Stuff We Found Today - 08.17.09

The First Family visits Yellowstone National Park

Family, Kids & Health Stuff

• Back-to-School Week: Desk Supplies - (Ideal Bite) "These finds have everything conventional kids' pens, notebooks, etc., have going for them, but won't tax natural resources like trees and waterways in an instant."
  
• AstroTurf Agrees to Eliminate Lead Threats to Children - (Center for Environmental Health) "The agreement is the first following from a CEH investigation of high levels of lead found in turf from dozens of artificial turf makers."
• Fewer Toxins in Toyland - (Culture Change) Woo hoo!
  

Food Stuff

• Chocolate again linked to better heart health - (Confectionary News) Woohoo...even more reason to love chocolate!
  
• Hilarious High Fructose Corn Syrup Ad Parody - (EarthFirst) After the videos, don't forget to read the post about why high fructose corn syrup IS bad for you and your kids.
  
• Bananas!* Exposes Dole’s Poisonous Practices - (EcoWorldly) Movie trailer in post.
  
• Cut plastic out with homemade yogurt - (Mother Nature Network) "Plastic pollutes and is made using oil. Here's a quick and easy way to take a small bite out of your plastic footprint." Apparently making your own yogurt is pretty easy...and GOOD!
  

Home Stuff

• Ecopaper.com: Tree-Free Paper & Envelopes - Just found this...banana, sugar, coffee and other tree-free papers and envelopes. Perfect for work and home!
  
• Showering With Plants - (GreenMuze) How'd you like to have this for a shower?!
  
• Vinyl-Free, Reusable Fabric Wall Stickers by Mae - (Inhabitat) These are perfect for kids rooms!
  
• Bargain Buy: SO chic Stainless Steel drinkware at REI - (GWG) Loving these!
  
• 7 Cool Green Homes that Float - (TheDailyGreen) Just for fun...
  

Beauty & Fashion Stuff

• Modeling Agents Scouting for the Next Green Model: Project Green Search - (Sustainablog) Calling all aspiring eco-models...
  
• Save the World with Your Underwear: Yves Behar Launches PACT - (Inhabitat) Haha...love this!
  

Tech & Science Stuff

• 6 Alternative-Fuel Vehicles Built By Teenagers - (Gas 2.0) ...by teenagers!! Awesome!
  
• Dell to cut 34,000 tons of CO2 in 2009 - (Mother Nature Network) "Dell announces big energy savings ($5.8 million worth) in 2009 and a switch to 25% renewables."
  

Work & Business Stuff

• Great Green Job of the Week: Licensee Director, Earth Advantage Institute - (EarthFirst) "Promoting the wise use of energy and natural resources in a carbon constrained world, Earth Advantage Institute (EAI) will be the nation’s leading organization in providing green building and climate solutions for clients in the building trades."
• Check Out These Greener Jobs - (Jetson Green)
  
• Green Jobs at Home - August 14, 2009 - (Green Gigs)
  

School, College & Student Stuff

• Green College Spotlight: Clark University - (EarthFirst)
  

Nature & Environment Stuff

• Documentary: “A World Without Water” - (Blue Living Ideas) "...a fascinating story about the inevitable truth that world is running out of its most precious resource." (video in post)
  
• 15 Beautiful and Endangered Places Around the Globe - (EcoSalon) "Whether the effects of global warming, deforestation, urbanization or heavy tourism are to blame, the fact of the matter is that these precious gems are rapidly deteriorating right before our eyes."
  
• 4 Million Pounds of Space Junk Polluting Earth’s Orbit - (EcoWorldly) That can't be good...
  

Arts, Entertainment & Travel Stuff

• The Green Quote: Robert Redford Doesn’t Believe In Clean Coal - (Ecorazzi) Neither do we!
• Get The Dirt On Dirt In “Dirt! The Movie” - (Ecorazzi) "Narrated by Jamie Lee Curtis, the film features a who’s who of agricultural, economic and environmental activists discussing the impact that our mistreatment of dirt and topsoil is having on the planet and what we can do to stem the tide." (trailer in post)

Website Stuff

• ZoomPool: A Social Network for Carbon-Conscious Carpoolers - (Fast Company) "The just-launched service aims to link like-minded commuters--thus making ride-sharing easier, and cutting down on the creep factor."
  

International Stuff

• Europe Leads the Way in Greener Airlines - (Environmental Leader)
  
• First Look: Heathrow's $1.6 Billion Terminal 2 Will Be Brighter, Greener, Less Ugly - (Fast Company)
  
• China’s Iconic Panda May Face Extinction in Two to Three Generations - (EcoWorldly) This would truly be sad.
  

Political, Social & Economy Stuff

• The First Family visits Yellowstone National Park - (Obama Pics Daily) Oh, just some really nice family pics...very endearing.
• Clinton's Other Congo Mission: Conflict Diamonds and Other Mined Minerals - (TheDailyGreen) "Drawing a line between your latest laptop and the rape of women in war-torn Central Africa."
  

Other Random Cool Stuff

• Mother Jones Unveils the Greenwashed Truth about Fiji Water - (EarthFirst)
  
• A Review of Sneaky Green Uses for Everyday Things by Cy Tymony - (Eco Child's Play) "...a fun and fabulous book for people that love to create their own gadgets." Looks like a perfect book for creative/crafty kids to check out...and us parents could probably learn a few things too!