Stuff We Found Today - 12.30.08

Happy New Year's Everyone!!

This is our last post for 2008. We're going to take a few days off (and then some). See you all in the New Year!!

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Family, Kids & Health Stuff

• Nine Tips for the Green Parent in 2009 - (Green & Clean MOM)
  

Food Stuff

• Hot Wine? Mull It Over - (EcoSalon) How to make mulled wine.
  

Home Stuff

• Daisy Vase from Design Boom - (Green Your Decor) These cool little vases are made from recycled Bic pen cases!
  

Beauty & Fashion Stuff

• Dancing Shoes - (EcoFashionWorld) Some truly stylish eco-friendly shoes...no crunchy granola types here.
• Super Cool Organic Tees and Onesies from Baby Blend - (Eco Child's Play) We think these graphics are super cute.

Tech & Science Stuff

• 230 mph, 8-wheeled Electric Car May be On Sale Soon - (EcoGeek) You too can own this car for a mere $255,000!
  
• Mazda Concept Car Aims for Green Racing Future - (Ecoscraps) Okay...this is one very crazy looking car.

Nature & Environment Stuff

• Tennessee Coal Ash Disaster Dwarfs Exxon Spill - (EarthFirst) Hey all you people touting "clean coal"...take a look at this!
  
• An Example of Clean Coal? - (Global Warming is Real) More video clips on the Tennesse coal ash disaster.
• Honeybees Susceptible to Cocaine Addiction - (EarthFirst) We thought this was kinda interesting.

Arts, Entertainment & Travel Stuff

• Palin Camp And PETA Throw Words Over Snowball Game - (Ecorazzi).
  

Website Stuff

• iHerb.com - Great site for natural health and beauty products. You can find most of the popular natural brands here and usually at a lower price than your local health food store. We like checking the prices here first before buying elsewhere.

Political & Social Stuff

• Obama Starts Social Questions Site - (EcoGeek) Folks, this is pretty cool.
• Bush Plans Oil Drilling Off California Coast By 2010 - (Red, Green and Blue) Seriously, when is W leaving???

Holiday Stuff

• Celebrate New Year's, 2008 at Greenhouse - (Eco Chick) If you happen to be in NYC for the festivities this year.

Other Random Cool Stuff

• Greenpeace Awards BP with 'Emerald Paintbrush' for Worst Greenwashing of 2008 - (EarthFirst) Video included in this post.
  
• Oregon Makes Brands Pay to Recycle E-Products - (Environmental Leader)
• Green living workshops to kick off 2009 - (green LA girl) For our green friends in the L.A. area.
• Five Greenish Products You've Seen on TV - (Sustainablog)

They're Feeling the Zen of Coco-Zen Over at Recycle Your Day

We recently sent some truffles and body treat samples over to LaMamaNaturale who Joyce (aka CocoZenMama) met over on Twitter, and it looks like we might have a new fan. Check out the amazing shout out she gave us on her environmental blog Recycle Your Day.

"Feeling Zen...The Power of Chocolate"

Stuff We Found Today - 12.29.08

Home Stuff

• The Amazing Hobbit Tree House - (Environmental Graffiti) You just have to take a look at this...can't be described.
  
• Tick, Tock, Eco Clocks: Recycled Wood Wall Clocks by Infinity Arts - (Green Your Decor) These clocks are kind of cool looking too.
• Preparing Your Home for the New Year, The Green Way - (Green Your Decor)
• HOW TO: Make Your Own Eco, Kid-Safe Cleaning Supplies - (Inhabitots) Apparently it's not all the difficult to do...AND you can save quite a bit of money!

Beauty & Fashion Stuff

• Resort Chic and Cheap: Nanay - (showtheLOVE) $29 flip flops with soles made from recycled tires.
  

Tech & Science Stuff

• Old Underwear Factory to Power 10,000 Homes - (EcoGeek) "An abandoned Fruit of the Loom factory in Rabun Gap, Ga. is about to get a new life as a biomass facility."
  
• Toyota to Introduce Plant-Based Plastic in Cars - (EcoGeek)
• Your Prius Can Power Your Home In a Snowstorm - (EcoGeek)

School, College & Student Stuff

• Green College Spotlight: University of Michigan - (EarthFirst)

Nature & Environment Stuff

• Is this the Real Jack Frost? [PICS] - (Environmental Graffiti)
  
• 10 Most Remote and Remarkable Inhabited Islands - (WebEcoist)

Arts, Entertainment & Travel Stuff

• Eco-Friendly Hotels Gaining Popularity - (NatueralNews.com)
  
• S.F. fliers may pay their way in carbon usage - (SFGate) "Environmentally conscious travelers flying out of San Francisco International Airport will soon be able to assuage their guilt and minimize the impact of their air travel by buying certified carbon offsets at airport kiosks."

Website Stuff

• Top Green Search Engines - (GreenMuze) Great list, but we also like Click 4 Carbon.

International Stuff

• Palestinians to Sell First Fair Trade Product - (Fair Trade Resource Network)

Other Random Cool Stuff

• $1B Per Year Wasted by PS3s and XBoxes - (EcoGeek) Hey all you gamers...power down those consoles!
  
• Teenager Works to Make Difference for Women of Darfur - (EcoSalon) We love these stories of youth making a difference.
• New York City to Install Super-Efficient LED Streetlamps - (Inhabitat)

Stuff We Found This Weekend - 12.28.08

Food Stuff

• Make a 2009 resolution for fair trade coffee - (green LA girl).
  

Home Stuff

• Top Ten Green Architecture Projects of 2008 - (Inhabitat) These are amazing! Still can't believe the temple made from recycled bottles.
  
• Treat you Dog to Homemade Treats - (ecofabulous)

Beauty & Fashion Stuff

• Top Ten Sustainable Style Stores of 2008 - (Inhabitat) The "Icelandic Moss Ring" was pretty interesting. Would you wear it??
  
• BEElieve - (showtheLOVE) Burt's Bees...we love their stuff too.
• Global Ghetto Organics - (showtheLOVE)

Nature & Environment Stuff

• Toast the Earth with Exxon Mobil - (EarthFirst) Funny video from 2006...but still relevant today.
  
• 9 Examples of Incredible Tornado Photography - (EarthFirst) Some crazy, amazing pics.
• 29 Disturbingly Creative Ads for the Environment - (WebEcoist) WARNING!! Some of these images ARE disturbing - not for kids!!
• Frozen Water: Stunning Natural Ice Formations - (EarthFirst)

Arts, Entertainment & Travel Stuff

• DiCaprio Enjoying His 'Unbelievable' Tesla Electric Roadster - (Ecorazzi) Excerpts from interview with the UK Daily.
  
• Christmas Tree Revenge - Saturday Morning Cartoon - (The Good Human) Funny.
• Holiday Art: Christmas Tree Chainsaw MassACRE - (Inhabitat)

Other Random Cool Stuff

• The Paper Waste of Phone Books - (The Good Human) Does anybody really use phonebooks anymore...internet baby!
  
• Liquid Wood: A Green Alternative to Plastic? - (EarthFirst) "...created from the waste byproducts of the papermaking industry."
• Green DIY Crafts: Turn a Shopping Bag into a Shipping Envelope - (EarthFirst) Kinda neat.

VIDEO: Toast the Earth with Exxon Mobil

This little ditty is from 2006, but somehow still seems relevant. Can you believe there are still global warming naysayers??

Quote of the Week - 12.28.08

"The whole of life is but a moment of time.
It is our duty, therefore to use it, not to misuse it."

~Plutarch

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"The whole of life is but a moment of time.
It is our duty, therefore to taste all the Fair Trade chocolate we can."

~Coco-Zen

VIDEO: The Good Life

When you work so hard everyday trying to get ahead or be successful, it's often easy to loose sight of what life is really all about.

"... a chance meeting between an MBA and a fisherman on a small island. As the MBA tries to teach the fisherman about business, the fisherman teaches him about life."

Stuff We Found Today - 12.26.08

Food Stuff

• Fair Trade Wine Now Available in US Stores - (Fair Trade Resource Network) This is great if buying imported wines (ensures ethical treatment of workers), but don't forget about all the wonderful domestic organic wines also available.
  
• 10 Tips to Recession-Proof Your Grocery Shopping - (Eco Child's Play)
• Eating Green on a Budget - (Eat. Drink. Better.)
• Your Wine Tasting (for Under $100) - (Sprig) Great idea for a New Year's Eve get together with friends.

