More Hip Than Hippie #79 - Heat Up Your Home

Thermostats aren't the only thing rising when the outside temperature drops. Energy bills tend to skyrocket this time of year as we attempt to stave off old Jack Frost. With some simple tips and heating alternatives, you can save money and the planet. With all the good you'll be doing, you'll warm up in no time!

Beer and Chocolate:

Beer: Blackberry Blonde from Etna Brewing Co.

Chocolate: Flavor 70 cinn from sweetriot, cacao nibs covered in 70% dark chocolate with a hint of cinnamon. Greenneck hipster Laura also sent some Lake Champlain chocolate truffles. You rock Laura!

Hip News and Finds

Finds:

• Reindeer on a bun. If you're ever in Chicago, you might be interested in picking up a reindeer hot dog for $8 Not so sure about this one. . .
• And the winners are. . . The winners of our green Christmas song are Ashley in Third Place, Rebecca in Second Place, and Sarah coming in First Place. Way to go girls!
• More Hip merch! More Hip Than Hippie t-shirts have arrived! Check Greenfeet.com, they will be available for purchase soon!

News:

• A Christmas Kiss! Read some fun facts about mistletoe from About.com.
• Be on ABC's "Wife Swap"! The popular ABC show "Wife Swap" is looking for a green family to be on an upcoming episode. If you're interested, send an email to Rachelle.Mendez@rdfusa.com.

Home Heating Alternatives

• The Duraflame Natural firelog is made with 100% renewable resources.
• Try Hot Logs, firelogs made from 100% recycled materials.
• The Java Log eco-friendly coffee firelog.
• The Daikin Inverter Heat Pump is 300% efficient.
• The Harman PC 45 Corn Stove burns shelled corn.
• The Dell-Point Europa 75 with Greenfire Technology is virtually smoke-free.

 

Listener Emails

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!

• FEED333. Michelle wanted to let us know about FEED333, a campaign that aims to feed 3 million children in 33 days. The effort started on November 29.
• Deconstructing Dinner. Meetul recommends the podcast Deconstructing Dinner for some yummy advice about food and cooking.
• Alan recommends checking out the Rocky Mountain Institute for great environmental info.
• Recycling plastic bags with style. Jenny from Georgia found a great way to recycle plastic bags. She suggests knitting old plastic bags into a much more stylish bag. They look beautiful and they're helping the planet! What a great idea!
• Leonardo Dicaprio and a plug for More Hip! Karen found a site where Leo Dicaprio posted an open answer question asking what you do to help fight global warming. Karen responded by plugging More Hip Than Hippie. Thanks! We have the greatest listeners in the world!
• Go green between the sheets! Kellie just found out that Victoria's Secret will be using eco-friendly paper for it's popular catalogue. Yay!

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