Stuff We Found Today - 12.19.08

Family, Kids & Health Stuff

• KidsMakeStuff.com - A great community website where you can find fun little projects to do with your kids, as well as post your own project experiences. Projects include a wide range of subjects from science, to art & crafts, to DIY toys, to cooking (we're partial to these).
• Santa Goes Green - (children's book) "...a boy named Finn writes to Santa, asking him to help raise awareness about global warming." Read Ecorazzi's post.
  

Food Stuff

• Sustainable seafood on your iPhone - (Examiner.com)"The Environmental Defense Fund this month released a way for shoppers and diners to select environmentally sustainable seafood"...on their web-enable mobile device.
• Cookies with a Cause - (EcoSalon)
• We've Got Stars in Our Pies - (Grist) "All-star sustainable chefs share their favorite holiday recipes."
  

Home Stuff

• Plumbing Products that Preserve Water, Energy , and Funds - (Green Living Ideas)
• Flash Creators Draw Up 'Greenbox' Energy Management Tool - (Ecoscraps) "... web-based tools to evaluate our energy usage in the home...use that information to pinpoint savings opportunities and to understand our footprints on the planet."

Beauty & Fashion Stuff

• It's All About Vintage at ModCloth - (EcoSalon) ...because we L-O-V-E vintage! These guys have an amazing collection of dresses and coats.
• Holiday fashion: Green and affordable - (green LA girl) a roundup of green e-boutique discounts.
• Hot Off The Press: Organic Beauty Mag to Hit Newsstands Before Year End - (Feelgood Style) Woohoo...we were wondering when something like this would finally come out!
• Gap Organic Cotton Zodiac Onesie, $14.50 - (Sprig) Maybe Gap should reinvent itself as the purveyor of "organic, casual American style" - sure would be great to have a major brand carry organic clothing for everyday Americans. Hey Gap, you listening?!!!
  

Tech & Science Stuff

• Charging ahead with plug-in stations - (Silicon Valley/San Jose Business Journal) "Christmas week will bring a present to electric car drivers — they can start charging their vehicles through light posts in front of San Jose City Hall."
• Energizer to Release Portable Solar Battery Charger - (CleanTechnica)
  

Work & Business Stuff

• Great Green Job of the Week: Climate Coalition Coordinator at Southern Alliance for Clean Energy - (EarthFirst)
• Environmental Defense Fund: The Green Jobs You've Been Hearing About - (Sustainablog)
  

Nature & Environment Stuff

• U.S. Could Experience Impacts of Climate change Sooner Than Expected - (Global Warming is Real)
  

Arts, Entertainment & Travel Stuff

• Pedal power to light up Times Square New Year sign - (Reuters) "The 2-0-0-9 sign that will light up when the New Year's ball finishes its descent will be powered by batteries charged by people pedaling on bicycles."
• 'Eco-sculpture' unveiled in city - (BBC News) "An 'eco-sculpture' which can turn toxic gasses from cars back into oxygen and nitrates has been unveiled in Dundee."
• Oprah Named PETA's 2008 Person Of The Year - (Ecorazzi) Yea Oprah!
• Barbra Streisand Gave Clinton Foundation $500K For Climate Change Fight - (Ecorazzi) We think Babs is fabs!
• The Week in Celebs: Is Hugh Jackman Really and Eco-Tyrant and Did Bono Win the Nobel Prize? - (Sprig)
  

International Stuff

• Brazil Establishes Whale Sanctuary Along its Entire Coast - (Planetsave)

Political & Social Stuff

• Stop Bush from Trading Wilderness for Oil - (Green Behavior) "It’s bad enough that Bush officials went behind the backs of the American people with this disastrous scheme. But what’s worse, they didn’t even tell their own National Park Service until after the fact."
  

Gift-Giving & Holiday Stuff

• Green your Kwanzaa and Chanukah too - (FilterForGood.com)
• Future Looks Bright with First OLED Christmas Tree - (CleanTechnica)
• The Modern Gingerbread House - (Inhabitat) We love these little gingerbread houses! Wish our real house looked like this.
• Rx for unwanted Holiday catalogs - (green LA girl) The little Magazin Christmas Tree mentioned at the end of the post is kinda cool...maybe for your office desk?
• 11 Reusable, Recyclabe & Radical Christmas Trees - (WebEcoist)
  

Other Random Cool Stuff

• 9 Easy Ways to Green Up Your Life - (EarthFirst) Tips for the rich and famous...yes, this is a joke.
• NYC Moving Towards LED Streetlights - (EcoGeek)
• Your Water Footprint - (GreenMuze) "Did you know it takes 15,500 litres of water to produce 1kg (2.2lbs) of beef and 3,900 litres for just 1kg (2.2lbs) of chicken meat? For each hamburger you consume, it takes 2400 litres of water to produce."
• 'Puma City' Shipping Container Store - (Inhabitat) Not sure what's neater...that it's made from shipping containers or that it's travelling around the world.
• Cyclist Survival - (The Green Life) Here's some winter gear for you diehard cyclist who brave the cold weather.