Home Stuff

• Experiencing Earthlust - (ecofabulous) Here's another stainless steel water bottle, but what makes these cool are the limited edition graphics on them.
  
• Is GreenPan a safe alternative to toxic Teflon? - (green LA girl)
• Best New Year's Eve (and Beyond) Green Barware - (Sprig)

Beauty & Fashion Stuff

• Lola & James Recycled Vintage Concert Tee Clothing for Kids - (EcoStiletto) Supercool!
  
• Toxic Gifts: Read the Ingredients before Slathering on that Smelly Lotion - (EarthFirst) We've mentioned the Skin Deep Cosmetic Safety Database before and thought this post was a good reminder, especially now that everyone has opened their gifts.
• Canadian Chic with Jessie May - (EcoSalon) We're digging her super sweet Chamomile top from the Coastal Prairie Nostalgia collection.
• Men's Reef organic jeans for under $50 - (green LA girl) Seriously...organic jeans for UNDER $50 !!

Tech & Science Stuff

• Even Mighty Toyota is Troubled, But Promises Growth with New Hybrids and Batteries - (TheDailyGreen)
  

Work & Business Stuff

• Great Green Job of the Week: Coastal Louisana Organizer for the national Wildlife Federation - (EarthFirst)
• Top 10 Ecopreneurs of 2008 - (Ecopreneurist)

Nature & Environment Stuff

• Timon and Pumbaa [PIC] - (Environmental Graffiti) Just have a look.
  
• The Most Extreme Weather of 2008 - (TheDailyGreen)
• 5 Arctic Animals that Turn White for Winter - (WebEcoist)

Arts, Entertainment & Travel Stuff

• Top 5 Most Popular Ecorazzi Stories of 2008 - (Ecorazzi)
  
• Hilarious: FOX News Starts A Green Website - (Ecorazzi)
• Eco Board Games to Play During the Holidays - (EcoSalon) Great way to get the whole family to start thinking green.
• 10 Things to Love About Train Travel - (EcoSalon) We just wish there was a better rail option for traveling up and down California...when is that high speed rail supposed to be ready by??

International Stuff

• Canadians Set Up First Solar Powered Community in North America - (Global Warming is Real)

Holiday Stuff

• Start 2009 Off Right with a Green New Year's Eve Party - (EarthFirst)
• Green Your Holidays - Earth911.com - Ready to dump all that "stuff" from the holidays...WAIT, check here first to see where you can recycle all of it (including your Christmas tree).

Other Random Cool Stuff

• Hawaii Gets Greener By Making Its Grid Smarter - (EcoGeek)
  
• Salay Handmade Paper: Making Use of Weeds - (EcoSalon) "Artisans from Salay Handmade Paper in the Philippines help out local farmers by collecting cogon grass that grows among the crops in their fields and craft cards, albums, picture frames and more from these wild plants."
• The Future of the Gas-Guzzling SUV in the New Economy - (Gas 2.0)
• Woman Arrested for Running Fraudulent Wildlife Sanctuary - (Planetsave)

Stuff We Found Today - 12.23.08

This is our last "Stuff We Found" post before Christmas. See you all again on Friday.

Merry Christmas Everyone!!

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Family, Kids & Health Stuff

• Curing Your Allergies the Green Way - (Sprig)
  

Food Stuff

• Food Mapping for Local, Sustainable Good Gardening - (EcoSalon) Grow your own edible garden on wheels - nifty!
  
• DIY Organic Baby Food - (TheDailyGreen) "5 simple steps for real-world moms...and 7 off-the-shelf organic options."

Home Stuff

• Lasistudio: Hik! Beer Glasses - (Sprig) "...made from the very glass that housed the sudsy brew to begin with."
  

Tech & Science Stuff

• Panasonic to Buy Sanyo, Focus on Solar And Battery Business - (EcoGeek)
  

Nature & Environment Stuff

• National Geographic's Top 10 Photos of 2008 - (EarthFirst)
  
• The Surfrider Foundation Takes Trash To Task - (EcoSalon)

Arts, Entertainment & Travel Stuff

• A Giselle-Powered New Year - (Ecorazzi) The supermodel and other celebs help power up the batteries for Time Square's 2-0-0-9.
• X-Files DVD Pulls Back Curtain On Green Production - (Ecorazzi)
• Free eco films and TV shows on Hulu.com - (green LA girl)

International Stuff

• London Unveils Sleek Zero-Emission Double Decker Buses - (Inhabitat)

Political & Social Stuff

• Carbon Emissions "Not a Factor" When Approving Coal Plants, EPA Administrator Says - (Global Warming is Real)

Gift-Giving & Holiday Stuff

• 6 DIY Holiday Decorating Ideas - (EarthFirst) Got some last minute decorating you need to do??

Other Random Cool Stuff

• Testing Out Act Hardware's CFL Recycling Program - (EcoGeek) If you live near one, IKEA also recycles CFLs.
  
• Seed Bombs: Walk-By Guerrilla Gardening - (EcoLocalizer) "Carry these little home-made pellets around and toss them into place that could use a little bit of plant life." Awesome!
• Boise teens get 'hooked' on volunteering - (Green Travel Hub) "5 boys find they can make a real difference in just 5 hours a month."
• Ultimate Holiday Gift - Help Your Parents Get Off Junk Mail Lists - (The Good Human)

VIDEO: COALergy - "Smudge"

Newest video release from This is Reality's campaign to enlighten America on "clean" coal.

Stuff We Found Today - 12.22.08

Family, Kids & Health Stuff

• Is Your Car Making You Sick? -(Sprig) Time to rethink that "new car smell".
  

Home Stuff

• Find Out Your Roof's Solar Potential - (EcoGeek) Currently available in San Francisco, but plans to expand to more cities.
  

Beauty & Fashion Stuff

• Brush Up on Your Tools - (EcoSalon) Eco-friendly make-up brushes made from bamboo.
  
• 9 Greenest Hand Creams to Soften Winter Skin - (Sprig)

Tech & Science Stuff

• LG Releasing Sunlight-Illuminated LCD Display - (CleanTechnica) "...reduces power consumption by up to 75%."
  
• Apple vs. Dell: Which is Actually Greener - (CleanTechnica)
• Soylent Fuel is People! Biodiesel Made from Humans? Ick. - (Gas 2.0) This is no joke.
• Biodiesel? Natural Gas? Electric Cars? five Alternative Fuels Rated for Cold Weather Performance - (Gas 2.0)

School, College & Student Stuff

• Green College Spotlight: Dickinson College - (EarthFirst)
• College Students: Your Green Video Could be Worth $5000 - (Sustainablog)

Nature & Environment Stuff

• 5 Amazing Blue Holes - (Environmental Graffiti)
  
• 15 Skilled and Sublime Nature Photographers - (WebEcoist) Just some really beautiful pics.

Arts, Entertainment & Travel Stuff

• Sweden's Famous Icehotel - (GreenMuze).
  

International Stuff

• Japanese Government Urges Citizens to Eat Locally - (EarthFirst) Cool video.
• Danish Island Achieves Carbon Neutrality - (Global Warming is Real) And they did it without any government loans or subsidies!

Political & Social Stuff

• Greenpeace Gives BP First Annual Greenwashing Award - (Planetsave) Video included in post.

Gift-Giving & Holiday Stuff

• Giving Wine for a Special Holiday Party: Green Gift Wrap Ideas and More - (Eat. Drink. Better.)

Other Random Cool Stuff

• Chair Made of Hair - (EarthFirst) Hmmmm...we don't think so.
  
• StubHub Launches "Tickets for Trees" to Help Restore Forests Across the U.S. - (MarketWatch) "...an effort to plant a tree for every ticket purchases on StubHub for the 2008-09 NFL post-season."
• PETA One-Ups Burger King, Releases Gore-Scented Body Spray - (Planetsave) Wow.
• Clean Coal? Storage Failure Covers 12 Homes, 400 Acres with Toxic Ash - (Planetsave)
• Bring Back the Tire Swing - (showtheLOVE) This has to be the coolest tire swing we've ever seen...made from recycled tires and available at Target!

Stuff We Found This Weekend - 12.21.08

Family, Kids & Health Stuff

• 12 Health Warnings for Parents and Kids in 2008 - (Eco Child's Play)
• Wonderworld Duddy Shake Rattle Toy - (showtheLOVE)
• Think Baby Stainless Steel Dish Set Giveaway - (The Soft Landing)
  

Food Stuff

• The Coke/Pepsi Challenge: Which Soda Works Best as a Pesticide? - (EcoScraps) Video post - kinda crazy.
• Organic Champagne Guide - (GreenMuze) If you're planning on some bubbly for the New Year's festivities...
  

