). Check the links below for more information.
More Hip Than Hippie 3rd Anniversary Quiz
You could win 1 of 2 totally awesome eco-friendly prize packs! We're not sure what all is in the prize pack yet, but we can promise that it will be some super fantastic
stuff! Here's how you can enter:
- Answer all the questions to the quiz below.
- Email your answers to hip@greenfeet.com by 11:59 PM PST on Sunday, June 22, 2008.
- Two ways to win. The FIRST person to submit all the correct answers wins a prize pack. All others who answer all the
questions correctly will be entered into a drawing to win the second prize pack.
More Hip Than Hippie 3rd Anniversary Quiz
- Name 3 items from Co-Op America's list of 21 things you didn't know you could recycle.
- What is the official EPA label for products designed to use less water?
- Val was featured as an Entrepreneur Mom in what magazine?
- In episode #132 "Frankenfoods", we learned about the FlavrSavr, a genetically modified:
A. potato
B. pig
C.
tomato
D. mustache
- From episode #109 "Surviving a Dry Spell": what are the 3 types of drought?
- A United Nations report named which country as the best in the world in which to live?
- Episode #120 featured no beer. What was the reason?
- Which type of television uses the most power? The least power?
- Name 2 of the Top 10 Tips for Eco Kids.
- The first-ever Hipster meet-up took place in what city?
- Doing this wastes a cup of gas every 5 minutes. What is it?
- We talked with Amy Tucker, inventor of Xeko trading card game. She told us Xeko's
motto is:
A. Have fun, do good
B. Don't worry, be happy
C. May the force be with you
D. Melts in your mouth, not in
your hands
- What is the name of the energy-saving version of Google?
- Match the guest author with their book/magazine/website:
1. Dan Esty
2. Bruce Littlefield
3. Patricia Carol Brooks
4. Trystan Bass
5. Jen Trolio
6. Leah Guy
A. Aromatherapy Thymes
B. Yahoo! Green
C. A Girl Named Guy
D. Green to Gold
E. Merry Christmas America
F. Ready Made
- Name the 3 types of alternative energy covered in our series this year.
- Our friend One-F Jef owns the local Chico franchise of what eco-friendly business?
- What should you spray to keep skunks away?
- Name 2 concerts Dori and Val attended together this past year.
- Which of the following is NOT a benefit of a good night's sleep?
A. Keep your heart healthy
B. Bolster your memory
C. Reduce risk of depression
D. Freshen your breath
- Hipster Kati Neville wrote a book called what?
- WWOOF is an organization that puts travelers in touch with:
A. organic farms
B. their inner dog
C. ugly singles
- What does rBGH stand for?
- Which brewing company's beers were sampled more than any other in the past year?
- Interior Secretary Dirk Kempthorne received the 2007 Rubber Dodo award from the Center for Biological Diversity for what
stunning accomplishment?
- Vermicomposting involves the use of what slimy disgusting creature?
- Translate the following Boontling phrase into English:
"I'm going to boarch a horn of steinber with my applehead."
BONUS QUESTION:
What are the names of Dori's 2 goats?
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!
- Across the Great States. As you might of heard on several recent shows, listener Mike is moving across country from
Florida to Washington. You can track his adventures on his blog, Across the Great States.
- Soak up the Sun. Veggy Liz in NYC was looking for some sunscreen recommendations that are both health and
earth friendly. Val's a fan of UV Naturals.
- Stick to it. Michelle was excited to learn that Elmer's Glue has a recycling program that accepts
empty glue bottles and glue sticks, by any brand.
- Super singles. Doug in Kansas sent in a list of the top cities for singles.
- Sweet offerings. Annie wanted to let everyone know about Hometown Candy, which gives customers the option
of paying a little extra for biodegradable packing materials to be used for their order.
- Child's play. Doug wanted to recommend EcoChildsPlay.com,
a website/blog about green parenting.
- See ya later, Styrofoam. Sandy's son decided that he would like to help their hometown of White Plains, New York ban the
use Styrofoam. Way to go! They plan to track their progress on their blog, TenantsoftheEarth.blogspot.com.
- Making fleas flee. Julie, who owns a pet sitting business in Chicago, wanted to recommend some natural flea treatments for
your pets:
- Refueling. Brian sent in a bunch of links about how lower gas prices could be in our future:
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