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Your TV20 Dog ID - Bandit, Oakland

Friday, March 28th, 2008

25 Years ago, TV20 broke new ground by turning your best friends into TV Stars! It’s been over a decade since the last dog faded from the airwaves. BUT NOW, due to popular demand, The Dogs Are Back on Your TV20! If your furry friend is ready for a star-turn then check out the 3 ways to enter.
Go here for more information:
http://www.yourtv20.com/features/contests/16188142.html

Author: yourtv20
Keywords: your tv 20 dog puppies pets kofy dogs puppy san francisco bay area
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Your TV20 Dog ID - Dodger, El Granada

Friday, March 28th, 2008

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Your TV20 Dog ID - Babushka, El Granada

Friday, March 28th, 2008

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Keywords: your tv 20 dog puppies pets kofy dogs puppy san francisco bay area
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Your TV20 Dog ID - Meisha, El Granada

Friday, March 28th, 2008

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TGM #78: Walter Gordon Symposium Pt. 1 (March 28, 2008)

Friday, March 28th, 2008

This week:

We feature the first section of a three-part series on the Massey College Walter Gordon Symposium, Harnessing the Green Wave: taking action in an era of eco-consciousness. The series features experts in business, government and international policy who speak about what it’s going to take to make environmental change happen. Part One features Dr. [...]

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Crude Substitute: The Folly of Liquid Coal

Thursday, March 27th, 2008

America is facing critical choices about its energy future; how do we fulfill our energy needs AND combat global warming? The coal industry wants to turn coal into a liquid transportation fuel. But liquid coal would have devastating impacts on our economy, our communities and our environment.

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March 27, 2008 - Inside Renewable Energy - It’s Alive! How Living Organisms are Helping Create a Renewable Energy Future

Thursday, March 27th, 2008

The energies we mostly rely on today were made possible by the death and fossilization of ancient organisms. Unfortunately, our continued reliance on those fossil energies will most certainly cause the future death of many others. So how are we going to change our habits and develop more renewable energy? Well, one way is to use living organisms such as plants, animals, bacteria and fungi to develop next-generation fuels and electricity. In this program, we’ll talk with some researchers who are on the cutting-edge of this field.

Firstly, Bruce Rittman, director of the Center for Environmental Biotechnology at the University of Arizona, will tell us about microbial fuel cells that use cultures of bacteria to break down wet biomass waste to create electricity.

Then, we’ll talk with Bill Baum, general manager of the Specialty Enzymes Business Unit of Verenium and Steve Hutcheson, President and CEO of Zymetis about the best places in nature to find enzymes for breaking down cellulose for ethanol production.

Finally, Brian Willson, chief technology officer for Solix Biofuels, describes how to grow algae for fuel. He’ll talk about the differences between open and closed production systems, how Solix’s biophotoreactor works, and when we can expect to see biofuels from algae on the market.

Inside Renewable Energy offers the latest in renewable energy news and information.

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More Hip Than Hippie - Save the Earth, Save Cash

Wednesday, March 26th, 2008

More Hip Than Hippie #143 - Save the Earth, Save Cash

Dori and Val talk about how you can save some cash while you save the Earth. There’s a
coupod in this episode so listen closely!

Beer and Chocolate:

Beer: Censored Rich Copper Ale by Lagunitas Brewing Company

Chocolate: Organic Dark Chocolate with Orange and Fig by
Seeds of Change

Hip News and Finds

Finds:

Hipster Hero. Christine wanted to everyone to know about her Hipster Hero, Dan Philips. Dan set out to house the working
poor by keeping usable building materials out of the landfill. He builds houses of a town’s discarded materials.
Squares only. Japanese farmers have started growing square watermelons, which are space-saving in
small Japanese groceries. To get the square shape, farmers simply grow the watermelons in a square box.
Go fly a kite! Beluga Skysails, a commercial cargo ship,
completed their first trip using giant kites as auxiliary power. The shipping company plans to give 20% of the fuel savings
directly to the crew as an incentive.
Want to win 10 million dollars? The Progressive Automotive X Prize
international competition is designed to inspire a new generation of viable, super fuel-efficient vehicles. The winner gets a
$10 million prize purse.

Hip News:

Bushwhacked. President Bush has ordered the EPA to weaken new Ozone standards.
Soak up the sun. Several companies are investigating the use of
solar cells built into US roads to create energy.
Simply Green. JCPenney joined up with Danny Seo to create their new private
label Simply Green, eco-friendly merchandise from
apparel to home accessories.
Hannah Lead-tana. The Center for Environmental Health has reported high levels of lead found in a series of
Hannah Montana products sold at Wal-Mart.
Green Madness. 24 schools in the NCAA men’s basketball tournament have signed
the American College and University Presidents Climate Commitment, pledging to go carbon neutral.

Teenie Weenie Greenie™

This week’s Teenie Weenie Greenie™ comes from Cassi and is a great way to reduce
your electricity usage. She took outlet covers and covered one or more outlets in
most of the pair or quad outlets in the high use areas around her house. Rather than have
her toaster, coffee maker, and cell phone charger all plugged in at once, it forces her
to make a choice and plug in one or the other. It also cuts down on the things she
has to go around unplugging when they are leaving the house for an extended period of
time.

Save the Earth, Save Cash

Dori and Val talk about how you can save some cash while you go green. For more tips check
out Michael Bluejay’s tips for saving electricity and
The Green Guide. Be sure to surf by Greenfeet.com
to find some of the products mentioned in the show!

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!

Calling all Aussies! Mark in Perth, Western Australia wanted to let all
the other Aussies out there know about Choice.com.au.
It’s a website that tests the performance and energy efficiency of different products.
Doug sent along an article about mercury in CFL’s.
Get your blog on. Check out Myssi’s blog at Smartdame.blogspot.com.

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ZapRoot 030 | Paris Hilton is Greener Than You!

Tuesday, March 25th, 2008

Eco-Chick educates us on the poison level in perfume, Urban Edibles helps you find a free meal, Paris Hilton buys a hybrid, and we look at what’s going on in green art.Eco-ChickUrban EdiblesEcorazziTMZ: Paris HiltonDrink PeeRice Field ArtRetro Rocket ShipsSuperfund365