Stuff We Found Today - 9.18.08

Family, Kids & Health Stuff

• Cars Are Hurting Our Children: Air Pollution and Infant Health - (post from Eco Child's Play) Interesting reading for any parent.
• Everything You Need to Know About Bisphenol A - (post from TheDailyGreen) A great compilation of articles/posts worth reading on the subject, including a guide to understanding all those plastic recycling numbers.
• Diapers.com: Save $10 on First Purchase of $49 or More - (Use coupon code "JXYC9302") Did you know that you can get lot of green baby products from this online retailer? Plus, you get free shipping when you spend $49 or more. Way better than lugging those huge cases of diapers at the store.
  

Food Stuff

• Blue Planet Run - The Race to Provide Safe Drinking Water to the World - (Book) Won the Independent Publishers Award for book "Most Likely to Save the Planet". Read Planetsave's review.
• 5 Fall Foods That Will Boost Your Health (and Meal Ideas, Too) - (post from Eat. Drink. Better.) We're looking forward to trying ou the Butternut Squash Mac and Cheese recipe, mmmmmm.
• Panzanella - (post from Eat. Drink. Better.) Perfect for leftover bread and all those amazing tomatoes at the farmers' markets right now.
• 5 Foods Pregnant Women Should Eat Organic - (post from TheDailyGreen) Recommendations from Dr. Alan Greene, author of "Raising Baby Green".
  

Home Stuff

• Argington: Modern Children's Furniture - This company offer beautiful modern designs that are both kid and planet friendly. Read about their Green Attitude. Though the prices may be a bit steep for those of us on a budget, the pieces are waaaay cool - we love the Taj Chair and the Galap Rocker.
• GoodGuide - A website that offers “the world’s largest and most reliable source of information on the health, environmental, and social impacts of the products in your home.” Not only does it have a huge database of product information and give recommendations, but there are great features and applications like "Create Your Shopping List" that also sends your list to your cell phone.
  

Beauty & Fashion Stuff

• Project Runway Frontrunner is Eco-Chic - (post from Feelgood Style) Guess who we're rooting for?

Tech & Cyber Stuff

• 12 Year Old Boy Invents New Type of Solar Cell - (post from CleanTechnica) Yeah, you read that right...a 12 year old boy!
• Castagna Electrifies the Fiat 500 - (post from CleanTechnica) Okay...now this is a cute electric car!
  

Nature & Environment Stuff

• 20 Most Incredible Desert Oases - (post from Environmental Graffiti) Again, some amazing pictures of nature.
• More Beautiful Options for Organic Flowers - (post from Feelgood Style) Lists some great website where you can order US grown organic flowers to send.
  

Arts, Entertainment & Travel Stuff

• Stan Slaughter's Collection of Eco Music - (post from Eco Child's Play) Okay, we're not going to begin to try and explain this guy's music - just read the post. All we have to say is that you & your kids can truly rock out to some environmentally friendly lyrics. Have a listen.
• 10 Best Eco-Themed Movies for Kids - (post from TheDailyGreen) They're fun for the adults, too!
  

Other Random Cool Stuff

• Netflix Origami - Totally useless, but a fun time waster. Hey, Netflix lets us reuse most of the envelope to return their DVDs, now we can do something with that paper flap that gets torn off.