Dori and Val talk about how you can save some cash while you save the Earth. There's a coupod in this episode so listen closely!

Beer and Chocolate:

Beer: Censored Rich Copper Ale by Lagunitas Brewing Company

Chocolate: Organic Dark Chocolate with Orange and Fig by Seeds of Change

Finds:

• Hipster Hero. Christine wanted to everyone to know about her Hipster Hero, Dan Phillips. Dan set out to house the working poor by keeping usable building materials out of the landfill. He builds houses of a town's discarded materials.
• Squares only. Japanese farmers have started growing square watermelons, which are space-saving in small Japanese groceries. To get the square shape, farmers simply grow the watermelons in a square box.
• Go fly a kite! Beluga Skysails, a commercial cargo ship, completed their first trip using giant kites as auxiliary power. The shipping company plans to give 20% of the fuel savings directly to the crew as an incentive.
• Want to win 10 million dollars? The Progressive Automotive X Prize international competition is designed to inspire a new generation of viable, super fuel-efficient vehicles. The winner gets a $10 million prize purse.

• Bushwhacked. President Bush has ordered the EPA to weaken new Ozone standards.
• Soak up the sun. Several companies are investigating the use of solar cells built into US roads to create energy.
• Simply Green. JCPenney joined up with Danny Seo to create their new private label Simply Green, eco-friendly merchandise from apparel to home accessories.
• Hannah Lead-tana. The Center for Environmental Health has reported high levels of lead found in a series of Hannah Montana products sold at Wal-Mart.
• Green Madness. 24 schools in the NCAA men's basketball tournament have signed the American College and University Presidents Climate Commitment, pledging to go carbon neutral.

This week's Teenie Weenie Greenie™ comes from Cassi and is a great way to reduce your electricity usage. She took outlet covers and covered one or more outlets in most of the pair or quad outlets in the high use areas around her house. Rather than have her toaster, coffee maker, and cell phone charger all plugged in at once, it forces her to make a choice and plug in one or the other. It also cuts down on the things she has to go around unplugging when they are leaving the house for an extended period of time.

Dori and Val talk about how you can save some cash while you go green. For more tips check out Michael Bluejay's tips for saving electricity and The Green Guide. Be sure to surf by Greenfeet.com to find some of the products mentioned in the show!

• Eco-friendly Lighting
• Deodorant Stone
• RoadRunner low flow showerhead
• Happy to Serve You reusable coffee mug
• Stainless Steel Coffee Mug
• Air Filter Whistle

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!

• Calling all Aussies! Mark in Perth, Western Australia wanted to let all the other Aussies out there know about Choice.com.au. It's a website that tests the performance and energy efficiency of different products.
• Doug sent along an article about mercury in CFL's.
• Get your blog on. Check out Myssi's blog at Smartdame.blogspot.com.

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