Stuff We Found Today - 05.02.10

FLOTUS promoting her "Let's Move" campaign

Food Stuff

• Which Veggie Burgers Were Made With a Neurotoxin? - (AlterNet) "Most non-organic veggie burgers currently on the market are made with the chemical hexane, an EPA-registered air pollutant and neurotoxin." Go organic!
• Ash from volcano strands produce - (Mother Nature Network) "Tons of fruit and vegetables can't make it to their intended destinations. Is this wasted food also food for thought for our future?"
• RECIPE: Garlic & Herb Cauliflower Bites - (The GirlieGirl Army) Mmmm... this looks like somethings the kiddies might like.
• EWG's 2010 Shopper's Guide to Pesticides - (Environmental Working Group) First look at the "dirty dozen" and the "clean 15" for 2010.
• Conventional celery: Stalks of pesticides - (Mother Nature Network) "Celery tops the 'Dirty Dozen' list of conventional produce that is most contaminated with pesticide residues." - ewwww!!

Home Stuff

• Is Your Furniture Making You Sick? - (EcoStiletto) "Did you know that there are just as many chemicals, pesticides and harmful pollutants in furniture as there are in non-organic food?"
• CASAKid's Green & Multifunctional Oscar's Bed - (Inhabitots) Ooooh, we like this... love that it can be used for storage once kid grows out of the bed.

Beauty & Fashion Stuff

• Clear Skin, Clear conscience: Eco-Effective Acne Fighters for Every Age and Stage - (EcoStiletto)
• AliveShoes Project Fuses Artistic Expression, Eco-Fashion, Sustainability - (Ecouterre) Interesting concept...check it out.
• Yves Béhar’s DIY Spectacles Help Mexican Students See, Learn Better - (Ecouterre) Cool glasses... and there being made available for free to students in Mexico!
  

Tech & Science Stuff

• The Nissan Leaf lines up paying customers - (Mother Nature Network) "Nissan is taking reservations for its Leaf battery car starting April 20, two days before Earth Day. Will the 115,000 'hand wavers' sign up, pay $99, and get in line to take delivery?" Cali residents actually get a pretty good deal after all the tax credits/rebates.

Nature & Environment Stuff

• Engineers build underwater dome to contain Gulf of Mexico oil spill - (Times Online) More on this environmental disaster.

International Stuff

• Incredible Crysalis Treehouse Restaurant Completed in New Zealand - (Inhabitat) How cool looking is this restaurant?!
• UK Prepares to Use Human Poop to Power Homes - (Inhabitat) Yup, we're talking poop here! Well, it's gotta go somewhere, right?
• Construction Complete on Shanghai's Amazing Dream Cube Pavillion - (Inhabitat) Made from recycled CD cases - cool!

Political, Social & Economy Stuff

• FLOTUS and 2010 US Para/Olympians @ River Terrace Elementary - (Obama Pics Daily) Promoting Olympic ideals and the 1st Lady's "Let's Move" campaign... love how she's so unselfconscious around kids.
• Political fall out spreads with Gulf oil slick - (Mother Nature Network) "Specter of oil reaching Florida beaches has Florida governor and Obama reconsidering their positions on offshore drilling."

Other Random Cool Stuff

• 5 Social Smartphone Apps That Can Save the World - (Inhabitat) For all you iPhone lovers...