Stuff We Found Today - 09.04.13

Dolphins Have "Names," Respond When Called - (National Geographic)

Food Stuff

• Recipe: Oven-dried Grape Tomato and Basil Hummus - (Mother Nature Network) Easy, yummy hummus recipe.
• 250,000 Lab-Grown Burger Served Up in London, Tasters Say It Could Use More Fat - (Inhabitat) Yup, finally made and taste tested a lab grown burger.
• Steak made from human poop passes taste test - (Mother Nature Network) "Would you eat a steak made from human sewage? Believe it or not, this concept has already been taste-tested and approved." ...WTF?!!!!
• 7 Nutrient-Dense Superfoods You Can Grow at Home! - (Inhabitat) Home vegetable garden anyone???
• Cotton Candy Flavored Grapes????? - (Inhabitots) WTF...do we really need these?

Home Stuff

• 13 natural remedies for the ant invasion - (Mother Nature Network) Yup...it's hot out, here come the ants.
• Beer Can House: Texas Home Made from 50,000 Cans Now a Designated Landmark - (Inhabitat) Would have been cool to see this on our cross country road trip last year!
• Let Kids Color All Over the Wall with Wee Gallery’s Dress-Me Wallpaper - (Inhabitots)

Beauty & Fashion Stuff

• 10 Ingenious Ways to Recycle an Old T-Shirt - (Ecouterre) Great ideas...loving the flip flop and produce bag ideas!
• 13 Year-Old Maya Shea Penn Makes Sustainable Clothing for Eco-Conscious Fashionistas - (Inhabitots) Yes!!!

Tech & Science Stuff

• California to Break Ground on the Nation's First High-Speed Rail Line This Summer - (Inhabitat) woohoo!!
• 100% Electric Cars Are Now Outselling Plug-in Hybrids in the US - (Inhabitat)
• Pilot Plant That Converts Carbon Dioxide into Bricks is a World First - (Inhabitat) Would be amazing.
• KAIST Unveils Folding Electric Micro Car That Can Fit Into Any Parking Space! - (Inhabitat) Folds down to 5.24 feet!!

Nature & Environment Stuff

• 9 Popular Cities Losing War with Rising Seas - (Discovery News)
• Photographer enjoys rare close encounter with narwhals - cool!
• New Study Reveals Chesapeake Bay Dead Zone Hits Fish Hard - (ScienceWorkd Report) Great.
• Meet the Plastisphere: Ocean plastic pollution is so bad, it is now its own ecosystem. - (TreeHugger)
• Alaskan beaches blighted by up to tonne of garbage per mile - (The Guardian)
• Rising Sea Levels Could Submerge 1,700 U.S. Cities by 2100 - (Inhabitat) ...including New York, Boston and Miami.
• Dog-Killing Blue Green Algae Bacteria Found in Parts of Long Island - (Inhabitat) Yes...we are polluting our water...hello!!
• Seahorses Threatened by Climate Change - (weather.com)

Arts, Entertainment & Travel Stuff

• Nikolay Polissky Creates Massive 'Beaubourg' Sculpture Using Traditional Basket Weaving Techniques - (Inhabitat)

International Stuff

• The US is Banned From Exporting Garbage to China Through the 'Green Fence Initiative' - (Inhabitat) Hmmm...maybe we need to think about how not to make so much of it.

Other Random Cool Stuff

• Phyto Kinetic: Green-Roofed Buses Add a Breath of Fresh Air to the Urban Jungle - (Inhabitat) Neat idea.
• 17 creative ways to reuse your phone book - (Mother Nature Network) Some great craft projects to do with the kids too!

Stuff We Found Today - 01.29.13

Valentine crafts for kids

Family, Kids & Health Stuff

• Valentine's Crafts for Kids - (Parenting.com) Some great ideas to do with kids...love the paper heart wreath and the heart paper clips. So clever!

Food Stuff

• Blue colors in lollipops present health risk to kids, say researchers - (ConfectioneryNews.com) "Health risks of these dyes are mainly attributed to their inhibitory effects on mitochondrial respiration of human cells." No artificial colors in our food please!!
• Bubble Gum Flavored Apples Hit Grocery Store Shelves - (Inhabitots) WTF!!!!
• Sustainable cocoa: Action needed in two years, not ten - (ConfectioneryNews.com)
• Flaxseed: How to Use This Wonder Ingredient - (MindBodyGreen) Always forget how easy it is to add this stuff to cooking, especially when ground.

