Stuff We Found Today - 11.19.09

Treehouse prep school in UK

Family, Kids & Health Stuff

• Pregnant moms are exposed to toxic chemicals - (Safer States) Video in post.
• Don't Be Fooled: Target and Walmart Caught Selling Lead-Tainted Products for Children, Again! - (Center for Environmental Health) Take action and sign this letter... we did!
  
• High lead levels found in popular holiday toys - (Mother Nature Network) "How safe are the toys on your holiday shopping list?"

Food Stuff

• What Is Really In Your Olive Oil? - (ShowTheLove) Who knew that many "olive oils" aren't really olive oil???

Home Stuff

• Natural Pet Toys - (ShowTheLove) ...and they're adorable too!

Beauty & Fashion Stuff

• Power Your Music Player With Your Running Pants - (Ecouterre) For real... " the Dancepants converts kinetic energy from running or dancing into electricity for your MP3 player."
• DIY "Colour-In" Dress is a Coloring Book You Can Wear - (Ecouterre) "...the fitted A-line shift is covered in a black-and-white print that you can fill in with the included textile markers." This would be super cool if made for kids!
• Human Teeth Jewelry: Creepy or Cool? - (Ecouterre) We're all for upcycling, but this is just a little too weird, huh??
• Hair Gloss: Hair to the Throne - (Ideal Bite) "Try some eco hair gloss on your crowning glory. Postpregnancy (and with aging, unfortch), hair starts to turn dull and dry; these planet-friendly balms and oils for all hair types court shiny locks."

Tech & Science Stuff

• Now you can hear electric cars - (EcoTube) Cool sounds for your electric car...and makes it safer for vision impaired pedestrians.
• ChargeCar Aims to Create Crowdsourced Electric Vehicles - (Inhabitat) Video in post.
  
• CO2, Methane Ousted as Worst Global Climate Change Chemicals - (Gas 2.0) "The majority of 'greenhouse gases' are created by humans." See what they are... and which human made products contain them.

Nature & Environment Stuff

• GPS-fitted marine animals create first-ever atlas of the Patagonian Sea - (Mother Nature Network) "An unprecedented 300-page atlas of the Patagonian Sea has been 'written' by the marine animals that live there -- with the help of fitted GPS collars."

Arts, Entertainment & Travel Stuff

• Eco-Movies: Movies & Shakers - (Ideal Bite) Some great eco-themed movies to check out... and not just little indie films, but some big budget Hollywood ones, too. Personally, we can't wait to see Avatar! (Yeah, we're sci-fi geeks.)
• Jimmy Fallon's eco-jam session - (Mother Nature Network) "Jimmy Fallon turns pop songs into eco-anthems. Will they inspire Justin Timberlake to start 'bringing bottles back'?" (video in post)

International Stuff

• Solar Powered Treehouse Classrooms Unveiled in the UK - (Inhabitat) Wow!! Wish we had a treehouse school when we were kids!

Political, Social & Economy Stuff

• Everything is OK - (EcoTube) Hiliarious video of protest in the UK... "Thinking is boring! ...sheeple, not people..."
• Cash for caulking? - (Mother Nature Network) "Bill Clinton is behind a home weatherization variation of the cash for clunkers program that he hopes will give the sagging economy -- and the environment -- a boost."

Other Random Cool Stuff

• Terrafon Plays the Earth as an Instruments - (Inhabitat) "If the earth could make music, what kind of songs would it sing?" Kinda crazy, but interesting... (video in post)
  
• TerraCycle: Outsmart Waste! - (Recycle Your Day) Upcycling what normally can't be recycled... brilliant!
• San Francisco Offers Christmas Trees that Live on After the Holidays - (Inhabitat)

Bill Nye "The Science Guy" has some smart things to say about energy independence & climate change...

Bill Nye "The Science Guy" lends his voice to the Repower America Wall. Take a look at his video post... the guy makes some pretty smart and sensible comments on energy independence, climate change and the need for the US to take a lead in alternative energy development.

PS - Have you added your voice to the Repower America Wall yet??

Bill Nye "The Science Guy" has some smart things to say about energy independence & climate change...

Bill Nye "The Science Guy" lends his voice to the Repower America Wall. Take a look at his video post... the guy makes some pretty smart and sensible comments on energy independence, climate change and the need for the US to take a lead in alternative energy development.

PS - Have you added your voice to the Repower America Wall yet??

Stuff We Found Today - 11.16.09

Real Tree houses - literally!

Family, Kids & Health Stuff

• Organic Throat Lozenges - (Ideal Bite) It's cold season...check out these suggestions for organic throat lozenges that skip on the synthetic ingredients (like artificial colors...yuck!).
• Which Dolls Contain PVC? - (The Soft Landing) Thinking of getting a new doll for a child's present? Check this out first!
• BPA-free Sippy Cup Guide - (The Soft Landing)

Food Stuff

• Nestle may move Fairtrade with Kit Kat - (Confectionery News) Let's wait and see...
• Kid-Size Cooking Gear - (Ideal Bite) Eco cooking tools and accessories sized just for kids...what a great way to them started in the kitchen, learning how to prepare fun and healthful meals!
• Special Report: Some vinegars -- often expensive, aged balsamics -- contain a big dose of lead - (Environmental Health News)

Home Stuff

• Literal Tree Houses: Amazing Homes Built with Whole Trees - (WebEcoist) Just kind of fun to look at...
• 6 Surprisingly Comfortable Cave Homes - (TheDailyGreen) Would you live in a cave? Maybe...if it looked like these!

Beauty & Fashion Stuff

• Fighting "Fast Fashion" and Toxic Clothes: Green Our Wardrobes from the Inside - (TheDailyGreen) "A growing movement hopes to reduce the environmental impact of looking good"

Tech & Science Stuff

• 33 Excellent OLED Energy Saving & Eco-Friendly Designs - (WebEcoist) Some pretty cool designs...
• Coal Star State - (The Texas Observer) "While America turns away from dirty energy, Texas could soon have 12 new coal-fired power plants. What gives?"

Nature & Environment Stuff

• Do The White Thing: 7 More Amazing Albino Animals - (WebEcoist) Some neat picture...the albino turtle is pretty wild.
• Afloat in the Ocean, Expanding Islands of Trash - (NYTimes.com) "...the detritus of human life is collecting in a swirling current so large that it defies precise measurement."

Arts, Entertainment & Travel Stuff

• Bill Nye "The Science Guy" on energy independence and climate change - (Repower America Wall) Yes, this guy has some pretty smart and sensible things to say. (video)
• Eco Film Festival - (Ideal Bite) If you happen to be in the LA area this weekend, check out the Green Screen Environmental Film Festival & Salon at the Electric Lodge in Venice Beach.

International Stuff

• Which Countries Pollute the Most? - (TheDailyGreen) "You Might Be Surprised In the run up to the Copenhagen climate summit, we need to gauge where we are today."

Political, Social & Economy Stuff

• More National Security Risks Caused By the Climate Crisis - (Al Gore)

Other Random Cool Stuff

• Sports Equipment - Rematch.com - (Ideal Bite) It's like a consignment shop for sports stuff - REUSE. Located in San Francisco or buy online...awesome!
• Which Is Greener, a Real or Fake Christmas Tree? - (TheDailyGreen)

Quote of the Week - 11.15.09

"One way to get the most out of life is to look upon it as an adventure."

~William Feather

"...an adventure in Fair Trade chocolate."

~Coco-Zen