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More Hip Than Hippie - A Chat with Ed Begley Jr. Updated: 2007-03-14 20:58:00 Description: More Hip Than Hippie #90 - A Chat with Ed Begley Jr. We'll be interviewing Ed Begley Jr. about living the eco-friendly lifestyle in Los Angeles. Ed Begley Jr. is most well known for his many acting roles on shows including St. Elsewhere, Arrested Development, and Six Feet Under, among many others. His show on HGTV Living With Ed chronicles what its like living the green life with Ed. You don't want to miss this! Beer and Chocolate: Beer: Drake's Imperial Stout. Chocolate: Clarity from Dagoba Apothecary, 74% dark chocolate with a ginger-lemon infusion. Hip News and Finds Finds: Go commando! Commandos are uniquely shaped, cotton, disposable patches that stick in the curved seam of pants, so you can go underwear free in comfort. Find out which foods have GMO's ingredients at TrueFoodNow.com. Heirloom seeds. OrganicConsumers.org will tell you where you can get non-gmo seeds in your area. More Hip Contest! Create the design that will be on the official More Hip Than Hippie Chico Bag! Design must use only one color. Design should be suitable for men and women to use. The winner will receive 20 chico bags with their design on it! The deadline for entries is March 31, 2007. Email your submissions to hip@greenfeet.com. News:Biodiesel taxes? Doug was shocked when he read about an Illinois man who was fined for using untaxed biodiesel. He also wanted to let us know about the French Press Mugs from Planetary Design, that let you make your coffee and drink it in one stainless steel mug. Chatting with Ed Begley Jr. Check out Ed's show on HGTV, Living with Ed and add him to your friends on myspace. What would Ed do? If you want to be more eco-friendly, check out some of the products Ed recommends: Terra Pass offsets your carbon emissions Begley's Best All Purpose Cleaner Begley's Best Glass Cleaner Begley's Best Spot Remover 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! New life for old soles. Tina was wondering where you can recycle old shoes. Try Nike's Reuse-A-Shoe program, which turns the old shoes into basketball courts, tennis courts, and athletic fields. LEED professional accreditation. Congratulations to Eileen, who just passed her exam to become a LEED accredited professional! Learn more about what it means here. Almost organic comfort. Wendy wanted to recommend Northern Naturals, a company that makes comfy futons that are as close to organic as you can get. Smart people eat chocolate, but we already knew that! Brock thought we'd like this article, and he was right! A study from Nottingham University concluded that dark chocolate can help improve alertness and increase performance over several hours. McDonald's to roll out premium patties. Mr. Designer found out that McDonald's, following in the footsteps of Carl's Jr. and Burger King, will start selling premium Angus beef burgers at over 600 of their California franchises. Musicians making a difference.Kristi's a fan of Guster and their Campus Consciousness Tour which visits college campuses promoting environmental awareness. Emily recommend's recording artist Vienna Teng, who's Green Caravan Tour includes green merchandise and working with Habitat for Humanity. Super socks. Ever wondered how socks made from bamboo hold up compared to regular cotton ones? Well Bob found a great pair that go the distance, Bamboo Runners from Geomio. They're designed specifically for running, hiking, and other outdoor activities. Nice try Coca-Cola, but not quite. Diana sent us an article about Coca-Cola's new 'healthy' drink, Diet Coke Plus. It's Diet Coke with a few vitamins tossed in there, but if you ask us, it's not enough to qualify Diet Coke as healthy. . . San Fran could ban plastic bags. Patrick sent us an article about how San Francisco's city board of directors is considering a ban on plastic bags. Grow your own home. Jay thought that the 'Fab Tree Hab' was an idea worth passing along. It's an all-green concept home that will grow from a few seedlings into a 2 story eco-efficient home. Hyundai takes new approach to fuel efficiency. According to Jeromy, it seems Hyundai has finally made a car worth buying! The QarmaQ's skin is mostly made from recycled plastic bottles, making the car much lighter, resulting in about 20 gallons a year savings in gas. 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! LISTEN NOW | DOWNLOAD |
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