Stuff We Found Today - 05.21.09

Canned Whole Chicken

Family, Kids & Health Stuff

• Green Screen for Sun Fun - (Parenting on Shine) Some great eco-sunscreens that "gentle enough for little ones and strong enough for the whole family" and that are also given high marks by the Environmental Working Group (EWG). Be sure to check out EWG's Skin Deep Database for rankings.
  

Food Stuff

• Foodie-Friendly Organic Baby Food from Top Chefs at Pomme Bebe, Sprout Organic and Petite Palate - (EcoStiletto: Kids) Some organic baby foods you may just want to eat yourself developed by popular chefs...best thing, you can order online! Check out the post for some discount codes too.
• Doctors Warn: Avoid Genetically Modified Food - (Chelsea Green) "More and more doctors are telling their patients to avoid genetically modified foods whenever possible, based on some very disturbing scientific evidence..."
• RECIPE: Mediterranean Quinoa - (Cookus Interruptus) Kinda like a couscous but with quinoa...mmm... (video in post)
• Easy On the Canned Whole Chicken - (Do The Green Thing) Canned whole what?!!! Have you ever seen such a thing? Yuck!
• Beer: Green, greener, greenest - (Mother Nature Network) "Conventional beer production can be tough on the environment, so it’s definitely worth it to seek out alternatives."

Home Stuff

• GE to Start Selling Smart Appliances This Summer - (EcoGeek) "...for use with their smart meter technology that would allow utilities and household appliances to communicate and improve energy efficiency and grid performance."
• Natural bug repellents - (Mother Nature Network) "...a number of natural alternatives to DEET, made primarily from plant essential oils, that you can use to protect you and your family from bugs..."
• A green cat litter that works - (Mother Nature Network) "World's Best Cat Litter's a biodegradable, renewable product that lives up to its name -- for most cat owners."

Beauty & Fashion Stuff

• PROPR - David Arquette goes Organic - (CTN Green News) Another celeb launches and organic clothing line...but David Arquette?? (video in post)
• Taking An Eco Approach To After Shave - (EcoFriendlyDaily.com) List of natural after shaves...check it out.
  

Tech & Science Stuff

• NYK Super Eco Ship 2030 Promises to Reduce CO2 Emissions - (Blue Living Ideas) "The shipping industry isn’t known for its environmental friendliness–it has been deemed 'far more damaging than flying' by the International Maritime Organization..."
• Make A Wallet Out Of A PC Keyboard - (Do The Green Thing) Okay...here's one for hard core techies that want to show off their eco-geekness through their wallets.
• Find the Greenest Paper Products with Greenpeace's Mobile App - (EarthFirst) "Instead of spending ten minutes reading the claims on the packaging, you can just whip out your phone and use a new mobile app released by Greenpeace to find out which paper products are easiest on the environment." Cool!
  

Work & Business Stuff

• This Week's Sustainable Jobs Posting - (JustMeans) See list of job posting along left side of post.
  

School, College & Student Stuff

• Exercise Machines Generating Energy At College Campuses - (AboutMyPlanet.com) Now there's a way to put students to work!
• Green College Spotlight: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill - (EarthFirst)
• Go Green 101 - (Mother Nature Network) "College is the perfect time to start living greener." Here are some helpful tips.
  

Nature & Environment Stuff

• World's Biggest Landfill... in the Pacific Ocean? - (GenGreenLife) "According to the United Nations Environment Program, every square mile of ocean hosts 46,000 pieces of floating plastic, and of all the trash floating in the world’s oceans and in the Central Pacific, there are up to six pounds of marine litter to every pound of plankton."
• Blue Whales Return to Alaska - (AboutMyPlanet.com) Yea!!
• The Aral Sea Disappears: NASA Photos - (EcoGeek) "In a series of dramatic photos, NASA has been able to capture the disappearance of the Aral Sea from space."

Arts, Entertainment & Travel Stuff

• Miley and the JoBros get their green on - (Celebs Gone Good) This one's for the teeny boppers out there..."Want to help the Jobros decide where one million dollars goes? “Friends for Change” thinks you should have a say. You can pledge to join Miley and the JoBros in Disney’s new multi-platform environmental initiative that will help you help the planet..." (video in post)
• New Terminator Film Deadly For Humanity, Easy On The Planet - (Ecorazzi) "...Director McG made sure that the production was as green as possible..."

Website Stuff

• How to recycle weird stuff - (Mother Nature Network) "Obsessed with recycling that plastic name tag holder you got at last week's conference? Here's a blog to ease your anxiety."
  

International Stuff

• The Coca Cola Company vs. Indian Farmers - (Blue Living Ideas) "The Coca Cola company has invested over $1 billion dollars building a market for its products in India, but the company’s welcome has been less than effervescent, considering the contentious issues raised by the company’s business practices..."
• The Mystery of Chile's Dead Birds and Fish - (EarthFirst) "Scientists are trying to determine what may have caused the deaths of hundreds of penguins, millions of sardines and 2,000 baby flamingos in recent months. Some speculate that global warming may be to blame." This is kinda scary.
  

Political, Social & Economy Stuff

• Act Now for a Just Planet: Exxon needs a new business plan - (Green America) Check out this call to action by Green America and sign the letter to urge Exxon to move away from fossil fuels.
• GOP Rep. Joe Barton Says CO2 is Harmless Because "It's in Coco-Cola" - (EarthFirst) About 3 minutes into the interview, just listen to what he says.
  
• Obama Picks Superfund Polluter Lawyer for Environmental Post - (EarthFirst) What?? There's gotta be a good reason for this...right?!!

Other Random Cool Stuff

• Another Truth About Bottles Water - (GenGreenLife) "...did you know that, unlike municipal water companies, bottled water companies are not required to make their water testing results public?..."
• 6 Nominees for the Climate Greenwash Awards 2009 - (EarthFirst) "The Climate Greenwash Awards 2009 highlights the ways in which businesses have promoted false solutions to the climate crisis, insisting that we can continue burning coal and oil."
• Greening your Memorial Day BBQ - (Mother Nature Network) "Memorial Day weekend means the unofficial start of summer and that means lighting up the grill. Here are some ways to green your BBQs all summer long."