Stuff We Found Today - 03.10.09

Gotta be the funniest expression ever seen on Obama's face!

Family, Kids & Health Stuff

• Eco Wooden Toys - (GirlSustainable.com) "PlanToys® is an environmental and social responsible American company (based in Thailand) that creates sustainable eco-friendly toys for children."
• Antiperspirants Possibly Linked to Breast Lumps - (Eco Child's Play) "High levels of aluminum have been found in breast lumps, says a study published in the Journal of Applied Toxicology, and some are linking those findings to the use of antiperspirants containing aluminum."
  

Food Stuff

• Breaking the Coffee Break Record - (Change.org: Fair Trade)
• A Strong Drink for the Green at Heart - (EcoFriendlyDaily.com) Read how scotch whiskey is going green.
• Shoppper's Guide '09: Shop smarter & safer with EWG - (Enviroblog) Download EWG's Guide to Pesticides and see which foods are best bought organic and which ones are already pretty "clean" so that if you can't spring for the organic version, you'll still feel safe about buying regular.
• Five Tasty, Eco-Friendly Beers - Just in Time for St Patty's Day - (EcoLocalizer)
• RECIPE: Inexpensive, easy homemade baked bread - (Mother Nature Network)
  

Home Stuff

• Green plate special - (Mother Nature Network) "Cupboards feeling blue? Fill 'em with these green plates made with a variety of eco-friendly materials."
• Good Housekeeping Launches Green Seal - (TheDailyGreen) "After more than 100 years of helping consumers make good purchases, Good Housekeeping will help us make green purchases, too."
• The New Affordable Housing: Amazing Homes and Offices Built from Shipping Containers - (TheDailyGreen) Because we just love these shipping container homes...and they look really cool too.
  

Beauty & Fashion Stuff

• Stella's Comic World - (Eco Fashion World) Comic Relief, Red Nose Day and Stella McCarney's 100% organic cotton and Fair Trade tees.
• Safe and Natural Hair Spray - (EcoFriendlyDaily.com) How to make your own eco-hairspray at home...who knew? Think we're going to try this ourselves!
  

Tech & Science Stuff

• Can Rush Hour Traffic Be An Energy Source? - (AboutMyPlanet.com)
• Top Finalists Announce for World Green Car of the Year - (EcoGeek)
• New Pollution Radar Exposes Urban Smog - (CleanTechnica)
• Piaggio MP3 Hybrid To Be First Plug-In Hybrid Vehicle in US - (Gas 2.0) Well, it's a scooter - not a car - but, still pretty cool.
• Nissan to Trial Fast Charge Electric Car Network in Arizona - (Gas 2.0)
• Top Five Greenest Vehicles at the 2009 Geneva Motor Show - (Inhabitat) For you sports car enthusiasts, there are some pretty sexy looking cars in this lineup.
• Our sun-powered future - (Mother Nature Network) "From cities and airplanes to sculpture and art, some of the coolest-looking applications using solar energy."
  

Work & Business Stuff

• Green Jobs in Arizona - (Mother Nature Network)

Nature & Environment Stuff

• Climate Change Deniers' Sad Little Gathering in NYC - (EarthFirst) Ha - take that you climate change naysayers! Check out the Gore poster in the pic.
• Coal Ash Spill Headed for D.C. - (EcoLocalizer) "The Maryland Department of the Environment is reporting a coal ash spill, this time on the Potomac River."
  

Website Stuff

• Google Maps 500% Greener Than Last Year - (TreeHugger) "...they've done a lot of really cool things to help folks get around in a greener way."

Political & Social Stuff

• Pics of then Sen. Obama holding a baby at a rally - (Obama Pics Daily) These pics are hilariously priceless!
• To Feel Lucky as Collpase Progresses / Tom Friedman's Awakening - (Culture Change) This is a great article to reflect on.
• State Spotlight: $5 Billion Investment in California Green Jobs - (Green For All)
  

Other Random Cool Stuff

• David de Rothschild's 'Plastiki' About to Set Sail - (EarthFirst) We posted about this boat made of plastic bottles in a previous "Stuff We Found", but this one has a video...enjoy.
• Eco-Guide: How I Turned My Wedding Green (Part One) - (Feelgood Style)
• Swim, Bike, Run for the Oceans - (Oceana News) If you're a triathlete and going to be in Miami next Month, join Team Oceana for the Nautica South Beach Triathalon on Apr 5th in Miami.