Stuff We Found Today - 09.04.13

Dolphins Have "Names," Respond When Called - (National Geographic)

Food Stuff

• Recipe: Oven-dried Grape Tomato and Basil Hummus - (Mother Nature Network) Easy, yummy hummus recipe.
• 250,000 Lab-Grown Burger Served Up in London, Tasters Say It Could Use More Fat - (Inhabitat) Yup, finally made and taste tested a lab grown burger.
• Steak made from human poop passes taste test - (Mother Nature Network) "Would you eat a steak made from human sewage? Believe it or not, this concept has already been taste-tested and approved." ...WTF?!!!!
• 7 Nutrient-Dense Superfoods You Can Grow at Home! - (Inhabitat) Home vegetable garden anyone???
• Cotton Candy Flavored Grapes????? - (Inhabitots) WTF...do we really need these?

Home Stuff

• 13 natural remedies for the ant invasion - (Mother Nature Network) Yup...it's hot out, here come the ants.
• Beer Can House: Texas Home Made from 50,000 Cans Now a Designated Landmark - (Inhabitat) Would have been cool to see this on our cross country road trip last year!
• Let Kids Color All Over the Wall with Wee Gallery’s Dress-Me Wallpaper - (Inhabitots)

Beauty & Fashion Stuff

• 10 Ingenious Ways to Recycle an Old T-Shirt - (Ecouterre) Great ideas...loving the flip flop and produce bag ideas!
• 13 Year-Old Maya Shea Penn Makes Sustainable Clothing for Eco-Conscious Fashionistas - (Inhabitots) Yes!!!

Tech & Science Stuff

• California to Break Ground on the Nation's First High-Speed Rail Line This Summer - (Inhabitat) woohoo!!
• 100% Electric Cars Are Now Outselling Plug-in Hybrids in the US - (Inhabitat)
• Pilot Plant That Converts Carbon Dioxide into Bricks is a World First - (Inhabitat) Would be amazing.
• KAIST Unveils Folding Electric Micro Car That Can Fit Into Any Parking Space! - (Inhabitat) Folds down to 5.24 feet!!

Nature & Environment Stuff

• 9 Popular Cities Losing War with Rising Seas - (Discovery News)
• Photographer enjoys rare close encounter with narwhals - cool!
• New Study Reveals Chesapeake Bay Dead Zone Hits Fish Hard - (ScienceWorkd Report) Great.
• Meet the Plastisphere: Ocean plastic pollution is so bad, it is now its own ecosystem. - (TreeHugger)
• Alaskan beaches blighted by up to tonne of garbage per mile - (The Guardian)
• Rising Sea Levels Could Submerge 1,700 U.S. Cities by 2100 - (Inhabitat) ...including New York, Boston and Miami.
• Dog-Killing Blue Green Algae Bacteria Found in Parts of Long Island - (Inhabitat) Yes...we are polluting our water...hello!!
• Seahorses Threatened by Climate Change - (weather.com)

Arts, Entertainment & Travel Stuff

• Nikolay Polissky Creates Massive 'Beaubourg' Sculpture Using Traditional Basket Weaving Techniques - (Inhabitat)

International Stuff

• The US is Banned From Exporting Garbage to China Through the 'Green Fence Initiative' - (Inhabitat) Hmmm...maybe we need to think about how not to make so much of it.

Other Random Cool Stuff

• Phyto Kinetic: Green-Roofed Buses Add a Breath of Fresh Air to the Urban Jungle - (Inhabitat) Neat idea.
• 17 creative ways to reuse your phone book - (Mother Nature Network) Some great craft projects to do with the kids too!

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)

Stuff We Found Today - 04.23.13

Deep Dark Chocolate Tart Recipe - gluten-free and vegan!

Family, Kids & Health Stuff

• 5 Amazing DIY Forts! - (Inhabitots) These are pretty cool.
• How nature can help us heal from grief - (Mother Nature Network) "It's no accident that many children's books on grieving follow nature-based themes." A timely article in the wake of recent tragedies.
• 3D Ultrasound That Reveals a Baby in Utero Like Never Before - (Inhabitots) How cool is this?!!! Anyone having gone through pregnancy, how much would you have loved to have had this technology when your kid was in utero???