Home Stuff

• Eco Bones - (showtheLOVE) "Made from 85% post consumer recycled bottles, and IntelliLoft fiber fill."
  

Beauty & Fashion Stuff

• Swap Your Way to a Better Wardrobe - (Inhabitat)"...the new clothing swap phenomena, or the ‘art of the swish’."
  

Tech & Science Stuff

• Plug-In Hydrogen Fuel Cell Bus Has 6 Minute Rechage Time - (Gas 2.0) Awesome if these go mainstream - hope the test works.
  

School, College & Student Stuff

• Learn How to Green Your School - (TheDailyGreen)

Arts, Entertainment & Travel Stuff

• Barbara Hashimoto Makes Art Out of Junkmail - (EarthFirst) "The project was inspired by stomach-turning statistics about the wastefulness of junk mail, including these ones: Americans receive 77 billion pieces of junk mail annually, and the average American will spend an 8 months of his or her life handling junk mail."
  

Political & Social Stuff

• President-elect Obama's Weekly Address - (ChangeDotGov) Video address.
• Robert Redford Continues Battle To Save Utah From Dark Lord Sauron - (Ecorazzi) We take it that Sauron would represent Bush?
• Electric Cars or Not, Corporate Jets Must Go for GM - (Gas 2.0) What were they thinking?
  

Gift-Giving & Holiday Stuff

• Most Eco-Unfriendly Holiday Decor - (EarthFirst) Checkin' off this list...
  

Other Random Cool Stuff

• Recycle to Eradicate Poverty - (Do The Green Thing) "Recycle your old cell phones to fund microfinance loans to the poor."
  

Quote of the Week - 12.21.08

"Every dewdrop and raindrop has a whole heaven within it."

~Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

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"Every bite of Fair Trade chocolate has a whole heaven within it."

~Coco-Zen

VIDEO: The Aptera 2e Electric Car - ZapRoot

Here's the latest from ZapRoot...

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.
  

Stuff We Found Today - 12.18.08

Family, Kids & Health Stuff

• Prince Charles Set To Launch New Herbal Remedies Line - (Ecorazzi) No...really.
• When Santa Turned Green - (children's book) "Here’s the premise. Global warming is wreaking some havoc at Santa’s workshop. It’s causing a leak in the roof..." Read Sustainablog's review.
  

Food Stuff

• Voluntary Harvesting: A socially conscious way of eliminating food waste - (Trend Central) There are places where you can donate your backyard fruit, and some will even come pick it for you - anyone with apple trees know how great that service can be.
• Smothering Things in Chocolate for the Holidays? - (TheDailyGreen) "Lean how to easily remove chocoalte stains with natural green cleaning."
  

Home Stuff

• EcoStore USA - Having started in New Zealand, these eco-friendly home care products are now available in the US. Read more about EcoStore. There's a 25% off sale going on through the end of the year!
• Verterra: Decidedly Non-Granola Compostable Plates - (Ecopreneurist) An eco-chic way to go disposable dinnerware.
  

Beauty & Fashion Stuff

• Save Your World Shampoo & Conditioner - (EcoStiletto) A wonderful earth-friendly shampoo that also helps to save the Amazonian rainforest. Plus, there's a 25% discount through Jan 15th.
• Melissa Joy Manning - Gorgeous jewlerly made from recycled metals and conflict-free stones. The designs have a definite bohemian vibe...we're diggin' the red-brown oval diamond ring. There's a 15% off discount from EcoStiletto.
• The Seven Best: Classic Red Lipsticks For the Perfect Pout - (Feelgood Style) These are natural and organic.
• Toasty Boys Organic Boxers - (Sustainable is Good) Okay...so, the name makes us giggle.
  

Tech & Science Stuff

• Mercedes Serves Up Three Flavors of BlueZero - (EcoGeek) This is pretty interesting. We wonder which version will end up being the most popular! We're leaning towards the all electric.
• Datacenters That Heat Swimming Pools, Residences, Hotels - (triplepundit) IBM and Intel have found a use for all the heat their datacetners produce.
• Designers Create Solar Power Generating Sunglasses - (CleanTechnica) Hmmm...wonder if these will ever achieve the cult status of over-sized frames.
• NASA's CO2 Hunter - (Do The Green Thing) "Early next year NASA will be launching a satellite that will hunt out exactly where CO2 is being emitted and absorbed at the Earth's surface."

Nature & Environment Stuff

• Foresting Degraded Land Could Meet Growing Global Energy Demand - (Global Warming is Real)
  

Arts, Entertainment & Travel Stuff

• Video: Watch Ben Affleck's New Congo Documentary - (Ecorazzi).
• Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith Give $1,000,000+ To Charity - (Ecorazzi)
• Scarlett Johansson Auctions Off Snotty Tissue For Charity - (Ecorazzi) Oh, the things some people are willing to buy off a celebrity!
• Bamboo Snowboards - (Smart2BeGreen) Be green on the slopes!
  

Website Stuff

• Green Coupon Codes - (showtheLOVE) For fashion and home stuff.
• Super Seltzer - (ecofabulous) The holiday cards on Seltzer are pretty funny.
  

International Stuff

• Crematorium to help heat Swedish town - (The Local) Yes, you read that right..."In a bid to increase energy efficiency, a town in western Sweden is planning to connect the local crematorium to its district heating system."
• Japan: Eco-Products 2008 - day 1 - (EcoWorldly)
  

Political & Social Stuff

• Tell Obama To End Mountaintop Removal - (EarthFirst)
• California officials launch 'Green Chemistry' initiative - (Los Angeles Times)
• NY Governor signs plastic recycling law - (The Queens Gazette)
• 100 days to a darker Earth Hour - (green LA girl) "World Wildlife Fund, the world’s largest conservation organization, is planning the world’s biggest lights-out on March 28, 2009 from 8:30 pm - 9:30 pm."

Gift-Giving & Holiday Stuff

• The Greening of the Blue and Silver - (EcoSalon) Some tips for greening Chanukah.
  

Other Random Cool Stuff

• Stick With What You Got: Step Inside the Upgrade Circle - (Do The Green Thing) Puts our have-to-have-it-now consumerism right in front of us. Time to break the circle.
  
• Stick With What You Got: MacBook Air Game - (Do The Green Thing) Try to click on the green "Buy it now" button.
• What Is Fair Trade? - (EcoSalon)
• Why Does the USA Lag the Rest of the World in Fuel Economy? - (EcoWorldly) Yeah, why? Is it because we've been raised on bigger & better??
• ECO-LABORATORY: Seattle's Exemplary Eco Community - (Inhabitat)
• Give An XO Laptop and get one for yourself this year - (Inhabitat) This is truly an amazing initiative. What a way to bring kids around the world together...now this is how you start to create peace and harmony among people.
• Car Sharing Competition: Hertz Chases Zipcar - (Gas 2.0) Wow, this could be huge for Hertz once it expands to more cities.
  

VIDEO: How To Wrap a Gift with a Reusable Bag

This holiday season, why not wrap your presents in a reusable bag. It's like getting two gifts in one!

This video demonstrates how to do the wrap using a Baggu bag. However, almost any similar shaped cloth reusable bag will do...like the ChicoBags™ we're selling and giving away all December long (hint, hint).

*TIP: You should iron the bag before wrapping. No one wants a wrinkled present!

From Joyce's Desk: Gift to Our Readers - One Day of Carbon Neutrality

So, in my daily scouring of the web for "green stuff", I learned about this viral campaign called One Day from Brighter Planet which allows people to give the gift of carbon neutrality for one day...at no cost to the "giver"!! - other than just filling in name and email address. The amount of carbon offsets given is based on current estimates that the average American emits 136 pounds of carbon dioxide each day.

I found this campaign on EcoSalon (a green blog/news site that I subscribe to) who was doing what I'm now doing of passing along this gift. I figured what the hell, I'll participate - they just need my name and email address. After clicking EcoSalon's gift link and filling in One Day's little entry form, I almost immediately received an email saying:

"Congrats, you're now carbon neutral for a day! 136 pounds of carbon offsets have been donated in your name by Brighter Planet."

Included in the email was a link allowing me to now pass on this gift to 5 other people.

