Stuff We Found Today - 07.24.13

Jellyfish Lake - (Mother Nature Network)

Family, Kids & Health Stuff

• I Ate My Placenta and it was great! - (Inhabitots) Think this will truly catch on?

Food Stuff

• 5 Foods To Help Protect Against Sun Damage - (MindBodyGreen) Good to know!
• Keep it cool this summer with these eco cocktail recipes - (Mother Nature Network) Margarita popsicles!!
• Tips on brewing a great cup (several different ways), recycling coffee grounds, and waste-saving tips - (Mother Nature Network)
• 8 Superfoods You Can Mix Into Any Dish - (MindBodyGreen) So easy.
• Kimchi Maki - (GirlieGirlArmy) Love making sushi rolls...this looks and sounds delish.

Home Stuff

• IKEA Unveils Solar-Powered Flat Pack Shelters for Easily Deployable Emergency Housing - (Inhabitat) Meant for disaster relief and refugees, but bet all the survivalists would love to get one.

Beauty & Fashion Stuff

• Amazon-Crafted Wooden Clutch Wins Most Socially Responsible Handbag Award - (Ecouterre) ...and it's gorgeous to boot.
• “Celeb Escargot” Facials Use Snails to Rejuvenate The Skin of Women in Japan - (Inhabitat) Are you kidding me???
• Secret Sandblasting by Chinese Denim Factories Exact Deadly Toll - (Ecouterre) The more we know...the better choices we can make.

Tech & Science Stuff

• UK Scientists Create World’s First Pee-Powered Cell Phone - (Inhabitat) For reals...
• Elon Musk to Unveil Ultra High-Speed Hyperloop Train Plans by August 12 - (Inhabitat) LA to SF in 30 minutes..yes!
• Swedish Machine Turns Sweat into Perfectly Good Drinking Water! - (Inhabitat) Would you drink it?
• The “Hand Tree” is a Portable Air Filter You Wear on Your Wrist - (Ecouterre) Cool idea or just another gadget??

Nature & Environment Stuff

• Africa's Western Black Rhino is Now Officially Extinct - (Inhabitat) Sad.
• It's twins for Atlanta's giant panda - (Mother Nature Network) Baby pandas!
• Crazy Sea Creature Looks Like a Living Rock With Red Guts - (Inhabitat)

Arts, Entertainment & Travel Stuff

• The World’s Most Beautiful Street is a Tree-Filled Oasis in the Heart of Porto Alegre, Brazil - (Inhabitat)

Political, Social & Economy Stuff

• Keystone XL Could Raise Gasoline Prices by 40 Cents Per Gallon, Report Finds - (Inhabitat) Video in post.
• Ag-Gag Laws Silence Whistleblowers - (BillMoyers.com) “The Animal and Ecological Terrorism Act” would make it a crime to film at animal facilities (video in post).
• Teenager Develops Program to Feed Thousands of Hungry People in California - (Inhabitat) Love smart, activist kids!

Other Random Cool Stuff

• Los Angeles Becomes Largest City in US to Ban Plastic Bags - (Inhabitat) - Woohoo!
• Cardboard Technologies Announces Plans to Produce $10 Cardboard Bicycle - (Inhabitat) ...and it's also made of recycled plastic bottles and used tires.
• HOW TO: Make a Recycled Lava Lamp with Your Kids - (Inhabitots) Gotta try this one.
• Amazing ERO Concrete-Recycling Robot Can Erase Entire Buildings - (Inhabitat) Whoa...this is cool.

Stuff We Found Today - 06.07.12

Solar-Powered Floating Green Resort

Family, Kids & Health Stuff

• Top 10 Toxins Suspected of Causing Autism - (Care2 Healthy Living)
• Top 10 Baby Registries for Green Moms-to-Be - (Inhabitots)
• Traces of Veterinary Drugs Found in Baby Food and Infant Formula - (Inhabitots) Great... another reason to buy organic, especially for your kids. After all, we eat what our foods eat!

Food Stuff

• Eating Chocolate Will Protect You From Skin Cancer - (GirlieGirl Army) Well, life just got a little better!

Home Stuff

• Verdant PicNYC Table is topped with Living Growing Grass - (Inhabitat) Like having a picnic in your dining room!
• Ryosuke Fukusada's Glowing  LED Wooden Light Bulb - (Inhabitat) Pretty cool.
• Sweden's Treehotel Now Selling Mirrorcube Treehouses - (Inhabitat) Now you can order one for yourself and have it installed in your backyard... haha!

Beauty & Fashion Stuff

• 10 Infographics on the Fashion Industry - (EcoSalon) These are interesting...especially the one that illustrates how much textile waste America generates each year.
• Gross or Glorious? Kerry Howley Turns Human Hair into Intricate Necklaces - (Ecouterre) Definitely artistic, but a little creepy.
• 14 Eco-Friendly Sunglasses to Protect Your Peepers - (Ecouterre)

Tech & Science Stuff

• 3D-Printed LED Lamps - (Inhabitat) These are so cool looking.

