Coco-Zen: Stuff We Found Today

President Obama presents the Medal of Freedom to Dr. Joseph Medicine Crow - High Bird for his valiant service in World War II

Family, Kids & Health Stuff

Children's Products from Discount Stores Found with High Lead Levels - (Center for Environmental Health) "The products include several toys for small children, a Sesame Street Elmo lunch bag, a Disney Hannah Montana charm jewelry set and several other Disney products."
NWF’s Children’s Magazine: Wild Animal Baby - (Eco Child's Play) Great way to get kiddies interested in nature and animal...wonder if it's printed on recycled paper??

Home Stuff

Green Cat Litter Options - (AboutMyPlanet.com)
How to Protect Your Family’s Dwindling Clean and Available Water Supply - (Focus Organic) "...as of mid-June, more than a third of the U.S. was experiencing drought conditions..."
IS IT GREEN?: Clorox Green Works - (Inhabitat) Hmmm, something to ponder over...

Beauty & Fashion Stuff

Eco-Mascara: Mascarade Ball - (Ideal Bite) "...eco-mascaras, which forgo typical nongreen ingredients like parabens."
Nail polish: We've come a long way (in 9 years), baby. - (Enviroblog)

Tech & Science Stuff

Work & Business Stuff

School, College & Student Stuff

Project Green Dorm: Too Cool For School - (ecofabulous) "The Project Green Dorm initiative is a multi-faceted effort to encourage teens around the country to make eco informed purchases as they head off to higher learning."

Nature & Environment Stuff

The Incredible Terraced Chalk Ponds of Pamukkale - (Environmental Graffiti) An amazing natural wonder...
Precariously Loaded Ants - (Environmental Graffiti) some cool ant pics...
Ginormous Rodent-Eating Plant Discovered in Philippines - (EcoWordly) A mammal eating plant??... Whoa!!

Arts, Entertainment & Travel Stuff

Eco-Instruments: Got a budding talent in the house? - (Ideal Bite) Here are some fair trad, eco-instruments for the kids.
Crude, the Film, Shows Real Price of America's Oil Addiction (Hint: It's Not Just the Environment) - (Eco-Chick) "Crude is the story of a community of 30,000 tribal members in the Amazonian jungle of Ecuador who hold a corporation to bear for its crimes against their land, their livelihood, and most importantly, their lives."
Disney Tweens Go Green With “Send It On” Eco Pop Song - (Ecorazzi) Here's one for the eco-youngsters out there.
Documentary Movie The Cove – Shallow Water. Deep Secret. - (EcoWorldy) In case you have heard of this film, yet...
SNUGGLES: Stay in a Modular Hamster Tunnel Hotel - (Inhabitat)

International Stuff

Holy solar: Statue of Catholic saint will produce renewable energy - (Mother Nature Network) "Catholic saint Padre Pio will be commemorated with the world's first green, energy-producing statue."
India's Groundwater Rapidly Depleting - (AboutMyPlanet.com) "...The water lost is entirely due to human use..." Something all of us should be thinking about!
China's Super-Ambitious High-Speed Rail Plans - (EcoGeek) "The country plans to have 16,000 miles of new track in place by 2020!"

Political, Social & Economy Stuff

Celebrating the new Justice. - (Obama Pics Daily) These pics are amazing as they represent a true milestone in US politics...can we finally get over race and gender??
How dependent are we on foreign oil? - (Mother Nature Network) Nearly 40 years after the peak of U.S. oil production, black gold is becoming a black sheep.
The Presidential Medal of Freedom: 2009 recipients. - (Obama Pics Daily) Inspirational people... Wonder how old Dr. Joseph Medicine Crow - High Bird is...
Bill Clinton Suggests "Cash for EVs" - (EcoGeek) Nice!

Other Random Cool Stuff

The Tangled History of Arsenic and Farming - (Chelsea Green) Very interesting...

Thursday, August 13, 2009