Food Stuff

• Regular cocoa flavanol intake could help maintain brain health - (ConfectioneryNews) Hmmmm...would that make us chocoholics smarty pants??
• Deep Dark Chocolate Tart Recipe - (Mother Nature Network) ...and it's gluten-free and vegan!
• Mediterranean comfort food recipes - (Mother Nature Network) Love the "Chicken with Orzo Pasta" recipe...great way to use up leftover rotisserie chicken.
• Frankenapple: Bad News No Matter How You Slice It - (Organic Consumers Association) New GMO apple that won't turn brown expected to be approved by USDA
• The Easiest Beet Chips You'll Ever Make - (MindBodyGreen) Seriously, this is that easy.
• EWG's 2013 Shopper's Guide to Pesticides in Produce - (Environmental Working Group) Yes, there's a smartphone app too...perfect to take to the grocery store with you.

Home Stuff

• What's in a home? Our housing choices and the environment - (Mother Nature Network) "... the United States' obsession with big houses and the general lack of concern of what impact that has on the community." Very interesting read.
• Natural and Innovative Materials at the 2013 Milan Furniture Fair - (Inhabitat) Especially love the Gu Paper Chair and the coconut fiber material that can be used for food packaging.

Tech & Science Stuff

• 3,587 MPG Hypermiling Vehicle Wins 1st Place at the 2013 Shell Eco-Marathon! - (Inhabitat)
• New, Cheaper Tesla EV to Hit the Market by 2017, Says Musk - (Inhabitat) Hmmm...how much cheaper??

Nature & Environment Stuff

• Storm hits Mayflower, Arkansas site of Exxon oil spill. Contaminated water pumped into Lake Conway as citizen journalists report live. - (TreeHugger) Gotta check out the video in this article.
• CICADAPOCOLYPSE: Billions of Red-Eyed Cicadas to Swarm Tri-State Area - (Inhabitat) This should be quite the event for bug lovers!
• Inhabitat: 12-Year-Old Girl's Letter to Mayor Helps Save a City Forest in Canada - (Inhabitat) Love acitivist kids!

Arts, Entertainment & Travel Stuff

• San Francisco's Exploratorium Reopens as the Country's Biggest Net-Zero Energy Museum - (Inhabitat) We've always loved the Exploratorium... now even more!

Other Random Cool Stuff

• Boston Marathon: Good Samaritans shine in time of tragedy - (Mother Nature Network) As the city reels from the marathon bombings, an outpouring of love and altruism prevails.
• Trash Cafe: Newcastle Students Unveil Pop-Up Coffee Shop Made from Recycled Cardboard - (Inhabitat) "...cafe will be dismantled and flat-packed at the end of the week to be moved to other locations..." Cool!

Stuff We Found Today - 04.09.13

Yummy PB&J recipes


Family, Kids & Health Stuff

• Top 10 Chemicals Most Likely to Cause Autism and Other Learning Disorders - (Inhabitots)

Food Stuff

• Tumors Linked to Genetically-Modified Corn - (Care2) "...severe effects of Round-up tolerant genetically modified (GM) corn, even when the pesticide Round-Up was not used."
• 13 New and Unique Ways to Eat PB&J - (VegNews) Some yummy recipes here!

Home Stuff

• Why You Need to Ditch Dryer Sheets - (EcoWatch)

Tech & Science Stuff

• Robotic jellyfish could stand guard over oceans - (TreeHugger) Cool.
• 2014 Porsche Panamera S E-Hybrid Debuts as Porsche's First Plug-In Hybrid - (Inhabitat) Got $99K laying around?
• SP:01: Detroit Electric Unveils the World's Fastest Pure-Electric Production Car - (Inhabitat) Or maybe you have $135K??
• New microbe makes fuel from CO2 in the air - (Mother Nature Network) Cool.
• 19-Year-Old Develops Ocean Cleanup Array That Could Remove 7,250,000 Tons Of Plastic From the World's Oceans - (Inhabitat)

Nature & Environment Stuff

• Exxon pipeline breaks spilling 84,000 gallons of Canadian crude oil near Arkansas lake [VIDEOS] - (Treehugger) Not Good!
• Mystery Malady Kills More Bees, Heightening Worry on Farms - (NYTimes.com) Uh...can we say pesticides (and Monsanto)???
• Record Dolphin, Sea Turtle Deaths Since Gulf Spill - (Discovery News) What more is there to say?
• Arctic Going Green from Warming - (Discovery News) "What's happening now in the Arctic is a faster version of what will be happening at lower latitudes..."
• EPA Declares More than Half of US Rivers Unfit for Aquatic Life - (Inhabitat) "Phosphorous and nitrogen, both key ingredients in fertilizer, have long been recognized as a problem in US water health, and this latest study found a lot of it."

