Stuff We Found Today - 02.04.09

Family, Kids & Health Stuff

• On silky hair and toxic humans - (Enviroblog)
• Great Green Diaper Giveaway - (Inhabitots) Enter to win!
  

Food Stuff

• Where Does Your Money Go? - The Coffee Calculator - (Change.org: Fair Trade).
  
• RECIPE: Organic Carrot Risotto - (FoodieTots.com) This looks like a good way to get the little ones to eat their carrots (and maybe a few grown-ups as well).
• Don't Pardon Their Gas, It's Creating Electricity - (Sierra Club: The Green Life) "...Straus Family Creamery is generating up to 300,000 kilowatt-hours per year using a methane digester."
  
• Disney-Branded Eggs Make Us Question Welfare of Magical Chickens - (Ecorazzi) Say what??!
• Superfood Recipe: Kale Chips - (Eat. Drink. Better.) This sounds interesting...

Home Stuff

• At the Corner of West Elm and Green - (ecofabulous) West Elm opens a new green store in Emeryville, CA and offers an eco-chic line.
  
• Grandma Lucy's Diner - (Green & Clean MOM) - "...an online diner for dog and cat owners to get natural and organic food for their beloved pets."

Tech & Science Stuff

• Wanted: A More Intelligent Design - (Greener Gadgets) Vote for your favorite green gadget
  
• Aptera Releases Full Spec List at TED - (EcoGeek)
• Greatest eco-contraption in history of universe - (Chelsea Green) Uhhhhhh - what?

Work & Business Stuff

• College Students Flood Green Jobs Training - (EarthFirst)
• Green Bid Madness - Feb. 4, 2009 - (Green Gigs) This week's list of green jobs to bid on.
  

School, College & Student Stuff

• Recyclemania: The Biggest college competition You've Never Heard of - (Sustainablog)

Nature & Environment Stuff

• Camaraderie - (Leslie Miles) Some beautiful pics of camaraderie among the animals.
  
• Global Warming Could Erase California Farms - (TheDailyGreen) - "Obama's Energy Secretary minces no words in first interview. By the end of the century, the nation's 'salad bowl' could be a dust bowl." This is not good folks!

Arts, Entertainment & Travel Stuff

• Colors - (Leslie Miles) Just some gorgeous photographs.
  

Website Stuff

• A New Way to Sell Green: One Deal a Day - (Green Your Decor) Here are a couple sites that sell green items at incredible discounts, but they just sell one item a day.

International Stuff

• Crocs Plague Streets of Sydney - (ecoscraps)

Political & Social Stuff

• Van Jones Says: come to PowerShft '09 - (EarthFirst) - "...Power Shift 2009 will bring 10,000 young people to Washington to hold our elected officials accountable for rebuilding our economy and reclaiming our future through bold climate and clean energy policy."
• Mean Joe Green #49: Economy Hurting the Republican Image - (Red, Green and Blue) Funny cartoon!

Other Random Cool Stuff

• The Lazy Environmentalist on a Budget: Save Money. Save Time. Save the Planet. - (book) "...how you can easily and affordably have your designer jeans and your planet too. From raising eco-conscious kids to greening your daily commute, Dorfman provides insights into the next wave of green innovation and the products and services that will lighten your planetary impact and lower your expenses."
  
• Valentine's Day Action - (Change.org: Fair Trade)
• Boston Teen Files Bill to Ban 'Debarking' of Cats and Dogs - (Planetsave) Do people really do this to their pets?!!
• Get free fair trade chocolate for making a low-interest loan - (green LA girl)
• Habitat for Humanity Founder Buried in Shipping Crate, Without Headstone - (Sustainablog) "... just how true-to-the-end Fuller is about his commitment to simplicity, efficiency and goodness."
• Eco-Valentine's Day - (GreenMuze)