Nature & Environment Stuff

• Canada's tar sands could mean "Game Over for the Climate" - (NYTimes.com) "If we were to fully exploit this new oil source, and continue to burn our conventional oil, gas and coal supplies, concentrations of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere eventually would reach levels higher than in the Pliocene era, more than 2.5 million years ago, when sea level was at least 50 feet higher than it is now."
• [Video] Watch the Whole World Connect the Dots - (350.org) Climate change and extreme weather around the world.
• Arctic Seawater Leaking Methane: Big Pic - (Discovery News) Oh, just lovely...
• World's First Vegetarian Shark Prefers Heads of Lettuce - (TreeHugger) Apparently the trauma of getting a fish hook lodged in it's stomach was enough to scare this shark into never going after meat again.
• Fukushima Radiation Found in Bluefin Tuna in Calif. - (Time.com)
• Mo'ynoq's Desert Ships Are a Testament of Man's Impact on the Environment - (Inhabitat)

Arts, Entertainment & Travel Stuff

• Solar-Powered Floating Island is an Off-Shore Green Retreat - (Inhabitat) Now this is houseboating in style!

Political, Social & Economy Stuff

• International Cocoa Initiative partners with ILO to tackle child labour on cocoa farms - (ConfectioneryNews.com) Well, it's something.

Other Random Cool Stuff

• L.A. makes history with ban on plastic bags at stores - (LA Times) "Los Angeles became the largest city in the nation to approve a ban on plastic bags at supermarket checkout lines..." Cool!
• Survival Condo's Apocalypse-Proof Bunder Are Now Sold Out - (Inhabitat) Seriously????!!!

Stuff We Found Today - 05.08.12

Great book to read with young kids

Family, Kids & Health Stuff

• "Maybe (A Little Zen for Little Ones)" - This looks like a great book for kids!
• Every Mother Matters - Your Guide to a Fair Trade Mother's Day - (Fair Trade USA)
• Free sandwich box with your kid's artwork on it - (Facebook: Rudi's Organic Bakery) Pretty cool contest!

Food Stuff

• Support cocoa farmers or face a 'chocolate crisis', warns academic - (ConfectioneryNews.com) Chocolate manufacturers will face a serious cocoa supply shortage unless they work to improve the livelihoods of cocoa farmers and allow them to invest in sustainable production..."
• How to Store Vegetables & Fruit Without Plastic - (Washington's Green Grocer) Good little guide here.
• Bitter truth for a better world - (GulfNews.com) Interview with filmmaker of the documentary "The Dark Side of Chocolate".

Home Stuff

• Biophotovoltaic Moss Table Generates Electricity Through Photosynthesis - (Inhabitat) The moss powers the table lamp...cool.
• Egg-Shaped Treehouse is Nestled in Forests of Whistler - (Inhabitat) Love to have this to go hideaway in!

Beauty & Fashion Stuff

• 14 Eco-Friendly Raincoats for Tackling April Showers in Style - (Ecouterre) Diggin' Nau's Chrysalis Dress with its removable sleeves. 

Tech & Science Stuff

• IKEA Unveils Cheapo Digital Camera Made of Cardboard - (Inhabitat)

Nature & Environment Stuff

• Peru examines deaths of more that 500 pelicans - (BBC News) This comes after death of 800 dolphins in same region. What's going on???

Arts, Entertainment & Travel Stuff

• Surfing's Toxic Secret - (Forbes) "The typical surfboard is a slab of petroleum-spawned polyurethane slathered in layers of toxic polyester resin."
• SeaWorld cans plastic bags nationwide - (UTSanDiego.com) Cool!

Political, Social & Economy Stuff

• Question and Answer with Paul Rice, President and CEO of Fair Trade USA: Part 1: Cooperatives and Estates - (Justmeans) ...and the debate goes on as Fair Trade USA leaves FLO and starts to certify farming estates.
• BP Gulf Spill Trial Delayed Until 2013 - (Huffington Post) Booooo!!!

Other Random Cool Stuff

• Mother takes on Monsanto, wins global prize - (Pesticide Action Network) Think the title says it all.
• Miami Beach bans drinking straws - Hotels face fines up to $500 for littering.

Stuff We Found Today - 11.06.11

FLOTUS at the White House Autumn Harvest 2011

Food Stuff

• How to roast pumpkin seeds - (Mother Nature Network) In case you still have those seeds from your jack-o-lantern.
• Iron: Dark Chocolate Contains More than Beef? - (Care2) Get our iron from chocolate...we like that idea! OK - not really advocating that, but still...
• Recipe: Kale with Lemon Sauce - (Celebrate Green!) Mmmm...always on the lookout for yummy kale recipes to get more green into dinner.

Home Stuff

• Recycled Skateboard Bench - (EcoSalon) These would be super cool in a hip office...wishful thinking on our part??
• Don't get slimed: Skip the fabric softener - (Enviroblog) "Fabric softeners contain toxic ingredients that are bad for your health and the environment."

