Stuff We Found Today - 1.14.10 (We're back!!)

We know it's been a while since we last posted the "Stuff We Found". It was a far busier than expected holiday season for us (yea!!!), and then we decided to take a little break to catch our breath. Well, we're back now, and here's some of the stuff we found!

**Haiti Earthquake Relief - If you're interested in donating to the relief efforts for the Haiti earthquake disaster, here are some organizations to consider...

• American Red Cross International Response Fund
• Clinton Foundation - President Clinton is the UN's Special Envoy to Haiti
  
• Doctors Without Borders
• International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies
• Mercy Corps Haiti Earthquake Fund
• Oxfam America
  
• Partners in Health
• Unicef
• UN World Food Programme
• Yele Haiti
• The Goods Store (Causecast & The Huffington Post) - If you want to buy needed supplies that will go directly to aid the disaster victims rather than donate money, check this site out.

Family, Kids & Health Stuff

• 6 Major US Manufacturers of Baby Bottles Agree to Stop Using BPA - (Greenwala) Great news!!

Food Stuff

• Monsanto's GMO Corn Linked to Organ Failure, Study Reveals - (Yahoo! News: Huffington Post)
• Michael Pollan Talks Food Rules with Jon Stewart - (EarthFirst.com) "Food Rules: An Eater’s Manual offers 64 tools for eating well, including this gem: 'avoid edible foodlike substances.'" Haha!! (video in post)

Home Stuff

• IKEA Unveils New Line of Solar-Powered Lighting - (Inhabitat) Fun, affordable and earth-friendly!
• Energy Efficient Appliances Program To Begin In USA - (AboutMyPlanet.com) A "Cash For Clunkers" type program for household appliances is coming this year.

Beauty & Fashion Stuff

• Mr. Larkin Organic Clothing Made From Milk - (EcoStiletto) His gowns may be a little out of reach for our pocket books, but... ohhhhhh so gorgeous!!

Tech & Science Stuff

• Toyota unveils pint-sized hybrid concept car - (Greenwala News) "... smaller than the Prius and geared toward younger buyers..."
• Top 5 Greener Gadgets Unveiled at CES - (Inhabitat) From video projectors, to laptops to smartphone bracelets (yeah, that's right!) check out these picks from the Consumer Electronic Show in Las Vegas.
• NASA Grace Satellites Track Groundwater Levels from Space - (Blue Living Ideas) ...and the news is not so good...

School, College & Student Stuff

• College Students Seek Out More Green Classes - (EarthFirst.com)

Nature & Environment Stuff

• Global Warming Effects: 10 Startling Facts from 2009 - (Environmental Defense Fund)
• Frog Devours Snake in Bizarre Food Chain Twist - (EarthFirst.com) Oh... wacky nature...

International Stuff

• Wall of Trees Hopes to Stand Ready Against the Sahara - (AboutMyPlanet.com) "A green barrier could be the only defense against the marching sand dunes of the Sahara..."
• 'Green pope' again speaks out for environment, slams world leaders - (USAToday.com)

Political, Social & Economy Stuff

• Coal Ash is So Safe, I'd Eat it on Cereal, Doctor Says - (EarthFirst.com) "...according to the GOP’s star witness at a December 10th hearing on “Drinking Water and Public Health Impacts of Coal Combustion Waste Disposal”, arsenic-packed coal ash is so safe, he’d eat it on cereal." Say what??!!!!! (video in post)