Other Random Cool Stuff

• Even Doubters Want to Prepare for Global Warming - (Discovery News) "...even 60 percent of climate-change doubters favored preparations..."
• Crafts Made from Recycled Food Packaging - (Earth911.com) Fun projects for the kiddies!
• 10 Reuse Ideas for Takeout Waste - (Earth911.com)

Stuff We Found Today - 03.28.13

Do The Green Thing: The Same As Oil by Andrew Rae 16/23
Artist and illustrator Andrew Rae wanted to convince people to choose tap water by highlighting the sheer madness that is mineral water. 

Family, Kids & Health Stuff

• 4 activities to wean your kids off TV - (Mother Nature Network)  Love the arts & crafts corner filled with "stuff" that kids can use to make whatever.

Food Stuff

• Industry pledges reach $10m on cocoa child labor but ‘job is not done’ - (ConfectioneryNews.com) Hershey is once again way behind the other chocolate companies when it comes to child labor/slavery in the cocoa industry.
• HOW TO: Make Vegan, Organic Marshmallow Peeps for Easter - (Inhabitots) No questionable (artificial) ingredients here!
• World's largest indoor vertical farm opens in Chicago - (Mother Nature Network) "FarmedHere, a new 90,000-square-foot indoor farm, just opened in the suburbs of Chicago and is now the largest facility of its kind in the world."
• 'Honey laundering' an international scandal - (Mother Nature Network) "Food experts have found that much of the honey sold in the U.S. is a concoction of corn or rice syrup, malt sweeteners and a small amount of genuine honey."
• Use baking soda for easy-to-peel hard-boiled eggs - (Mother Nature Network) Great tip...just in time for Easter egg making season.
• DIY Diva: Natural food dyes for Easter - (Mother Nature Network) "Fruits and vegetables give Easter eggs and foods safe, healthy color."

Home Stuff

• EWG's Guide to Healthy Cleaning - Great guide to check on all those cleaning products we use at home. Interesting...not all "green" product rate well.
• 5 Materials from Your Home Repair You Should Recycle - (Earth911) Good to know as you plan for this summer's fixit project.

Beauty & Fashion Stuff

• Will At-Home 3D-Clothing Printers be the Future of Fashion? - (Ecouterre) Whoa...that could be pretty cool! Even cooler - "Unwanted garments can be returned to the unit to be cleaned, broken down, and recycled, eliminating waste."
• Marc Jacobs Faux Furs Revealed To Be Dog - (GirlieGirlArmy) Nasty.

Tech & Science Stuff

• Scientists Develop Robobees To Pollinate Flowers As Bee Populations Decline - (Inhabitat) Cool... but sad that this even needs to be done.
• 17-Year-Old Builds Algae Biofuel Lab in Her Bedroom to Win $100K Intel Science Talent Search Prize - (Inhabitat) Smark kids rock!
• Scientists Develop Wonder Nanomaterial that Can Produce Energy, Clean Water and Hydrogen - (Inhabitat) Hmmm, interesting stuff.
• Detroit Electric to Debut Battery-Powered US-Made Sports Car Next Month - (Inhabitat) Another new sexy electric car coming our way??

Nature & Environment Stuff

• Monster mosquitoes about to invade Florida - (Mother Nature Network) Watch out... "Gallinippers are 20 times the size of normal skeeters and their bite feels like you're being stabbed."
• Starfish rush hour: Delightful video shows traffic jam at bottom of the ocean [video] - (Mail Online) Super cool video!

Other Random Cool Stuff

• New Flood-Proof, Prefab Beach Buildings NYC Plans to Roll Out This Summer - (Inhabitat)
• 7 Creative Ways to Decorate Easter Eggs - (Inhabitots)
• 39 Insanely Cool Vertical Gardens - (BuzzFeed)
• Upcycle a Dinosaur Toy into a Succulent Planter - (Inhabitot) Cool idea...can see these lining the wall of an office cubicle too.
• 10 Things You Can Recycle Through the Mail - (Earth911) Wow...who knew?!