Beauty & Fashion Stuff

• Triumph Japan Recycles Old Bras Into Power-Generating Fuel - (Ecouterre) Sounds like a pretty good idea to us.
• Is Synthetic Clothing Causing "Microplastic" Pollution in Our Oceans? - (Ecouterre) Great...another way we're polluting with plastic.
• 6 DIY Pumpkin-Skincare Products You Can Make at Home - (Ecouterre) These are really easy... and good enough to eat right off your skin!
• 18 Vegan Shoe Brands That Are Eco-Friendly and Ethical, to Boot - (Ecouterre)
• 7 Beauty Ingredients To Avoid - (EcoSalon) Read the labels ladies!

Tech & Science Stuff

• Power the economy and grid with local solar [Infographic] - (Grist)
• Northeast States Teaming Up to Build EV Charging Network - (EcoGeek.org)
• Dow Solar Shingles Finally Hitting U.S. Markets - (EcoGeek.org) Can replace regular roof shingles.

Nature & Environment Stuff

• Up to 20 million tons of debris from Japan's tsunami moving toward Hawaii - (Yahoo! News) Yikes!
• The Simpsons Called It; Three Eyed Fish Caught Outside a Nuclear Power Plant - (Gizimodo) No joke...caught in a resevoir in Argentina. Check it out.
• Carbon Emissions Rise By Six Percent In 2010; Largest Rise Ever Recorded Concerns Scientists - (AboutMyPlanet.com) Not good!
• 12 Incredible Long Exposure Waterfall Photos - (Environmental Graffiti) Seriously beautiful pics.
• 6 Bizarre Alien-Looking Life Forms - (Environmental Graffiti) Nature...both beautiful and bizarre.

Website Stuff

• Vegan Cuts - A deal site just for vegans...check it out!

International Stuff

• Ikea to Build Massive 26-Acre Suburb in East London - (Inhabitat) Wow...welcome to IKEAland! Hey, at least it's planned to be eco-friendly.
• Saudi Arabia Begins Operations At First Solar Plant - (AboutMyPlanet.com) Hey...when oil rich nations start going solar...

Political, Social & Economy Stuff

• An Urban Garden Prepares Inmates for Green-Collar Jobs - (NYTimes.com) Like!!
• White House Autumn Harvest 2011 - (Obama Pics Daily) Love seeing FLOTUS in the veggie garden with all the kids!
• Guerilla Gardening at Occupy Wall Street - (350.org) "...a beautiful film from the crew at Seismologik.com on a unique way to connect food, direct action, and a fundamental new way of looking at the world around us..."
• Big News on the Keystone pipeline: Obama Steps Up and takes ownership of decision - (350.org) Question is... what will he decide?

Other Random Cool Stuff

• How many people have ever lived on Earth? - (Mother Nature Network) "As humanity welcomes its 7 billionth member this month, the Population Reference Bureau calculates our net population from 50,000 BC to today." Kind of interesting...
• Olly - An air freshener that works when you get pinged - OK...we know this isn't a "green" post, but thought it was so outrageous that we had to share. For reals people...c'mon!
• Too Many Halloween Treats? 10 good ways to get rid of the haul! - (Celebrate Green)

Stuff We Found Today - 09.18.11

Ben & Jerry's Schweddy Balls made with Fair Trade vanilla ice cream

Family, Kids & Health Stuff

• Hannah and the Talking Tree - Check out this children's environmental book that teaches the power of personal action.
• BPA Ban on Baby Bottles and Sippy Cups Approved in California - (Inhabitots) YEA!!
• Sunscreen pills form coral reefs? - (Mother Nature Network) "Scientists have discovered a natural compound that protects coral reefs from sunlight, opening the door to sunscreen pills and UV-resistant crops." Hmmm...eat your sunscreen??

Food Stuff

• 5 healthy slow cooker breakfasts - (Mother Nature Network) Some great ideas for getting the kids to school on time with a hot breakfast in their tummies...it cooks overnight so you don't have to wake up early to prep - genius!!
• Insect develops resistance to Monsanto's GM corn - (FoodNavigator-USA.com) Uh...maybe GMOs are not the answer?!!!
• Blueberries faked in cereals, muffins, bagels and other food products - Food Investigations [video] - (NaturalNews.tv) Watch this video and then go check the labels on the "blueberry" items in your pantry.
• Annual Report Card: Hershey, Trailing Behind Competitors, Gets 'F' For Failing to Remove Child Labor From Its Chocolate Production - (PR Newswire)
• Ben & Jerry's Schweddy Balls! - (Washington Times) Remember the SNL skit w/ Alec Baldwin - haha!! Ben & Jerry's newest flavor is made with Fair Trade vanilla ice cream...even better!
• Cooking with Chef A: Quinoa for breakfast [video & recipe] - (Mother Nature Network)

Home Stuff

• Sloan's Innovative AQUS Grey Water Toilet System Recycles Your Sink Water - (Inhabitat) Super great, especially if your toilet is next to your sink.

Beauty & Fashion Stuff

• Sierra Club Socks - Made from upcycled and organic fibers...these just look so warm and comfy.
• Toxic Tattoos - (Greenwala) Check this out if you have tattoos are are thinking of getting one.
• Eco Fashion Shows from New York Fashion Week Spring/Summer 2012 - (Inhabitat) Always fun to look at!

