Stuff We Found Today - 02.18.09

Family, Kids & Health Stuff

• hand-me-downs.com - We've posted about this site where you can buy, sell, give or donate your gently used baby & kids items (divided into geographical regions). Well now you can bid on celebrity hand-me-downs and proceeds go to charity!
  

Food Stuff

• Frito Lay Goes Green: No You Are Not Reading The Onion - (Eco Child's Play) An amusing rant from a fellow mom.
• Slaughter of Dairy Cows on the Rise: Misery or Mercy? - (Planetsave)
• Going Beyond Fair Trade? - (Change.org: Fair Trade) Askinosie Chocolate.
• Why the Green Movement Is Not Seeing Red Over Meat - (New Dream Blog)
• Can a Fast-food Restaurant be Green? - (EcoLocalizer) Kinda sounds like an oxymoron to us. Turns out, the building can be green.
  

Home Stuff

• Fragrance at It's Finest: BSAB Soy & Beeswax Candles - (Green Your Decor) Not only are these candles eco-friendly, but they are exotic and beautiful to look at.
• Squishy Bowls Make Eating Fun - (Inhabitots) Made from silicons...so, no worries about BPA.
• Do Common Cleaners Have Toxic Ingredients? - (TheDailyGreen) "Lawsuit attempts to enforce arcane law in effort to force full disclosure on U.S. cleansear industry." Included in post is list of brands targeted by the lawsuit.
• DEBORAH Recycled Airplane Wing Desk by Reestore - (Inhabitat) Now this is a cool looking desk.
  

Beauty & Fashion Stuff

• Organic Cotton T-Shirts and Jeans...From K-Mart? - (TheDailyGreen) Well it's about time one of the big retailers went after this! Hey Gap...you're going to miss out on this one!!
  
• Rock That Thrift Store Wardrobe! - (Eco-Chick) Get inspired and pull together some great thrift store outfits after checking out these websites.

Tech & Science Stuff

• Tazzari ZERO Electric Car Goes Live With Interactive Website - (Gas 2.0)
• It's Electric! San Francisco Testing Electric Vehicle Recharging Stations - (Fast Company) Now, if we just had a plug-in to drive.
  
• Greater Energy Efficiency Could Drop U.S. Electric Demand By One-Third - (EcoGeek) "...U.S. electricity demand could drop by 34 percent if the most inefficient states caught up with the most efficient ones."
• Flipswap Offers Coffee for Used iPods, Cell Phones - (Fast Company) Now you can trade in you old gadgets for coffee. Perfect for caffeinated ecogeeks!

Work & Business Stuff

• Green Bid Madness - Feb. 18, 2009 - (Green Gigs) Jobs up for bid this week.
  

Arts, Entertainment & Travel Stuff

• Is The 2009 Academy Awards Show Ignoring The Environment? - (Ecorazzi)
• A Hotel in the Middle of the Sea - (Fast Company) "Turning a decommissioned deep-sea oil rig into an eco-resort."
• When Trees Grow From Toilet Rolls [PICS] - (Environmental Graffiti) Some pretty neat artwork.
  

Website Stuff

• Greenbar Toolbar - Here's a browser toolbar that gathers all things green and puts them at a mouse click away.
  

Political & Social Stuff

• Massechusetts may consider a mileage charge - (SFGate) A mileage tax to offset gasoline tax? Interesting idea.
• What The Stimulus Means For EcoGeeks - (EcoGeek) Here's a quick list of how you can benefit from the Stimulus package.
  

Other Random Cool Stuff

• replyforall - Support your favorite cause through your email signature. It's free for you to use while sponsors donate money to your cause - check it out!
• Steady-State Economy: Light at the End of the Tunnel - (Culture Change) Here's a very thoughtful read on the current state of things.