So...to you, our readers, I'd like to pay this gift forward. The first 5 people to clink on this link (or the badge below) will receive carbon offsets from Brighter Planet to cover one day. Hope you'll join in and pass your own gift of carbon neutrality to 5 more people. Not only will you be helping to create more carbon offsets, but you'll be spreading awareness about clean energy.

Who knows, maybe the link will work on more than just the first 5...we haven't tested it out yet :)

Stuff We Found Today - 12.17.08

Family, Kids & Health Stuff

• 5 Non-Toxic Supplies for the Young Artists - (Green Living Ideas)
• Eco Cutey Felted Stingrays - (Inhabitots) These eco-friendly plush toys are adorable and made from 100% renewable wool.
• Green Toys Sand and Play Set, $19.99 - (Sprig) Made from recycled plastic milk containers.
• Fair Trade Doll Clothes - (showtheLOVE) "Give your child an understanding of world cultures by buying traditional wear doll clothes..."

Food Stuff

• 9 Domestic Sparking Wines for New Year's Eve 2009 - (Eat. Drink. Better.)
• FDA Proposes Government Ignore Mercury Risk in Fish - (Eco Child's Play) What??!!!
• Recipe: Grandma Kate's Pumpkin Bread (the perfect, affordable present for friends, teachers and colleagues) - (Eco Child's Play) Be sure to make yourself an extra loaf or you may not have any left to give away (with or without the glaze)!
  

Home Stuff

• Save Arm & Hammer Essentials - So, Arm & Hammer (you know the brand) has introduced a new green cleaning product and hopes consumers will discover & buy it, before their execs decide to kill it. We've never heard of it until recently. What makes this cleaner pretty cool is that not only is it made from plant based biodegradable ingredients, you also refill the bottle with a concentration (just add water) that comes in a much smaller cartridge (far less plastic waste and less shipping weight). Watch their video for more info.
• Mrs. Claus is a Striper - (ecofabulous) These striped organic cotton towels are steal - on sale at pottery barn.
• Renewal Notice: Recycled Publications - (EcoSalon) Decorative mirror, storage basket and table runner all made from recycled magazines and newsprint - kind of fun!

Beauty & Fashion Stuff

• Surfmonk - Super sweet hoodies, caftans and cover-ups inspired by the beach bum lifestyle (just what we love!) made from bamboo terry velour. A bit pricey, these cover-ups are definitely in the eco-luxury category, but would be oh so amazing to take with you on vacation (or just hangout at home in).
• This Is Garbage - (EcoSalon) Pouches, slings and totes made from what was once garbage (plastic litter).
• 100% Pure: Cranberry Glow Lip & Cheek Tint - (Sprig) 100% natural and vegetarian using fruit and vegetable pigments.

Tech & Science Stuff

• Transparent Solar Windows - (EcoGeek) This will be amazing when it's use becomes widespread! Wonder if there will be incentives to retrofit existing windows?
• World's Tiniest Solar Powered Car! - (Inhabitots) It's actually a tiny toy car, but so cool! Would make a great stocking stuffer if you know a little guy who loves Matchbox cars.
  

Nature & Environment Stuff

• Global Ice Melt - (GreenMuze) Information from NASA...can we please finally put the issue of global warming to rest...this is science, folks!
• Calculating the Value of Urban Trees - (The Green Life)
• 15 of the World's Most Adorable Minature Animals - (WebEcoist)
  

Arts, Entertainment & Travel Stuff

• TravelingTheGreenWay - Great ideas and tips on eco-friendly traveling from this blog site.
• Ben Affleck Releases Short film To Highlight Congolese Need - (Ecorazzi)
• Oscar Sale For Charity Blocked By Academy - (Ecorazzi)
• Adrian Grenier And Friends Give The Gift Of Clean Water - (Ecorazzi)
• American Idol Decides Not To Give Bach This Season - (Ecorazzi) Sad...
• First US Hybrid Ferry to Take Tourists to Alcatraz - (CleanTechnica)
  

International Stuff

• Al Gore Calls for 350 Target at UN Climate Talks - (EarthFirst) Video included in post.
• Out With the Coal & Oil, In Wiht the Geothermal in East Africa's Rift Valley - (Global Warming is Real)
  

Political & Social Stuff

• Bill Clinton And T. Boone Pickens Announce New Plans To Greenify Buildings - (Ecorazzi)
• Bush Administration Covered Up More Than 500 Major Water Polution Cases - (Red, Green and Blue)
  

Gift-Giving & Holiday Stuff

• Don't make it. Mash it. - (Do The Green Thing) Create your own online video card.
• Low Impact Living: Thoughs on a Green Chanukah - (sustainablog)
• Eat Your Christmas Cards, Save the Planet - (Eat. Drink. Better.) Yes, there is an edible Christmas card out there, printed on potato starch paper with vegetable inks...wow!
• HOW TO: Recycle Your Christmas Tree - (Inhabitots)
  

Other Random Cool Stuff

• Dec. 18th: Day Without a (Disposable) Bag - (EarthFirst) Organized by Heal the Bay.
• How Green is Best Buy? - (Green & Clean MOM) Watch this little video clip and decide for yourself.
• 10 Companies to Boycott for Sending You Junk Mail - (Planetsave) "Conservation group ForestEthics has released their annual 'Naughty or Nice' list of corporations regarding their treatment of our forests. These ten companies continue to fill your mailbox with junk at the expense of the trees."
• Bar Mitzvahs are Going Green - (Sustainablog)
  

Stuff We Found Today - 12.16.08

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

• Solar Energy Used to Heat Gaza Strip Ovens - (CleanTechnica)
• UN talks set programme to a landmark climate pact in '09 - (Yahoo! News)

Political & Social Stuff

• It takes a village to sell an electric car - (CNET News)

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.
  

VIDEO: Don't Mess With Karma - Cafe

Stuff We Found Today - 12.15.08

Food Stuff

• 15 Fascinating Food Artists and Sculptors [70 Pics] - (WebEcoist).
• Reach for Vodka 14 for Your Holiday Cocktails - (Jolly Green Girl) Can you tell we're vodka people here.
  

Beauty & Fashion Stuff

• Stewart + Brown Boy Camp Hoodie, $44 - (Sprig) Originally $129, we figured this was a deal worth mentioning (it's made of organic cotton).
• The Nature of Beauty - (ecofabulous) New online resource/shopping site for eco-friendly beauty products.
  

Tech & Science Stuff

• Lightdrops Umbrella is Powered by Rain - (CleanTechnica) This could be so cool...when it's finally released.
  

School, College & Student Stuff

• Green Mountain College Sets the Standard for Low-Carbon Farming - (Sustainablog)
• Green College Spotlight: Duke University - (EarthFirst)
  

Nature & Environment Stuff

• IEA Chief Economist Says Peak Oil Will Come in 11 Years - (Gas 2.0) Whatever the length of time we have, we just need to move away from oil...period.
• Conservationists Warn Koalas Could Be Headed for Extinction - (Planetsave) Very, very sad.
  

Arts, Entertainment & Travel Stuff

• 7 Creative Sculptures Made of Trash - (Environmental Graffiti).
• Bono Awarded Nobel Man of Peace Prize - (Ecorazzi) Nice job Bono!
• A Greener Wolverine finally Gets A Trailer - (Ecorazzi) "...Wolverine managed to divert 92% of its 670 tonnes created from landfills..."
• Nickelodeon Teams Up With Hollywood To Launch Big Green Help Global Challenge - (Ecorazzi) "...the first online multiplayer 3D global game designed for youth with the goal of inspiring them to take action for a greener world." Okay, so maybe we'll let the kids play this one.
  

Website Stuff

• BarterQuest is in Beta: Regifting Gets organized - (Eco Child's Play) "...you take that hideous gift Aunt Sally sent an item that you no longer want/need and put it up for trade. Then you search for another item that you actually need or want." Cool!!
• FreeRice.com: Improve Your Vocabulary, Feed Hungry People - (EarthFirst) This site is actually kind of addictive...but that's the cool thing - the more you play, the more you help! (We've posted about this website in the past, but it's worth a new mention.)
  

International Stuff

• Dubai to Create World's first Refrigerated Beach - (CleanTechnica) Seriously, isn't this just a little bit ridiculous??!
• How China Beat Everyone to the Plug-In Punch - (EcoGeek) Guess we'll wait and see how this car does.
• The Maldives Threatened By Globabl Climate Change - (EarthFirst) Video included in post.
  