Tech & Science Stuff

• This Company Turns Plastic Bottles Back Into Crude Oil - (GOOD) "Ohio-based energy company, is taking even plastics that can't be recycled and reverting them to the material state from whence they came: crude oil." Hmmm...sounds interesting.

Work & Business Stuff

• LinkedIn adds new volunteer section - (Mother Nature Network) "Individuals who have donated their time to a nonprofit organization can better publicize this work on their LinkedIn profile."

School, College & Student Stuff

• America's Coolest Schools: Sierra's fifth annual ranking of the greenest colleges - (Sierra Club) Plus tidbits on all sorts of "green" goings on with schools and students across the country.
• 10 Eco-Friendly, DIY Projects for Back to School - (Greenwala) We're diggin' the Homemade Study Center and the Chalkboard Globe.

Nature & Environment Stuff

• Dolphin Fish-Eating Trick Catches On - (DiscoveryNews.com) "...a very clever group of bottlenose dolphins in Australia has created its own new combo tool that both captures fish and functions as a food bowl..." Some pretty smart animals!

Arts, Entertainment & Travel Stuff

• Sierra Club's Military Families Outdoors - Great outdoor adventure programs for families of those who serve our country.

Political, Social & Economy Stuff

• How would you spend $7 billion - (Mother Nature Network) "Two proposed energy projects (each with a $7 billion price tag) present two very different directions for America's future. Which would you choose?"
• The Climate Reality Project - "24 Hours of Reality will focus the world’s attention on the full truth, scope, scale and impact of the climate crisis. To remove the doubt. Reveal the deniers. And catalyze urgency around an issue that affects every one of us."
• Infographic: What's driving gas prices - (Mother Nature Network) This is kind of interesting.
• Why would a Hawaiian coffee ship import bananas? - (Mother Nature Network) "On Hawaii's Big Island, a Starbucks outlet sells Ecuadoran bananas. It's a trivial example of the way the twisted logic of global business creates its own unsustainable reality."
• Demand Facebook Remove Pages That Promote Sexual Violence - (Change.org)

Other Random Cool Stuff

• Bees have a home in Chicago airport - (Mother Nature Network) "At O'Hare International Airport, the open space is used for beekeeping and giving meaningful employment to felons"... helping planet & people... AWESOME!!
• VW: The Dark Side [video] - (Greenpeace) Check out this awesome video comeback to VW's "Star Wars" TV ad... "Despite its green image, Volkswagen is spending millions of Euros every year funding lobby groups who are trying to stop Europe increasing its commitment to greenhouse gas reductions..."
• World's First Functioning LEGO Greenhouse Unveiled at the London Design Festival - (Inhabitat) Ahhh...Legos.

Stuff We Found Today - 08.29.11

Floating micro-country funded by Paypal Founder

Family, Kids & Health Stuff

• Why Pregnant Women in California Have High Levels of Toxic Chemicals - (TIME) Hmmm, definitely not good!
• Alternatives to Toxic Hands Soaps at your Kid's School - (Greenwala) "Most hand soaps used by schools contain nasties like fragrance, triclosan and other nasty chemicals."
• 9 habits that my do more harm than good - (Mother Nature Network) A few things here we never really thought about before...

Food Stuff

• Keep Pesticide-Ridden Corn Off Your Dinner Plate - (Center for Environmental Health) "Monsanto’s new GMO corn, intended for the frozen and/or canned corn market. This experimental corn will not be labeled, so consumers cannot know when they may be eating a GMO food that contains a toxic pesticide in every bite." Take action.
• Cocoa's benefits linked to anti-inflammatory potential: Human data - (Confectionery News) Cool beans... cocoa beans, that is - haha!
• Hershey's Chocolate Sweatshop Sullies its Image - (InvestorGuide.com) Right here in the good ole US of A! C'mon Hershey's... it's bad enough that you don't use Fair Trade chocolate.
• The Bicycle Coffee Company: Sustainable From Bean To Cup - (Dowser) We are huge fans of these guys...and their coffee!
• Cargill pays premium millions to cocoa farmers as sustainable sourcing grows - (ConfectioneryNews.com)
• Salmon Fish Cake [Recipe] - (Jamie Oliver's Food Revolution) Mmmm...going to have to try this out this weekend!

Home Stuff

• Cat Hammock in a Box - (CatAbove.com) For cat lovers, this has to be the coolest cat gadget/accessory ever... and it's made of corrugated cardboard!
• 8 lush green rooftops from around the globe - (Mother Nature Network) These are neat to look at!

Beauty & Fashion Stuff

• Christie Brinkley Launching Vegan Skin Care Line - (Ecorazzi) Set to launch this summer...keep an eye out!
• Stick Your iPad Down Bernie Madoff's (Recycled) Pants - (Ecouterre) iPad cases made from Madoff's auctioned off pants...kind of funny.

