Stuff We Found This Weekend - 08.09.09

"A LEVEL PLAYING FIELD?!?!? Big Coal is complaining (to their senators apparently) that they are concerned about a level playing field. That is HILARIOUS!"

Family, Kids & Health Stuff

• A Back-to-School Warning: Some Supplies Still Contain Toxic Risks - (Center for Environmental Health) "Pencil pouches and a backpack are the latest kids' products found with lead..."
  

Food Stuff

• The Best and Worst Fish Choices - (AboutMyPlanet.com) "Are there any fish left in the lakes and oceans that are safe to eat?"
  

Home Stuff

• Simply gorgeous, eco-friendlier disposable tableware - (Celebrate Green) Really...these are gorgeous!
  
• Armed But Not Dangerous: Earth-friendly ways to get rid of pesky fruit flies. - (Green Living) We're giving this a try tonight!

Beauty & Fashion Stuff

• Timberland Pledges to Stop Using Deforestation Leather - (Causecast) You'd think a company like Timberland would have never used this leather in the first place.
  
• What's in your lipstick? 12 chemicals that might be in your make up kit - (ecollo)
  

Tech & Science Stuff

• Oil About to Run Out, Leading Energy Expert Says - (EarthFirst) "...the market power of the very few oil-producing countries that hold substantial reserves of oil – mostly in the Middle East – would increase rapidly as the oil crisis begins to grip after 2010..."
  
• PGE to Participate in Largest Electric Vehicle Project in U.S. History - (Gas 2.0) 'This week Portland General Electric welcomed news it was named a strategic participant and Oregon was named one of five test markets for the largest rollout of EVs and an associated charging station network in U.S. history."
  

Work & Business Stuff

• Great Green Job of the Week: Director of Philanthropy, Women’s Voices for the Earth - (EarthFirst)
  
• Green Job Listings - August 9, 2009 - (Green Gigs)
  

School, College & Student Stuff

• Green College Spotlight: Willamette University - (EarthFirst)
  
• Colleges Look to Cut Down on Paper with Kindle - (EcoGeek) "...This idea is great, but mainly because textbooks and course materials should be available electronically at all schools for all classes, whether they're accessed by a Kindle, a laptop or on a computer at the library..."
  

Nature & Environment Stuff

• Pollution Closes Record Number of US Beaches in 2008 - (Blue Living Ideas) Sad...will there come a day when our kids won't be able to go to the beach anymore??
  
• The Great Pacific Garbage Patch - There's nothing great about it - (Causecast) The so-called "trash island" is so large that nobody knows it’s exact size. The common estimate though is that the patch is twice the size of Texas..."
  
• Arctic Ocean May be Polluted Soup by 2070 - (Culture Change) Not good...
  
• Hungry Pelican Gets a Stomach Full of Cell Phone - (EarthFirst) Best line from this post... "What kind of dumbass throws their cell phone into a zoo enclosure?" -haha!!
  
• Amazing Insect Camouflage - (Environmental Graffiti) Just some cool bug pics...
  
• 25 Objects Devoured by Sand - (Environmental Graffiti) When nature takes over what man has made... (more cool pics)
  

Arts, Entertainment & Travel Stuff

• Top 5 green 'South Park' episodes - (Mother Nature Network) Some snarky green humor for all you South Park fans out there!
• Who’s Who in Green: Julia Louis-Dreyfus - (EarthFirst) Awww....love Elaine Benes!
  
• Environmentaland, First Eco Theme Park, Opens In LA - (Ecorazzi) "The world’s first eco theme park, Environmentaland, has opened its doors in Hollywood."
  
• Aniston Bottled Water Ban - (GreenMuze) "Time to tell Jennifer Aniston and Tom Brady to stop pushing bottled water on the masses..." (video in post - Tapped trailer)
  
• Begley's New Eco Book - (GreenMuze) "One man eco-machine Ed Begley, Jr. has a new book out - Ed Begley, Jr.'s Guide to Sustainable Living: Learning to Conserve Resources and Manage an Eco-Conscious Life."
  

International Stuff

• Scores of children rescued from organized slave labour in INTERPOL-led operation conducted by Cote d'Ivoire police - (Interpol) "With Ghana and Côte d'Ivoire producing around three quarters of the world’s cocoa, it is believed that hundreds of thousands of children are working illegally in the plantations across these two countries alone."
  

Political, Social & Economy Stuff

• Mean Joe Green #70: Big Coal Claims Climate Bill Unfair - (Red, Green and Blue) Funny political cartoon...
  
• Obama Unveils Largest-Ever Investment in Advanced Batteries - (Gas 2.0)
  

Other Random Cool Stuff

• LISTEN: The Future of American Passenger Rail - (Chelsea Green) "...discuss the benefits of rail service, the collapse of the American rail, and the funding of Amtrak..."