The environmental movement is gaining more supporters as world leaders gather to discuss how to stop global warming. We'll be talking about the recent political developments from the 2007 World Economic Forum and how these initiatives will affect you.

Chocolate: We tried some Japanese chocolates in 99%, 86%, and 72% sent to us from listener Tom Collins. Thanks Tom!

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• Check out Patagonia's DIY shoes made with leather from the factory floor!
• Green Day seeks to mobilize youth. Pop- punk trio Green Day has joined forces with the NDRC to encourage youth action for the environment.

• California first to ban dry-cleaning chemical. By 2023 California will have completely banned the use of perchloroethylene, the most common chemical used by dry cleaners that has been linked to a variety of cancers.
• Winner of trip to space loses his ticket. Brian Emmett won a sweepstakes held by Oracle Corp. receiving a free trip to space. However, the tax burden of the trip would have meant huge debt that Emmett would be unable to pay.
• Could your chocolate be weighed down? Raven found an article about the lead content in chocolate. In March 2006, Dagoba had to recall several lines of their chocolate due to lead contamination with levels above the FDA's "safe" limit of 0.5 parts per million.

Pretty soon we'll be starting our second book, Omnivore's Dilemma by Michael Pollan.

Find out what politicians and world leaders are doing to stop global warming how it affects you!

• Clouds lift on Climate Change at the 2007 World Economic Forum.
• Bush and climate change
• Blair optimistic over climate change

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!

• A new way to roll. Tom found a Japanese company that makes toilet paper from recycled juice and milk cartons. The site is completely in Japanese, but this nifty illustration gets the point across!
• Eco-friendly pet care. Cat recommends OnlyNaturalPet.com for reasonably priced natural pet remedies. The company also buys green wind energy to offset their electricity use, recycles their boxes and packaging materials, and employs a natural care vet to answer any questions you might have.
• Liz was looking for an eco-friendly way to kill moss and algae. Try Safer Brand Moss and Algae Killer.
• If you're looking for natural vinegar, Patrick recommends White House vinegar. Another good brand to try is Natural Value, available at health stores across the country.
• Oil companies in Canada. Sebastien in Quebec was looking for information regarding the oil in Canada. Check out these sites:
  • Sierralegal.org
  • GasandOil.com
  • Pembina.org
• One listener was seeking an eco-friendly way of disposing of old prescriptions. Check out Earth911.org for some good suggestions.

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