Stuff We Found Today - 06.02.09

Are these guys serious?!!!

Family, Kids & Health Stuff

• Beach Week - Eco-Sunscreen: Want the right stuff to ward off summer sunburns? - (Ideal Bite) - List of eco-friendly sunscreens to try on the kiddies.
• Squeeze play - (Mother Nature Network) "Get the skinny on natural toothpastes."
  

Food Stuff

• Burger King Stores Promotes "Global Warming Is Baloney" Message - (Ecorazzi) Are these guys serious?!!!
• Bill Maher Discusses Food Industry With Writer Michael Pollan - (Ecorazzi) "...our extremely effed up food industry...From dairy to tuna, Bill and Michael dissected the foods that were not only hurting our bodies, but our planet as well."
• Will There Be Seafood for Your Children When They Are Your Age? - (Focus Organic)
  
• Green Screen: Food, Inc. - (Green is Sexy) We've posted about this film before...but it's worth reposting.
• Would you like some GMOs in your coffee? - (Grist) "...more than 90 percent of the nation’s sugarbeet crop has been converted to Roundup Ready..." - that means Monsanto's GM sugarbeets.
• Study Finds Cheeseburgers More Nutritious Than Baby Food - (Eco Child's Play) Yuck!
  

Home Stuff

• AQUS Gray Water System Recycles Sink Water to the Toilet - (Blue Living Ideas) Fairly inexpensive way to really conserve water.
• Kidishes Duralex Glass Cups, Bowls & Plates - (The Soft Landing Blog) Tempered glass plates, bowls and cups that really are kid friendly...check out the videos in post where they're put to the test by an adorbale little girl.
  

Beauty & Fashion Stuff

• Are Your Shoes Contributing to Deforestation of the Amazon? - (TakePart Social Action Network) "Greenpeace released a report today implicating shoe brands such as Nike, Reebok and Adidas, stating their demand for leather may be supporting cattle ranchers that are illegally slaughtering the Amazon."

Tech & Science Stuff

• Air New Zealand's Biofuel flight Cuts Emissions By 65% - (Gas 2.0)
• The Solar Human Hybrid Vehicle - (Gas 2.0) A battery assisted "all-aluminum four-person pedal bike with room for the family dog and a few bags of groceries"...created by 8th graders - AWESOME!!
  

School, College & Student Stuff

• Green College Spotlight: Los Angeles Community College District - (EarthFirst) "The Los Angeles Community College District (LACCD) has emerged as the greenest of its kind, undertaking a vast number of green projects and initiatives including a number of LEED buildings, renewable energy production and green curricula."

Nature & Environment Stuff

• WWII War Ship Now an Artificial Reef in the Florida Keys - (EarthFirst)
• 20 Most Creative Environmental Ads - (Environmental Graffiti) These are pretty cool.
• Birds Nests in the Most Bizarre Places - (Environmental Graffiti) Nature always seems to find a way...
• 15 Most Alean Looking Catepillars on Earth - (Environmental Graffiti) Some of these are seriously crazy looking!
• Mass Migrations May Face Mass Extinction - (EcoWorldly) "25% of all the world’s large-scale terrestrial migrations have already ceased due to habitat loss and human-caused changes to the landscape, and it may not be long before all migrations disappear entirely."
• The Most Destructive Project on Earth: Chevron Escapes Tar Oil Accountability - (Planetsave)
  

Arts, Entertainment & Travel Stuff

• Johnny Depp Takes Vanity Fair To His Island Paradise Retreat - (Ecorazzi) In case you haven't heard, Johnny Depp has built his own eco-friendly island getaway.
• The Cove - An Eco-Thriller, Dolphin Story Revealed form the Tip of the Iceberg - (CTN Green News) An eye-opening documentary about Japan's dark secret regarding dolphins.
• Fish film for World Oceans Day - (Mother Nature Network) "Celebrate World Oceans Day by watching a screening of The End of the Line, a new eco-documentary narrated by Ted Danson." (video in post)
  

Website Stuff

• With green home venture, Sierra Club mixes profits with passion - (Grist) "...Sierra Club has launched a for-profit online venture called Sierra Club Green Home as a one-stop shop for information and services to green up your lifestyle and decarbonize your abode." Coco-Zen is a listed provider on Green Home!!

International Stuff

• It's a Man's World in China Now More Than Ever - (EcoSalon) Not really a "green" post, but definitely interesting..."They wanted boys and now they have them in droves in China with 18 million more men than women and the testosterone count still growing."
• Amsterdam Goes Electric: Pilot-Program Makes Amsterdam a Pioneer of the EV Frontier - (Gas 2.0)

Political, Social & Economy Stuff

• Waxman-Markey Comes to Washington - (Global Warming Is Real) It may not be perfect, but...
• More White House candids: the FLOTUS edition - (Obama Pics Daily) Just cuz we love the FLOTUS...
• Movement afoot to silence BPA concerns - (Mother Nature Network) "BPA advocates trying to block a federal ban. Shouldn't they be focused on solutions instead?" Read more on Safer States blog - "Chemical industry on the ropes"...and more on Z Recommends - "Get ready for the BPA backlash".
  
• The Green Economy - (Al Gore) Even China is spending more on green stimulus than us.
  

Other Random Cool Stuff

• Seven Fascinating Stories About Human Nature - (Fast Company) We are an interesting species...
• Want 50,000 free T-shirts - (Mother Nature Network) "League Collegiate Wear will give 50,000 free tees to help support your favorite cause."