Stuff We Found This Weekend - 11.16.08

Family, Kids & Health Stuff

• Green Hour - A great little site from the National Wildlife Federation that promotes outdoor play for children and appreciation for nature. There's even a look-up for local, state and national parks near you - just enter your zip code.
• 2 Guides to Safe Plastic - (post from TheDailyGreen)
  

Food Stuff

• Auntie Andy's Canadian Maple Applesauce - (recipe from Eco Child's Play) If you're like us and have an apple tree (or two) in your backyard, here's a yummy way to make use of all those apples right now.
  

Home Stuff

• Has Brita Seen the Light? - (post from GreenMuze) - Finally!!! Brita will start taking back and recycling filters in January. Of course, you can actually save a lot of money and fairly easily refill the Brita filters yourself - check out this DIY from Instructables.
• Adaptive Architectural Reuse and Recycled Materials - (post form WebUrbanist) Some of these are pretty impressive, but all are really cool.
• Create a Gorgeous, Sustainable Holiday Table - (post from Eco-Chick) We especially love the tips for the children's table.
  

Beauty & Fashion Stuff

• Revenge Is...a soft recycled and organic T-shirt - (post from green LA girl) Of course, we love the "Revenge is...energy independence" version.
  

Tech & Science Stuff

• 16 of the World's Wildest Wind Power Designs - (post from WebEcoist) That pretty much sums it up - green creative innovation at work!
• Zoo's Poo Could Fuel a New Toronto Biogas Facility - (post from CleanTechnica)
• The Great White Way is Going Greener - (post from EcoGeek) "A new billboard is going up in the middle of Times Square that will be powered with 16 wind turbines and 64 solar panels instead of the usual electricity."

Nature & Environment Stuff

• Reptiles: 8 of Scaliest Endangered Species - (WebEcoist) More cool nature pics.
• Pollution Haze inf Asia Could Affect World Food Supply - (post from EarthFirst) Serious yikes!
  

Arts, Entertainment & Travel Stuff

• Environmental Media AssociationAwards: Al Gore and Tina Fey win! - (post from green LA girl) Of course!
• Rolling Stones Keyboardist to Launch New Online Environmental Network - (post from Ecorazzi) And he's looking for college students to intern as correspondants!
• Leonardo DiCaprio Admits He's a Total Eco-Geek - (post from Ecorazzi) Oh Leo, so are we...
• Who's Who in Green: Ed Begley, Jr. - (post from EarthFirst) You gotta love this guy - an unpretentious real green deal!
  

Website Stuff

• H2O Conserve - Informative and educational site to help us all conserve water. It even has an on-line water calculator helps users understand their unique water footprint and provides personalized tips with simple ways to conserve water - great teaching tool for kids!
  

Green Political Stuff

• Obama Wired On YouTube - (post from GreenMuze) President-Elect Obama broadcasts his weekly address on YouTube - awesome!
• Schwarzenegger Orders California to Prepare for Sea-Level Rise - (post from Red, Green and Blue) Thank goodness our governor gets it!
  

Other Random Cool Stuff

• Follow the blue bin: How your recyclables get recycled - (post from green LA girl) Interesting, easy to watch and informative little video - also, fun to watch with the kids.
• 15 Zero Emissions Vehicles for Family Transportation: Eco-Friendly SUVs 2.0 - (post from Eco Child's Play) How'd you like to be cruisin' around the streets in one of these?!