Coco-Zen: Stuff We Found Today

Surfing's negative environmental impact...

Family, Kids & Health Stuff

Green Toys vehicles: Classic toys get upcycled - (Z Recommends) "Green Toys is out to recast the classics from recycled HDPE plastic...new line of recycled plastic trucks." Also see older post - Recycle Play Dishes from Green Toys.

Food Stuff

Enjoy lunch with SIGG - (ecollo) Lovin' these lunchboxes!
The superfoods you should be eating - (ecollo)
Blue Ice American Organic Wheat Vodka - (Mother Nature Network) "...clean and a tiny bit spicy without too much of that after burn..."

Home Stuff

How to Keep Your Vegetable Garden Pest-Free - and Pesticide-Free - (Chelsea Green) For those of you planning on growing your own victory garden.

Beauty & Fashion Stuff

Tech & Science Stuff

Work & Business Stuff

Nature & Environment Stuff

Fossil Fuels Industry Ignored its Own Scientists on Climate - (EarthFirst) "So deep in denial is the fossil fuels industry, it ignored its own scientists when they offered advice on climate change that the industry did not want to accept."
American Believe Global Warming is Happening - to Everyone But Them - (EarthFirst) Seriously people...can we all wake up here?!
Ban Fishing, Say Conservationists - or Fish Are Sunk - (EcoSalon) "Why? Because many fish stocks are in deep crisis - not just depleted but at such dangerously low levels that their ability to reproduce is threatened, making their recovery more a question of If rather than When."

Arts, Entertainment & Travel Stuff

Disneynature Targets Earth Day 2010 With New Film OCEANS - (Ecorazzi) "A teaser trailer has been released for OCEANS — which will (obviously) narrow the focus of EARTH to what lies beneath the waves around the world." (video in post)
Greening the music industry - (Mother Nature Network) "While major labels struggle with implementing eco-initiatives, smaller labels pick up the slack."

Website Stuff

New Green Social Site Just for Kids: Habitat Heroes - (Eco Child's Play) "...an interactive online destination where kids can adopt an endangered animal, create a life for it, play games, learn facts about the planet, and communicate with other young conservationists." Hey, if they're gonna get online...

International Stuff

Composting Dirty Diapers in Toronto - (NYTimes.com: Green Inc. Blog)
Spain Plugs In World's Largest Solar Tower - (EcoGeek) "In Seville, Spain yesterday, the world's largest solar tower came to life and started generating electricity. The PS20 plant has a capacity of 20 MW and will be able to power 10,000 homes."
Climate Change Increases Cholera in Africa - (EcoSalon)
Bolivia: Soudi Arabia of lithium - (Mother Nature Network) "CNN ran a great piece about what it means to have the worlds supply of a necessary ingredient for electric cars tied up in one country." (video in post)

Political, Social & Economy Stuff

Obama Makes Largest Commitment to Science in US History - (Red, Green and Blue) "President commits more than 3% of GDP to research & development..."
Obama Reverses Bush Rule On Mountaintop Removal Mining - (TheDailyGreen)
The Greenest 100 Days - (TheDailyGreen) "Nearly 100 actions to aid the environment and invest in clean energy make Obama's first 100 days very green indeed." (multi-part post)

Other Random Cool Stuff

Meet the eco-barons - (Mother Nature Network) Book about "titans who are measured not by their bank accounts, but by their impact on the planet."
Save trees while you print - (Mother Nature Network) "A new software makes green printing one step easier."
The next big wave - (Mother Nature Network) "Surfers may seem like free-spirited nature lovers, but they’re now facing the consequences of their sport’s negative environmental impact."
THE GREEN PARTY: A Mother's Day bouquet - (Mother Nature Network) Join Danielle to learn how to make your mom a Mother's Day present she won't soon forget: a beautiful, organic bouquet of flowers." (video in post)

Tuesday, April 28, 2009