Stuff We Found Today - 10.01.09

CO2 Isn’t Good for You…It’s GREAT!!!

Family, Kids & Health Stuff

• DIY recycled doll house furniture - (Mother Nature Network) "Turn these everyday recyclables into furniture for your child's doll house." Great project for all you crafty types!
• Video: Smoking Teeth = Poisin Gas - (ToothHugger) If you've got silver fillings, you have to watch this video...shows how mercury vapor is constantly emitted from silver amalgam fillings.
• Watch: Michelle Obama Teaches Gardening on Sesame Street - (Ecorazzi)

Food Stuff

• Federal Judge Says USDA Illegally Approved Genetically Modified Sugar Beets - (Eat. Drink. Better.)
• California champagne goes organic - (Mother Nature Network) "Sonoma Valley's Korbel introduces its first champagne made with 100 percent organic grapes."
• Organic Beer & Wine Tasting - San Francisco - (CCOF) Hey, if you're in San Francisco on Oct 23rd, come check this out!
• Chocolate passes clinical trial test for artery and heart health - (Confectionery News) Wow...proven that chocolate make both you and your heart happy!

Home Stuff

• 10 Best Pollution-Busting Houseplants - (TheDailyGreen)

Tech & Science Stuff

• Seven Weeds That Could Power Your Car - (Gas 2.0) "...inedible weeds are taking a front-row seat due to their relatively low demands on water, pesticides, and herbicides, and their reduced need for tilling and other mechanized soil prep."
• Hyundai Enters The Green Auto Market With a Bang | IAA Frankfurt Auto Show - (Gas 2.0)
• Google creating software to make plug-in hybrids more efficient - (Mother Nature Network) " The Internet giant is expanding its operations to work on software that will help better manage peak usage of electric cars."
• Top Five Air Powered Vehicles - (Inhabitat) "...typically powered by a compressed air engine combined with an electric motor..." Hmmm, interesting.

School, College & Student Stuff

• Greenest Colleges - (Ideal Bite) Check out sustainability rankings on the web.

Nature & Environment Stuff

• (Un) Happy Earth Overshoot Day - (Mother Nature Network) "Sept. 25 marks the day we go into 'nature debt' -- utilizing more than the year's supply of water, forest and agricultural resources. It's time to start thinking globally and conserving locally."
• Gorillas Seeking Facebook Friends - (Sierra Club: The Green Life) Yes...for real!
• Great White! 7 Albino Wonders of the Animal World - (WebEcoist)
• The Huge Spill You Haven't Heard of - (Oceana) "It has been 35 days since a massive oil rig blowout in the Timor Sea and oil continues to flow steadily into the ocean off Australia. Conservative estimates have the rig spewing 16,800 gallons per day, for a total of more than half a million gallons."
• The Most Spectacular Migration on Earth: The Red Crabs of Christmas Island - (Environmental Graffiti) How cool this would be to see in person!

Arts, Entertainment & Travel Stuff

• Evander Holyfield fights global warming - (Mother Nature Network) "Holyfield told the AP that, 'I guess I'm lean and green. I'm pretty much going to do all I can to fight against global warming...'"
• Our "Beds Are Burning" Again, Thanks to Global Warming. Hear the New Song - (TheDailyGreen) "Midnight Oil's inspiring anthem launches a new climate change campaign, with support from 60+ major world stars."

Website Stuff

• A virtual path to green - (Mother Nature Network) "Looking for a fun site to explore with your kids? Boston Children's Museum has recently launched Our Green Trail, an online game that introduces families to the green lifestyle."

International Stuff

• Super High Speed Rail for China - $4 Billion Purchase - (CleanTechica) ...and our high speed rails are coming when??

Political, Social & Economy Stuff

• More CO2 for a Greener World: One From the Tobacco Advertiser's Playbook - (Red, Green and Blue)
• CO2 Isn't Good for You...It's GREAT!!! (cartoon) - (Red, Green and Blue) ...NOT!
• Fuel Efficiency for Cars and Light Trucks to be Raised 40 Percent - (Twilight Earth)

Other Random Cool Stuff

• Now THIS is a bike lane - (Mother Nature Network) "New York City just built a beautiful bike lane that has more than tripled the number of cyclists using the Manhattan Bridge every day."
• Top 10 funniest eco-bumper stickers - (Mother Nature Network)
• Why Californians use so much less electricity - (Mother Nature Network) "Californians use 40% less electricity than average Americans! Can other states copy this energy efficiency?"