Coco-Zen: Stuff We Found Today

Pres. Obama and late Sen. Ted Kennedy

Food Stuff

A Grocery Star Is Born - (Ideal Bite) Produce PLU codes on there labels will tell if the item was conventionally grown, organic or genetically modified. Read post to find out more.
Chocolate lovers to enjoy no-guilt snack - (Tweed Daily News) Cadbury's Dairy Milk to go Fair Trade in Australia (and New Zealand).
Dark, rich and good for farmers - (Toronto Star) Cadbury gores Fair Trade in Canada, too. Hey, how about us here in the US??!!!

Home Stuff

Breaking Down Building Energy Use - (Jetson Green) Interesting chart/graph on where are energy use at home and work goes to.

Tech & Science Stuff

Alternative Energy Companies Want To Convert Shuttered Ford Plant - (The Huffington Post) Now that's what we're talking about!
Solar Electric Vehicle Company Provides Free Green Rides - (EarthFirst) "Colleges, parks, museums and other institutions now have a green way to shuttle people around – for free! – thanks to the Solar Electric Vehicle Company."

Work & Business Stuff

School, College & Student Stuff

Nature & Environment Stuff

Global Warming Could Cause Tilt in Earth's Axis - (EarthFirst) Okay...that sounds kind of scary...
Rare Photographs of Now Extinct Beasts - (Environmental Graffiti)
Lighthouses Vs Waves - (Environmental Graffiti) Cool pics showing the awesome force of nature.

Arts, Entertainment & Travel Stuff

Blue Man Group Can You Hear Stop global warming! - (CTN Green News) Cool Blue Man Group video!
International Film Festival Gives You One Minute To Save The World - (Ecorazzi) "The 1 Minute to Save the World competition is a short film challenge that’s asking you to get creative about ways to combat climate change."
1000 Melting Men in Berlin - (GreenMuze) "1000 tiny icemen sculptures will appear at the Gendarmenmarkt in Berlin, Germany at noon on September 2, 2009...and will help launch a campaign by WWF Germany to raise awareness about the effects of climate change in the Arctic."
Johnny Cash's Trash Song - (GreenMuze) "In a humorous video designed to teach kids about reducing littering, Johnny Cash’s music is combined with Sesame Street characters to sing about waste reduction."
Hollywood's next green generation - (Grist)

Website Stuff

Earth Explore Adventures - Cool green student travel site for environmental "learning adventures".

International Stuff

Hoarding The Rare Earth Wealth: China May LImit Export Of Rare Elements - (Gas 2.0)
China Crashing Forward into Renewable Future - (EcoGeek) "China has just broken ground on a 500 MW wind power project and they plan to be done in 2010, and another 1000 MW is planned as a second stage of the project."
Japan's Dead Bug Buddha - (GreenMuze) A little creepy, but interesting nonetheless. Check out the video in post (bizarre music/sound effects in the background).

Political, Social & Economy Stuff

Great pic of Pres. Obama and late Sen. Ted Kennedy - (Obama Pics Daily) Passing of a political icon...rest in peace.
First Family Vacay Pics at Martha's Vineyard - (Obama Pics Daily) Some great family pics.
Ted Kennedy's Environmental Legacy - (Red, Green and Blue)

Other Random Cool Stuff

Windshields to wine glasses: What happens to Clunkers - (CNNMoney.com) "The metal, tires, and even the oil filters from the cars scrapped in the Cash for Clunkers program will be recycled into everything from handbags and high-rises."
Going Postal with the Largest Green Roof in New York City - (Jetson Green) "The 2.5-acre green roof sits on the Morgan Mail Processing Facility on West 28th Street between 9th and 10th Avenues."
Is it time to get rid of hone books? - (Grist) YES!!

Friday, August 28, 2009