Stuff We Found Today - 02.02.09

Food Stuff

• Green from Ground to Glass - (EcoSalon) "...California Sustainable Winegrowing Alliance (CSWA) is ensuring that Californian vintners are known not only for quality organic wines, but for being leaders in the movement towards sustainable agriculture."
• Cincinatti Urges Residents to Eat Less Meat - (EcoLocalizer)
• Which Prepared Baby Food Containers are BPA Free? - (The Soft Landing Blog)
• What Peanut Butter Is Safe to Eat? - (TheDailyGreen)
  

Home Stuff

• EcoBroker - If you're looking to buy or sell a green home, check out this site. Great information and resource to finding green property listings and knowledgable green real estate agents.
• Don't Miss This Webinar: "Green Building Incentive 2009" - (Green Building Elements) "This webinar will cover tax credits and rebates available for energy saving building techniques and materials in the United States."

Tech & Science Stuff

• Loremo 120-MPG and Electric Prototypes Near Completion - (EcoGeek)!
  
• Ford's SmartGauge with Ecoguide Helps Drivers Save Gas - (Gas 2.0) Here's a video showing how the SmartGauge works.
• RITI Printer Uses Coffee Grounds for Ink - (CleanTechnica) Okay, this is actually a design competition entry - so, you can't actually buy it, but still, it's kinda cool.
• Best Buy Offers Incentive to Recycle - (Environmental Leader )
  

Work & Business Stuff

• Six Gotta-Be-In Industries for Eco Change - (Earth911.com)

School, College & Student Stuff

• Green College Spotlight: Appalachian State University - (EarthFirst)

Nature & Environment Stuff

• It's Raining Frogs - (Environmental Graffiti) For real! Apparently, this is a strange but true natural phenomenon that has happened several times.
• Four Scary Surprises of Global Warming - (EcoGeek) As if we shouldn't already be scared...hello!
  

Arts, Entertainment & Travel Stuff

• Ben Affleck Goes to Congress - (Celebs Gone Good) "He's recently agreed to attend a Congressional meeting and testify against the humanitarian crisis currently occurring in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) through his own documentary, Gimme Shelter. Ben made this doc on a trip to the DRC to interview refugees, warlords, and government officials."
  
• The Age of Stupid - (Do The Green Thing) "...a 90-minute film about climate change, set in the future..."
• Green with Music's eco Rooftop Benefit Party 2/6 - (green LA girl) If you're going to be in LA this weekend (even if you're not going to the Grammies), check out this Eco Benefit Party being held on The Mercury's rooftop.
  

Website Stuff

• Shift Your Habit - (ecofabulous) "With 'daily shifts,' small ideas and tips you can incorporate into your daily life in order to make sustainable living a habit that sticks, this online database will have you 'going green' in no time." See what celebs are shifting their habits, too.
  

International Stuff

• Zira Island Planned as Zero Energy City - (Jetson Green)
• EU President Klaus: 'No Such Thing as Global Warming' [video] - (Red, Green and Blue) Is this guy freakin' serious?!!
• More Gold Found in Japanese Sewer Than in the Country's Larget Mine - (Planetsave)
  

Other Random Cool Stuff

• Urban Apiculture: Raise Bees in Your Apartment - (Chelsea Green) This sound really cool for the uber-green and adventurist...but, call us scaredy cats, don't think we'll be trying this anytime soon. Don't like the idea of bunch flying insects with stingers roaming free around the home.
• Airport Security Catches Man with Two Birds Stuffed Down Pants - (Planetsave) Say what?!!
• Nature Words Dropped Form Children's Dictionary - (Eco Child's Play) "To make way for modern tech terms such as BlackBerry, blog, voicemail and broadband, the latest edition of the Oxford Junior Dictionary has opted to drop terms pertaining to nature...blackberry, dandelion, acorn, heron, otter, magpie, sycamore, or willow." Wow!!