Stuff We Found Today - 12.12.08

Family, Kids & Health Stuff

• Finally an Eco Cartoon Series - (showtheLOVE)
  

Food Stuff

• Recipe: Yogurt Marinated Chicken Kebabs - (Sprig) Mmm, mmm, mmm.
• Organic Vodka Guide - (GreenMuze) Joyce wants an organic vodka gimlet please!
• Tuna trivia: How much albacore can you eat? - (green LA girl) Important to check what kind of tuna you buy.
• Tasty, Quick & Easy Holiday Party Appetizers - (EcoSalon) These are makin' our mouths water just reading them.
• Curry in a Hurry - (EcoSalon) Simmer sauces really are the best kept secret to a quick home cooked meal.
  

Home Stuff

• Gift for the dECOrator Type - (showtheLOVE) Absolutely gorgeous eco fabric and wallpaper. A bit of a splurge, but if you know a green decorator afficianado, they'll truly appreciate it.
• Cauton: Air Freshener Chemicals May Be Unsafe - (TheDailyGreen) Personally, we prefer air freshners made from natural essential oils rather than chemically derived fragrances - our personal favorite is Air Therapy by Mia Rose (we love the Original Orange made from only the essential oils of the orange peel)...it's non-aerosol and you can get it at Trader Joe's!
• Greentainer Eco-fied Container Architecture! - (Inhabitat) Sure would make a super cool office for us!
  

Beauty & Fashion Stuff

• Kings & Queens: Shimmering Body Milk - (Sprig) Perfect for just a little holiday party shimmer (or anytime you want a bit of sparkle).
  

Tech & Science Stuff

• First B100 Biodiesel Station Opens in San Francisco - (Gas 2.0)
• Mercedes to Unveil All Electric Plug-Ins at Detroit Auto Show - (Gas 2.0)
• MTI Micro Unveils Portable Fuel Cell Charger - (CleanTechnica)
• Utility Renting Rooftops for Solar Project - (EcoGeek)
  

Work & Business Stuff

• The Best Green Office Furniture - (TheDailyGreen) When Coco-Zen finally makes it big, we're gettin' some these!
• Great Greem Job of the Week: Clean Air/Clean Energy Specialis at the Environmental Defense Fund - (EarthFirst)
  

Nature & Environment Stuff

• 20 Most Incredible Nudis - (Environmental Graffiti) No it's not a typo, and no it's not what you think (get your minds out of the gutter)...but these are some pretty cool pics.
  

Arts, Entertainment & Travel Stuff

• Cameron Diaz Designs An Eco-Themed Lunchbox for Charity - (Ecorazzi) "Called “The Lunchbox Auction”, all proceeds raised through sales of the creative designs will benefit the Food Bank for New York City and The Lunchbox Fund — which provides lunch to impoverished school children in South Africa."
• Nele Azevedo Interview - (GreenMuze) She's the artist that created the "Melting Men" art installation we posted abouta few days ago. Here are more photos.
• Will Smith's New Film Helps Raise Food For Charity - (Ecorazzi) We love this guy!
• Who's Who in Green: Bryant Terry, Eco-Chef - (EarthFirst) "Terry has been working toward building a more just and sustainable food system for the past 8 years, using cooking as a tool to illuminate the intersections between poverty, structural racism, and food insecurity."

Website Stuff

• Obama Daily - We just discovered LiveJournal.com and this incredible "community" called Obama Daily that posts candid pics of the man...just makes our new President-Elect seem even more awesome (go back to Dec 8 entry to see pics of Obama throwing snowballs)!
• Do The Green Thing - (ecofabulous) "...a free site filled with funny videos and inspiring stories from creative people and community members around the world." We'll be posting lots of items from this great site!
  

International Stuff

• Gore's tough message to leaders - (BBC)
• Symptoms of Global Warming Cropping Up Across the Globe - (EarthFirst) This is a hard one to take, but we should all be aware...talks of wealthy nations like us not stepping up to help (and save) the poorer nations where global warming is having its most devastating effect (and it's the wealthy nations that have caused the most damage!). See the post below.
• Youth Demonstrate in Support of Survival of All Countries and Peoples - (EarthFirst)
  

Political & Social Stuff

• The big 3 ar Sinking (Sunk?) - (Red, Green and Blue) Just a little editorial cartoon post.
• $50 Billion CalCars Plan to Jumpstart Detroit could Save Planet - (The Inspired Economist) Now this is kind of an interesting idea.
• The Carrotmob Gears Up to Green Brooklyn - (EcoLocalizer) We soooo love using consumer power to make changes! Who said that free-market can't have a conscience?
• California Leads the Way on Climate Policy - (Global Warming is Real) So proud :)
  

Gift-Giving & Holiday Stuff

• Green Your Menorah - (The Green Life) For our Jewish friends.
  

Other Random Cool Stuff

• Symptoms of Inner Peace - (showtheLOVE) A condition we should all be lucky to get.
• FedEx Delving Into the World of Electric Cars. Chooses UK-Based Modec for Initial Order of 10 Delivery Vans. - (Gas 2.0) Can you imagine if all delivery vehicles when electric (or alternative fuel)??