Other Random Cool Stuff

• Brilliant Wine Packaging converts Into a Lamp - (Inhabitat) Hmmm...kinda cool.
• Utilities Suggest Huge Electric Vehicle Orders - (Gas 2.0)
  

Stuff We Found This Weekend - 12.14.08

Food Stuff

• Clones in the Unites States Food Supply, Just Say No to Cloned Meat - (Eat. Drink. Better.) Seriously, this kind of scares us.
• A Pescatarian's dilemma: Trade Joe's fishy practices - (green LA girl) Come on, Trader Joe's...we're really rootin' for ya.
• High Fructose Corn Syrup: Good for you - kinda like cigarettes - (green LA girl) "Annoyed by those high fructose corn syrup ads? Laugh it off by watching a spoof of those Corn Refiners’ commercials..."

Home Stuff

• Is Your Fireplace Harming Your Family? - (TheDailyGreen)
• At Last a Recycled Scrub Brush - (showtheLOVE)
  

Beauty & Fashion Stuff

• Crocheted Bear Ears Take Winter by Storm - (Inhabitots) This adorable little hat is hand-crocheted from organic cotton.
  

Tech & Science Stuff

• 'Flintstones' Car first to Combine Pedals, Solar & Battery - (Gas 2.0) Pedal power, huh?
  

Nature & Environment Stuff

• Water: Our Most Precious, Most Wasted Resource - (WebEcoist)
  

Arts, Entertainment & Travel Stuff

• 42 Wonderful Works of Water, Snow and Ice Art - (WebEcoist) Some of these images were in previous posts, but they're all amazing.
  

International Stuff

• Leaked Report: Germans Raise CO2 Reduction Targets To 40% - (Global Warming is Real)
• Iceless 'Ice Skating' Rink in Japan Saves Water & Energy - (EarthFirst) the quirky Japanese are skating on resin panels.
• Recycled Chopsticks May Solve Japan's Waste Woes - (The Inspired Economist)
• Australia To Restrict Coastal Development Due to Global Warming - (EcoWordly)
• Updates from Poznan Poland: United Nations Climate Change Conference - Final Day - (Global Warming is Real) Video update.
  

Political & Social Stuff

• 12/13/08: President-Elect Obama's Weekly Address - (video) "On December 13th, 2008 President-elect Barack Obama named Shaun Donovan as his Secretary of Housing and Urban Development."
• Steven "Coal is My Worst Nightmare" Chu: Obama's Energy Secretary Show Deep Understanding of Biggest Issues of Our Time - (Gas 2.0)
• Are Green Collar Jobs The Answer to Our Current Economic Dilemma? - (The Inspired Economist)
• Al Gore to Host Green Inaugural Ball - (EarthFirst)
  

Gift-Giving & Holiday Stuff

• Stocking Stuffer: Smencils Holiday Scented pencils, $11.95 - (Sprig) Love that these are made from 100% recycled newspaper!
• Eco-Friendly Holiday Decorations For $10 and Under - (MetaEffiecient)
• Green DIY Holiday Crafts: Pop-Up Junk Mail Cards - (EarthFirst) For all you crafty types out there, here' something to do with all the junk mail.
  

Other Random Cool Stuff

• Bamboo is Trendy, But is it Green? - (TheDailGreen)
  

Quote of the Week - 12.14.08

"It does not matter how slowly you go
as long as you do not stop."

~Confucious

******

"It does not matter how slowly you eat your chocolate
as long as it’s Fair Trade."

~Coco-Zen

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)??
  

VIDEO: Cloned Meat - ZapRoot

Stuff We Found Today - 12.11.08

Family, Kids & Health Stuff

• Detective Mommy Locates PVC-Free Rain Cover by Orbit Baby - (post from The Soft Landing Blog) Just in time for rainy season.
• Stainless Steel Baby Feeding Dishes by Thinkbaby - (post from The Soft Landing Blog) Love that the items are insulated...especially the low profile baby bowl.
• Boon Introduces New Line of BPA and PVC Free Bath Toys - (post from The Soft Landing Blog)
  

Food Stuff

• Greenpeace Rates Seafood Sustainability as Supermarkets - (post from Eco Chick) Yea, Wholefoods...Trader Joe's, what's up?
  

Home Stuff

• GE Launches Incandescent-Shaped CFL Bulk - (post CleanTechnica) Yea - now we can use them with those wire clamp lampshades!
  

Beauty & Fashion Stuff

• Green Denim Becomes Hot to Trot as Blue Jeans Sing the Blues - (Post from Feelgood Style) Lots of great high-end organic denim...think we need more options in the affordable to get everyone on board.
• Amour Sans Anguish: Winter Sprite Top - (post from Sprig) L-O-V-E this top!! So cool that this company uses all reclaimed materials...name of the company is pretty cool too.
  

Tech & Science Stuff

• Favorite Eco-Product Discoveries in 2008 - Portable Solar Panel Solio - (post from Ecopreneurist) Yeah, we're kinda wantin' one.
• The Best Burglar Alarm in History - (post from Environmental Graffiti) Wow!
  

Nature & Environment Stuff

• The Many Faces of Our Amazing Moon - (post from WebEcoist)
• Black Sun of Denmark: Amazing Photos of Starling Formations - (post from EarthFirst) These are some pretty cool pics.
  

Arts, Entertainment & Travel Stuff

• Happening this weekend: Shopping and Socializing - (post from green LA girl) For our LA friends...wish we could be there to check out some these cool events.
• The Recycled Bottle Christmas Tree - (post from Environmental Graffiti) How'd you like to have this hanging in your livingroom? We think it's gorgeous.
• Julia roberts' Former Bodyguard Reveals Her Showerless Ways - (post from Ecorazzi) Hmmm...we think we'll just stick to shorter showers. The smell of au naturel and "natural oils" just doesn't seem quite right to us. What do you think?
  

Website Stuff

• Zinio INSIDE Brings Browsing to Digital Newsstands - (post from VIVmag) Already get digital subscriptions from Zinio...love the new browsing feature!
• Why Buy? RentAtoy for Christmas - (post from inhabitots) Website where you can rent toys for your kids, since you know they'll tire of them after awhile anyways.
• CreativeCitizen.com - "Instead of continuing down the same path of global unawareness and consumption, a Creative Citizen™ reduces worldwide problems to daily, personal solutions." Great eco website where anyone can find and post solutions to environemental problems. Read more about.
  

International Stuff

• Energy-Generating Floors to Power Tokyo Subways - (post from Inhabitat) How cool is that?!
  

Political & Social Stuff

• California Expected to Pass Most Radical Global Warming Plan in US, Possible the World - (post from Red, Green and Blue)
• Out With The Old, In With The Chu - (post from EcoGeek) Obama's pick for Secretary of Energy - read about him here.
  

Gift-Giving & Holiday Stuff

• Eco Gift About More Than Just Shopping - (post from EcoLocalizer) Eco Gift Festival in Santa Monica, CA this weekend.
  

Other Random Cool Stuff

• Ecofont Uses Up to 20% Less Ink - (post from CleanTechnica)
• UPS Drivers Using Bikes to Deliver Packages This Christmas. I Seen it Wit Me Own Two Eyes. - (post from Gas 2.0)
• 24% of Groceries Get Trashed (and 8 Other Insanities) - (post from EcoSalon)
  

VIDEO: Pres-Elect Obama and Former VP Al Gore Discuss "Repower America"

On Tuesday, President-elect Barack Obama met with former VP Al Gore to talk about solving the climate crisis. And in his remarks Obama said now is the time to Repower America.

Stuff We Found Today - 12.10.08

Food Stuff

• Eat Junior Bacon Cheeseburger now, pay for heart attack later - (post from green LA girl) "Today, nonprofit The Cancer Project released a study naming the five “value menu” items to avoid at fast food joints (via latimes.com)."

Home Stuff

• Rescue, Reuse, Redecorate! - (post from ecofabulous) Furnish Green in New York rescues used furniture, refurbishes them in an eco-friendly manner, and then resells them.
• VIDEO: A tour of the Eco-Friendly Transulcent M-Cube Home - (post from Inhabitat) We love prefabs!
• 5 Things You Should Always Buy Green - (post from showtheLOVE)
• 63 Potentially Hazardous "Air Purifiers" - (post from TheDailyGreen) If you're planning on buying one, check this list first.
  