Stuff We Found Today - 03.12.13

Meat causes 18% of all greenhouse gas emmisions...

Family, Kids & Health Stuff

• Biodegradable Wooden Lego Bricks Stack Up To Sustainable Play - (Inhabitots) Finally something other than plastic!
• The World's First Seat Belt Designed Especially For Pregnant Women - (Inhabitots) About time!!!

Food Stuff

• Japanese Restaurant Fines Diners For Not Finishing Their Meals - (Inhabitat) Maybe not such a bad idea considering how much we waste.
• Energy bars you can make at home - (Mother Nature Network) Easy to do and perfect snacks for the kiddies' lunchboxes!
• Monsanto's Seeds of Deception [video] - (YouTube) GMO seeds...toxic to bugs, toxic to us.

Home Stuff

• Gorgeous Studio Completely Wrapped in Living Plants - (Inhabitat) How cool to have this for a home office space, play space, anything?!!

Tech & Science Stuff

• Volkswagen Confirms Production Plans For the 261 MPG XL1 Plug-in Hybrid! - (Inhabitat) Wonder what the sticker price will be.
• The 3D-Printed Urbee 2 Hybrid Car is Light, Strong, and Nearing Production - (Inhabitat)
• Stick-On Solar Cells that can Power Your iPad - (Inhabitat) So awesome for working outdoors.
• Hyundai Unveils the World's First Production Hydrogen Fuel Cell Vehicle! - (Inhabitat)

Nature & Environment Stuff

• Japanese Macaque Monkeys - (Mother Nature Network) Just a great pic.
• Indian man single-handeldy plants a 1,360-acre forest - (Mother Nature Network) Pretty amazing.
• Spanish sperm whale death linked to UK supermarket supplier's plastic - (The Guardian) "Sperm whale on Spanish southern coast had swallowed 17kg of plastic waste dumped by greenhouses supplying produce to UK"...lovely.
• Where has all the ice gone? - (TreeHugger) "...seas are projected to rise nearly 2 meters (6 feet), inundating coastal cities worldwide, such as New York, London, and Cairo."

International Stuff

• Wind Power Surpasses Nuclear Energy in China - (Inhabitat) No, they're not the greenest country in the world, but at least progress is being made.
• London to be an 'ultra-low emission zone' by 2020 - (Mother Nature Network) "London Mayor Boris Johnson is proposing that only electric cars and other unspecified green vehicles be admitted downtown..."
• World's First Algae-Powered Building Opens This Month in Germany - (Inhabitat)

Stuff We Found Today - 02.18.13

Cute eco-friendly indoor playhouses

Family, Kids & Health Stuff

• The Hidden Chemicals You're Feeding Your Kids - (Dr. Oz Show) About presence of BPA in so many of our food items.
• Eco-Friendly Indoor Playhouses - (ApartmentTherapy) These are so cute!
• Recycled Conversation Heart Crayons Are A Colorful Valentine's Day Gift For Kids - (Inhabitot) Great idea.

Food Stuff

• Germany busts choc giants for price fixing; ordered to pay €60m - (ConfectioneryNews.com) "Eleven chocolate companies including Nestlé and Kraft have been fined over €60m ($82m) for colluding to raise chocolate prices in Germany, while price fixing investigations continue in the US and Canada."
• Chelsea Girl Chili - (GirlieGirlArmy) Mmmm...this vegan chili recipe looks perfect for all this cold weather.
• Oxfam Photo Essay Shows What Seven Families Across the Globe Eat in a Week - (Inhabitat) Definitely interesting when you think of what we eat here in the US.
• Raise the Bar on Chocolate Fundraising - (Global Exchange) Campaign to get World's Finest Chocolate to go Fair Trade...please help!
• Hazardous Virus Gene Discovered in GM Crops after 20 Years - (Institute of Science in Society) Just lovely...
• The PowerPot Uses Heat to Charge Your Electronics as You Cook - (Inhabitat) Calling all campers...this is awesome.

Beauty & Fashion Stuff

• Greenpeace Takes On Levis - And Wins - (EcoStiletto) "They say you can tell next season’s hot color by looking at the rivers in Mexico and China, where global fashion brands dump the hazardous chemicals and dyes that they use to make clothes."
• Oprah Draws Criticism for Endorsing Face Cream Made From Foreskins - (Ecouterre) WHAT????

