Stuff We Found This Weekend - 07.19.09

Kids for Peace

Family, Kids & Health Stuff

• Kids for Peace Invites You to Take the Great Kindness Challenge - (Eco Child's Play) "For one day — August 8, 2009 — children around the world are invited to perform simple, yet important, little acts of kindness. Their goal this year is to have one million children participate in the Great Kindness Challenge."

Home Stuff

• Safe disposal of household toxins - (Mother Nature Network) Toxins exist in many conventional household products. Get rid properly.

Beauty & Fashion Stuff

• Sandals to Tie For - (ecofabulous) Loving these sandals...especially since we think you could probably use your own ties and laces to create even more looks!

Tech & Science Stuff

• Holy $#!*! Our Next Fuel Source May Come from Our Own Waste - (Chelsea Green) "...small-scale experiments converting human waste into feed for algae, which produce a diesel-like biofuel, and help clean the wastewater in the process."
• Navy Putting $33 M Into Hybrid Destroyers - (EcoGeek)
• U.S. Wind Power Growth, Visualized [map] - (CleanTechnica) Kind of neat to see...
• Electric Commuter Bike - (GreenMuze) Interesting looking...

Work & Business Stuff

• Great Green Job of the Week: Photovoltaic Systems Engineer, SolarOne Solutions - (EarthFirst)
• Check Out These Greener Jobs - (Jetson Green)
• Eco-Friendly Jobs for Freelancers - July 17, 2009 - (Green Gigs)
• 4 Up-and-Coming Jobs in Clean Energy - (TheDailyGreen) "Retool your career with a hot new green job."

Nature & Environment Stuff

• Voyage to the Plastic Frontier: the Alguita sails the Pacific - (Culture Change) Captain Charles Moore and his findings about the Northern Pacific Ocean Garbage Patch (video in post).
• Sea Ice Images from Spy Satellites Made Public - (EarthFirst)
• Bills Gates Intends To Destroy Hurricanes, Woo Mother Nature - (Ecorazzi) "...Gates is working...on a device that would effectively break up hurricanes before they have a chance to slap places like New Orleans." Huh???
• 5 Most Incredible Waterfall Caverns - (Environmental Graffiti) Pretty pics...
• Bizarre Blob of Arctic Goo: 12 Miles Long - Visits Alaska - (EcoWorldly) "Nobody knows for sure what the gunk is..."

Arts, Entertainment & Travel Stuff

• Carbon-Neutral Prince Charles Gets Driven Around on Old Cooking Fat - (Gas 2.0) "...Prince Charles had his Aston Martin converted to run on bio-ethanol made from aged English wine, and his Audi, Jaguar, and Range Rover all run on what the English call old cooking fat."
• AAA to recognize eco hotels - (Mother Nature Network) "AAA's 2010 TourBook will feature a new designation for eco hotels."

Website Stuff

• Don't forget to consult your Green Map when planning your next holiday - (Ecollo) Here's a cool website and resource to check out.

International Stuff

• Ghana, an E-Waste Graveyard - (EarthFirst) "When you toss that old busted stereo or out-of-date analog television into the trash heap, where does it ultimately end up?..."

Political, Social & Economy Stuff

• Urban Farming Takes Root in Surprising Ways - (Culture Change) This is an inspiring read...maybe "green collar jobs" can also include urban farming??

Other Random Cool Stuff

• Six Companies That Help Make Recycling Easier - (Ecopreneurist)
• Human Powered Monorail - (GreenMuze)
• Dow's Potent GHG Pesticide - (GreenMuze) Thinking this might not be such a good thing!
• 7 environmental stories that are free of doom and gloom - (Mother Nature Network) "From an eco-city in China to a coffee producer in Uganda to 'towers of power' in Spain and California, some good news from the green frontier."