More Hip Than Hippie # 64 - A Light Subject
Light pollution is a growing, and often overlooked, problem affecting our communities. As the glow from city lights increases, our view of the night sky diminishes. However, light pollution doesn't just affect the star-gazing crowd anymore. It's causing more and more problems for our nocturnal animal friends as well. Learn how light pollution impacts your community and how you can help.

Beer and Chocolate:

Beer: Dark Canyon Ale from Feather River Brewing Company in Magalia, CA.

Chocolate: Newman's Own Sweet Dark Chocolate.

Hip News and Finds
Finds:

• Chance's new album, Eleven Through Fifteen, is out now! Buy it here.
• Find more info on Chance at these sites:
  Chance's Website
  Myspace
  Friends of Chance Message Board

News

• Europe's first spacecraft to the moon, the SMART-1 ended its three-year mission with a planned crash. Talk about some expensive fireworks!
• The New York Times reported that the National Park Service is adopting a policy that will emphasize conservation over recreation. It's about time if you ask us!

Live Forum Chat with Dori and Val
Are you craving some time with the girls? Dori and Val will be live on the forum on 9-9 at 9am (Pacific Time). Don't miss this opportunity to talk with your favorite podcast hosts, Dori and Val. Ok - Rob, Jillicious and (ta-da) Marketing Assistant Rachel might be there too!

 

Light Pollution
We've got some great links with the basics about light pollution as well as where you can find lighting that won't contribute to the problem.

• Visit Starry Night Lights for some good information about light pollution and to shop for light fixtures that are night friendly.
• Join the cause at Light From Above, a light pollution awareness site.
• Check out the International Dark-Sky Association to stay up-to-date on developments in the fight against light pollution.

Feng Shui Tip of the Week
Poison arrows create Shar Chi, or the killing breath, which creates misfortune and bad luck. Poison arrows are created by pointed, angled, or sharp objects that seem to be directly aimed at a house and the main front door.

Some examples of poison arrows are rivers, roads, or railway lines that seem to be directly aimed at ones main front door. You should avoid sitting, sleeping, working, eating, or living in places that are hit by these arrows.

Misfortune caused by poison arrows can come in the forms of illness, missed opportunities, law suits, quarrels, financial losses, and other forms of bad luck.

Tips to block or redirect the Shar Chi from poison arrows include planting trees, building walls, or shifting main door directions.

Listener Emails
Once again, we have a bunch of great e-mails. Keep 'em rolling in at hip@greenfeet.com And don't forget our forum to post articles, links, and speak your mind!

• Mary Ellen from Akron, PA wrote to let us know about an interesting way to deal with cat litter, vermicomposting. The result of a high school student's experiment was a litter box where worms cleaned the waste. Proof that worms do more than just squirm!
• Jennifer (aka Barking Beagles) found a great site for eco-friendly school fundraising, School Garden Co. They sell handmade herbal body products, but the best part is they donate a whopping 50% of all sales back to the schools. Thanks for filling us in Jennifer!
• Doug found an article on Treehugger.com about how the Bush administration is planning to drill for oil on Alaska's North Slope. No good! You can take action by sending letters to the powers-that-be asking them to stop the leases at SaveTLake.org.
• Smart Chick Sara found this article in response the critique of Al Gore and An Inconvenient Truth. We are happy to hear that it appears the charges are false, sorry we ever doubted you Al!

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