Stuff We Found Today - 07.23.09

Whale and Dolphin Conversation Society online Blue Whale project

Family, Kids & Health Stuff

• New book presents chilling evidence of corporate manipulation of children - (Culture Change) "A chilling assessment of modern commercial culture and how it distorts childhood, corrupts civic institutions, and endangers the planet."
• Kids Can Make a Difference: 2009 AFN Young Eco-Heroes Awards - (Eco Child's Play) "Children are not inconsequential. They do have the power to change the world today… and far into the future." Here, here!!
• Columbia: Air Pollutants Lower NYC Kids’ IQs - (Kid-Safe Chemicals Act Interactive Magazine) "A landmark study by Columbia University’s Center for Children’s Environmental Health (CCCEH) has found that New York City children exposed in the womb to urban air pollutants score significantly lower on intelligence tests than children of mothers who breathed cleaner air during their pregnancies."

Food Stuff

• Socially aware chocoholics rejoice as Cadbury’s Dairy Milk goes Fairtrade - (World-Biggest-New.com) Cadbury's first Fair Trade chocolate bars finally roll off the line and available in UK...how about here in the US???
  
• Chipotle’s Three Strikes - (Ecorazzi) Hmmm...maybe they're not so great afterall.
• 13 Tips to Avoid Exposure to Toxins in Common Foods - (EcoSalon)
• Horizon Organic and Silk Soymilk: Integrity of Farm Aid Sponsors Questionable - (Green Living Ideas)

Home Stuff

• Weed Killing, Naturally - (EcoSalon) For all you gardeners out there...

Beauty & Fashion Stuff

• Presto, Chango: It’s a Wrap! - (ecofabulous) Made from bamboo jersey, love how one piece can be worn as so many things...genius!
  
• Nike Stops Use of Amazon Leather After Damning Greenpeace Report - (Planetsave)

Tech & Science Stuff

• Mercedes Revives Gullwing for Electric Sports Car - (EcoGeek)
  
• The Open Source Hydrogen Micro-compact - (ecomii) "...the most outside-the-box concept of all is using an open source platform to build micro-compact hydrogen vehicles."
  
• Toyota's Solar Flowers - (GreenMuze) "To promote their new third generation 2010 Prius hybrid, Toyota is planting 18-foot plastic solar flowers in major cities across the USA. The plastic solar flowers provide free Wi-Fi service and the ability to charge small gadgets to anyone in the near vicinity of the flowers."

Work & Business Stuff

• “You Can’t Do Business on a Dead Planet”: Kellogg’s Martin Melaver Interview - (Chelsea Green) "Sustainability makes sense from a business and, more importantly, from a moral perspective... Would you rather get up in the morning just for the sake of a paycheck, or get up in the morning with a sense of purpose (and get a paycheck)?"
• Telecommuting & Freelance Green Jobs - 7/23/09 - (Green Gigs)
• Green Jobs at Home - July 21, 2009 - (Green Gigs)
• The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Greening Your Business - (EcoLocalizer) "Many people do not realize that going green isn’t just about replacing everything with something greener, in fact many times going green can help cut costs, save energy, and save money."

School, College & Student Stuff

• Green College Spotlight: Grinnell College - (EarthFirst)
  

Nature & Environment Stuff

• Entire Blue Whale Online - (GreenMuze) "Have you ever wondered what a Blue Whale looks like up close? A life size interactive rendition of the largest mammal on the planet is now online to raise awareness about the effects hunting, overfishing and climate change are having on these magnificent creatures." Kids will love looking at this!

Arts, Entertainment & Travel Stuff

• Brad Pitt - Making it Right - (CTN Green News) "Brad and Angelina - www.MakeItRightNola.org are Breaking yet more new green ground in New Orleans — Families from the Lower 9th Ward can now choose to build a duplex in the Make It Right neighborhood." (video in post)
  
• Volunteer Vacations - (Ideal Bite) "...where eco-adventure, exposure to different cultures, and doing something good for the world while you're at it, await."
• Jon Stewart’s Illustrated Guide to Cap and Trade - (EarthFirst.com) "The Daily Show was almost entirely green-themed on Tuesday night, with host Jon Stewart guiding us through the climate change bill passing through the Senate and interviewing Energy Secretary Chu." Very funny, but some very adult humor (just a warning). Video in post.
• Construction Begins On ‘The Brando’ Eco-Resort - (Ecorazzi)
• Top 5 Incredible Eco-Hotels and Hostels of the World - (Inhabitat)

Website Stuff

• Fresh & Green - Green products for the whole family - Women, Men, Kids Toys and Baby.
  
• 7 Eco-Friendly Mom Approved Websites for Kids - (Green and Clean Mom)

International Stuff

• Onion News: China Celebrates Status as #1 Air Polluter - (EarthFirst) For those of you who appreciate The Onion humor.
  

Political, Social & Economy Stuff

• Tell NOAA to protect sea turtles from trawls. - (Ocean: Take Action) "Take Action to Stop Offshore Drilling! Many of our country’s trawl fisheries accidentally injure and kill endangered sea turtles by entangling them in their massive nets."
• How Much Does Your Senator Really Care About Climate Change? - (Red, Green and Blue) "The good folks at Grist put together a comprehensive analysis of the 50 Senators’ treatment of energy and climate on their interwebs pages. And the results weren’t exactly flattering."
• Green Jobs and Clean Energy: #1 Way to Lead the World - (Planetsave)

Other Random Cool Stuff

• We Want More from Our S'mores! - (Global Exchange) "This summer, the S’mores are speaking out…for Fair Trade!!! Join in the gooey, sticky, chocolatey goodness of our S’mores Action!" Live in the SF bay area?...Go check this out! If not, you can participate from home!
• Green Field Paper Company - Finest in tree free paper - Grow A Note seed embedded handmade paper, Hemp Heritage and PaperEvolution brands.
  
• 5 Smart Strategies to Save Money, Reduce Waste - (ecomii)