Coco-Zen: Stuff We Found Today

Family, Kids & Health Stuff

Made by Me - (showtheLOVE) Cool wooden toys kids can make themselves.
Sparrow - "A Los Angeles baby boutique dedicated to all things ustainable and eco-friendly for cool babies, hip kids, and the people who love them." Some really neat stuff here...and not everything is all that pricey. We love the tree house by calafant and the speesees bear coat.
Growing Up Girl: An Eco Parents Guide to Puberty - (Eco Child's Play) As parents of very young children, we haven't even begun to think about this...get we should!

Food Stuff

High Pesticide Levels Found in Some Drinks - (The Green Life) We say skip the sodas and stick to organic juices.
Recipe: Holiday Snowballs - (Green & Clean Mom) Fun for kids to make and eat. Try with other natural nut butters, too (cashew, almond, soy, etc).

Home Stuff

Party Saver: Convertible Cubes - (EcoSalon) Forget about the guest seating, these gorgeous cubes would be amazing any living room - any time!

Beauty & Fashion Stuff

Burger King Releases Meat-Scented Body Spray - (Ecorazzi) Folks, this is for real...they've got to be kidding us!

Tech & Science Stuff

Researcher Roll Out Energy Generating Roads - (Inhabitat) This could be so awesome. We'll be keeping an eye on this one.
BIKE POWER: The Pedal-Powered Cell Phone Charger - (Inhabitat)
TV Tsunami - (GreenMuze) Boy this could really be a problem folks...
How Photovotaic (Solar) Cells Work - (Environmental Graffiti) In case any of you were wondering (we found it kinda interesting).
World's Fastest Electric Superbike Unveiled - (EarthFirst)

Work & Business Stuff

Gas 2.0 is Looking for Writer/Bloggers - (Gas 2.0) Any techie writers out there looking for a side job??

Nature & Environment Stuff

Dying Whitebark Pine Next Harbinger of Climate Change - (Global Warming is Real) This is happening here in North America...not in some faraway land that is easy to ignore and forget about.

Arts, Entertainment & Travel Stuff

Lifestyles of the Green and the Famous - (Plenty) "The greening of Fox and Wolverine; Robert Redford and Edward Norton save the wilderness."
DiCaprio's Eco-Resort To Start Construction Early Next Year - (Ecorazzi) Wow...gorgeous. If only we were rich and famous.
Anne Hathaway Teams Up With Netflix To Feed America - (Ecorazzi) As beautiful on the inside as she is on the outside.

Website Stuff

3 Sources for Green Online Coupons - (TheDailyGreen) Check out the Ecobunga widget in the left column of our blog.

International Stuff

Political & Social Stuff

Gift-Giving & Holiday Stuff

7 Green Gifts Inspired By Your Favorite Celebrities - (TheDailyGreen) Wow, we never knew that Ellen had a pet food line or that Ed Begley Jr. had a cleaning products line!
Josh Jakus: Media Pocket - (Sprig) The perfect little eco-friendly gift to get all your friends that went out and got the new iPhone earlier this year.
ECO CNC XMAS TREE from Buro North - (Inhabitots) This tree may not be for all the traditionalists out there, but if you've got a serious modern streak, we think this eco-friendly plywood tree is kinda neat.
Give to Get: A fancy necklace plus an eco-book that explains it - (green LA girl)

Other Random Cool Stuff

Waterpod Floating House Points to a Nomadic Future After Global Warming - (CleanTechnica) This is kind of thought provoking.
Post-consumer, Pre-consumer and Recycled Content - (Green Behavior) A quick explanation of what these terms mean.
Feed the Whole World - (ecofabulous) If you're willing to spend more on a reusable shopping bag, we think this one's tops.

Tuesday, December 16, 2008