Stuff We Found This Weekend - 05.03.09

Outside the Columbia Convention Center in South Carolina, where Senator Obama would soon be speaking.

Family, Kids & Health Stuff

• Chemicals in Plastics Linked to Childhood Obesity - (Eco Child's Play) "From BPA to phthalates, plastics are to blame for a slew of health problems."
• Eco-Friendly, Family Friendly Green Sunscreens: Sunny Days, Soleo Organics & KINeSYS Kids - (EcoStiletto)

Food Stuff

• Shoppers Guide to Pesticides in Produce - (ecomii) From Environmental Working Group (EWG)...they also have an iPhone app!
  

Home Stuff

• A House Made from Sh*t...Literally - (EarthFirst) EcoFaeBrick...brick made from cow dung to build houses. How'd you like to live in a house made of these?
• Recipe of the Month (for furniture polish) - (green is sexy) "Most store bought polish, spray and wax contains any combination of petroleum distillates, nitrobenzene, synthetic fragrance, silicones and/or solvents." Here's a real simple DIY recipe...gonna try this one ourselves.
  

Beauty & Fashion Stuff

• Eco-Friendly Hair Removal from Retro Razor, Alexandria Professional, The Treader & Vert Los Angeles - (EcoStiletto)
• Back on the Chain Gang - (ecofabulous) Way cool and one-of-a-kind necklaces made from vintage chains - way to upcycle fashionably!
• Melissa Brand's New Sexy Gold Gladiator Sandal (Made from Recycled Plastic) - (Feelgood Style) Always love a gold sandal!
• VIDEO: Project Earth Day Fashion Competition - (Inhabitat) "This year’s Project Earth Day Eco Fashion Design Competition officially blasted away any stereotypes that eco-fashion is boring or crunchy." See video in post for some great eco-fashions.

Tech & Science Stuff

• First Public Electric Car Charging Stating Inaugurated in Woodland California - (Gas 2.0)
  

Work & Business Stuff

• Great Green Job of the Week: VP of Finance & Operations, Rainforest Alliance - (EarthFirst) "The Rainforest Alliance is an international nonprofit organization that works to conserve biodiversity and ensure sustainable livelihoods by transforming land-use practices, business practices and consumer behavior."
• Green Job Listings - May 1, 2009 - (Green Gigs)
  

School, College & Student Stuff

• Colleges Dump Cafeteria Trays to Cut Food & Water Waste - (EarthFirst)
  

Nature & Environment Stuff

• Ozone Hole Plus Global Warming Equal Antarctica Paradox - (AboutMyPlanet.com) Interesting...
  

Arts, Entertainment & Travel Stuff

• Lisa Simpson is the latest victim of climate change - (ecollo) "Say hello to the newest pitfall of climate change: environment-related despair. ERD (as we're choosing to call it) is the disorder Lisa Simpson was diagnosed with on a recent episode of The Simpsons..." Jump to video clip.
• Crude Documentary at 52nd San Francisco International Film Festival - (Sustainablog) "...with center of the film swirling around a legal case about the black gold being pumped out of the jungles of Ecuador. Some have called the case the “Amazon Chernobyl” but whatever the name, Berlinger delves head first into this the David versus Goliath story that circles around one of the longest and most controversial legal (not to mention environmental and human rights) cases ever."

Website Stuff

• Green youngsters can become Kid Gurus - (ecollo) "The KidGurus social networking site is where young people of all ages are flocking to submit poems, essays, videos and stories they've created themselves."

International Stuff

• Egypt to Slaughter All Pigs to Prevent Outbreak of Swine Flu - (Chelsea Green) We haven't really post much about Swine Flu because it's already all over the news, but...this is kinda crazy!
• Sink or Swim? President of the Maldives Gets Busy Bailing Out His Island Nation - (EcoSalon) "If you haven’t heard by now, President Mohamed Nasheed of the Maldives insists buying a new homeland may be the only option for the 300,000 islanders who selected him last year as the country’s first democratically-elected leader."

Political, Social & Economy Stuff

• World War III: It's Happening Today - (Culture Change) Wow...this is a very interesting perspective.
• Damon Winter: 2009 Pulitzer Prize for Photography - (Obama Pics Daily) "Awarded to Damon Winter of The New York Times for his memorable array of pictures deftly capturing multiple facets of Barack Obama’s presidential campaign." Definitely some great pics.
• 15 green-leaning mayors - (Grist)
  

Other Random Cool Stuff

• Captured in Morning Dew - (Environmental Graffiti) Just some cool pics.
• Google Rents Goats to Replace Lawnmowers and Fertilizer - (Fast Company)
• yes, pizza grows on trees (almost). - (green is sexy) "...many cities have adopted the addition of food-soiled paper as yard waste." This is great news as food soiled paper CANNOT be recycled!
• New York City Gets Hybrid Police Cars - (Red, Green and Blue) "NYPD’s Blue just got a little greener by adding 40 new Nissan Altima Hybrids to their fleet."
• Off The Grid Vibrator - (GreenMuze) Hey ladies...check this one out!