Stuff We Found Today - 07.16.09

Superbugs from factory farms

Family, Kids & Health Stuff

• Antibacterial Soap: An Imminent Threat to Human Health and the Environment? - (TheDailyGreen) "Arguing that the chemical commonly used to give antibacterial soap its bite "poses imminent threats to human health and the environment," two groups are petitioning the Food and Drug Administration to have triclosan banned."
  
• Honey Wear: Responsible creations, Exquisite beauty... - One of a kind hybrid baby carrier made of all organic cotton and silk, the Baby Bee Sling.
• In California, Bisphenol A Escapes Health Warning - (TheDailyGreen) "But a panel made its decision without considering the conclusions of the National Toxicology Program, which found evidence of reproductive and developmental harm."
  

Food Stuff

• Is MillerCoors the Most Environmentally Responsible Brewing Company? - (Fast Company) Who knew??
• Meat Eaters: Superbugs from Factory Farms in Your Food - (Eco Child's Play)
  
• What's On My Food? - "...a searchable database designed to make the public problem of pesticide exposure visible and more understandable... We link pesticide food residue data with the toxicology for each chemical, making this information easily searchable for the first time."
• McDonald's Chicken Cruelty - (GreenMuze) Warning...video in post is graphic depicting the reality of chicken slaughter in the US.
  
• Beef related to lower sperm counts - (Mother Nature Network) "Research shows that men whose mothers ate a lot of beef during pregnancy have lower than normal sperm counts and are also at risk for fertility problems."
  
• Turn your car into a solar oven - (Mother Nature Network) "Baking Bites shows you how to bake chocolate chip cookies in your overheated, street-parked car." Haha...just for fun!
  

Home Stuff

• Omega Center Seeks World's First Living Building Certification - (Jetson Green) "...superbugs in meat, causing dangerous and sometimes lethal viruses in the people who work in slaughterhouses and meat processing plants, and in surrounding areas... Follow these tips to help reduce your risk of exposure..."
  
• Shopping for an Energy-Efficient Appliance? Good -- But Wait to Buy - (TheDailyGreen) "Rebates for energy-efficient appliances are coming -- but the details haven't yet been published."

Beauty & Fashion Stuff

• Bid on recycled denim - (Mother Nature Network) "Win one of 300 limited edition box sets of Reco Jeans (the new denim brand by Woody Harrelson and Alanis Morissette), new denim fashions made with recycled materials."
• Geo Mio and Minawear - Natural, comfortable clothing for the entire family.
  

Tech & Science Stuff

• Buy an Electric Car get $10,000 - (AboutMyPlanet.com) "Major news in the electric car market today as the Ontario government is announcing big incentives for anyone purchasing an electric car (EV)...a $10,000 incentive for anyone who will purchase an electric vehicle next year."
• The Latest Medical Innovation: Recycled TVs - (The Inspired Economist) "Researchers at the University of York have recently come up with a method of recycling...discarded television screens into components for biomedicine."
  
• More Food Waste to be Turned Into Energy in California - (CleanTechnica)
  

Work & Business Stuff

• "Green-collar" defined... incorrectly. - (Green For All) "The latest edition of Merriam-Webster's Dictionary was just released, and "green-collar" is one of about 100 words that has been added to it... But there is one small problem - Merriam-Webster got the definition wrong!"
• Green Job Listings - July 16, 2009 - (Green Gigs)

Nature & Environment Stuff

• Barcoding Millions of Trees Could Relieve Global Warming - (Inhabitat)
  
• Watch: Huge changes on Earth - (Mother Nature Network) "Time + satellite photography = amazing time-lapse video of how we're changing the world."
  
• How Rising Human Population Could Impact Global Warming - (TheDailyGreen) "As developing countries continue to swell, there could be major impacts for climate change."
  
• 7 (More!) Environmental Problems That Are Worse Than We Thought - (EarthFirst)

Arts, Entertainment & Travel Stuff

• Matt Damon brings water online and overseas - (Celebs Gone Good) "...Matt announced that his organization, H20 Africa, has teamed up with Gary White’s WaterPartners to create a powerful new non-profit: Water.org."
  
• The Yes Men Release Toxic Bottled Water, Slam Dow Chemical - (Ecorazzi) "The Yes Men — those mischievous impersonators who expose corporate evildoers — are ramping up their efforts to draw attention Dow Chemical’s environmental greenwashing with the release of a new bottled water: B’eau-Pal." (movie trailer in post)
  
• No Impact Man hits the big screen - (Mother Nature Network) "'Proof that eco & entertainment are not mutually exclusive.' -- Variety" (movie trailer in post)
  
• 20 Hearing-Impaired Dancers Create an Amazing Visual Spectacle - (Seeing good) Seriously...this is amazing!
  

Website Stuff

• Sea Glass Organics: Green Living, Beach Style - Great site to find eco-friendly gifts and goods!
• Go ask Alice ... to buy TP - (Mother Nature Network) "A new shopping website, Alice.com, make shopping for (and not running out of) green household necessities a lot easier. "

International Stuff

• Building Relations to Build a Better World: China and the U.S. Work Together to Tackle Environmental Concerns - (EcoWorldly)
  
• Niger Delta – a Humanitarian and Environmental Catastrophe - (Red, Green and Blue) "Are oil companies causing humanitarian crises?"
  

Political, Social & Economy Stuff

• Los Angeles kicks the coal habit - (Mother Nature Network) "The city of L.A. announces plans to go coal-free by 2020, causing a new plant to be scrapped."
• Listen live to California BPA hearing - (Safer States)
  
• That was Then / This is Now – 30 Yr Old Energy Speech Eerily Relevant - (Twilight Earth) Speech by then Pres. Jimmy Carter (video in post).
  
• Reinstate Congress's moratorium on offshore oil drilling in the OCS - (Oceana: Take Action) "Congress wavered in 2008, but we can get back on track toward protecting our oceans and ending climate change if you let your representatives know that you believe offshore drilling is not the answer."
• Letter from Nobel Prize winners to President Obama - (Causecast) "The following letter was sent to President Barack Obama on July 16, referencing H.R. 2454, The American Clean Energy and Security Act."

Other Random Cool Stuff

• Hybrid Squared: Ingenious Energy-Generating Bike Rental System - (Inhabitat) "...Hybrid2 system consists of a fleet of rentable bicycles that are capable of generating and storing kinetic energy, which is then used to power the city’s hybrid electric buses."
• San Francisco to Become One Big Urban Farm - (Causecast) "San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom is now tasking all city departments to 'conduct an audit of unused land—including empty lots, rooftops, windowsills and median strips—that could be turned into community gardens or farms.'"
• Wal-Mart Measuring Pollution and Water Use of EVERYTHING - (EcoGeek) "Wal-Mart is now on a mission to determine the social and environmental impact of everything they sell (which is a lot of things.)" Hmmm...interesting.