Beauty & Fashion Stuff

• Free Organic Cotton Tank Top from TeesForChange.com - Get a free women’s organic cotton tank top ($28 value) with any purchase of $50 or more at www.TeesForChange.com through December 31, 2008. To redeem this offer, you need to have $50 or more worth of items in your shopping cart and then, in the comments box at checkout, write in the tank top and size you want.
• Eco-ga'nik's Organic Cotton Motorcycle Jacket - (post from showtheLOVE) ...and we LOVE it.
  

Tech & Science Stuff

• Los Angeles Seeks to Add 1.3 Gigawatts of Solar Power by 2020 - (post from CleanTechnica)
• HP to USe Green Batteries in Notebook Computers - (post from CleanTechnica)
• 22 Teams. One Automotive X Prize - (post from TheDailyGreen)
  

Work & Business Stuff

• Best steps for office greening? - (post from Ecopreneurist)

Nature & Environment Stuff

• Crews Still Working to Clean Santa Barbara Oil Spill - (post from EcoLocalizer) This is really cause for concern considering the spill happened in 1969!!
• Smogtown: The Lung-Burning History of Pollution in Los Angeles - (book) "...a well-documented, highly engaging, and widely relevant account of southern California’s battle with “the beast,” as the authors lovingly refer to smog." Read Sustainablog's review.
• 15 of the World's Most Exotic and Amazing Trees - (post from WebEcoist)
  

Arts, Entertainment & Travel Stuff

• 5 Green Nightclubs Where You Can Party the Night Away - (post from TreeHugger)
• The Simpsons Address Bee Colony Collapse Disorder - (post from Ecorazzi)
• The Orchestra Made of Ice - (post from Environmental Graffiti)
  

Website Stuff

• Surfrider Foundation Facebook App - Hey all you Facebook using ocean lovers, check this out! A fun way to help out one of our favorite environmental organizations.
  

International Stuff

• Updates from Poznan Poland United Nations Climate Change Conference - Day Eight - (post from Global Warming is Real) Video update.
• Netherlands Train Station Feature World's first Energy-Generating Revolving Door - (post from CleanTechnica) So...can we do this in New York or any other city with a massive train/subway system?
• China Starts Building Its Larget Ever Solar Power Project - (post from CleanTechnica) We know they still have a long way to go on the environmental front, but hey, they seem to be trying now.
• EU Sets Landmark Renewables Target of 20% by 2020 - (post from Red, Green and Blue)
  

Political & Social Stuff

• Our Coasts Are At Risk - (petition) Join us in signing this petition from the Surfrider Foundation that's posted on Facebook. Let's make sure we don't destroy our amazing oceans with off-shore oil drilling.
• If Detroit can't make electric real, why not enlist Uncle Sam? - (post from CNET News)
• Your Chance to Give President-elect Obama Policy Advice - (post from Red, Green and Blue) "...project called On Day One, which seeks to assemble the top user-submitted policy proposals for the next president and help set the agenda for our new fearless leader."
• A Federal Investment Bank For Renewable Energy - (post from CleanTechnica)
  

Gift-Giving & Holiday Stuff

• 5 Awesome Virtual Green Gifts - (post from Ecopreneurist)
• Gift of (green) Music - (post from showtheLOVE)
  

Other Random Cool Stuff

• On the Urban Homestead, Chickens are Pets - (post from EarthFirst) And you get free eggs.
• Florida Biz Wants to Recycle Your Used Sex Toys - (post from EcoLocalizer) Now here's an ingenius little business.
  

VIDEO: Hot Hot Santa

Global warming affects everyone...even Santa.

showtheLOVE is Lovin' Our Chocolate Body Treats

showtheLOVE believes in making things better for ourselves, for others and for the planet. Their website "celebrates those who are making things happen, focus on what is good and apply ourselves to what truly makes us happy - life, our kids, the joy of giving."

Turns out they think our Chocolate Body Treats can help "make it all better" and showed us some LOVE. Check out their recent post - Cover Your Body in Chocolate.

Coco-Zen Has Been Handpicked by Food411.com

Food411.com is the ultimate food resource for everything on the web related to gourmet food, uncovering new finds everyday with a focus on artisanal products.


Since Food411.com is so selective with who and what they list, we're absolutely thrilled to be "hand-picked" and listed under their "Chocolate" section.

Stuff We Found Today - 12.9.08

Family, Kids & Health Stuff

• Men Endangered? Pollution Causing Males to Become Feminized - (post from EarthFirst) "A variety of common chemicals is ‘feminizing males’ of every class of vertebrate animals from fish to mammals." YIKES!!
• When schools make kids sick - (post from Mother Nature Network) "...435 U.S. schools are in “toxic hot spots” — with pollution bad enough to put children at a greater risk of developing cancer."

Home Stuff

• Electrolux Debuts World's First Green Vacuum Cleaner - (post from CleanTechnica)
• Radio Source Toothbrush New Models made from Dollar Bills and Flax - (post from Sustainable is Good)
  

Beauty & Fashion Stuff

• Green is the New Black: The Top Ten ecofabulous LDB's under $150 - (post from ecofabulous) Ooooh...we're diggin' the cute little number from Beau Soleil One (and it's on sale!).
• Dawes Design - Absolutely gorgeous eco-friendly jewelry made from recycled gold and responsibly mined stones. We're gaga over their Blockette, Hewn, and Tine collections.
• Beauty Industry Removing Phthalates from Cosmetics - (post from TheDailyGreen)
  

Tech & Science Stuff

• This Revolutionary Clean Coal Facility Doesn't Exist - (post from EcoGeek)
• Better Place Goes to Japan - (post from earth2tech) We're keeping an eye on this company, as they seem to be making things happen.
• Man-Made Bacteria Produces a Fuel That's Better Than Gas - (post from Gas 2.0)
• Carbon Dioxide Measurement Satellite - (post from GreenMuze)
• Grasshopper Folding Bike Generates Pedal Power - (post form Inhabitat)
• Taking Flight on Jatropha Fuel - (post from NYTImes.com)
  

Nature & Environment Stuff

• 8 Largest Giants of the Deep - (post from Environmental Graffiti)
• The Top 10 Victories fro the Environmental Movement in 2008 - (post from Planetsave)
• 20 More Magnificent but Endangered Forests - (post from WebEcoist)
  

Arts, Entertainment & Travel Stuff

• Enterprise Greens Their Fleet - (post from EcoGeek) Wonder of the other rental car companies will follow suit?
• "Hollywood Goes Green" Summit Dec. 8-9 Gathers Hundreds to Discuss Sustainable Innovation and Profitability in Hollywood - (post from MarketWatch)
• This is What One Man's Life Possessions Look Like Reassembled - (post from Environmental Graffiti)
  

International Stuff

• Eat camels to protect environment, Aussies told - (post from Yahoo! News)

Political & Social Stuff

• How Green Is the Auto Bailout? - (post from TheDailyGreen)

Other Random Cool Stuff

• Company Hires Prison Inmates to Build Solar Modules - (post from CleanTechnica)
• Searching for the Coolest Congregation - (post from sustainablog) Encouraging faith communities to lower their carbon footprints.
• Daniel Libeskind's Soaring Green Garden Tower for NYC - (post from Inhabitat)
• Wanted: One Billion People To Turn Out the Lights for Global Warming - (post from Planetsave)
• 15 of the World's Most Amazing Houses - (post from WebUrbanist)
  

Coco-Zen's a Hit with Students at Harvard

We always knew that chocolate was a great study aid for finals...after all, we sure ate a lot of it during "dead week" (many a moons ago).

Turns out the kids at Harvard think that our Fair Trade chocolates are pretty cool. Check out this article they recently published in their Freeze College Magazine - "Stuff We Love".

We're always excited to hear about young people getting behind Fair Trade...gotta spread the word, people!

Stuff We Found Today - 12.8.08

Food Stuff

• Recipe: North African Chickpea and Kale Soup - (post from Eat. Drink. Better.) A hearty vegetarian soup with a delicious mix of exotic spices...sounds perfect for a cold winter day.
  

Beauty & Fashion Stuff

• Green Eyed Monster: Eco artsy crowdsourced bags - (post from green LA girl) "Crowdsourcing eco-inspired design’s apparently the new green in thing..."
• Pangea Has a Special Offer for ecofabulous Readers - (post from ecofabulous) We LOVE Pangea soaps, but they are a bit pricey. So when we saw this post for a discount, we had to pass it on.
  

