Stuff We Found Today - 11.7.08

Family, Kids & Health Stuff

• I Can Save the Earth!: One Little Monster Learns to Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle - (children's book) Max "is a cute, furry green monster who is an environmental nightmare" and eventually learns how to change his ways.
• Easy to Be Green: Simple Activities You Can Do to Save the Earth - (children's book) "...filled with cool coloring pages, Earth-saving tips, fun facts, and easy activities kids can do to help the environment. It's just what kids need to be green all by themselves!"
• The Polar Bears' Home: A Story About Global Warming - (children's book ) "Come along on an Arctic adventure with a little girl and her father and learn all about polar bears...Includes tips for kids on what they can do to help slow down global warming."
• The Adventures of a Plastic Bottle: A Story About Recycling - (children's book)
  
• The Adventures of an Aluminum Can: A Story About Recycling - (children's book)

Home Stuff

• 15 Creative Wallpaper and Wallpaper Designs - (popst form WebUrbanist) Okay, doesn't really have anything to do with green living, but seriously, these designs are cool - especially the LED light-emitting wallpapers.
• World's Biggest and Most Expensive Green Homes - (post from WebEcoist) We can dream, can't we?
• Going on Safari: Organic Cotton Crib Sheets from Gap - (post from Green Your Decor) Super cute and a great price for organic cotton sheets at $19.
• New Green Building 101 E-book - (post form Green Building Elements) Good introdution to green builing, AND it's free!
  

Beauty & Fashion Stuff

• Underwear Made from Soda Cans - (post from Environmental Graffiti) Okay, so maybe this takes recycling a little too far.
  

Tech & Science Stuff

• Utah's First Geothermal Plant in Over 20 Yeats Completed - (post from CleanTechnica)
• Chinese Cargo Ships Will Have Solar Sails - (post from EcoGeek)
• Glycerin: A Natural Replacement for Anitfreeze? - (post from EcoGeek)
  

Work & Business Stuff

• Great Green Job of the Week: Internet Marketing and Communications Associat at ACORE - (post from EarthFirst)
  

Nature & Environment Stuff

• Your Electronics Waste is a Pollution Nightmare in China - (post from TheDailyGreen)
  

Website Stuff

• FreeRice - An addictive online game anyone can play where you "win" free rice thats donated through the UN World Food Program to help end hunger worldwide. We're particulary addicted to the Art and Geography subjects.
  

Gift-Giving & Holiday Stuff

• Green Gift's for Everyone on Your List - (post from TheDailyGreen) "The Daily Green's gift guide features the season's best sustainable and nontoxic gifts — safe toys, stylish gifts for the home, chic choices for fashionistas, gear for outdoors lovers...even treats for pets!"

Other Random Cool Stuff

• NYC Mayor Wants a Plastic Bag Sin Tax - (post from TheDailyGreen)
• Gore to Obama: 3 First Steps to Solve Climate Crisis - (post from TheDailyGreen)
• Best Green Books - (post from Greenmuze) A list of green guides "with something for everyone - from the penny pincher eco-wannabe to the glamorous green gal who refuses to sacrifice style for the cause."