More Hip than Hippie - Green Weddings
This week we're talking green weddings, our weekly finds, and of course chocolate and beer. Rob's 40th/50th birthday is coming up soon. Val talks about being an Apple Blossom Princess and her tiara.

Weekly finds

• China slaps tax on chopsticks to help save trees - New charges also on yachts, cars in bid to save energy, environment - MSNBC.com
• Loremo debuts 150 mpg concept car in Geneva -
• From Real Simple - Less Power to them! Unplug items once the are charged - even your ipod!
• From Yahoo News - Colgate-Palmolive to Buy Tom's of Maine.

The Beer: Newcastle Brown Ale

 

The Chocolate: Karen hooked us up! Bare Bottom Truffles - Dark Chocolate Truffles. Thanks for the T-shirts and the Chocolate!

Green Weddings:

• Invitations:
  • Tisted Limb Paper Company
  • Of The Earth - Flower Seed Paper
  • Check out www.evite.com if your event is small or your attendees are tech savvy.
• Wardrobe - follow the rules of reduce, reuse, recycle, restore
  • Organic Weddings - Hemp Satin Dresses.
  • Visit http://www.makingmemories.org to purchase a once worn or sample gown to support Brides against Breast Cancer.
  • Visit http://www.bridalgarden.org is a non profit that sells donated couture and designer dresses at 50-75% off their retail price.
  • Donate Brides Maid Dresses to The Glass Slipper Project
• Candles - stick with beeswax or vegetable based candles.
• Gifts:
  • Consider http://www.idofoundation.org if you don't need many gifts to have guests donate to the charity of your choice.
  • Felicite.com - to register in many places at once, set up a honeymoon fund or partial gift plans.

 

Purchase a copy of Organic Weddings by Michelle Kozin for loads of tips, ideas and resources.

More tips can be found at Brides.com.

Listener Emails:

• Alison from hip NYC wants an eco-job. While we're planning a show on that topic, Alison also wanted to share an article she found on Ethanol fuel. What's your feedback listeners?
• Tom - Yes you can kill bugs with low impact - check these options out.
• Bonjour Aimee! She's got a recommendation for our listener who wants to Feng Shui her dorm room.
  It's called Dorm Room Feng Shui: Find Your Gua Free your Chi

   

  Aimee also recommends a book written by one of her college professors, Micheal Bess. It's called The Light-Green Society: Ecology and Technological Modernity in France, 1960-2000

• Tara wanted to know about Tupperware. We're happy to report they are mostly #1 PET or #5 Polypropylene - both considered non leaching. However, we still don't recommend heating anything in plastic, period. PS. The folks at Tupperware were very nice so if you have product questions - give them a call!
• Speaking of plastics, Val found this guide to plastics
• Doug emailed us this fantastic link to discover the ratings of organic dairy products. Val suggests printing it out and taking it with you when shopping.
• Here's the life expectancy that the girls took courtesy of Shayna http://moneycentral.msn.com/investor/calcs/n_expect/main.asp Val's expected to live to torture Rob until she's 102 and Dori's expected to live to be 2,000 years old. Ok, she lied, but it was funny.
• Martin sent us this 'cheesy' website as he called it regarding Solar Guard plastic film. Make your own call at http://www.pacificcoastsolarfilm.com/2nd.html#RES

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