Tech & Science Stuff

• Turn Your Idle Computer into a Clean energy Research Machine - (post from TheDailyGreen) Seriously, your computer could help Harvard develop the next generation of solar cells.
• Convert Your Prius to a 100+ MPG Plug-In Hybrid Electric Car - (post from Gas 2.0)
• Next Generation of Intel Devices Can Measure Pollution, "Scavenger" Energy from the Environment - (post from CleanTechnica)
• 5 Incredible Electric Microcars - (post from Environmental Graffiti) Super cute!
  

School, College & Student Stuff

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

Nature & Environment Stuff

• 15 Beautiful Buildings Carved from 'Living Rock' - (post from WebEcoist)
• EPA says that US Companies Will Pay a Record $11.8 Billion on Pollution Control in 2008 - (post from Red, Green and Blue)
• Earth's Deadliest Hiking Trail - (post from Environmental Graffiti) Hell no...you couldn't pay us to go out on that trail!
  

Arts, Entertainment & Travel Stuff

• Amsterdam's Moving Forest - (post from Environmental Graffiti) Those silly Dutch...
  

Website Stuff

• Announcing: The Inhabitat Shop - (post from Inhabitat) We love all the great green designs that Inhabitat reports on, so their new online shop has probably got quite a few things we'll be coveting.
  

International Stuff

• The Maldive's to be Relocated? - (Post from EcoWordly)
• Poznan Poland United Nations Climate change conference - Day Seven - (post from Global Warming is Real) Video recap.
• New Green City Proposed For South Korea - (post from EcoGeek) We'd sure love to see this crazy looking city get built!
  

Political & Social Stuff

• Obama to Discuss Energy, Climate with Al Gore - (post from Red, Green and Blue)
• City of Los Angeles to certify green businesses - (post form Los Angeles Times)
• Energy Efficiency Leads Obama's Economic Plan - (post from EcoGeek) This week's YouTube address...
  

Other Random Cool Stuff

• Which U.S. Communities Are Using More Public Transportation - (post from TheDailyGreen) We're surprised not to see San Francisco on any of these list...maybe because ridership is already so high, that it's hard to show an increase??
• PBS Crowns Environmental 12-Yeark-Old Trash To Treasure Winner - (post from Ecorazzi) Love it when kids do amazing things.
• iPhone App Plants A Real Tree from Your Purchase - (post from Good Clean Tech)
  

VIDEO: Don't Mess With Karma - Office

Thought this appropriate viewing for a Monday...

Coco-Zen Joins Co-op America's Green Business Network

Coco-Zen has been a member of Co-op America ever since we launched our website earlier this year. Now after a very long application and approval process, we are very excited to announce that we've just been approved as an official member of Co-op America's Green Business Network - the oldest, largest, and most diverse network of socially and environmentally responsible businesses in America.

Co-op America is a nonprofit consumer education organization whose "mission is to harness economic power—the strength of consumers, investors, businesses, and the marketplace—to create a socially just and environmentally sustainable society."

Stuff We Found This Weekend - 12.7.08

Home Stuff

• Never Mind the Earth, Green Your Home for Your Health - (post from Green Building Elements)
• Why You Should Avoid Dryer Sheets and Fabric Softeners - (post from TheDailyGreen)
  

Beauty & Fashion Stuff

• Five Effiecient T-Shirts of 2008 - (post from MetaEfficient) Here are some cool graphic organic tees.
• Escama Studio: Recycled Aluminum Pulltab Handbags - (post from Inhabitat) Cool bags made from the actual pulltabs of soda cans.
  

Arts, Entertainment & Travel Stuff

• George Clooney And Frinds Raise $14 Million for Darfur Relief - (post from Ecorazzi) Nice.
• 42 magnificent Works of Modern Earth and Land Art - (post from WebEcoist) Art and nature...love.
• Melting Men Eco Art Calls Attention to Global Warming - (post from Inhabitat)
  

International Stuff

• Slow Progress in Poland Climate Negotiations...but Some Key Issues Emerging - (post from Global Warming is Real)
• ALERT: Ireland Recalls All Pork Products, Fears Contamination - (post from Red, Green and Blue)
• City Montessori Schoo to Host Symposium: 'Awakening Planetary Consciousness' - (post from EcoWorldly)
  

Political & Social Stuff

• Florida Rule to Regulate Carbon Emissions from Cars - (post from Red, Green and Blue)
• Obama Puts His Best Foot Forward To Build a Sustainable Economy - (post from The Inspired Economist)
  

Other Random Cool Stuff

• The Consumer's Guide to Effective Environmental Choices: Practical Advice from the Union of Concerned Scientists - (book) The Union of Concerned Scientiest put this guide together to help us set priorities, stop worrying about insignificant things, and understand the real environmental impacts of household decisions.
  

Stuff We Found Today - 12.5.08

Food Stuff

• Food for Thought: We Are What We Eat - (post from Eat. Drink. Better.) Apparently we Americans like our food "fast, easy and cheap".
  

Beauty & Fashion Stuff

• Eco Citizen - (post from EcoFashionWorld) Gorgeous collection of ethical fashion...a bit pricey, but if you've got the pocketbook, there are some amazing finds.
• Best Green Ski and Snowboarding Gear - (post from Sprig)
  

Tech & Science Stuff

• Give a Green PC from CherryPal for Christmas - (post from The Inspired Economist) Just read the post. There are just too many great green things about this computer to list.
• Revolutionary Wheel for Electric Cars Puts Guts Insde Wheel - (post from Gas 2.0) Now, this is interesting...a whole new way of thinking!
• Best Green Cars in America - (post from Sprig)
  

Work & Business Stuff

• Great Green Job of the Week: IT Coordinator at the Mound Washington Observatory - (post from EarthFirst)

Nature & Environment Stuff

• Mushrooms that Glow-in-the-dark - (post from Environmental Graffiti) Ooooh, cooool...
  

Arts, Entertainment & Travel Stuff

• Who's Who in Green: Brad Pitt - (post from EarthFirst) Here's why we love him...and here's even more.
• Pixar Lamp Making Trouble in the Forest - (post from Environmental Graffiti) We love it when nature become the stage for art.
  

International Stuff

• Scientists Confirm: Chevron Dod $27 B of Damage to Ecuador - (post from EcoGeek)
• Canadians Losing Their Bottle: Toronto Bans Plastic - (post from EcoSalon) Think we could ever do this??
• United Nations Climate Change Conference - Day 5 - (post from Global Warming is Real) Video update.
• China's Recent Economic Developments show Sustainability Really Invigorates An Economy - (post from Global Warming is Real)

Political & Social Stuff

• The China US Environment And energy Deal - What It Means For Cleantech - (post from The Inspired Economist) "China is pursuing cleantech so aggressively that, were it not for the election of Obama, they would have been a lock to be the globalleader in the clean energy production and export."
• Bush Ignores Clean Water Act in New Mountaintop Mining Regs - (post form Red, Green and Blue) Ughhhh...when is he leaving??
• There Is No "Clean" Coal - (post from TheDailyGreen)
• Tapped for Commerce Secretary, Bill Rishardson to Seek Green Jobs - (post from TheDailyGreen)
  

Gift-Giving & Holiday Stuff

• Eco-crafty holiday cards at Etsy - (post from green LA girl)
• How to Find a Locally Grown Christmas Tree - (post from sustainablog)
  

Other Random Cool Stuff

• Pope Hails Power from Above to Energize Vatican - (post from EcoScraps) The Vatican's 2,400 solar panels.
• Educational, Natural Bamboo Wooden Toys Made Developed by UNESCO - (post from Eco Child's Play)
• Weekend Project: Donate Unused Toys Before Christmas - (post from Lighter Footstep) Really great thing to do with your kids.
  

VIDEO: Ep.6 - Vast Food Nation: The Great Exposition

Stay tuned for more episodes...

Stuff We Found Today - 12.4.08

Food Stuff

• Green Gingerbread House Smackdown: HOK Enters the Fray - (post from TreeHugger) Now if only our real house could be as green as these.
  

Home Stuff

• Light My Cool Green Fire - (post from EcoSalon) Oooooh...gorgeous modern eco-friendly fireplaces.
• Thermal Leak Detector Saves Up to 20 Percent In Energy Costs - (post from CleanTechnica) At only 40 bucks a pop, not a bad investment.
• Mark Koehler's IJburg House Porves That Square is Cool - (post from Inhabitat) A cool house, that is.
  

