Stuff We Found Today - 11.20.08

Food Stuff

• Thanksgiving Recipes from Gwyneth Paltrow - (post from Goop) Gwyneth offers 3 different Thanksgiving meals depending upon how large your party will be: big group, small gathering, dinner for two. Just remember to make the turkey organic!
  
• Green Drinks: Remixing 10 Classic Cocktails - (post from WebEcoist) For a little green cheer this holiday season.
• California Wineries Go Organic En Masse - Chaos Ensues - (post from Global Warming is Real) Sounds like a caption from The Onion (it's not).
• Eye Candy for Gourmet Foodies - (post from EcoSalon) A new site for green foodies.
• How Corn Changed the Cattle Industry - (post from EcoSalon)
  

Home Stuff

• Illuminating Solar Blinds Turn the Lights On - (post from Inhabitat) So cool! We've never seen anything like this before. Take a look!
• The Next-Best Thing: Leasing Solar Panels - (post from Green Living Ideas) Would like to put solar on your roof, but don't have the cash to buy? Now, you can lease.
• Green Roof Craze Strikes America - (post from Environmental Graffiti) Cool, but what are you supposed to do if you have a traditional slanted roof?
  

Beauty & Fashion Stuff

• T-Shirts Aim to Inspire People to "Be Greater Than" Problems - (post from TheDailyGreen).
• Under the Nile: Adult Long Johns - (post from Sprig) Matching PJs for the whole family, what could be more cozy and cheerful? Plus, they're made from 100% organic cotton.
• VivaTerra: Slit-Sleeve Kimono Robe - (post from Sprig) We think this robe is sexy and sophisticated, perfect for lounging around in.
• Sale Alert - (post from Chartreuse Chic) Some great deals and discounts here.
• Inexpensive, Stylish and Organic! - (post from showtheLOVE) LOVE this top!
  

Tech & Science Stuff

• Electric Car Infrastructure Announced for California - (post from EcoLocalizer) Can it be true?!!! This is big news for Californians - read more from International Herald Tribune, CNET News, Gas 2.0, Better Place press release. Check out the new model electric vehicle named the Better Place Rogue that will be part of the infrastructure.
• UbiGreen Cell Pone App Keeps Track of Your Carbon Footprint - (post from CleanTechnica)
  

Nature & Environment Stuff

• The Strangest Camouflage in the World - (post from Environmental Graffiti) Ah, nature...
  

Arts, Entertainment & Travel Stuff

• Dre Wapenaar's Raindrop Shaped Treetents - (post from Inhabitat) What a fun way to go camping.
• A Really, Really Good Hotel in San Francisco - (post from EcoSalon) Claiming to be "the first hotel with a conscience", Good Hotel in SF may be the greenest hotel of them all. Check out what they're doing.
• Cameron Diaz Tours New Orleans, Talks Green Architecture - (post from Ecorazzi) Oh how we love our celebrities...
• National Geographic Gets Into Games - (post from EcoGeek) That's video games...wonder if these will catch on?
  

Website Stuff

• Databases Track Renewable Energy Incentives - (post from EcoGeek) "Now, no matter where you live, you can find out exactly what kind of incentive you're entitled to if you're using renewable energy or planning on doing so in the future."
• Zite Fight - (post from Eco-chick) "...a website that lets people like you and me go head-to-head by submitting photos and letting the rest of the world decide which is better. There have been many zite fight contests, but this week they are launching an ECO FASHION FIGHT!
• White Apricot: Fashion, Beauty & Lifestyle for the Eco & Socially Conscious - Not only do they have great tips, finds and articles, they've always got tons of discounts and exclusive offers. Sign up for their newsletter!
  

Political & Social Stuff

• Strategies for the Green Economy: Opportunities and Challenges in the New World of Business - (book) Read a review from Eco-Libris.
• Bush Administration Departing Proposal Slammed As "Fire Sale" for Oil and Gas Industry - (post from EarthFirst) Can he just go already?
• Obama Energy & Environment Team Gets Busy - (post from EarthFirst)
  

Gift-Giving & Holiday Stuff

• What's Santa Bringing: The Perfect Stocking Stuffers - (post from Eco Child's Play) A few "small, fun, and purposeful" gift ideas for those holiday stockings.
• Don't Be a Turkey: Entertain Greenly this Holiday Season - (post from ecofabulous)
  

Other Random Cool Stuff

• Amazon Debuts Frustration-Free Packaging - (post from Inhabitat) Yea!!!!
• If Chevron Stopped Greenwashing, These Would Be Their Ads - (post from Planetsave)
• Former Mailman in Federal Court Gets Probation for Refusing to Deliver Junk Mail - (post from EcoScraps) We just found this amusing...plus, we HATE junk mail.
• Self Propelling Fish Farms - (post from Clean Technology) Can fish farming become sustainable?
• 3 Finalists For Crazy Green Idea - (post form EcoGeek) Check out the finalist of the X Prize competition.