Stuff We Found Today - 01.25.10

Wanna see some funny looking sea critters??

Food Stuff

• Kraft pledges to honour Cadbury's Fairtrade sourcing commitments - (guardian.co.uk) "Fears that US food company would stop selling ethically-sourced products after a takeover allayed, but expansion of Fairtrade agreements remains in doubt..."
• London's Unpackaged Grocery Shop Eliminate Wasteful Packaging - (Inhabitat) Wish we had one of these here!
• Fairtrade KitKat goes on sale across Britain - (The Press, York) Still waiting for one of the "big brands" to go Fair Trade here in the US...
• Ecologic Sustainable Milk Container Debuts with Straus Family Creamery Organic Milk - (Sustainable is Good) Great idea, but how do you recycle this... with paper or with plastic?

Home Stuff

• Building Cheap And Stable House Out Of Recycled Bottles - (World max Travel) Check out the before and after pics...amazing.

Beauty & Fashion Stuff

• Ten-Year-Old Eco-Friendly Fashion Maven - (Sierra Club: The Green Life) Love kids that make a difference!
• Toxic Children's Jewelry: Lead and Cadmium Recalls - (TheDailyGreen) "See why authorities say you should avoid cheap children's jewelry, and check all the latest toxic toy recalls."

Tech & Science Stuff

• Eolic: A Foldable, Portable Wind Turbine - (Inhabitat)
• Apple gadgets going solar? - (Mother Nature Network) "3 new patents just filed by Apple indicate the company is getting into the clean energy business."
• EcoSnoop: Environmental Activism With Your iPhone - (The Good Human)
• GreeningOfOil.com - Big Oils Ultimate Greenwash - (Twilight Earth) Are they kidding us?!!

Nature & Environment Stuff

• Stephen Colbert on Mountaintop Removal Coal Mining - (Colbert Nation) If you didn't catch this last monday... hilarious! Gotta love the sarcasm. (video in post)
• 8 bizarre newly discovered deep sea creatures - (Mother Nature Network) Wanna see some funny looking sea critters??
• You Can All Stop Worrying About It - The Planet Will Be Fine. - (The Good Human) Hello people... the planet's not going to disappear... WE ARE!!

Arts, Entertainment & Travel Stuff

• Jean Luc Cornec's Re-purposed Rotary Phone Sheep - (Inhabitat) Cool upcycling into art... but scary to think of all those old rotary phones we grew up with that are most likely now in sitting in landfills. Does new tech just create more waste... something to think about.
• Michael Jantzen's Towering Eco-Hotel Sports a Ski Slope - (Inhabitat) Calling all skiers... this is pretty cool!

International Stuff

• Did China block Copenhagen progress to pave way for its own dominance in cleantech? - (Grist) "...unless the United States rapidly caught up, 'we are going to gradually cede this industry to Beijing and the good jobs and energy security that would go with it.'"

Political, Social & Economy Stuff

• Coal ash first real test of Obama commitment to health and safety regulation - (Grist)

Other Random Cool Stuff

• UC Berkeley Students Imagine a New Life for Old Bay Bridge Span - (Inhabitat)
• A fair trade Valentine's Day - (Mother Nature Network) "Now that fair trade certified wine has hit the market, socio-eco-conscious activists are celebrating with a triumvirate of fair trade products: Chocolate, flowers and wine."
• TerraCycle will begin upcycling pens and markers - (Mother Nature Network) First chip bags, now markers... awesome!
• NYC Cab Driver Returns $21,000 to a Passenger - (Seeing Good) This cabbie is due some seriously good karma.