Stuff We Found Today - 05.28.09

Building swallowed by the desert

Family, Kids & Health Stuff

• My Teddy Feeds Hungry Kids in Africa. What Does Yours Do? - (Yahoo! Shine) "Made of organic cotton and natural burlap, the FEED Bear may look like a run-of-the-mill teddy, but its sales support Plumpy'nut, whose mission is to feed severely malnourished children ages five and under in sub-Saharan Africa..."
• Campaign for Safe Cosmetics: Remove Toxic Traces from Shampoo - (TheDailyGreen) "Johnson & Johnson has been asked to remove traces of two potentially harmful chemicals from baby shampoos and other children's bath products."
• Eco-Safe daycare - (Mother Nature Network) "How to find a childcare facility that will give you peace of mind."

Food Stuff

• Reusable Snack Bags: Want a smarter way to pack your kids' cookies and carrot sticks? - (Ideal Bite)
• The Man Behind Mars Bars Going FairTrade - (Treenhugger)
• Green Your Drinks: Cocktails - (Sierra Club: The Green Life) Mmm...cocktails...organic cocktails! There also a post on Wine and on Beer.
• Find a pick you own farm near you - (Mother Nature Network) "If it's not growing in your own back yard, the best way to get the freshest produce is to pick it yourself from a farmer's field." This could be a fun outing with the kids!
  

Home Stuff

• EPA: The rising threat of radon - (Mother Nature Network) "A silent killer lurks undetected in millions of homes across the United States. Find out how to stop it."
• The Most Energy Efficient Way to Cook - (TheDailyGreen) "Comparing microwaves, gas stoves and electric stoves."
• Clear2Go Filtered Water Bottle - (Sustainable Is Good) "The Clear2Go water bottle with replaceable filter, can be filled from any tap water source, providing a convenient solution for clean water on the go."
• Turning trash into cash - (Mother Nature Network) If you haven't heard of RecycleBank, check this post out.
• New Leaf Paper Made From Recycled Banana and Palm Fibers - (Inhabitat)
  

Beauty & Fashion Stuff

• Sustainable Wedding Gowns from Puridee, Adele Wechsler and Hanna Hartnell - (EcoStiletto) Gorgeous gowns that are sustainable too!!
• 5% Off Toms Shoes - (EcoAvenueLTD via Twitter) "Love This! Toms Shoes - 5% off with Coupon Code TomsBDAY -For every pair you buy they give a pair to a child in need."

Tech & Science Stuff

• Tesla Recalls 345 Electric Vehicles - (TheDailyGreen)
• Green GT's All-Electric Supercar Unveiled - (Inhabitat) "...a fully-electric vehicle that is heralded to be the most powerful and cutting-edge electric race car ever built."

Work & Business Stuff:

• Telecommuting Green Jobs - May 28, 2009 - (Green Gigs)
• Green Jobs From Home - May 27, 2009 - (Green Gigs)
  

Nature & Environment Stuff

• San Francisco Launches EcoMap, Busts High-emission Zip Codes - (Whole Travel Blog) "The site tracks the amount of carbon emissions by zip code, and even breaks down the information to the source of the greenhouse gases: transportation, energy use or waste."
• Amazing Buildings Swallowed by the Desert - (WebEcoist) Ahhh...and nature takes back what man built...
• The Dead Zone - How Farming is Killing the Fishing Industry - (Twilight Earth) "Alexandra Cousteau, has created Expedition: Blue Planet. In this segment, she discusses the how farming is creating a dead zone in the Gulf of Mexico." (video in post)
• Study: Northeast U.S. Most at Risk for Sea-Level Rise - (TheDailyGreen)
• 85% of the World's Oyster Reefs Are Gone (and the Remaining 15% Are Imperiled) - (TheDailyGreen) ...so not a good thing!
  

Arts, Entertainment & Travel Stuff

• Nickelodeon And Disney Help Spread The Green Word - (EcoStiletto)"...while we might wish our wee ones spent a little more time out in the green and a little less time sucked into the screen, we are pleased to report that kids’ TV’s two top dogs are doing their part to spread the message of environmental stewardship and resource conservation."
• The Goode Family - (ABC) Missed the first episode of this new animated series? Watch free episodes here.
  

Website Stuff

• AltUse: Tapping the Wisdom of Crowds on Alternative Uses for Everyday Products - (TheDailyGreen) "Crowdsourced voting on the best surprising uses for vodka, vinegar, ketchup and zillions of other things."
• Are you connected to mountaintop coal? - (Mother Nature Network) "Web gadget lets you see if your utility purchases illegal coal from Appalachian mountaintop removal."

Political, Social & Economy Stuff

• Supreme Court Justice nominee Sotomayor has environmental record - (Mother Nature Network) "Nominee Sonia Sotomayor sided with the fish against power companies in a 2007 case."
• We Must Stop Living Throw-Away Lives. - (The Good Human) "This is not about who we are or what we do, but rather what we consume."

Other Random Cool Stuff

• Painting the Town White - (Sierra Club: The Green Life) "The newest revolution in the fight against global warming... Energy Secretary and Nobel laureate Steven Chu recommends painting flat roofs of homes and corporate buildings a heat-reflecting white."