Beauty & Fashion Stuff

• Top 7 Bizarre Eco-Fashion Stores of 2012 - (Ecouterre) Yup, some of these are crazy.
• "Good Morning America" Finds Traces of Lead in 55 Percent of Lipsticks - (Ecouterre)

Tech & Science Stuff

• Yeti 150: Goal Zero Unveils A Plug-And-Play solar Generator For Emergencies Or Off-Grid Adventures - (Inhabitat) Love this for camping!
• Ingenious 14 Year-Old Invents Solar-Powered Water Purification System for Developing World - (Inhabitat) Love smart kids!!
• Altoids Tin DIY Solar USB Charger - (Instructables) Cool project!
• The ELF: A Half-Bike, Half-Car Solar and Pedal-Powered Urban Vehicle by Organic Transit - (Inhabitat) Would love to try this.
• New Report Finds that Solar Power Could Serve All of the World's Energy Needs - (Inhabitat)

School, College & Student Stuff

• 10 of the best college environmental programs in the U.S. - (Mother Nature Network)
• Headmaster Upcycles Retired Passenger Plane Into Playful Kindergarten Classroom - (Inhabitots) What little kid wouldn't want a classroom like this?

Nature & Environment Stuff

• 2012 Was the Hottest Year Ever for the Contiguous United States - (Inhabitat) Hello climate change!
• Dazzling comet of 2013 may be among brightest ever seen - (Mother Nature Network) "Comet ISON could put on an amazing show when it passes close to the sun in November." Mark your calendars!
• 7 reasons why Arctic sea ice matters - (Mother Nature Network) Just in case you didn't know...
• Sperm Whales Adopt Deformed Dolphin - (ScienceMag.com) Animal friendship...love.
• 2012 The Year The Climate Changed [VIDEO] - (Eco Tube) "2012 may be remembered as the year Climate Change got real for Americans."

Arts, Entertainment & Travel Stuff

• Mind-Blowing Paper Sculptures Look Like Gothic Cathedral Windows - (Inhabitat)

International Stuff

• Amazing Tetra Brik Pavilion Made with 45,000 Milk Cartons Wins Guinness World Record - (Inhabitat) Built in Spain to honor World Recycling Day.

Other Random Cool Stuff

• Nation's Second Largest Bike Share Program Coming to Los Angeles This Spring - (Inhabitat) Curious to see how well this goes.

Stuff We Found Today - 10.26.12

Zombie pumpkins at New York Botanical Garden

Family, Kids & Health Stuff

• Breasts: A Natural and Unnatural History - (Seventh Generation Blog) Book about how environmental toxins are affecting breasts and breastmilk...connections to breast cancer.

Food Stuff

• Hershey outlines details of cocoa child labor pledge - (ConfectioneryNews.com)
• Whole Foods Drops Drops Hershey's Scharffen Berger Brand over Child Labor Concerns - (Sustainablog) Interesting... reason why Hershey is finally stepping up (albeit slowly)??
• Mars, Nestle and Mondelez talk cocoa sustainability - (ConfectioneryNew.com) Notice who's not talking among the chocolate giants... Hershey!!!

Home Stuff

• Bamboo Homes in Bali's Gorgeous Green Village - (Inhabitat) Imagine having one of these for your vacation hideaway!
• Cocoon Tree: A Lightweight, Spherical TreeHouse for Sustainable Living - (Inhabitat) Backyard getaway anyone???

Beauty & Fashion Stuff

• 10 Great Looking Non-leather Riding Boots Under $200 - (GirlieGirlArmy) OK...we suckers for cute boots!

Tech & Science Stuff

• British Firm Produces Liquid Fuel From Water and Thin Air - (Inhabitat) For reals??? Will be curious to see how this pans out.
• Electric cars get ready to take over the road, quietly and powerfully - (Sierra Magazine) Buyer's guide to EVs and hybrids.

