Stuff We Found Today - 05.20.13

Do The Green Thing: "Don't Bottle It" by Stuart Watson

Family, Kids & Health Stuff

• What is Teflon: The Infertility Connection - (Mommy Greenest) Knew teflon was bad, but didn't know it was linked to infertility!
• Unacceptable Levels Trailer - (YouTube) Movie coming out summer 2013 about all the chemicals we're exposed to everyday and have seeped into our bodies.
• EWG's 2013 Guide to Sunscreens - (Environmental Working Group) Get ready for the hot days ahead.

Food Stuff

• $325,000 Lab-Grown Burger to be Served Up in London Next Month - (Inhabitat) Hmmm...right or wrong? Would you eat it?
• UN Report Says We Should Be Eating More Bugs - (Inhabitat) Unfortuantely, don't think us westerners will be able to get over the barf factor.
• Dark chocolate enhances mood... - (ConfectioneryNews.com) "Study particpants consuming a cocoa flavanol-rich dark chocolate drink reported being calmer and more content." Hmmm...think any chocoholic could have told us that!
• 27 Ways To Make Your Groceries Last As Long As Possible - (BuzzFeed) Really good tips here!!
• Superbugs Invade American Supermarkets - (Environmental Working Group) "Antibiotic-resistant bacteria are now common in the meat aisles of American supermarkets. These so-called superbugs can trigger foodborne illness and infections that are hard to treat."
• Tell the FDA to Reject More Aspartame in Milk! - (Food Democracy Now) "...the giant dairy lobby is trying to force the federal government to redefine 'milk' to include artificial sweeteners such as aspartame in children’s school lunches without proper labels."

Home Stuff

• Nurseryworks Stylish District Crib Transforms Into an Adult-Sized Desk or Daybed - (Inhabitots) Wish all cribs did this!!

Beauty & Fashion Stuff

• More Western Brands, Retailers Commit to Bangladesh Fire and Building Safety - (Ecouterre) Gap and Walmart are NOT among them!

Tech & Science Stuff

• Amtrak Unveils New High-Efficiency Electric Trans for Northeast Corridor - (Inhabitat)

Nature & Environment Stuff

• Study: Gulf oil spill is sickening fish vital to seafood industry - (Los angeles Times)
• 7 places for top-notch stargazing - (Mother Nature Network)
• Cicadas continue East Coast march - (Mother Nature Network) Scientists expect this brood's population to be up to 30 billion this year.
• A Black Mound of Canadian Oil Waste Is Rising Over Detroit - (NYTimes.com) "Detroit’s ever-growing black mountain is the unloved, unwanted and long overlooked byproduct of Canada’s oil sands boom."

Arts, Entertainment & Travel Stuff

• Best hiking in the U.S. and how to prepare for it - (Mother Nature Network)

Quote of the Week - 05.20.13

Every new day is another chance to change your life.

~Unknown

Every new day is another chance to have some Fair Trade chocolate.

~ Coco-Zen

Quote of the Week - 05.12.13

He who learns but does not think is lost. He who thinks but does not learn is in great danger.

~ Confucius

He who eats chocolate but does not buy Fair Trade is lost. He who buys Fair Trade chocolate but does not eat it is insane.

~ Coco-Zen

Stuff We Found Today - 05.07.13

Extreme Algae Bloom - algae-covered waters off the coast of Qingdao, China


Family, Kids & Health Stuff

• You Are a Guinea Pig in the Greatest Uncontrolled Experiment Ever Launched - (EcoWatch) Must read this...

Food Stuff

• FDA to probe impact of caffeine on kids' health following launch of Wrigley's Alert Energy Caffeine Gum - (ConfectioneryNews.com) "The FDA says it will take a “fresh look” at the health effects of caffeine on kids following the launch of Alert Energy Caffeine Gum - a new caffeinated gum from Wrigley (Mars)." Seriously...do we really need caffeine in gum?!!!
• This map will tell you where to forage for food in your neighborhood - (Grist) Check to see if there's anything around you...http://fallingfruit.org/
• How Government Cover-Up on Fish Farming Affects Your Health - (Organic Consumers Association) Video worth watching.

Home Stuff

• HOW TO: Grow an Herb Garden in Eggshell Planters - (Inhabitots) Perfect spring activity to do with the kids.
• Square Building Blocks from Living Gourds - (Inhabitat) OK...pretty cool.

Beauty & Fashion Stuff

• Bride wears wedding dress made from 10,000 bread tags - (Mother Nature Network) "An Australian woman and her fiancé started collecting tags 10 years ago and decided they would marry when she had enough to make a dress."

Tech & Science Stuff

• Portable Solar-Powered Outlet Sticks to Windows, Charges Small Electronics - (Inhabitat) How cool is this?!!
• ELF: Are these 'the most efficient vehicles on the planet'? - (Mother Nature Network) "This electric-assist tricycle is ready to win hearts and take on the city streets."
• America now has more solar energy workers than coal miners - (TreeHugger) "The Solar Foundation, which has been releasing reports for a few years on the state of the solar industry in the U.S., has just launched a very cool interactive map that breaks the stats down state by state."

Nature & Environment Stuff

• Poachers Completely Wipe Out African Rhinos in Mozambique - (Inhabitat) Very sad.
• Bee-Killing Pesticides Banned in Europe! - (Inhabitat) Think it'll ever happen here in the US???
• Pictures: Extreme Algae Blooms Expanding Worldwide - (National Geographic) "Some of these blooms can create dead zones, or areas that are deprived of oxygen, in the water. And some algal species can also produce toxins that wreak havoc on human livers and neurological functions and cause seizures in marine mammals."
• Earth Day photos: Celebrating the beauty of our planet - (Mother Nature Network) Beautiful pics of our beautiful planet.  

Other Random Cool Stuff

• 10 Things to Recycle for Charity - (Earth911.com)