Coco-Zen: Stuff We Found Today

Food Stuff

Tell Kraft Not to Destroy Cadbury's Responsible Buying Practices - (Change.org: End Human Trafficking) Yup, it's official... Kraft has bought Cadbury. Time will tell if Kraft starts to reverse Cadbury's commitment to Fair Trade chocolate... or if it will embrace it.
Cadbury takeover raises doubts over Kraft's business ethics - (guardian.co.uk) "Kraft's proposed takeover of Cadbury has raised widespread fears that the US food group will abandon a landmark deal by the British confectioner to buy only Fairtrade cocoa beans for its Dairy Milk brand."
Goat Cheese, Fig & Honey Muffin Recipe - (Mother Nature Network) Mmmm... brilliant!
What Does Kraft's Takeover of Cadbury Mean for Fairtrade Cocoa? - (TreeHugger)

Home Stuff

Daily Shelter: A Kitchen Table That Transforms Into a Playhouse! - (Inhabitots) If you have kids, this is kind of cool! (video in post)
Cool roofs: Basking in reflected glory - (Mother Nature Network) "The U.S. Energy Department wants you to save green by painting your roof white -- as long as it doesn't make your neighbors see red."
Weatherize this: Water heater blankets - (Mother Nature Network) "Knock 4-9 percent off your winter heating bill by dressing an older model water heater with an insulating blanket."

Beauty & Fashion Stuff

Tech & Science Stuff

LG Unveils Flexible Electronic Newspaper - (Inhabitat) Kind of cool...
Apple and Google, set to bring the (e)Waste - (Mother Nature Network) "Apple and Google are at war — and the environmental consequences could be devastating..."
Swiss pilots aim to circle world in solar-powered plane - (Mother Nature Network) "Solar panels to absorb energy to power aircraft at day while also storing energy in batteries to run engines at night."
Mailin' Goes Electric - (Fast Company) "...USPS is investing its resources in building an all-electric delivery truck that could save the government millions in fuel costs."
30-Minute EV Fast Charging Stations Coming In 3Q of 2010 - (Gas 2.0) "These stations could charge an electric car in as little as 15 minutes." Woo hoo!!!
Personal Flying Machine - (GreenMuze) "Every kid's dream may be coming true – their very own flying machine and it is emissions free – almost."

Nature & Environment Stuff

2009 Warmest Year on Record in Southern Hemisphere - (Global Warming Is Real) "Data just released from NASA indicates that 2009 was the hottest year on record in the Southern Hemisphere..." (video in post)

Website Stuff

10 Eco-Friendly Green Websites for 2010 - (Green and Clean Mom) Yeah... we'll be keeping up on these!

International Stuff

London's Olympic Stadium to Be Made Out of Recycled Guns and Knives! - (Inhabitat) "...confiscated weapons from the Metropolitan Police Department are being melted down into scrap metal and used to help build the stadium. That’s an anti-weapons and recycling program all rolled into one!"
Cairo Slums Benefit From Homemade, Recycled Green Technology - (Green Living Ideas) Green tech is not just for developed nations...
Mexico's Container City - (GreenMuze) "Created entirely from recycled shipping containers, the Container City in Cholula, Mexico..."

Political, Social & Economy Stuff

How Sustainability Survived the Great Recession - (Fast Company) "...sustainable business is not only here to stay, it will define the next wave of prosperity." Let's hope so!!
Obama announces $2.3 billion tax credit for clean energy jobs - (Green For All)
Where Do We Get Our Oil? - (CleanTechnica) Uhhh... to countries we really don't want to be giving our money to... HELLO PEOPLE!!!!

Other Random Cool Stuff

California to Shut Down State's Most Polluting Power Plant - (Green Living Ideas)
Detroit: From Motor City To Urban Farm? - (Gas 2.0) "Detroit is the perfect candidate for attempting urban farming on a massive scale because all that vacant land means plenty of planting opportunities."

Saturday, January 23, 2010