Tech & Science Stuff

• Solar car completes 1st ever round-the-word trip - (post from Yahoo! News)
• Yes...This Car Just Beat the Tesla Roadster in a Race - (post from EcoGeek) The little EV that could.
• 70 MPH Electric Airplane costs $0.70 to Charge - (post from EcoGeek)
• Tokyo Train Station Testing Power-Generating Floor - (post from CleanTechnica)
• America's Addiction Fuels Desire For Coffee Ground Biodiesel - (post from Gas 2.0) Considering the number of people who go to Starbucks and other coffee places, this is what we call a sustainable alternative fuel source.
• Holland Puts a New Spin on Old Technology ot Combat Climate Change - (post from EcoWordly)
  

Work & Business Stuff

• Furnishing Your Green Home Office - (post from Green Living Ideas)

Nature & Environment Stuff

• Northern Lights: Amazing Aurora Borealis Photography - (post from EarthFirst) Beautiful...would love to someday see this in real life.
• Gay Penguin Couple Ostracized for Stealing Eggs, Replacing Them with Stones - (post from EarthFirst) This is for real! Looks like they just wanted kids of their own.
• Lethal Ocean Noise - (post from GreenMuze)
  

Arts, Entertainment & Travel Stuff

• Jack Johnson And Other Celebs Donat Shoes To Save America Beaches - (post from Ecorazzi) Here's your chance to grab a pair of pre-owned celebrity shoes...and help out the Surfrider Foundation (one of our favorite orgs).
• The Art of Invisibility - (post from Environmental Graffiti) Okay - you HAVE to take a look at this photos.
• GoToGreenLA.com's top green event picks 12/5 - 12/11 - (post from green LA girl) For those of you in Los Angeles...
• Ecco Ultra Lounge: Hollywood's new eco-friendly nightclub - (post from green LA girl) Eco-clubbing in LA...oh, how we miss LA LA land.
• 4 Big local shopping events in L.A. - (post from green LA girl)
• Project H Gifting For Good Party in NY Tomorrow! - (post from Inhabitat) For those of you in the Big Apple...
  

Website Stuff

• This is Reality - New campaign against the greenwashed notion of clean coal. See their new ad.

International Stuff

• United Nations Climate change Conference - Ongoing Reports from Poznan - (post from Global Warming is Real) Some video updates of the conference.
• Venice Under Water: Deepest Flood in 22 Years - (post from EcoScraps) Thanks global warming.
  

Political & Social Stuff

• The Green Quote: Al Gore On Carbon Txes, Clean Coal and More - (post from Ecorazzi)

Gift-Giving & Holiday Stuff

• Leash We Can Do: Green Holiday Gifts for Dogs and Cats - (post from Green & Clean MOM)
• Stocking Stuffer - (post from showtheLOVE) Recycled toothbrushes for kids.
  

New Chocolate Body Treats!

Ever fantasize about slathering rich, decadent chocolate all over yourself? Well, we have...and now you actually can!

We're excited to announce our new Chocolate Body Treats. Custom made for us by a couple of all natural body care companies, our line of lip balms, lotions, soaps and scrubs use only organic ingredients and Fair Trade Certified™ cocoa products.

There's a whole new meaning to "Experience Oneness With Chocolate"!

Stuff We Found Today - 12.3.08

Family, Kids & Health Stuff

• Trouble in Toyland: U.S. Public Interest Group's 2008 Report on Toy Safety - (post from Eco Child's Play) Before you buy that holiday toy, read the report and download the shopping guide.
  

Food Stuff

• Recipe: Watercress, Citrus and Avocado Salad - (post from Sprig) Lovin' the asian twist to this avocado orange salad.
• Isn't it Time Your Mints Were Curiously...Organic - (post from Jolly Green Girl)
• Recipe: Chipotle Chili With Sweet Potatoes and Brussels Sprouts - (post from Eat. Drink. Better.) Haven't tried it yet, but sounds spicy and yummy!
  

Home Stuff

• 15 Spectacular Home Storage Design Solutions - (post from WebUrbanist) Just because we love to look at house "stuff".
  

Beauty & Fashion Stuff

• The Razor Mate - This one's for the guys. With this nifty little gadget "your average blade life will increase by up to twenty times", meaning you'll throwaway fewer blades and that's always good. Read more about the Razor Mate.
• Green Ruffle Clutch, $75 - (post from Sprig) L-O-V-E this bag! Even better, it's made from repurposed leather (used to be a leather jacket - scary!)
• Toggery: Gaby Dress - (post from Sprig) Super cute organic cotton dress at a very reasonable price.
• Underwear Exposed - (post from GreenMuze) A film that " highlights the environmental and ethical issues associated with creating an undergarment and shows us that even the most beautiful lingerie can come from the ugliest of origins."

Tech & Science Stuff

• 15 of the Wackiest Green Gadgets and Technology - (post from WebEcoist) We think the "Grow Your Own Grass Furniture" is pretty cool. Oh, and for the ladies - a "Solar-Powered Personal Massager" ;)
• Standby Kill Chip: The End of Vampire Power? - (post from CleanTechnica) Perfect, something you don't even need to think about.
• Future Cell Phones Could Be Powered by Sound Waves - (post from CleanTechnica)
• Cylinders Could Harness Energy from Slow-Moving Waters - (post from EcoGeek) Loving all the new research and technology for alternative energy!
  

Nature & Environment Stuff

• 10 Incredible Faces in the Rock - (post from Environmental Graffiti) You just have to see it.
  

Arts, Entertainment & Travel Stuff

• DealBase.com - what a great resource for packaged deals! - (post from Whole Travel Blog) For those of you planning an upcoming green trip, check this out for possible deals.
• Trees that Grow into Furniture - (post from Environmental Graffiti) Really more art than furniture, but very cool to look at.
• OMG!!! Celebrities Record Hysterical Anti-Proposition 8 Musical - (post from Ecorazzi) Yes, it is hysterical!
• World's First Sustainable Dance Club - (post from EarthFirst) Bummer, it's over in Rotterdam.
  

Website Stuff

• Storytlr: your life online - Take all the things you do on the web (Facebook, Twitter, Flicker, etc) and turn them into a compelling story...could this be a new way to blog?? Hmmm...

Political & Social Stuff

• Barack Obama's Plan for the Web - (post from BBC)
• ReWealth!: Stake Your Claim in the $2 Trillion Development Trend That's Renewing the World - Redevelopment expert Storm Cunningham reveals a vast new realm of fast-growing, highly profitable opportunities to revitalize our communities and our planet. Read Sustainablog's review.
• Poland Climate Negotiations: What to Expect - (post from Global Warming is Real)
• Hawaii to be 1st state with electric car stations - (post from Associated Press) Looks like they'll be getting them up and running statewide before we do here in California.
  

Gift-Giving & Holiday Stuff

• Celebrate the Most Tacky, Outrageously Ugly Christmas Sweaters - (post from TheDailyGreen) Holiday humor.
• Best Green Gift Wrap and Holiday Cards - (post from Sprig) Some cute ideas here.
• 15 Best Affordable, Eco-Friendly Toys fro the Holidays - (post from EcoSalon)
  

Other Random Cool Stuff

• Grippies: The "No-Slip" Solution for Sock, tight and Gloves - Brought to us by a fellow mom entrepreneur, these are awesome if you have kids and wood floors!
• Will $1.81 Gas or Russia Save the Hummer? - (Post from NYTimes.com) Link to recent Stephen Colbert Report...hilarious!
• AboutMyPlanet Lanuches "Go Green Revolution" Ebooks - (post from Sustainablog) All the green tips for your life, home, office, etc... all in one handy resource.
• Small Change Changes the World - (post from Whole Life Times) Make Kiva-like microloans but also earn a little interest on your money. Make money AND help people...cool!!
• Army Green: Not Just a Color Anymore? - (post from NYTimes.com)
  

VIDEO: Difference Makers - The National Hummer Club

Stephen Colbert Report... (funny!!)

The Colbert ReportMon - Thurs 11:30pm / 10:30c

Difference Makers - The National Hummer Club

Colbert at Christmas
Colbert Christmas DVD

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VIDEO: That Sinking Feeling - ZapRoot

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VIDEO: Blah Blah Girls Go Green

A green episode from Ashton Kutcher's web show - Blah Girls...

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)
  

VIDEO: Ep.5 - Vast Food Nation: Sex Scandals

*NOT FOR KIDS - adult humor



Stay tuned for the next episode of this thrilling drama...

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?