Tech & Science Stuff

• GE's Solar Powered Carousel Opens at the South Street Seaport! - (Inhabitat) Fun!!
• Lightning Motorcycles Break 200 MPH Electric Bike Speed Record! - (Inhabitat) For all you speedster bikers...

School, College & Student Stuff

• Announcing the Global Green USA Green School Makeover Competition: A Chance to Win $65,000 to Green Your School! - (Global Green USA)
• Enter to Win Inhabitat's Green Back-To-School Contest - (Inhabitat) "Worth a whopping $1155, our back to school prize package includes a HP Pavilion dv6 laptop with Windows 7, a set of notebooks from ecosystem, a creative bundle from Behance, some sweet recycled newspaper pencils from TreeSmart, folders, tabs and more courtesy of Naked Binder, and a Voltaic Converter solar backpack to put all of it into!"

Nature & Environment Stuff

• Shell Oil Leak in North Sea Raises Memories of BP Gulf Oil Spill - (Treehugger)
• Moving Planet: A Day to Move Beyond Fossil Fuels - Coming Sep 24th... check it out!! From the guys over at 350.org.

Arts, Entertainment & Travel Stuff

• Constance Hockaday's Boggsville Boatel Turn Defunct Boats Into Floating NYC Hotels - (Inhabitat) Maybe a fun getaway with kids??

Political, Social & Economy Stuff

• Fair Trade Chocolate Activists Upload Protest Photos On Hershey's Facebook Page - (Huffington Post)

Other Random Cool Stuff

• Apple Unveils Exciting New Pictures of It's Foster & Partners Designed Green Headquarters in Cupertino! - (Inhabitat) Self-sufficient curved glass building... cool!
• Paypal Founder Peter Thiel Invests $1.25 Million to Create Floating Micro-Countries - (Inhabitat) "...building his very own start-up countries in the far off, open ocean..."

Stuff We Found Today - 06.05.11

Insoles made with living moss or river rocks!

Family, Kids & Health Stuff

• EWG's 2011 Sunscreen Report - (Environmental Working Group)
• Free Skin Cancer Screenings Across America - (The Skin Cancer Foundation) Check this site out and find a free screening near you... DO IT!!
• Breaking News: Cell Phones Linked to Cancer Says World Health Organization - (Inhabitots) In case you haven't already heard about this in the news...

Food Stuff

• Why you should buy organic, in spite of the cost - (Sour Grape) "When it comes to buying organic the benefits out-weight the costs by a lot. In fact, the science behind it is really interesting..."
• Easy vegetables to grow - (Mother Nature Network) Calling all first time veggie growers!!
• The Popshops Blueberry Lemonade Ice Pop Recipe - (DailyCandy Kids) Here's a great recipe to do with the kiddies that they'll love for the summer.

Beauty & Fashion Stuff

• Made With Moss and Rocks, Natura's Insoles Connect Your Feet To Nature - (Ecouterre) Nature at your footsteps...literally!!

Tech & Science Stuff

• Stunning Solar-Powered Luce Laptop is Light as Air - (Inhabitat) Oooooohhhh...pretty laptop!! Now if only it was a Mac...
• Japanese Corporation Plans to Turn the Moon Into a Massive Solar Power Plant - (Inhabitat) Cool idea, but is it possible?? Someday...

Nature & Environment Stuff

• Farm Runoff in Mississippi River floodwater Fuels Dead Zone in Gulf - (PBS Newshour) "A dead zone -- already the size of the state of New Jersey -- is growing in the Gulf of Mexico, fueled by nutrient runoff from the swollen Mississippi River."
• Humans Emitted a Record Breaking Amount of Carbon, 30.6 Gigatonnes - (Inhabitat) Not good!! :(
• How to Rid the Seas of 'Plastic Soup'? - (NYTimes.com) "...the vast amount of trash, 80 percent of it plastic, that ends up in the seas..."

Arts, Entertainment & Travel Stuff

• 14 of the World's Most Amazing Subways! - (Inhabitat) Who says public transportation can't be fun?!!
• Runway 34: Recycled Airplane Restaurant Serves up First Class Meals in Zurich - (Inhabitat) Fun!! SFO could use one of these!

Political, Social & Economy Stuff

• From an Iraq veteran: Electric cars are a matter of national security - (Mother Nature Network) "Three tours of duty in the Middle East convinced Air Force veteran Tim Goodrich to buy a Nissan Leaf."

Other Random Cool Stuff

• 8 Things You Didn't Know You Could Recycle - (Care2 Healthy & Green Living)
• Sued By Plastic - "Three of the largest Plastic Bag Manufactures are suing ChicoBag, a reusable bag company for “irreparably harming” their business." Ha... can you believe that one?!!!
• Section 2 of New York City's High Line Park Opening Wednesday, June 8! - (Inhabitat) Definitly on our list of places to check out in NYC!!