Tech & Science Stuff

• Thin-Film Solar Power to Be Sold For Less Than Coal Power in New Mexico - (Inhabitat) Awesome!
• Top Gear Bravely Tests World's Smallest Car on England's Hectic A3 Highway - (Inhabitat) See video in article...hilarious!
• 17-Year-Old Creates a 3D-Printed Robotic Prosthetic Arm for $250 - (Inhabitat) Smart kids make us smile.

Work & Business Stuff

• Working Less and Playing More Could Slow Down Climate Change, New Study Shows - (Inhabitat) Uhhh...love this idea.

Nature & Environment Stuff

• The Ozone Hole: It's Still Up There, Changing Oceans, Maybe Climate - (Mother Jones) Video in article is pretty interesting to watch.
• Catching a 200-Year-Old Whale - (Fora.tv) See video.
• Beautiful pictures of underwater ice bubbles... that are actually created by plants releasing gas - (DailyMail) Cool pics.

Arts, Entertainment & Travel Stuff

• Stay in a Giant Wine Barrel Room Overlooking The Black Forest in Germany - (Inhabitat) Would be cool to have one of these as a guest house in your backyard.
• Sleeping Around: Belgium's Pop-Up Shipping Container Hotel Is Always On the Move - (Inhabitat) Cool looking and fun.

Political, Social & Economy Stuff

• Obama picks REI chief for Interior secretary - (Mother Nature Network) Interesting to see how this play out.

Other Random Cool Stuff

• 10 Year-Old Boy Launches His Own Recycling Business, Donates 25% Of Profits To Homeless Children - (Inhabitots) Smart and environmentally/socially conscious kids make us happy.

Stuff We Found Today - 01.24.13

Antony Gibbon's Roost Treehouse

Family, Kids & Health Stuff

• 7 Healthy Family New Year's Resolutions for 2013 - (Inhabitots) Boy...need to get working on the "get organized" one!

Food Stuff

• EWG Shopper's Guide to Pesticides in Produce Video - (YouTube-Envrionmental Working Group) Quick little video about EWG's shopper guide for produce.
• Cocoa economy in 'critical state', says Mars sustainability chief - (ConfectioneryNews.com) the big chocolate companies may recognize it, but how much will they actually do about it???
• Thrive Foods Direct - Organic vegan meals delivered to your door...anywhere in the US. Great for travelers!
• Overfishing Causes Pacific Bluefin Tuna Numbers to Drop 96% - (EcoWatch) Boooo!!!

Home Stuff

• The NanoLight Touts Itself as the World's Most Efficient LED Light Bulb - (Inhabitat) "...the first 100 watt comparable device... the NanoLight claims to be 87% more efficient than a standard incandescent and it uses 50% less energy than a compact fluorescent."
• Antony Gibbon's Lord of the Rings-Style Treehouses Could Offer Elvish Accommodations for Humans - (Inhabitat) How cool to have one of these in your backyard?!
• How To Start an Oder-Free Freezer Compost Bin as a City or Small Space Dweller - (Inhabitat) Good little tip here.
• National Do Not Call Registry - Get rid of annoying sales calls...yes!

Tech & Science Stuff

• Seven Sizzling Hybrid and Electric Cars from the 2013 Detroit Auto Show - (Inhabitat) Kind of excited about the new Leaf.

Nature & Environment Stuff

• Dispersant makes oil from spills 52 times more toxic - (NBCNews.com) Ughhh...great.
• Video: Close encounter with humpback whale off Australian coast captured on camera - (The Telegraph) What would you do if a what was this close to you??
• Great white shark photographed mid-air - (NYDalyNews.com) Pretty awesome pic.
• First Video Footage of Giant Squid in Natural Habitat Emerges - (Ecorazzi) "...eyes the size of dinner plates..."
• Flushing Nemo? Pet fish pose ocean threat - (NBCnews.com) Don't dispose of aquarium fish in our waterways.

Arts, Entertainment & Travel Stuff

• German Hotel Invites Beer Lovers to Cozy Up Inside a Recycled 19th Century Beer Barrel Bed - (Inhabitat) Bet there are quite a few beer lovers that wouldn't mind having one for themselves!

