Stuff We Found Today - 010.19.09

"Clean Coal?!"

Family, Kids & Health Stuff

• Mom-to-be Acne Remedies - (Ideal Bite) "Keep your complexion clear with planet-friendly acne treatments that are effective and baby-safe, so you can handle red bumps en route."
• Green Shopping Guide for Toy Lovers - (Eco Child's Play) Just in case you're already staring to think about what to get the kiddies this holiday season.
• Welcome to the Party in My Pants. - (Feelgood Style) It's the name of a new eco-feminine product. Ladies, check it out...

Food Stuff

• Voluntary Sustainable Seafood Labels Now Law in California - (Blue Living Ideas) Voluntary law?? Doesn't "law" usually mean mandatory? Hmmm...
• Atlanta's 5 Seasons Brewery Producing Rainwater Beer - (EcoLocalizer)

Tech & Science Stuff

• Transmitting Alternative Energy in U.S. May Become Easier - (AboutMyPlanet.com) A good sign of things to come...
• EPA Warning Could Mark Beginning of the End for Mountaintop Removal - (CleanTechnica)
• Reliable Wave Power Ensures Secure Terrorism Protection - (CleanTechnica) "...the US Navy just awarded Lockheed Martin and Ocean Power Technologies a $15 million 4 year contract to provide wave power for terrorism prevention around the coasts."
• 60% of US States Could Supply 100% of Their Own Power From Renewable Energy, New Rules Project Shows - (CleanTechnica) So, what are we waiting for???

Work & Business Stuff

• Top 5 Coolest Green Jobs That are NOT Desk Jobs - (Inhabitat)

School, College & Student Stuff

• Colleges Greener than Ever Despite Economy - (EarthFirst.com) Students have always been on the forefront of change...

Nature & Environment Stuff

• Our Dirty Fuels and Overconsumption are Changing Our Oceans - (Blue Living Ideas)
• Acid Test: The Global Challenge of Ocean Acidification - (Natural Resource Defense Council) Documentary "made to raise awareness about the largely unknown problem of ocean acidification, which poses a fundamental challenge to life in the seas and the health of the entire planet."

Arts, Entertainment & Travel Stuff

• Quote of the day: Matt Damon - (Do Something.org) "When your great-great-grandkids study history, don’t you want them to be proud that you were part of the solution?" EXACTLY!!

International Stuff

• Amazonian Tribe Massacred by Loggers Dwindles to 5 Members - (EarthFirst.com) "The once-vibrant, ancient Akuntsu tribe of Brazil lost almost all of their numbers to a massacre by loggers intent on stealing their land in the 1990s."
• Maldives Scuba Meeting - (GreenMuze) "Maldives President Mohamed Nasheed, and his ministers held the world’s first official underwater cabinet meeting on Saturday October 17th, 2009 as part of an international movement to draw global attention to the pressing issue of climate change." See pictures in post!!
• Sweden is Burning Biofuel Made from Bunnies - (Inhabitat)

Other Random Cool Stuff

• $400 Per Gallon Gas And The Green War Of The Future - (Gas 2.0) "Pentagon officials disclosed that getting conventional petroleum fuel to remote combat locations in Afghanistan costs a whopping $400 per gallon... the U.S. military is the world’s single largest consumer of oil." Finding alternative energy? Can we say national security?!!!
• $25 Billion for Imported Oil - In One Month! - (CleanTechnica)"..how much the US spent on imported oil in September 2009... Last year, we engaged in essentially the biggest transfer of wealth in human history due to oil being at $140/barrel."
• New York City Starts "One Year, One Thousand Green Supers" Green Building Program - (Green Building Elements) "New York City plans to train one thousand superintendents on green buildings this year." Very cool!
• The Cartoonist vs. Big coal (cartoons) - (Red, Green and Blue) Some funny stuff here...