Stuff We Found Today - 01.28.09

Family, Kids & Health Stuff

• Toxic Retainers? - (showtheLOVE) "...the retainer that my child wears is made from acrylic plastic like the kind thats smells so bad at the nail salons (no joke)."

Food Stuff

• The World According to Monsanto - (EarthFirst) Check out the trailer to this French documentary about the food giant and genetically modified food (don't worry, it in English and has subtitles).
• FDA expands recall list, adds more pet-food products - (DVM360.com)
• Hershey's chocolate syrup's laced with mercury - (green LA girl) That's because is contains a ton of high fructose corn syrup. Instead, go for Fair trade, organic chocolate syrup - free of high fructose corn syrup!
• Black Bean Brownies Recipe - (Eco Child's Play) Interesting...might have to give this one a try.
  

Home Stuff

• BabyGap: Organic polka-dot fitted crib sheet - Great prices on organic cotton crib sheets from $12.99 - 19.50. How great would it be if Gap could stand for "casual American ORGANIC style"?! Yo, Gap - still trying to figure out your brand identity??
  

Beauty & Fashion Stuff

• Urban Fox Lingerie: Sexy and Sustainable Lingerie Made in the USA - (Feelgood Style)
  

Tech & Science Stuff

• Uncensoring NASA's Mission Statement - (EcoGeek) Wow, did George Bush really change NASA's mission statement and take out "To understand and protect our home planet..."???
• True or False? 'Clean Coal' Is Possible - (TheDailyGreen) This is a long article, but helps to shed some light on this debate...worth reading.
  

Work & Business Stuff

• 10 Must-Read Articles for Green Job Hunters - (EarthFirst) With so many layoffs happening, ya might just wanna read this!
• Green Bid Madness - Jan. 28, 2009 - (Green Gigs) This week's roundup of green projects/jobs to bid on.
  

Nature & Environment Stuff

• Animal Locomotion: 10 Marvelous Means of Movement - (WebEcoist)
  

Arts, Entertainment & Travel Stuff

• 7 Unique Airport Hotels - (Environmental Graffiti) Not really a green post, but thought this was kind of interesting and fun to look at.
• Earth Cinema Circle - "The only DVD club dedicated to increasing social & environmental awareness through entertaining films." Think of it as an eco-Netflicks, except that you get to keep the DVDs and the packaging is made from 100% recycled paper pulp that's biodegradable.
  

International Stuff

• Japanese Group Uses 'Toilet Poems' to Save Paper - (EarthFirst) Really...poems! Oh, those kooky Japanese.
• Bear Bile Farming - (GreenMuze) WARNING - this post is horrific!
  

Political & Social Stuff

• Repower America: Support a recovery plan that Repowers America - Join Al Gore and help send "a message to Congress today to ensure that the economic recovery package focuses on new jobs and clean energy sources that will Repower America." Click on THE PLAN to learn more.
• Bring Back the White House Solar Panels! - (EarthFirst)
• First it Killed the Electric Car; Now CARB Goes After Plug-in Hybrids - (Gas 2.0)
• Al Gore Tells Senate Committee That We Have Arrived at a Moment of Decision Regarding Climate Change - (Treehugger) "...Al Gore testified before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on, you guessed it, the intersection of climate change and the energy crisis."
• The Largest Energy Savings Project in History - (TheDailyGreen) "When the Department of Energy revises energy efficiency standars for lamps, it has the chance to dramatically reduce electricity demand."
  

Other Random Cool Stuff

• 7 Green Ways to Lose Friends and Alienate People - (EarthFirst) Okay...this is funny. Hey, we're trying not to take ourselves too seriously over here.
• Ashton Kutcher's Blah Girls Go Green - (Ecorazzi) We posted this video a few months back, but looks like it's making the rounds again.. enjoy!
• U.S. Prisons Going Green. Applause? - (EcoSalon) We think it's a good step when anything goes green. What do you think?