Stuff We Found Today - 03.24.09

Riding the Cliffs of Mohan, Ireland

Family, Kids & Health Stuff

• The Declaration: Sign it to send a serious, effective message - (Enviroblog) "It is morally wrong that kids are born pre-polluted with hundreds of toxic chemicals. I know it, you know it. Shouldn't Congress know it??" Video in post.
  

Food Stuff

• Water our of fish: Why the foodie press needs todo better work on seafood - (Grist) "Basic message: overfishing, pollution, climate change, and abusive aquaculture practices threaten to turn the oceans into vast pools of jellyfish, seaweed, slime and little else, within our lifetimes -- unless we change things fast."
  

Home Stuff

• It's in the Baggie - (ecofabulous) A couple of options to help you get away from wasteful ziplock baggies in your kiddies lunchboxes.
  

Beauty & Fashion Stuff

• I Love Paris in the Springtime: Honore des Pres Comes to NY - (Feelgood Style) "...the first 100% natural, organic French perfume to hit the American market."

Tech & Science Stuff

• $2,000, 56 MPG Tata Nano, Available Now - (EcoGeek) Yea for a cheap fuel-efficient car? Or nay for way more cars on the road now that people who could never afford one can now have one? Should we be putting more gas run cars on the road??
• Nissan Show Off Electric Wheels, Pals Up With San Diego G&E - (EcoGeek)
• Raser Readies 100-MPG Electric SUV for Road Test - (Global Warming Is Real)
  

Nature & Environment Stuff

• No commercial Salmon Season in California for Second Year in a Row - (Blue Living Ideas)
• 20 Years After Exxon Valdez Oil Spill, Alaskan Coastline Remains Contaminated, Residents Still Struggle - (Blip.tv: Chelsea Green) Video in post. See additional post on Chelsea Green.
• Bye, Bye, Birdie: Many Bird Populations in Decline - (EarthFirst) "Large quantities of birds disappearing would spell very bad news for many species of animals and, eventually, us."
• Our Choice: Al Gore Set To Publish Sequel Book To An Inconvenient Truth - (Ecorazzi)
• The Most Terrifying Moutain Bike Trail On Earth - (Environmental Graffiti) Seriously, these guys are out of their minds...check out these pics.
  

Arts, Entertainment & Travel Stuff

• Edward Norton To Promote Earth Hour On Larry King Live Wednesday - (Ecorazzi)
• Solar Airplane Tour - (GreenMuze) "The world’s best-known manned solar airplane - Sunseeker- is headed across the ocean on a European tour and to possibly set another world record."
• Travel Unplugged: 15 Off-the-Grid Destinations - (WebEcoist) Vacation anyone???
  

Political & Social Stuff

• Tell Secretary Salazar to Put a Stop to Oil and Gas Activity in the Arctic - (Oceana.org) "More than 70 million acres of the U.S. Arctic Ocean are slated to again be offered for sale to oil companies, which would threaten local cultures and put already stressed ecosystems in further danger." Read and sign petition.
• Tell Cadbury: Thanks, now go Fair Trade in the USA - (Green America) Now that Cadbury has committed to Fair Trade in the UK with it's Dairy Milk bars, why not here in the US?? Read and sign this letter.
• Video - The Switch Project - (Green For All) " In Seattle, a community-based partnership is bringing energy efficiency to low-income neighborhoods, one house at a time."

Other Random Cool Stuff

• IKEA May Be Releasing A New Green Car Or Funiture In The Shap Of One - (Ecorazzi) To be revealed on April 1st...hmmm, ruse or not??
• Enter the EPA's Earth Day photo contest - (green LA girl) Hey all you photogs...
• Visit a Tap Project Restaurant During World Water Week - (Lighter Footstep) "It’s pretty simple: You’ll be changed for that free glass of water with your meal. The money goes to UNICEF, and for every dollar donated, a child will have clean drinking water for 40 days."