International Stuff

• Bosco Verticale: The World's First Vertical Forest Nears Completion in Milan - (Inhabitat) Cool!
• The Australian Outback is So Hot that Drivers Are Unable to Pump Gas - (Inhabitat) "...Mother Nature seems to be showing her displeasure for the use of fossil fuels by making it so hot that the liquid evaporates before it even hits the tank."

Other Random Cool Stuff

• Concord, Mass. Becomes the First US City to Ban Single-Use Plastic Water Bottles - (Inhabitat)
• 'Plastic micro beads' to be removed from soap - (CNN.com) These plastic particles end up in the ocean and ingested by sea animals.

Stuff We Found Today - 12.03.12

Eco-friendly Christmas Trees

Family, Kids & Health Stuff

• 7 Eco-Friendly Hanukkah Goodies For Kids - (Inhabitots) Love the crayons!

Food Stuff

• Organic Miniature Pumpkin Cheesecake Cupcakes - (Inhabitots) Thanksgiving may be over now, but these would be perfect to make all season long...mmmm!
• Sustainable Cocoa: Action needed in two years, not ten - (ConfectioneryNews.com)
• 7 health benefits of drinking hot cocoa - (Mother Nature Network) Of course, depends upon what you put into your hot cocoa.
• Vegan Almond Cookie Recipe - (Inhabitots) Get the xmas cookie cutters out...these are perfect to do with the little ones!

Home Stuff

• 8 Festive LED Christmas Lights To Save You Energy & Green Your Holidays - (Inhabitat) Love the "champagne" mini LED bulbs.

Beauty & Fashion Stuff

• Greenpeace Exposes Toxic Chemicals in Zara, Other Fast-Fashion Brands - (Ecouterre)

Tech & Science Stuff

• One-Man electric Helicopter - (Inhabitat) for a mere $375,000 how'd you like to fly to work in one of these babies?!!
• Chevrolet Announces 2014 Spark EV Will Be Priced Under $25,000 - (Inhabitat) Affordable EVs need to keep coming.
• SpaceX Founder Elon Musk Hopes to Establish 80,000 Person Colony On Mars - (Inhabitat) Wow...seriously?!!!

Nature & Environment Stuff

• World Meteorological Organization Reports Greenhouse Gas Emissions at a Record High - (Inhabitat) "...global CO2 levels are the highest they have ever been in human history, reaching 391 parts per million." Not good!
• Study Finds Sea Levels Rising 60% Faster Than Expected, U.S. Costal Towns at Risk - (Inhabitat) "...New York, Los Angeles, and much of the state of Florida are now considered "hot spots" where water levels are increasing at twice the rate of the rest of the planet."
• Sea snail's shells dissolving in Earth's increasingly acidic oceans - (CNN.com) Serious effects for the ecosystem and food chain.
  
  
  Read more: World Meteorological Organization Reports Greenhouse Gas Emissions at a Record High | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building "

Arts, Entertainment & Travel Stuff

• Top 6 Cabins for a Green Retreat this Winter - (Inhabitat) Snow or no snow, any of these would be awesome...any time of year!

Other Random Cool Stuff

• Fast Track Trampoline Sidewalk Takes Your Commute to a Whole New Level - (Inhabitat) Ohhhh...this looks like fun!
• Live Share Grow Vertical Farm Could Generate 10% of San Diego's Produce - (Inhabitat) This would be great in any urban city.
• 14 Eco-Friendly Christmas Trees - (Inhabitat) If you're not a traditionalist, some of these "modern" trees are pretty cool.

Stuff We Found Today - 10.26.12

Zombie pumpkins at New York Botanical Garden

Family, Kids & Health Stuff

• Breasts: A Natural and Unnatural History - (Seventh Generation Blog) Book about how environmental toxins are affecting breasts and breastmilk...connections to breast cancer.

Food Stuff

• Hershey outlines details of cocoa child labor pledge - (ConfectioneryNews.com)
• Whole Foods Drops Drops Hershey's Scharffen Berger Brand over Child Labor Concerns - (Sustainablog) Interesting... reason why Hershey is finally stepping up (albeit slowly)??
• Mars, Nestle and Mondelez talk cocoa sustainability - (ConfectioneryNew.com) Notice who's not talking among the chocolate giants... Hershey!!!

Home Stuff

• Bamboo Homes in Bali's Gorgeous Green Village - (Inhabitat) Imagine having one of these for your vacation hideaway!
• Cocoon Tree: A Lightweight, Spherical TreeHouse for Sustainable Living - (Inhabitat) Backyard getaway anyone???

