Stuff We Found Today - 08.11.09

From thunderstorm to tornado

Family, Kids & Health Stuff

• Some BPA-Free Bottles Still Leach Bisphenol A - (TheDailyGreen) "One solution: Use a glass baby bottle."
• Study: Home Pesticides Linked to Childhood Cancer - (TheDailyGreen) "Rates of a rare leukemia are higher among children who show evidence of exposure to insect killers."
• Teen eco-heroes take care of business - (Mother Nature Network) "Action for Nation announces its 2009 Interntaional Young Eco-Hero Awards." Love activist youth!!

Food Stuff

• Deadly Delicacies: 10 Foods To Die For - (WebEcoist) Now here's some food for though - haha!
  
• Foodie-Friendly Organic Baby Food from Top Chefs at Pomme Bebe, Sprout Organic and Petite Palate - (Mommy Greenest) "Sprout Organic baby food from celeb chef Tyler Florence is so scrumptious, you’ll find it tough to resist sharing with your wee one."
• The Problem with Farmed Atlantic Salmon - (TheDailyGreen) "Chile, which provides most U.S. farmed salmon, uses massive amounts of antibiotics, endangering wild fish and marine ecosystems. That's just part of the problem."
• Why don't all students eat like the president's daughters? - (Mother Nature Network) "A new ad campaign tries to get Congress to reform school lunches by comparing the first daughters' school lunches with the rest of the country."

Home Stuff

• West Elm's got "green" products! - Looks like West Elm is moving into the green arena. They've got some very affordable organic cotton towels, and we're loving their recycled glassware...check it out!
• The energy bill meets the emoticon - (Mother Nature Network) "Sacramento residents are getting graded with smiley or frowny faces on their monthly electric bills."
• Green gear for school lunches - (Mother Nature Network) "Six eco-savvy products to green your child's lunch box." The tiffins this post mentions is just like the ones we package our Truffles-To-Give in!!

Beauty & Fashion Stuff

• 9 Natural Deodorants That Really Work - (TheDailyGreen) "Which brands really work, and how to choose a natural brand without being fooled by greenwashing." Remember, anti-perspirants usually contain aluminum compounds...not good.
• MUSE: Pamela Anderson’s New Fashion Line To Debut At NY Fashion Week - (Ecorazzi) "...eco and animal-friendly collection of swimwear, casual wear, and shoes..."

Tech & Science Stuff

• The Nissan Leaf Hits the U.S. Road in 2010 - (TheDailyGreen) "The specs on Nissan's new zero-emissions electric vehicle." The range will be 100 miles...woo hoo!
• Super-Compact Bicycle Folds Up Smaller Than a Wheel - (EarthFirst) For all you bike commuters out there, this is wayyyyyy cool!

Work & Business Stuff

• 3 Green Jobs in the Emerging Biofuel Market - (TheDailyGreen)
• 4 Emerging Green Collar Jobs in Wind Energy - (TheDailyGreen)
• Green job of the week: College dean - (Mother Nature Network) "Delaware Valley College in Doylestown, Pennsylvania is searching for a Dean of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences."
• Green job of the week: PV Installer - (Mother Nature Network) "SolarCity is hiring 100 new photovoltaic installers in Southern California and in the Greater Phoenix, Arizona area."

School, College & Student Stuff

• Sustainability Degrees Growing in Popularity - (EarthFirst) "College students are flocking to sustainability programs in droves, graduating with the knowledge they need to help guide the world to a greener, more sustainable way of life."

Nature & Environment Stuff

• 70 Viciously Twisted Tornadoes and Waterspouts - (WebEcoist) Nature's force...cool pics to look at.
  

Arts, Entertainment & Travel Stuff

• Val Kilmer’s Global Warming Thriller Worse Than “The Happening”? - (Ecorazzi) Too bad...another eco-movie gone bad.
• Eva Longoria And Friends To Build Green Mall In Portland - (Ecorazzi)

Political, Social & Economy Stuff

• US and China must fight emissions together - (Financial Times) Interesting opinion piece by John Kerry.
  
• Congress to FDA: Prove Bisphenol A Safe, or Ban It - (TheDailyGreen) "In food safety bill, the House gives the FDA a deadline to prove Bisphenol A is safe, or restrict its use in products used by pregnant women, and young children."
• The importance of a green economy - (Mother Nature Network) "Green For All's new video focuses on the importance of a green economy to help provide a pathway out of poverty for millions."

Other Random Cool Stuff

• Kleenex Will No Longer Be Made from Virgin Forests - (TheDailyGreen) "A Greenpeace campaign against the world's largest tissue maker claims success, as Kimberly-Clark agrees to forest sustainability standards."