Archive for January, 2008
Whitebark Pine Trees Threatened by Global Warming
Thursday, January 31st, 2008
NRDC scientist Dan Lashof & biology professor Diana Tomback discuss the threats global warming poses to whitebark pine trees in Yellowstone National Park.
Author: NRDCflix
Keywords: whitebark pine global warming Yellowstone grizzly bears Dan Lashof Diana Tomback Natural Resources Defense Council
Added: January 31, 2008
The TH Interview: Sheryl Crow
Thursday, January 31st, 2008
It’s been three years since Sheryl Crow’s last album, and the world has changed a lot in that short time. Crow’s new release, Detours, looks at war, oil, and climate change as hard as it looks at love, heartache, and hope. Sheryl spoke to us from her farm in Tennessee where she’s settled with her young son to live a greener, more peaceful life. She told us about her musical inspirations, her time touring with Laurie David and StopGlobalWarming.org, and even sets the record straight about the infamous one-square-of-toilet-paper remark that had us TreeHuggers scratching our heads.
Listen to the podcast of this interview via iTunes, or just click here to listen, right-click to download.
Economic Localization - A Community Rediscovering Itself
Thursday, January 31st, 2008
Peak Moment 95: In this freewheeling conversation, Jason Bradford and Brian Weller, co-founders of Willits Economic LocaLization (WELL), discuss local food security, creating a farm at a nearby grade school, being rooted in community, urban/rural challenges regarding wealth and land use, regional trading partners, reinventing local public transportation, and more.
Author: peakmoment
Keywords: economic localization community land use trade transportation well willits
Added: January 30, 2008
Yellowstone Threatened by Global Warming
Wednesday, January 30th, 2008
NRDC staff members Dan Lashof & Louisa Willcox discuss the threats global warming poses to Yellowstone National Park.
Author: NRDCflix
Keywords: Yellowstone globalwarming NRDC natural resources defense council grizzly bears Dan Lashof Louisa Willcox
Added: January 30, 2008
More Hip Than Hippie - I’m Eating a Clone
Wednesday, January 30th, 2008More Hip Than Hippie #135 - I’m Eating a Clone
Beer and Chocolate:
Beer: Sonoma Farmhouse Hop Stoopid Ale from Lagunitas Brewing Co.
Chocolate: Dark Chocolate with pumpkinseeds by Choco-Lina
sent in by Greenneck Laura
Hip News and Finds
Finds:
- Get more from your food. Check out this list of weird uses for food around the house and
discover how milk can combat ink stains. - Find your Temple. Temple the Zen Compound is the greenest
nightclub in world and is located in San Francisco. Future plans for the nightclub include installing a Piezoelectric dance
floor that harnesses dancers’ energy and converts it into electricity. Too cool.
Hip News:
- “Paper or plastic?” a thing of the past? Grocers are rethinking plastic bags and many
might follow in the footsteps of Whole Foods, who recently announced plans to do away with plastic bags all together. - Winter X Games go for the green. This year, the Winter X Games will encourage attendees to go
green by using cups and plates made from corn plastic, composting leftovers, and turning the grease from the kitchen into
biofuel to power the buses and snowcats. - Stop and smell the roses. Sam’s club will now offer customers Fair Trade Certified flowers.
Teenie Weenie Greenie™
Are you ready to buy a plug-in electric car vehicle that gets 100+ mpg? This week’s Teenie Weenie Greenie™ comes from Co-Op America and is to take action to
bring plug-in electric vehicles to the market by joining the Adopt-a-Dealer
effort. You can download the Adopt-a-Dealer Toolkit and start a conversation with
your local car dealer. The toolkit provides you with talking points, sample letters, and a step-by-step guide to get your campaign on
the road.
I’m Eating a Clone
The FDA recently announced that they found no evidence of risks in food from healthy cloned animals and their offspring. We’re not
completely convinced, so Dori and Val decided to investigate a little more. Listen in to
hear what they found out. Check out the links below for more information.
- Illustration of how cloning works.
- About.com - Food from Clones is Safe, but Farmers Shouldn’t Sell It.
- USDA recommends that food from clones stay off the
market.
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!
- Wormzilla! Michele sent along this juicy article about the giant Palouse earthworm just for Dori. The
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is trying to get the mammoth worm endangered species status. - Dryer drama. Alison has gone 6 months without a dryer and was looking for a good clothesline that doesn’t require poles
to hang. Val recommends Mrs. Pegg’s Handy Line and the
Cord-O-Clip automated clothes line. - First green homeless shelter opens. Kellie sent an article about the East Oakland Community Project, the
nation’s first green homeless shelter. The 125-bed shelter will utilize solar power to supply
electricity and water-based hydronic heaters for warmth. - Wal-Mart Social Manifesto. Brian sent in an article that details a recent
speech made by the CEO of Wal-Mart, H. Lee Scott Jr.. The
speech laid out the company’s plans for tackling several environmental and health issues.
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
+1530.554.2605. Don’t have Skype? Get it - it’s free!
Eco News for Tuesday - January 29, 2008
Wednesday, January 30th, 2008
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).
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, 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: January 30, 2008
Eco News for Monday - January 28, 2008
Wednesday, January 30th, 2008
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).
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, 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: January 30, 2008
FOOD NEWS: Kitchen Literacy-2
Wednesday, January 30th, 2008
Continuing the conversation with Ann Vileisis, author of Kitchen Literacy, she explains how over time we became gradually disassociated from how foods were produced, and where they originated. Most importantly, the advertising industry played a significant role in changing American values toward food, and easing the transformation to the industrial food production system of today. No easy feat to accomplish, it took 50 years to fully inculcate society to the new norms of food consumption.
Author: cookingupastory
Keywords: food history industrial modern agriculture shopping advertising commercials entertainment news performing arts
Added: January 30, 2008
ZapRoot 022 | Mud Flow in Java
Wednesday, January 30th, 2008Mud… some people drive four-wheelers through it, some people use it to displace fifteen thousand people… it’s a versatile substance. In East Java a possibly man-made mud flow is creating an inland mud sea; at the University of Washington scientists spliced rabbit genes into a tree; and Enterprise Rent-A-Car tries to go green.
Sarah’s Good Taste
Tuesday, January 29th, 2008
In the south of France, in the Luberon Valley, Sarah and Michael have a world-class food program.
Author: thepeoplewhofeedus
Keywords: provence gordes food wine micheal brown
Added: January 29, 2008
Eco News for Friday - January 25, 2007
Tuesday, January 29th, 2008
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).
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, 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: January 29, 2008