Beauty & Fashion Stuff

• 10 Great Looking Non-leather Riding Boots Under $200 - (GirlieGirlArmy) OK...we suckers for cute boots!

Tech & Science Stuff

• British Firm Produces Liquid Fuel From Water and Thin Air - (Inhabitat) For reals??? Will be curious to see how this pans out.
• Electric cars get ready to take over the road, quietly and powerfully - (Sierra Magazine) Buyer's guide to EVs and hybrids.

Nature & Environment Stuff

• High Levels of Plastic and Debris found in Waters off of Antarctica - (Smithsonian.com) Our plastic junk is everywhere!!
• Pictures: Vampire Squid - (National Geographic) These creatures are cool!
• Octopus Steals Food From Researchers, Fends Off Shark - (The Scuttlefish) That's one crazy cephalopod!
• Sperm whale: death by 100 plastic bags - (While Things) Very sad.
• The Cost of Coal - (Sierra Club) Pics and videos of those living with the effects of coal mining.

Arts, Entertainment & Travel Stuff

• Army of Ghastly Zombie Pumpkins at the New York Botanical Garden - (Inhabitat) Creep & gruesome, but pretty cool at the same time.

International Stuff

• World's First Algae-Powered Building for Germany - (Inhabitat) Love the cool green color the algae give it.

Other Random Cool Stuff

• 8 DIY Cardboard Costumes That Are Outside the Box - (Inhabitots) These are insanely amazing.
• Chicago Unveils the "Greenest Street in America" with Permeable, Smog-Eating Pavement - (Inhabitat)

Stuff We Found Today - 01.12.12

Wonders of Nature

Family, Kids & Health Stuff

• Johnson & Johnson's Responds to Pressure and Agrees to Remove Cancer-Causing Chemicals from Baby Shampoo - (Greenwala)

Food Stuff

• Infographic: The Anatomy of Genetically Modified Turkey - (Greenwala) Not a pretty picture.
• Nestle To Investigate Child Labor On Its Cocoa Farms - (NPR) Hey Hershey... maybe you guys could take a cue from this...hello!!
• Mountain Dew: First Flame Retardant and Now It Dissolves Mice? - (Greenwala) Uh...ewww! Check out what this post has to say.
• One hot idea: Coffee cup concept eliminates plastic lid - (Mother Nature Network) Good idea...for when you forget to bring your reusable mug, that is!
• Sugar in Children's Cereals - (Environmental Working Group) "Popular brands pack more sugar than snack cakes and cookies"... parent must read!
• [VIDEO] Monsanto's Micro-Monster Could Kill Us All - "Monsanto's genetically engineered 'RoundUp Ready' crops are responsible for a new micro-monster that's causing an outbreak of new plant, animal and human diseases." Sort of a long video with science speak...but so important for us all to understand how GMO foods are hurting us.

Home Stuff

• 10 of the smallest homes in the world - (Mother Nature Network) Hmmm...talk about down sizing!

Beauty & Fashion Stuff

• The Lorax: A Fast-Fashion Cautionary Tale - (Slow Fashioned) Probably the first environmental story we were exposed to as kids...and we still love it.

Tech & Science Stuff

• 10 images from NASA's Spitzer telescope - (Mother Nature Network) Some cool space pics.
• Build a Solar Powered USB Charger in an Altoilds Tin for $17 - (Greenwala) OK...who thinks this would be a super cool project? We do!!
• 7 Electric Cars to Watch in 2012 - (Mother Nature Network)

Nature & Environment Stuff

• The World's Most Dazzling Hot Springs - (Greenwala) Close your eyes and imagine soaking in one of these...
• New 7 Wonders of Nature: The 7 Winning Wonders - (WebEcoist) Wow...these are beautifully amazing!
• The best environmental photos of 2011 - (Mother Nature Network) Sort of a pictoral recap of nature's glory and fury over the past year.

Arts, Entertainment & Travel Stuff

• Send a message through art: hazel bryce's recycled paper mache seahorse - (The Alternative Consumer) Wow this sculpture is amazing.

International Stuff

• Africa's First Plastic Bottle House Rises in Nigeria - (Inhabitat)

Political, Social & Economy Stuff

• Plastic Bag Bans Spreading Across The United States - (The Huffington Post) Woohoo!