Nature & Environment Stuff

• High Levels of Plastic and Debris found in Waters off of Antarctica - (Smithsonian.com) Our plastic junk is everywhere!!
• Pictures: Vampire Squid - (National Geographic) These creatures are cool!
• Octopus Steals Food From Researchers, Fends Off Shark - (The Scuttlefish) That's one crazy cephalopod!
• Sperm whale: death by 100 plastic bags - (While Things) Very sad.
• The Cost of Coal - (Sierra Club) Pics and videos of those living with the effects of coal mining.

Arts, Entertainment & Travel Stuff

• Army of Ghastly Zombie Pumpkins at the New York Botanical Garden - (Inhabitat) Creep & gruesome, but pretty cool at the same time.

International Stuff

• World's First Algae-Powered Building for Germany - (Inhabitat) Love the cool green color the algae give it.

Other Random Cool Stuff

• 8 DIY Cardboard Costumes That Are Outside the Box - (Inhabitots) These are insanely amazing.
• Chicago Unveils the "Greenest Street in America" with Permeable, Smog-Eating Pavement - (Inhabitat)

Stuff We Found Today - 10.07.12

Waste Free School Lunches



Family, Kids & Health Stuff

• Little Goodall's Eco Halloween Costume Coats - (Inhabitots) Not cheap, but man are these cute...and can be worn all season long.

Food Stuff

• Easy Steps to Waste-Free School Lunches - (The New Dream Blog)
• Fairtrade chocolate & banana brownie recipe via infographic - (Big Fair Bake) Infographic recipe...love it!
• Hershey to source 100% certified cocoa by 2020 - (Global Exchange) What will they do in the meantime??
• Make Homemade Organic Pumpkin Puree - (Inhabitots) Easy recipe.
• Getting Arsenic out of Your (and Your Kids') Diet - (Enviroblog) "...two new reports came from the US Food and Drug Administration and the highly regarded Consumer Reports magazine...focused on the worrisome amounts of arsenic in rice and popular rice-based processed foods."

Home Stuff

• IKEA Announces That It Will Sell Only LED Lighting By 2016 - (Inhabitat) Guess where we'll be getting our light bulbs?

Beauty & Fashion Stuff

• Show The Love - These guys make hand-crafted jewelry with recycled metals and ethically sourced stones...and they're super cool!

Tech & Science Stuff

• California Governor Jerry Brown Signs Bill Legalizing Self-Driving Cars - (Inhabitat) Wow...now you really can text while driving.
• Scientists Use Super-Strong Bacteria to Produce 24K Gold - (Inhabitat) Whoa...that's kinda crazy!

Nature & Environment Stuff

• Seaside activist tracks waves of 'microplastic' washed onto Oregon beaches - (OregonLive.com) Not so good.

Arts, Entertainment & Travel Stuff

• Man Builds One World Trade Center Out of Thousands of Toothpicks for His Wife Suzi - (Inhabitat) These toothpick buildings are absolutely amazing.

Website Stuff

• Google Adds Underwater Panoramic Sea Views - (Inhabitat) Google Maps has gone underwater...so cool!

International Stuff

• Haiti Bans Plastic Bags & Disposable Foam Products - (TreeHugger) "...ban is aimed at attempting to address the nation's massive litter problem and protecting the nation's coastline, shore and remaining mangrove forests."

Other Random Cool Stuff

• Lessons from a Waste-Obsessed Traveler - (The New Dream Blog) A perspective we should all take a look at...

Stuff We Found Today - 09.25.12

Hummingbird Clearwing Moth

Family, Kids & Health Stuff

• Green Halloween-ChicoBag contest for kids is open - (Celebrate Green Blog) Great for kids to show off their creativity.

Home Stuff

• Ikea does the urban greenhouse - (Do The Green Thing) These are perfect for apartments.

Beauty & Fashion Stuff

• Stella McCartney Introduces Biodegradable Soles for Fall/Winter - (Ecouterre) Kinda diggin' the boots!
• Will the Fashion World Embrace Test Tube Leather? - (EcoSalon) Hmmm...interesting or scary?

Tech & Science Stuff

• Electric car app shows you exactly where to stick it - (Do The Green Thing)
• U.S. Postal Service expands electronics recycling program - (Mother Nature Network) Nice...can even get some cash back.

