Stuff We Found This Weekend - 12.1.08

Family, Kids & Health Stuff

• Another Pesticide Linked to Diabetes - (post from TheDailyGreen)
• Pregnant? Reconsider Using Those Cosmetics - (post from TheDailyGreen)
  

Food Stuff

• Recipe: Dried Cherry and Pine Nut Couscous - (post from Sprig) Quick and easy couscous gets a holiday makeover.
• Recipe: Spicy Gingerbread - (post from Sprig) Nothing gingerbread baking in the oven makes the home smell like the holidays...and it's so easy!
  

Home Stuff

• Greening Your Home: BottleStone's Recycled Ceramic - (post from EcoLocalizer) Beautiful countertops that are great for the bathroom.
• Hand-build an Earth Sheltered House for $5,000 - (post from Green building Elements) ...and a family of 4 lives in it.
  

Beauty & Fashion Stuff

• David Babaii: Volcanic Ash Amplifier - (post from Sprig) We're dying to give this hair volumizer a try. Anyone have any comments about this product?
• Beautorium 10 for 10$ Sale - (post from Sprig) "For 10 days -- starting Black Friday and going until December 7th -- Beautorium is selling one beauty product a day for $10."
• Betty B Nina Cuff - Love these cuffs made from sustainable sono wood. Also like the more simple, but very chic, Betty B Sono Wood Cuff. Availabe at Nimli.com
• Found Creative Genius - (post from ecosalon) Micha Kuchenhoff's line of jewelry are "one-of-a-kind masterpieces" made from found objects and vintage materials...soooo very cool!
• Coveting Coco - (post from ecofabulous) The December issue of Coco Eco is now online...gorgeous!
  

Tech & Science Stuff

• IBM Predicts Solar Sidewalks in 5 Years - (post from CleanTechnica) Cool!
• Fire Departments Turn to Solar to Stop Idling Engines - (post from Gas 2.0) Guess that's fighting fire with fire?
• GE Ends Development of Incandescent Bulbs, Focuses on LEDs - (post from CleanTechnia)
• "Technologies For Climate Protection" Exhibition Opens - (post from EcoGeek) "The ecogeekiest place on Earth"...wish we could be there to check it out.
  

School, College & Student Stuff

• Green College Spotlight: Brown University - (post from EarthFirst)

Nature & Environment Stuff

• The Mysterious Sliding Rocks of Racetrack Playa - (post from EarthFirst) This is kind of freaky.
  

Arts, Entertainment & Travel Stuff

• 15 of the Most Exotic Green Travel Destinations - (post from WebEcoist) Dreamin' of vacation...
• Broadway Goes Green With New Environmental Initiative - (post from Ecorazzi)
• Music Stars Help Fight AIDS in Africa With New Digital Magazine (RED)WIRE - (post from Ecorazzi) Would make an awesome gift for any music lover!
• Brad Pitt on the Cover of Architectrual Digest fo New Orleans' Green Homes - (post from Ecorazzi) Love this guy!
• Bring Stephen Colbert's Faux-Fur Boots Home for the Holidays - (post from Ecorazzi) Props from Stephen Colbert's Christmas Special are being auctioned off for charity.
  

International Stuff

• China's Spiraling Shanghai Tower Breaks Ground - (post from Inhabitat)
• Stockholm's Revitalized Green City Center - (post from Inhabitat)
  

Political & Social Stuff

• Obama's Green White House - (post from Sprig) Recap of the Barbara Walter's interview that aired the day before Thanksgiving.
• Even in Absence, Obama Attract Attention at Global Climate Talks in Poland - (post from Red, Green and Blue)
  

Gift-Giving & Holiday Stuff

• Inhabitat's Green Holiday Gift Guide - (post from Inhabitat) This guide pretty much covers every green catagory under the sun.
  

Other Random Cool Stuff

• Illinois Zoo Recycles Rudolph Poop - (post from EcoLocalizer) ...and sells it as Christmas ornaments...for real!
• Shop local AND fair trade at LA's Fair Trade Pop-Up Store - (post from green LA girl) Anyone know of any other "pop-up" Fair Trade stores around the country?