Stuff We Found Today - 08.26.10

"Living" Dress - Ecouterre

Family, Kids & Health Stuff

• Egregious Packaging Hall of Fame: Oral B Pulsar Toothbrush - (Inhabitat) Seriously??? A DISPOSABLE electric toothbrush (batteries and all)?? Should they be rechargeable?
• EWG's Back-To-School Guide - (Environmental Working Group) In the market for non-toxic school supplies?... check this out.
• High Lead Content Found In Bounce Houses - (CBS5.com) Be safe...wash hands and change kids clothes after jumping in the bouncy house.
• President's Cancer Panel: Eat Organic, Avoid Plastics - (Organic Consumers Association) "...the idea of reducing exposure to environmental toxins—like chemicals used in farming and in plastics—to reduce the risk of cancer." Hellooooo...people!
• The Cheyenne Children's LEED Platinum Village Garden is a Place to Grow - (Inhabitots) What an awesome place to take kids!

Food Stuff

• Make sure your wheat bread is worth it - (Mother Nature Network) "Not all wheat breads are created equal. What should you look for to get the most nutritional bang from your brown bread?" Some good info here about "whole wheat" versus "wheat" bread.
• Responsible liquors from around the globe - (Tasting Table) Fair Trade vodka, goji berry liqueur and coffee liqueur... we see some new truffle flavors in the making!
• Monsanto & Cancer Milk: Fox News Kills Story & Fires Reporters - (YouTybe) You gotta see this...especially if you're giving your kids regular milk.

Home Stuff

• Extraordinary Japanese Micro-Home Built From A Grid Of Boxes - (Inhabitat) Oh, those Japanese and their super cute little homes.
• Why You Shouldn't Use RoundUp (or Trust Its Labels) - (Generation Green)

Beauty & Fashion Stuff

• Top 7 Solar-Powered Bags for Back-to-School! - (Inhabitats) Keep your gadgets charged with green energy!
• Jane Bowler's Space-Age Raincoats Make Fantastic Use of Recycled Plastic - (Ecouterre) OK...so these may be a bit too fantastical for the typical person to wear, but they're sure cool to look at!
• "Living" Dress, made From Recycled Inner Tubes, Changes Every Season - (Ecouterre) Who says you can't take your garden with you?

Tech & Science Stuff

• Sonnenschiff: Solar City Produces 4X the Energy it Consumers - (Inhabitat) "...solar city in Freiburg, Germany is very much net positive." Awesome!
• Are e-mail attachments bad for the environment? - (Mother Nature Network) Hmmm...something to think about here...
• French Engineers Design a Pedal-Powered Submarine - (Inhabitat) Hmmm...new toy for wealthy eco adventure seekers? Wonder if Richard Branson has one...

School, College & Student Stuff

• Enter Inhabitat Green Back-To-School Contest - (Inhabitat) Win cool backpack, binders, etc...check it out!
• 9 Green Architecture Student Projects That Make the Grade - (Inhabitat) Some of these are pretty cool...go green students!

Nature & Environment Stuff

• 7 U.S. cities with the worst air pollution - (Mother Nature Network) Not too many surprises here.

Political, Social & Economy Stuff

• Fixing a World That Foster Fat - (NYTimes.com) "Fast-food restaurants can charge lower prices for value meals of hamburgers and French fries than for salad because the government subsidizes the corn and soybeans used for animal feed and vegetable oil... We have made it more expensive to eat healthy in a very big way..."
• Why conservatives are bad on energy - (Mother Nature Network) "...the one-sided logic employed by conservatives to dismiss solar power."

Other Random Cool Stuff

• Downsizing an XL water footprint outside the home - (Mother Nature Network) "According to a National Geographic Water Footprint Calculator, effectively curbing the amount of H2O you use may not lie in tweaking habits at home but in taking a closer look at how you shop, eat and travel." Definitely something to think about.
• Suitcase beds for pets - (The GirlieGirl Army) Okay...this is cute - especially if you make it yourself.

Stuff We Found Today - 08.11.10

Awesome kids!

Family, Kids & Health Stuff

• 8 Inspiring Green Kids and Their Eco-Innovations - (Inhabitat) Awesome kids!!
• Study Links BPA to Low Sperm Counts and DNA Damage - (Inhabitots)
• Chemicals and Obesity Speeding up Puberty in Girls (cartoon) - (Mean Joe Green Cartoons)

Food Stuff

• Giant Toasted Leafcutter Ants - OMG, these are being sold like a snack food (in a pouch) online from England...really??? Maybe we should try covering them in chocolate...not.
• Cocoa Journalists in the Ivory Coast locked up - (Stop The Traffic Blog)
• Floating Dining Room Sets Sail on 1,672 Bottle Raft in Vancouver - (Inhabitat) Cool pop-up restaurant in Vancouver.
• USDA wants us to 'know your farmer, ' FDA wants us to stay home - (Grist) Interesting read...

Home Stuff

• Lucky Drops is a Lantern-Like Japanese Micro Home - (Inhabitat) Cool looking, but could you live in a space like this?

Beauty & Fashion Stuff

• The End of Leather - (The Discerning Brute) Trippy...clothing made from organic, cellulose-based leather that's grown from green tea.
• Industry-Wide "Eco Index" Will Offer Energy Star-Like Rating for Apparel - (Ecouterre) "...could eventually be used as a comparison tool for shoppers to determine if, say, Keds are greener than Vans..."
• Vogue Italy Uses Oil Spill For Fashion Shoot - (Ecorazzi) Ok...seriously, this is not cool.

