Stuff We Found Today - 01.23.11

GM's EN-V Car of the Future

Family, Kids & Health Stuff

• 5 Kids Tech Projects that Foster Creativity & Critical Thinking - (Inhabitots) Uhhhh... something us grownups could use more of!
• NEW STUDY: Most Pregnant Women Carry Harmful Toxins - (Inhabitots) "A new study published at The University of California, San Francisco, (UCSF) shows that virtually every single pregnant woman in the United States carries multiple harmful environmental chemicals in her body - some that have been banned for years."

Food Stuff

• 'American Wasteland': Why so much food becomes trash in America - (Mother Nature Network) "Author Jonathan Bloom documents how America throws
  away nearly half of its food — and provides ideas for wasting less and enjoying more."

Home Stuff

• Rip + Tatter Kid's Chair by Pete Oyler - (Inhabitots) Cool kids chairs... we know some little boys who would love to go to town on these!
• How I brought my electricity bill down to $5 - (Mother Nature Network) Totally awesome!!
• Ubabub's Modern Eco Pod Cot Grows With Your Child - (Inhabitots) Not the cheapest bed (yeah, it's pricey), but pretty darn cool looking.

Beauty & Fashion Stuff

• Meet "Herself," the World's First Air-Purifying Dress - (Ecouterre) Hmmm... really?? This could be quite innovative.
• Electricity-Generating T-Shirts Could Someday Power Your iPhone - (Ecouterre)

Tech & Science Stuff

• GM Shows Off Their EN-V Car of the Future at the Detroit Auto Show - (Inhabitat) Cool! Hey city drivers who can't ever find parking...this is the car for you!
• The top 5 Greenest Gadgets from CES 2011 - (My Life Scoop) Oh how we love our green gadgets...
• Top 6 Wind Powered Gadgets - (My Life Scoop) Kind of diggin' the foldable, portable wind turbine.

School, College & Student Stuff

• Fourth Annual National Valentine's Day of Action - (Global Exchange) Calling all teachers... win prizes for teaching about Fair Trade Cocoa!!

Nature & Environment Stuff

• 12 Weird Animals And Unearthly Creatures - (WebEcoist) Ahhh... nature at it's most interesting and unusual.
• Scientists Discover Solar-Powered Hornets - (Wend Magazine) Wish we could harness solar power to give ourselves a little energy boost...goodbye coffee addiction!
• Striving to Preserve Coral Reefs - (Palisades Post) Cool story about 12yr old fighting to save coral reefs and educating others about it.
• Free Entrance Days in the National Parks - Get out there and enjoy the outdoors... here's list of days where entrance fees will be free. Yosemite anyone??

Arts, Entertainment & Travel Stuff

• Sleeping in Trash, Trains & Drains: 14 Recycled Hotels - (WebEcoist) Most of these are real...and pretty cool.

International Stuff

• Tianjin Eco City is a Futuristic Green Landscape for 350,000 Residents - (Inhabitat) So interesting... China is a dichotomy of industrial pollution and eco innovation.
• Prince Charles To Build Massive Eco-Village In India - (Ecorazzi) "...and epically awesome badass..." Haha, love it! Or should we say "eco-badass"?!!
• Elderly Madrid Man Builds Incredible Spanish Cathedral Entirely From Trash - (Inhabitat) Rather impressive...

Other Random Cool Stuff

• Winter Fun: Homemade Bubble Solution - (Recycle Your Day) Do we really need to spend money on little plastic bottles of stuff we can easily make in 5 min??