Other Random Cool Stuff

• 25 Rad Items Made from Reclaimed & Recycled Tires - (WebEcosit) Lovin' the playground stuff.
• How to market deforestation - (Joe Mohr's Cartoon Archives) Virgin tree fibers to wipe our rear ends with?? C'mon people!
• Infographic: Why green is the most cost-effective way to live - (Mother Nature Network) save money??? We like that!

Stuff We Found Today - 10.06.11

Cute eco-friendly trick-or-treat bags

Family, Kids & Health Stuff

• Eco-Friendly Candy Monster Trick or Treat Bags Eat Kids Goodies - (Inhabitots) These are adorable!

Food Stuff

• Dr. Oz, apple juice, and arsenic: chicken may have 10 times more - (NutritionFacts.org) "Every year about two million pounds of arsenic-containing chemicals have been fed to chickens in the United States..."
• Recipe: Sweet Potato Biscuits - (Peta.org) Yummy and super easy recipe...perfect to do with the kids (they'll have fun forming the biscuits with their hands!), and it's even vegan!
• Mars Commits to More Fairtrade While Hershey Loses Ethical Ground - (Change.org News)
• Climate Change Could Make Chocolate A Luxury Item, Report Finds - (Huffington Post) Just great...
• Recipe: Mujaddarah - This Middle Eastern comfort food of spiced rice and lentils sounds delish...gotta try!
• Monsanto's broccoli (and other business ventures) - (Mean Joe Green's Environmental Cartoons) Check out Monsanto's newest veggie...

Home Stuff

• 7 Amazing sun-Powered Homes in the 2011 Solar Decathalon! - (Inhabitat) Oooohhh...some of these are pretty nice!
• Stainless Steel Straws - (Ecobold) LOVE these straws... and this 4-pack comes with a cleaner!
• 24 things you can clean with lemon - (Mother Nature Network) Really like the tip on cleaning microwaves.

Beauty & Fashion Stuff

• 11 Hot Green Designers at the New York Fashion Week Spring/Summer 2012 - (Ecouterre) Always fun to look at...
• Human Hair Accessories - (Ecouterre) Hmmm...interesting or creepy??
• 14 Eco-Friendly Capes, Cloaks, Ponchos For Cozying Up to Fall - (Ecouterre) Love, love love!
• Uggs Made Using Dog Fur, Yep. - (GirlieGirl Army) BOOOOO!!!!!!

Tech & Science Stuff

• Who Will Spark the Future of U.S. Energy? - (Greenwala) Calling all U.S. billionaires... Check out what a wealthy man in Japan is doing!
• Coffee-Powered Car Breaks World Speed Record for Vehicle Powered by Organic Material - (Inhabitat)
• Could Bamboo Surfboards Inspire Bamboo Cars? - (GOOD) We'd want one of those...the new eco-version of the old surfer "woody" station wagon!

Nature & Environment Stuff

• Plastic found at the ends of the earth - (Surfrider.org) Plastic trash floating around in Antarctica...great!
• Video: Moving Planet - (350.org) For anyone who missed the Moving Planet celebration on Sep 24th, or who just want to relive it... here's a great little video they put together.
• Red Tide Causes Glow-In-The-Dark Blue Waves On San Diego Beaches (VIDEOS) - (Huffington Post) This is crazy looking... check out the videos.
• Mother Lion Makes a Daring Rescue to Save Her Cub Off a Cliff - (Greenwala) Don't mess with mama lion!!

Website Stuff

• Fair Trade Finder app crowd-sources product locations - (Mother Nature Network) "Fair Trade USA has just released an app that allows users to upload the location of fair trade products that they find for sale." Works for smartphones and Facebook.
• 10 Free iPhone Apps To Help You Go Green - (The Good Human) Gotta love an app!

Political, Social & Economy Stuff

• How your 'slow money' can make a difference - (Mother Nature Network) "Let's do with money what the slow food movement did with food. By investing in local businesses, you can turn a profit and change your community for the better."

Other Random Cool Stuff

• Infographic: America's report card - (Mother Nature Network) "Hundreds of U.S. residents in all 50 states grade their state on natural beauty, eco-friendliness, medical care and more."
• Guatemalan Schools Built from Bottles, Not Bricks - (Huffington Post) Pretty cool!