Nature & Environment Stuff

• Scientist Provides Alarming Prediction That All Arctic Ice Will Be Gone in Four Years - (Inhabitat) If this is true, we are in some deep sh**!!!
• The Exotic Beauty of Hummingbird Clearwing Moth - (Environmental Graffiti) Is it a bird or is it a bug? So cool looking!
• Drowning Islands: A Visual Account of the Effects of Climate Change - (EcoSalon)
• NASA Records Earth's "Dawn Chorus" Produced By The Planet's Magnetoshpere - (Inhabitat) What earth sounds like from space...cool.

Arts, Entertainment & Travel Stuff

• Free museum admission this weekend - (Mother Nature Network) Sep 29th is Museum Day Live... check this out for participating museums.
• Free national park admission for National Public Lands Day - (Mother Nature Network) This Saturday sep 29th. Hmmm...musuem or park this weekend???

Other Random Cool Stuff

• Roundup of ideas for a Green Halloween - (Celebrate Green Blog) Love these ideas!
• Midttrafik makes mass transit look cool [VIDEO] - (Mother Nature Network) Hahahaha...this is funny.
• Help this green teen help others this Halloween - (Mother Nature Network) "Pennsylvania teen wants to turn local Halloween costume drive into year-round charity." Kids helping kids...love!
• Cardboard bicycle [VIDEO] - (Mother Nature Network) This is so cool!

Stuff We Found Today - 04.15.12

Dew-soaked damselfly

Food Stuff

• Color Eggs Naturally - (Whole Foods) East steps to color eggs with food ingredients instead of conventional dyes.
• Fair Trade Easter and Passover - (Global Exchange) "Easter and Passover are two of the BEST times to ask Hershey to eliminate child and forced labor from its supply chain, and start sourcing Fair Trade."
• Chocolate-Covered Matzo Bark - (Whole Foods) You don't have to celebrate Passover to enjoy this yummy treat...we love it with pistachios.
• 6 Incredibly Gross Additives in Everyday Foods - (Inhabitots) Ick!
• Stop Agent Orange Frankencorn! Don't Let the USDA Approve Dow's 2,4-D-Tolerant Corn! - (Organic Consumers Association)
• Still drinking diet soda? Don't be a fashion victim - (Grist) "Diet Pepsi consists of artificially blackened water tarted up with synthetic chemicals."

Home Stuff

• South Korean Home Blanketed in Greenery and Solar Panels - (Inhabitat) Cool, modern and green...love!
• IKEA's Beautiful New SOLKULLEN LED Lamp Floats Like a Paper Jellyfish - (Inhabitat) Pretty...
• Water Footprint Calculator - (National Geographic) See what your water footprint is...it's easy!
• Repurposed Robot Prints "Endless" Furniture From Recycled E-Waste - (Inhabitat)

Beauty & Fashion Stuff

• Guess What? Crushed Red Bugs Are in Your Lipstick, Too - (Ecouterre) Ewww...didn't know that!

School, College & Student Stuff

• Features of Great Green Public Schools + Find a Green School Near You - (Inhabitots) Healthier for the kids...not just the planet.

Nature & Environment Stuff

• Indian Man Single-Handedly Plants 1,360 Acre Forest - (Inhabitat) Wow!
• Sun, Sea, Sand, And... Small Appliances? New Marine Trash Report Reveals Sorry State of World's Beaches - (TreeHugger) Very sad indeed...see what trash is washing up along our coasts.
• Harvard Study Links Pesticide-Laced Corn Syrup to Bee Colony Collapse - (Inhabitat) Hello...pesticides!
• Extreme Close-Ups:m 16 Mind-Blowing Macro Nature Photos - (WebEcoist) Very cool pics.

Arts, Entertainment & Travel Stuff

• Thailand's Lush Beach Resort Soneva Kiri Offers a Retreat to Eco Paradise - (Inhabitat) We can dream, can't we?
• Mad Men Mom January Jones Eats Her Placenta In Pill Form - (Inhabitots) Uhhh...what do you think?
• Amazing Book Sculptures Pour out of Window and Into the Streets - (Inhabitat)

International Stuff

• Denmark Announces Plans to Produce 100% of its Energy From Renewable Sources By 2050 - (Inhabitat) Oh, those crazy Danes...more power to them!

