Beer and Chocolate:

Beer: Eeel River Brewing Organic Amber Ale

Chocolate: Bayano dark chocolate 70% with cacao nibs and cinnamon oil from Seeds of Change

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.
• DIY from Danny Seo. Check out Danny Seo's blog for instructions on how to make curly ribbons for gift giving from old magazines.
• Serious Materials. Serious Materials makes eco-friendly building materials and recently received a GoingGreen award.

• Convicts go green. Convicts at a Norwegian prison are serving time by working to decrease their carbon footprint. The inmates recycle their waste and install solar panels to make the facility more eco-friendly.

This week's Teenie Weenie Greenie™ is to make a commitment to yourself to be informed. Then make the decision that you feel comfortable with and feel good about it. A good example of this would be to purchase locally grown grapes instead of ones flown in from thousands of miles away.

Has all the news about global warming got you down? Cheer up - you are making a difference! Don't believe us? Check out the links below - they'll lift your spirits!

• The Good Environmental News Page
• Progress with the Montreal Protocol
• Good News from Patigonia.com
• Attention shoppers: Fayetteville, AR - new sustainability hotspot?
• Coca-Cola takes on environmental initiatives
• Global Bird Conservation Effort Lifts Off

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!

• Have to see it to believe it. Longtime listener Brian sent in a link some interesting pictures of waste - such as the number of plastic bags used in the US every five seconds.
• A couple of links. Derek sent in a couple of links. The first is for NatureClean toxin-free cleaning solutions. The other link is for an enlightening article about green cars and how it's illegal to sell them in some states.
• Shout out! We just want to give a big shout out and thank you to Neurotica Girl for mentioning us on her blog.
• Don't label me! Thanks to Galina for sending in a link to My Brand New Life, an article about an English man who removed all branded products from his life for a year.
• Beware of microwave popcorn. Patrick sent along an article about the danger of microwave popcorn fumes.

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