Stuff We Found Today - 09.03.12

Burning gas crater in Turkmenistan...burning for 41 years



Family, Kids & Health Stuff

• 6 Fun Eco-Friendly Kids Backpacks for Back to School - (Inhabitots) Some of these are super cute!
• Built NY Kids Lunch Bags & Reusable Sandwich Bags Make Lunch More Adorable - (Inhabitots)

Food Stuff

• EWG's Newest Guide: Good Food on a Tight Budget - (Environmental Working Group) Exactly what it says...check it out!
• A Week of Bento Box Lunch Ideas for Back to School - (Inhabitots) Some good ones to try out.
• Independent stores press Hershey to tackle child labour - (Confectionerynews.com)

Home Stuff

• EWG's Cleaners Database Hall of Shame - (Environmental Working Group) Some of the worst home cleaners for your health and environment...check out the list, you'll be surprised how many you may have in your home.

Beauty & Fashion Stuff

• Exotic Solar's "PowerCloth" Turns Clothing Into Energy Generators - (Ecouterre) Great when out for a walk or working outdoors.

Tech & Science Stuff

• UCLA Develops Electricity-Generating Transparent Solar Cell Windows - (Inhabitat) Now, when can we get them for our homes?!!

School, College & Student Stuff

• Top Green Back to School Backpacks for a Sustainable Academic Year - (Inhabitat) Some of these are pricey, but a few are affordable...we're digging the Timbuk2 backpack.
• 10 Eco-Friendly Back to School Essentials - (Inhabitat) Some of these are as cool looking as they are eco-friendly.
• 6 Fantastic Furnishings That are Perfect of Small Dorm Room Spaces - (Inhabitat) Any of these would kick up the swank and eco factor of any dorm room.

Nature & Environment Stuff

• The Gates of Hell: Burning Gas Crater in Turkmenistan Has Been Ablaze for 41 Years - (Inhabitat) Yup...and this was a man-made disaster.

Arts, Entertainment & Travel Stuff

• Cee Lo Green Launches GreenHouse Foundation to Spread Eco-Friendly Education in Atlanta - (Inhabitat) Yea, Cee Lo!

International Stuff

• Madrid's Tocha Station Doubles as an Indoor Botanical Garden and Turtle Sanctuary - (Inhabitat) Wow... imagine this in your city's train station!