Tech & Science Stuff

• Top 6 Designs That Harness the Power of Play - (Inhabitots) Harnessing the kinetic energy of kids playing to generate power...neat!
• Scientists Produce Spider Silk From Metabolically Engineered Bacteria - (Ecouterre) Silk from bio-engineered E. Coli... hmmm.
• Volkswagen to Unveil Hybrid Beetle Next Year - (Inhabitat)

Nature & Environment Stuff

• Malibu to be declared a World Surfing Reserve - (Surfline.com) Awesome!!
• 8 of the creepiest trees on Earth - (Mother Nature Network) Cool tree pics.

Arts, Entertainment & Travel Stuff

• Guerra de la Paz Turns Discarded Clothes into Mind-Blowing Sculptures - (Ecouterre) "...recover landfill-bound clothing and render them into subversive art installations." Cool!

International Stuff

• Gigantic Grassy Lawn Lounges Sprout Throughout England! - (Inhabitat) Cool!!.. how fun would it be to lounge out on one of these?!!

Political, Social & Economy Stuff

• Veterans find peaceful new lives as sustainable farmers - (Mother Nature Network) "Programs like 'Combat Boots to Cowboy Boots' aim to give veterans a new sense of purpose and make them a driving force in the green economy."
• A food bill we need - (The Washington Post) Written by Michelle Obama about kids and food... go FLOTUS!!

Other Random Cool Stuff

• Super Long Seaside Bench Made From Reclaimed Wood - (Inhabitat) Neat! Bet the kiddies would love to play on this!
• BP's Getting All Cap-Happy (cartoon) - (Mean Joe Green Cartoons) Haha - funny!

Stuff We Found Today - 06.13.10

Rainboots that charge your cellphone

Family, Kids & Health Stuff

• Target Hooks Up With Punky Brewster For New Organic Baby Collection - (ecorazzi.com) Yea!!! More affordable organic baby clothing!

Food Stuff

• Is There Slavery In Your Chocolate? - (John Robbins) Great article post!
• Unexpected Consequence: Increased CO2 Could Affect Nutritional Value of Crops - (EcoGeek.org) "...increased CO2 could reduce the protein content of crop plants by as much as 20 percent." Okay... not good!

Beauty & Fashion Stuff

• Thermoelectric Galoshes Charge Your Cellphone Using Heat From Your Feet - (Ecouterre) Rainboots that charge your cellphone? Perfect for all those rainy day walks!
• TOMS Wedges: Best Green Shoes for Summer, 2010 - (Eco-Chick) Already love their flats, but these wedges are cute!! Plus buy a pair of TOMS shoes and a pair of shoes gets donated to a child in need.
• We'll Toast to These Boys! - (ecofabulous) For guys living in colder climates...organic cotton thermal boxer briefs...and they're under $8!

Tech & Science Stuff

• Dirty Power, Clean Cars: Even From Coal, EVs are Cleaner - (Car Talk)
• Solar Powered Shrub Car is Not Your "Garden Variety" EV - (Inhabitat) OK, this is a little silly... but we figure it must have some application, right? (video in post)
• Flexible OLEDs Could Lead to Sony computer "Bracelets" by 2020- (Ecouterre) Computer on your arm....oooh. (video in post)
• Electric Jet Ski: All of the Fun, Non of the Oil and Emissions - (EcoGeek.org) Calling all you summer jet skiers!
• Apples Patents Solar-Powered iPod, iPhone - (EcoGeek.org) Wondering when they were finally going to do this...hooray!
• Forget Wave Power, Google and Others May Use Poo Power for Data Center - (EcoGeek.org) No joke!

School, College & Student Stuff

• Tea Partiers Bid to Keep Climate Change Out of the Classroom - (Change.org) Seriously??? C'mon... it's SCIENCE folks!!

Nature & Environment Stuff

• BP Tries to Block Photos of Dead Wildlife - (Change.org) "The New York Daily News reported on Wednesday that BP has ordered its contractors not to share pictures or otherwise publicize the scores of dead and injured wildlife."
• Dying, dead maring wildlife paint dar, morbid picture of Gulf Coast following oil spill - (NYDailyNews.com) "Here's what President Obama didn't see when he visited the Gulf Coast..."
• Poll: America Opinion on Climate Change Warms Up - (George Mason University) Well, it's about time!
• Hands Across the Sand - This even takes place June 26 at a beach near you...check it out!
• Oceans Without Fish in 40 Years? - (Blue Living Ideas) May sound far fetched, but it's a real possibility..."if fishing policies don’t change, all commercial fisheries could collapse in the next 40 years..."

