Stuff We Found Today - 12.2.08

Family, Kids & Health Stuff

• Non Toxic Play Dough - (post from showtheLOVE) Easy enough to make yourself, but for those of us who just don't have the time...
• How to Plan a "Green the Family" Meeting - (post from Lighter Footstep) A great little post for anyone planning on getting the whole family to go green.
  

Food Stuff

• Toxic Canned Food? - (post from showtheLOVE).
• Recipe: Sweet and Spicy Pecans for Gift Giving and Snacking - (post from EcoSalon) You may actually eat them all before you get a chance to give them away...they're that good.
  

Home Stuff

• Bonded Logic Insulation Made from Recycled Jeans - (post from CleanTechnica)
• Do Natural Dishwasher Detergents Actually Work? - (post from Eco Child's Play)
  

Beauty & Fashion Stuff

• David Babaii for WildAid Haircare Products Shine - (post from Sustainable is Good) Love that this line is affordably priced and available at Target, CVS and Duane Reade...oh, and that 10 percent of his profits to WildAid.
• Good For You Girls: New Skincare Targeting Teens - (post from Feelgood Style)
• Two 30% off everything eco-fashion events 12/4 - (post from green LA girl) If you're in the Los Angeles area...
  

Tech & Science Stuff

• The Sleek Shape-Shifting Scarab Vehicle - (post from Inhabitat) This is one crazy car.
• Ford Unveils Accelerated Vehicle Electrification Plan, Will Produce Electric Cars by 2010 - (post from Gas 2.0) So it takes facing the brink of total annihilation before the big car companies will start to make progressive changes??
• Fisker Reveals Production Version of Luxury Electric Car - (post from Gas 2.0.) Now this is one sexy looking e-car!
  

Nature & Environment Stuff

• 20 (More) Strange and Exotic Endangered Species - (post from WebEcoist) Check out the Giant Coconut Crab - Joyce would probably freeze in terror if she saw this thing crawling around!
• Where Did All the Acorns Go? - (post from EarthFirst) Wondering what the ecological fallout from this is going to be.
  

Arts, Entertainment & Travel Stuff

• Brad Pitt Reunites With Ann Curry To Talk Green Homes, Family - (post from Ecorazzi).
• Celebrities Feed America With Special Holiday Bowls - (post from Ecorazzi) Here's your chance to get a bowl signed by a celeb...and help feed the hungry in our country.
• Real Life or Miniature? 7 Tilt-shift Photographers - (post from WebUrbanist) Some cool pics...that's all.
  

Website Stuff

• HealthyToys.org - Check here before you buy that next toy for the little ones, and stay clear of lead, arsenic, chlorine and other undesirables.

International Stuff

• China Warming Up to Consensus on Climate Change - (post from TheDailyGreen) Some say this may have to do with Obama's election and America's image as becoming less confrontational...the Chinese do not respond well to bullying.
• Canada Ignores Resuce Option, Kills 500 endangered Narwals - (post from Planetsave) This is just horrible...
  

Political & Social Stuff

• San Francisco Considers Nation's First Congestion Pricing Plan - (post from Inhabitat) Yep...where considering a "congestion tax".
• Governor Lingle and Better Place Announce Partnership to Offer National Blueprint for Clean Energy in Transportation - (post from Better Place) Hawaii takes a lead from California's bay area.
  

Gift-Giving & Holiday Stuff

• Fake vs. Real - (post from showtheLOVE) The Christmas tree dilemma.
• Lighting up the Holidays - (post from Green Your Decor)
• Give t0 get: A Surf-inspired eco T-shirt with benefits - (post from green LA girl) Got a beach bum or ocean lover you need to get a gift for?
  

Other Random Cool Stuff

• One Man's Junk Mail Jihad - (post from TheDailyGreen)
• Company Invents Recyclable Paper Bottle - (post from CleanTechnica) Interesting...we'll be keeping an eye on this on.
• 5 COP14 Green Designs Address Climate Change - (post from WebUrbanist)