Stuff We Found Today - 01.15.09

Family, Kids & Health Stuff

• More BPA! Bisphenol-A in our Kids. - (Fake Plastic Fish) Follow-up to previous post.
• Don't be a Sucker, Thant's Her Job - (ecofabulous) Organic cotton nursing covers that are "easier and cuter than an awkward blanket."
• Attack Winter Chest Colds with These Hervs & Home Remedies - (Eco-Chick)
  

Food Stuff

• FoodieTots - Great little blog written by a foodie and mom that believes in healthy and sustainable eating for the whole family. Lots of great recipes here!
• How Sustainable is Your Six-Pack? New Belgium Beer Answers - (Sustainablog) Mmmmm...sustainable beer!
• IS IT GREEN?: Maker's Mark Bourbon Whiskey - (Inhabitat) For you whiskey connoisseurs out there.
• "Grub" Is Literal: Bugs in Your Food - (Eco Child's Play) Another reason to not use use colorings in Coco-Zen chocolates.
• Monsanto, I Presume? - (Red, Green and Blue) Funny cartoon.
• The Latest Victim of Global Warming: Beer! - (Planetsave)
• FishPhone: Now You Can Text Your Dinner - (EcoScraps) "The next time you’re looking at the seafood options in your local supermarket, try texting FishPhone to see which selection is best for the environment and your health."

Home Stuff

• Cutting Home Energy Use Could Be a Game - (EcoGeek) If the video gaming mentality can translate to an energy saving game, then they could really have something here. We'll be interested to see how this goes.
• When Its Mood Is Green, So Are You - (NYTimes.com) A pre-fab home with it's own eco-mood ring.
  

Beauty & Fashion Stuff

• Intelligent Nutrients Organic Hair Spray, Safe Enough to Drink - (EcoStiletto) Yup, hairspray you can drink - see video.
• Viridis Luxe Hemp, Organic Cotton, Bamboo and Silk Clothing - (EcoStiletto) Some seriously gorgeous eco-friendly clothes.
• Weird and Wacky Pet Couture - (Sierra Club's The Green Life) We posted yesterday about a woman who makes custom handbags from your pet's fur, but apparently there are a few more companies out there that make fashions from dog & cat fur.
• Stay Vocal (and look cool in the process) - (showtheLOVE) "...a great brand ReUse where they repurpose second hand clothing, screen print them with cool eco sayings, and then resell them."
• A New First Lady, a New Style - (EcoSalon) Yes...we are obsessed with what Michelle Obama will be wearing.
  

Tech & Science Stuff

• Top 10 Electric Cars Coming to the US in 2009/2010 - (Gas 2.0)
• The Digital Conversion Will Send Thousands of Useless TVs to Landfills - (EarthFirst)
  

Work & Business Stuff

• Gig List - Jan. 15, 2009 - (Green Gigs) Today's green job listing.
  

Nature & Environment Stuff

• 20 Objects Devoured by the Jungle - (Environmental Graffiti) More cool pics of nature doing its thing.
  

International Stuff

• Spain's High-Speed Trains a Hit with Fed-Up Flyers - (EcoWorldy) When are we getting our (California's) high speed train again??

Political & Social Stuff

• Battle Of The Green Inaugural Balls: Who Will Win Your Love? - (Ecorazzi) A little fun here.
  

Other Random Cool Stuff

• Valentine's Day: Do it Fair Trade - (Eco Child's Play)
• Arizona Water Utility Taps Eco Goats to Clear Brush - (GreenDaily) We seem to recall something similar in Los Angeles last year.
• Green Fitness: Recycle Shoes - (Sierra Club's The Green Life) Recycle your old athletic shoes.
• Book review: The Virtuous Consumer - Less shopping, more living - (green LA girl) This might be a good book for the new year.
• Can Fair Trade Stop Global Warming? - (Change.org: Fair Trade)