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Talk about green

Trystan L. Bass — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 17:11:41 PDT

Want to hear the real deal about recycled paper? Hear it from Office Depot. Looking for the inside scoop on water conservation? Find out from Delta Faucets. Wondering about organic food standards? Learn the details from the Organic Consumers Association.

Listen to these interviews and more on the weekly GreenTalk Radio. Host Sean Daily, co-founder of GreenLivingIdeas.com, talks to people who are on the forefront of green and ecology-oriented business.

Subscribe on iTunes or stream individual episodes on the website, and you'll get a comprehensive view into products and services that aim to help the environment.

Vegan of the month

Trystan L. Bass — Wed, 07 Nov 2007 15:35:38 PST

In 1994, the U.K.-based Vegan Society named November 1 as World Vegan Day, and soon after, other groups decided that all of November should be World Vegan Month.

While a diet completely free of all animal products is a bit much for many of us, it's pretty simple to cut back on meat meals. Which really does cut back on your carbon footprint.

The difference between being vegan and a meat-eater is like swapping a regular car for a hybrid, according to a researcher quoted by Salon. And that kind of change adds up.

The "compassionate cook" Colleen Patrick-Goudreau is a vegan activist who shares her recipes and inspirations on her website and especially in a regular podcast called Vegetarian Food for Thought.

Tune in for a thought-provoking episode about Thanksgiving FOR the birds.

Learn everything you every wanted to know (and more) about tofu.

Get a look inside what it means to be vegan or vegetarian, and see how you can make a few changes in that direction. Maybe you could try it for a month... .

Hip in your ear

Trystan L. Bass — Fri, 26 Oct 2007 16:44:31 PDT

If you like your environmental tips served up with a tall, frosty beer and some fair-trade dark chocolate, tune into the weekly More Hip Than Hippie podcast.

Dori and Val are two upbeat gals who dish out lots of green news and advice with a few side dishes of fun and fooling around. They focus on making simple, though sometimes quirky changes to make your life more eco-friendly.

Hear how worms are healthy for your compost pile (even though Dori has an unnatural fear of the little wrigglers).

The pair interviews the Recycling Diva, who busts some recycling myths. We also learn about lefties (and no, not the political kind -- think hand-writing!).

Learn what a drought really is (some parts of the U.S. are dealing with this right now). Then hear how to conserve water inside and outside your home.

Catch the latest TeenyWeenyGreenie tip, and enjoy an organic adult beverage with these lively chicks.