International Stuff

• Copenhagen Adopts a Mandatory Green Roof Policy - (Inhabitat) Those Europeans...so with it! All big cities should do this.
• China Unveils World's Fastest High-Speed Train - (EcoGeek.org) ...and the US will finally have a high-speed train when???
• Giant Sinkhole Opens in Guatemala - (ecorazzi.com) "This picture is enough to induce nightmares... Planet Earth never fails to surprise…"

Political, Social & Economy Stuff

• Blazing Trails: What Five Pioneering Cities Have Banned - (Causecast) Whoa...check this out (pretty awesome)!
• Energy Use in the US & Global Agri-Food Systems: Implications for Sustainable Agriculture - (Culture Change) Great post...worth the time to read.

Other Random Cool Stuff

• Blood:Water Mission's LEMON:AID Stand - What a great summertime activity for neighborhood kids, schools, community groups, etc. to do!
• Dos and don'ts of oil spill action: How you can really help - (Mother Nature Network)
• Wal-Mart Goes Green - (EcoFriendlyDaily.com) Before you snicker...you should check out this post...a big box store can make a big green difference.

Stuff We Found Today - 06.04.10

Oil soaked pelican in Louisiana

Family, Kids & Health Stuff

• EWG's 2010 Sunscreen Guide - (Environmental Working Group) Just in time for summer outdoor fun!

Food Stuff

• Genetically Modified foods Could Cause Long-Term Sterility - (Organic Consumers Association) "...one of the most obvious clues about the danger of GMO foods are that just about EVERY species of animal that is offered a GMO food versus a non-GMO food will avoid the GMO one." Hello!!!
• McDonald's 4 Year Old Cheeseburger Video - (YouTube) OMG...everyone needs to see this!!! Even the cheese doens't have mold on it...WHAT?!!!! Do we really want to be giving our kids this?
• The World's First Bionic Burger - (YouTube) ...and here's another video "about a man who's been saving hamburgers, cheeseburgers, and Big Macs from McDonalds for over 18 years... and they look EXACTLY the same!"
• Dark Chocolate Guards Against Brain Injury - (Mercola.com) Woohoo... another reason to eat chocolate (Fair Trade, that is).
• The Organic Food Solution - (Organic Consumer Association) New book detailing why buying organics might be the best thing you can do for your body & the planet.

Home Stuff

• Plastic Lamps made from Recycled Six-Pack Rings - (Inhabitat) Very cool looking!
• Children's Paper Tube DIY Eco-furniture is Customizable and Fun! - (Inhabitots) These are perfect for classrooms or home playrooms... so fun looking!
• Hill-Shaped French Eco House is a New "Wave" in Green Building - (Mother Nature Network) Cool looking house!

Beauty & Fashion Stuff

• FEED Project's "Guatemala" Bags Provide Nutrition for Malnourished Kids - (Ecouterre) FEED was founded by Lauren Bush!
• Wal-Mart Knows Miley Cyrus's Jewelry Is Toxic But Continues to Sell It - (NYMag.com)
• Handbags Hazards Continue at Wal-Mart - Tell the Retailer to Get the Lead Out! - (Center for Environmental Health)
• Eco-Fashion: Going Green - (Fashion Institute of Technology) Eco-fashinistas will want to check this exhibit out at the FIT Museum in NY.
• Reveal: "Vegan Superstar" Handbag - Super cute!!! Diggin' it in the light charcoal and ruby!

Tech & Science Stuff

• Sony Unveils Flexible OLED Thinner Than a Strand of Hair - (Inhabitat) Think of the things they could make...
• IBM's Traffic Lights Can Remotely Halt Your Car Engine - (Inhabitat) "...'A System and Method for Controlling Vehicle Engine Running State at Busy Intersections for Increased Fuel Consumption Efficiency' prevents cars from running red lights by–get this–remotely stopping vehicle engines." What, really????

Work & Business Stuff

• Top 10 cities for new grads seeking green jobs - (Mother Nature Network)

Nature & Environment Stuff

• Oil reaches Louisiana shores - (The Big Picture: Boston.com) Pictures speak louder than words...
• What BP does not want you to see - (Repower America) "Check out what BP does not want you to see. And please share this widely -- every American should see what's happening under the surface in the Gulf" ...and sign the petition!
• Dead Dolphins Wash Up On Coat; Oil's Role Unclear - (Greenwala News)
• Dolphin gets an iPad - (Mother Nature Network) "Merlin the dolphin is the first animal to get an iPad, and he's using it to teach humans about dolphin communication."

Political, Social & Economy Stuff

• 1st Lady Michelle Obama works out with students on South Lawn of the White House - (Obama Pics Daily) FLOTUS rocks!! Awesome pics!
• Free Trade vs. Fair Trade: The Struggle for Responsible Globalization - (POLS 405.1) A good read... informative. We believe that Fair Trade can exist within "Free Trade" as long as consumers are educated as to what the products are that they're buying.

Other Random Cool Stuff

• GOOD Instructions: Things You didn't Know Were Made of Oil - and How to Avoid Them - (GOOD)
• The True Cost of Chevron... What has Chevron given to you? - Interesting site...see the environmental and social impact that the oil giant has made around the world.
• What are the easiest, most important things to recycle? - (Mother Nature Network) Top 3 items to keep out of the landfill... and they're no brainers!