Stuff We Found Today - 09.08.09

Hungarian EcoCar - the I+Solo

Family, Kids & Health Stuff

• Toys That Go Vroom - (Ideal Bite) "Keep 'em rolling with planet-friendly toy cars, trucks, and trains." These are made in the US with eco-friendly materials.

Food Stuff

• The Cruelty Of Eggs - (GreenMuze) The practice of grinding male chicks alive??? This is horrible. Warning - video in post is graphic and hard to watch.
• Male Chicks Macerated for Our Eggs -- But We Can Take Action! - (Fake Plastic Fish) There's something we can do... Thanks to TheSmartMama for pointing us to this article.

Home Stuff

• Pick Plastics Carefully - (Environmental Working Group) Tips on choosing better plastics for home and family.
• Green Lawns That Really Are: LEHR, Brill and Eco-Lawn - (EcoStiletto)
• Affordable Housing Made of Recycled Materials - (Inhabitat)

Beauty & Fashion Stuff

• 5 Calorie-Free Organic Chocolate Skincare Treats (You Won't Gain a Pound, We Promise!) - (TreeHugger.com) Coco-Zen Chocolate Body Treats are featured on page 2!!
• Simple Shoes on sale: Comfy eco-minded shoes for under $10 a pair - (green LA girl)

Tech & Science Stuff

• Can Electrifying Highways Liberate Electric Cars from the Tyranny of Batteries? (TheDailyGreen) "A look at the next-generation of car technology, including 'driverless' models." Wow, this could be cool.
• Fueling the World With Solar - (Sierra Club: The Green Life) "Ever wonder how much surface area it would take to fuel the world with solar power?" An interesting article...
• The Hungarian EcoCar - (GreenMuze) Check out this funky little car...
• 10 (More!) Green Apps for You iPhone - (EcoSalon) For all you iPhone lovers out there...
  
  
  

Work & Business Stuff

• Cleantech jobs map - (Mother Nature Network) "Earth2Tech's 101 Cleantech Startups map provides a quick look at cleantech-friendly areas in the United States."
• Greener Jobs Roundup 9/5/2009 - (Jetson Green)
• Great Green Job of the Week: Ecological Restoration Intern, Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy - (EarthFirst) "The Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy’s Site Stewardship Program is seeking a motivated intern to work in a dynamic community-based habitat restoration program in the Golden Gate National Recreation Area in the San Francisco bay area."

School, College & Student Stuff

• Obama to kids: Pay attention - (Mother Nature Network) "President Obama addresses children across the country asking them to stay in school, set goals and wash their hands." Check out the video of his speech on C-SPAN.
• Green College Spotlight: Pomona College - (EarthFirst)

Nature & Environment Stuff

• Nature's Exotic Athletes: 12 Strange Animal Sports - (WebEcoist) Fun animal facts and stuff.
• Flying Fish - (Environmental Graffiti) Seriously, fish that fly...well sort of. Check out the video in post.

Arts, Entertainment & Travel Stuff

• Movie Review: Crude - (Sierra Club: The Green Life) "...a stunning portrayal of a polluting industry run amok and its impact on indigenous people and their lush Amazonian environment." (movie trailer in post)
• Age of Stupid Premiere - (CTN Green News) "Why didn’t we save ourselves when we had the chance? This is the question the soon-to-be released film, Age of Stupid, poses to us." Movie premiers on Sep 21st (movie trailer in post).

Website Stuff

• Eco-Websites for Teachers: Want your kids to learn eco-lessons in school that'll register? - (Ideal Bite) "These resources are packed with lesson plans, activities, and links for grades K-5, so pass 'em on to your kid's teacher or bag a few lessons of your own."

International Stuff

• Iran Gets its First Electric Car - (Inhabitat) "When a country that has the world’s third largest supply of oil reserves starts to pay attention to electric vehicle technology, it’s time for all of us to pay attention."

Political, Social & Economy Stuff

• Tell Your Senators: the World Can't Wait for Clean Energy - (Change.org) Just signed this petition...will you?
• Van Jones Resigns - (Twilight Earth) "White House environmental adviser Van Jones resigned Saturday after a Republican smear campaign stemming from his past activism." So sad...
• The Wilderness Act: A 'Down Payment on Forever' - (TheDailyGreen) "Why the 45-year-old Wilderness Act is a bipartisan landmark to legislative common sense and the potential of the human spirit."
• Why the resignation of green jobs czar Van Jones matters - (Mother Nature Network)

Other Random Cool Stuff

• Global Warming - Somewhere between THE truth and YOUR truth, is Denial - (Twilight Earth) Please take a moment to read and think about this...
• 7 Individuals Taking Extraordinary Steps to Protect the Earth - (TheDailyGreen)
• 10 Recycling Oddities - (TheDailyGreen) "The Green Cheapskate explains how to recycle some of the oddest (dentures?) things, from soap to nuts."
• Big Oil creates phony climate denial site, lies about it - (Grist)