Stuff We Found Today - 9.9.08

Family, Kids & Health Stuff

• The Imagination Factory - A fun website dedicated to helping children turn solid waste into art. The site also offers educational information for kids, such as how to be a paper saver.

Food Stuff

• Fish Fraud - How to Spot It at a Market or Restaurant - (post from Sustainablog) For those of you who love fish, this is a must read.
  

Tech Stuff

• Top 5 Green Gadgets Revealed at CES - (post from TheDailyGreen - Green Homes) The Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas featured an array of green gadgets.
• Eee Box Desktop Computer from Asus - (post from CleanTechnica) Slim and compact, "the Eee Box is designed to reduce energy consumption up to 90% when compared to a regular desktop".

Arts, Entertainment, Living & Other Cool Stuff

• Sheryl Crow, Wholefoods Make Shopping Bags From Recycled Bottles - (post from ShoppingBlog.com) We know that reusable bags are available at most grocery stores these days, but we think it's kind of cool when celebrities get in on the act to hopefully get more shoppers to use them.
• Zimride: A Carpool Community - A great online resource for carpoolers that don't have anyone to carpool with. You can search for a ride with someone who's already driving or you can create your own ride that others can join. Read about their new Facebook app on EcoGeek's recent post.
• Alter Eco - An eco lifestyle and makeover TV series by Planet Green (part of the Discovery Channel Network) that is hosted by Adrian Grenier (star of "Entourage").
• Music For a Green Planet - A jazzy CD that takes popular children's songs and other classics and changes the lyrics to reflect a green message - great car listening for those family road trips! Have a listen.