Archive for October, 2007
More Hip Than Hippie - A Girl Named Guy
Wednesday, October 31st, 2007More Hip Than Hippie #123 - A Girl Named Guy
Beer and Chocolate:
Beer: Chimay Red, sent in by listener Philip
Chocolate: Wilde Irish Organic Chocolate 70%, sent in by Listener Fiona from Ireland
Hipster Meet Up
Hipster Meet Up: Green Festival in San Francisco.
If you’re planning on attending the
San Francisco Green Festival on November 10th and
want to meet up with Dori, Val, and other Hipsters, send an email to hip@greenfeet.com and let us know!
Teenie Weenie Greenie™
This week’s Teenie Weenie Greenie™ is to set up a meeting with your local
congress person to discuss how your community can become more sustainable.
A Girl Named Guy
Leah Guy of A Girl Named Guy calls in for an interview.
Check out her website, AGirlNamedGuy.com for info about all of Leah’s projects,
including her television show which premieres November 6th.
Pick up a copy of Leah’s book, Life’s a Gift . . . OPEN IT! available November 6th.
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!
- Produce Bags. Jas is well known at his local grocery store for being “the guy with the green [ChicoBags] bags”. He was
wondering if there are any reusable bags for produce. Try the GardenSacs
and Produce Bags. - Fold It! Chava wanted everyone to know about a cool website she discovered,
FoldSchool.com. It’s a collection of free patterns to make
children’s furniture out of cardboard. - Eco-friendly paint. Dr. Belle found Boomerang Paints, available in Canada, that’s
eco-friendly, low VOC, and most importantly, CHEAP!
Email us at hip@greenfeet.com. Don’t forget to vote for us at podcastalley.com
and podcastpickle.com. Send us a voice message at our Skype address “morehip” or +1
530.554.2605. Don’t have Skype? Get it - it’s free!
ZapRoot 009 | SUV Crash Fair Trade Sports Solara PET Bottles
Wednesday, October 31st, 2007In this episode Jess focuses on the results of a recent SUV crash test, how Fair Trade Sports is making ethical balls, low income solar housing, and what to do with your old PET bottles.designboomFair Trade SportsTreeHugger
Nobel Peace Prize: Al Jazeera Interview with Björn Stigson
Wednesday, October 31st, 2007
WBCSD President Bjoern Stigson welcomes the decision to award the Nobel Peace Prize to Al Gore and the IPCC. He states that business is frustrated about the lack of clear, long-term framework conditions and hopes that this will stimulate governments to come to an agreement on combating climate change.
Author: wbcsd
Keywords: stigson wbcsd climate change global warming world business council for sustainable development corporate responsibility
Added: October 31, 2007
Voices of the West
Tuesday, October 30th, 2007
Oil and gas drilling are damaging our western lands and communities, all in the pursuit of dirty energy. See how NRDC is working in the west to create a CLEAN energy future.
Author: NRDCflix
Keywords: nrdc west energy oil gas drilling
Added: October 30, 2007
The TH Interview: Vijay Vaitheeswaran, author of Zoom (Part 2)
Tuesday, October 30th, 2007
In part two of our interview with the author of Zoom: The Global Race to Fuel the Car of Future, Vijay Vaitheeswaran explains why hydrogen is not a red herring (and how Who Killed the Electric Car? got it wrong), how infighting is holding back the clean energy revolution, and anticipates the divorce of cars and oil. Zoom is now a finalist in the Financial Times/Goldman Sachs Business Book of the Year Award.
Listen to the podcast of this interview via iTunes, or listen/right-click to download.
(Listen to part one here. )
Office of the Living Dead: Part 3
Monday, October 29th, 2007
Watch the further adventures of Bob in the office. Don’t be like Bob, Use Your Brain. Use the tap.
Author: itsyournature
Keywords: Zombie zombies environment green living dead funny scary office eco HD Halloween gross gore
Added: October 29, 2007
Office of the Living Dead: Part 2
Monday, October 29th, 2007
Watch the further adventures of Bob in the office. Don’t be like Bob, Use Your Brain. Use Both Sides.
Author: itsyournature
Keywords: Zombie zombies environment green living dead funny scary office eco HD Halloween gross gore
Added: October 29, 2007
A No-Nonsense Look at Climate Change and Petrocollapse
Sunday, October 28th, 2007
Peak Moment 81: Former energy analyst Jan Lundgren opens by singing “Have A Global Warming Day” and closes with “The Depaver’s Song.” In between is an unabashed look at climate distortion, peak oil, and declining ecosystems, all bringing a necessary collapse of our “pigging out” economy. He envisions a future with radically curtailed energy use, and people coming together to find local solutions. [www.culturechange.org]
Author: peakmoment
Keywords: Jan Lundberg petrocollapse energy peak oil climate change
Added: October 28, 2007
Your Green Life Eco News for Friday - October 26, 2007
Friday, October 26th, 2007
Your Green Life Eco News is a 90-second news segment airing 4x a day / 5 days a week (9:58a, 1:58p, 7:58p and 9:58p) on Your TV20 (KBWB-TV San Francisco).
Your Green Life Eco News focuses on daily environmental and energy news, sustainability trends, new products, profiles of people on the cutting edge and lifestyle tips that support sustainability.
From the most current information on renewable energy and organic produce to environmentally friendly products and people making a difference, Your Green Life Eco News is your daily dose for everything Green!
Author: yourtv20
Keywords: your green report tv20 kbwb san francisco sf lesley nagy sustainable living eco-friendly news
Added: October 26, 2007
Weekend Popover - ThreadBanger
Friday, October 26th, 2007This week Rob and Corrine from Threadbanger show us how to make some awesome jeans from coffee grinds. Nice.List of Natural DyesNatural Dye TipsCoffee dying lesson
A New Family Farmer
Friday, October 26th, 2007
According to Farm Aid, 5 million family farms have been lost since the 1930’s. Most farms today are not family farms, and their future is very much in jeopardy. This story is a personal account of one new family farmer on his journey to establishing a farming business.
Author: cookingupastory
Keywords: family farming organic sustainable agriculture
Added: October 26, 2007