Other Random Cool Stuff

• All I Own: Swedish Students Photographed With All Their Possessions Show How to Live With Less - (Inhabitat) Makes you think about our own consumerism.
• April 11, 2022 - Monsanto Saves the World! - (Elephant Journal) NOT!! "A Humorous Look at Monsanto’s Future... A Scary Look at Monsanto’s Past."

Stuff We Found Today - 03.27.12

Sand art by Andres Amodor along California coastline

Family, Kids & Health Stuff

• Raising Confident Sons Who Have Respect for Others - (Crazy Sexy Life) If you're a mother to boys, you might appreciate this... we did!

Food Stuff

• How To Make Organic Sweet Pickles with Your Children - (Inhabitots) Kids love pickles and this is a great project to do with them.
• Say No to Pink Slime! - (MomsRising.org) "Join us in urging USDA and FDA to get pink slime out of ground beef now, or at the very least to require labels to list it as an ingredient so that we can decide not to buy it in the stores!"
• Bummer! Soda Causes Cancer (Ready to Finally Give Up the Cola Now?) - (Eco-Chick) "High levels of a carcinogen known as 4-methylimidazole, or 4-MI, are created when certain forms of ammonia are used to create the caramel food dye used in some of the most popular soda brands on the planet."
• Safeway, Supervalu Ditch 'Pink Slime' Beef - (Huffington Post) Yes, we consumers can change the behavior of companies!

Home Stuff

• Awesome Birde's Nest Bed is a Cozy Roost for Kids - (Inhabitat) Forget the kids, us adults want this bed...so great for cuddling in (or sink into and read a good book).
• 7 Indoor Plants That Purify the Air Around You Naturally - (Inhabitat) Good to know...now for some new house & office plants.
• How to reuse silica gel packets - (Mother Nature Network) Wow...didn't know these packets had such great uses and can be reused over and over.

Beauty & Fashion Stuff

• Dazzling "Aurura" Dress Features 10,000 Embroided LEDs - (Ecouterre) This is how you light up a room!

School, College & Student Stuff

• How to establish a Farm to School program - (Mother Nature Network) Hey...calling all PTA members!

Nature & Environment Stuff

• Study confirms arsenic in chicken feed enters water as poison - (Chesapeake Bay Journal) Just great...
• Praying Mantis - (Environmental Graffiti) These are some cool pictures of a very cool looking bug.
• After lengthy analysis, scientists say BP oil spill the culprit for heavy toll on corals - (The Washington Post) The aftermath of this just keeps going...just sad.
• Barataria Bay Dolphins Show Symptoms 'Consistent With Oil Exposure' - (Huffington Post) ...and more great news - NOT!

Arts, Entertainment & Travel Stuff

• Amazing Origami Art Folded out of Money - (Inhabitat) These are pretty cool!
• 8 Unbelievable Eco-Hotels From Around the World - (Ecorazzi) Would love to stay in some of these.
• Artist Uses the Beach s canvas for his Ephemeral Sand Art - (Treehugger) These are cool.

Other Random Cool Stuff

• The Big List of Things That Suck - (EcoStiletto) This list will make you think.
• 30 Dr. Suess Quotes Thant Can Change Your Life - (Greenster)
• Urban Algae Farms Could Heat Buildings While Treating Wastwater - (Inhabitat) Interesting.

Stuff We Found Today - 03.11.12

Enchanted Forest of Carved Tree Stump Creatures

Food Stuff

• Hershey Will Offer Certified Chocolate Following Consumer-Driven Campaign - (WSJ MarketWatch) About time Hershey!!
• Tell USDA to STOP Using Pink Slime in School Food! - (Change.org) So, McDonald's and Burger King stopped using it due to public outcry, but the USDA thinks its okay to give it to our school kids....say WHAAATTTT???!!!!!!!
• Decoding Meat & Dairy Product Labels - 2011 Meat Eater's Guide to Climate Change - (Environmental Working Group) Good reference source to understanding all those labels when at the grocery store.

Home Stuff

• 8 Amazing Hidden Rooftop Houses You've Probably Never Noticed in New York City - (Inhabitat) These are so cool!

Beauty & Fashion Stuff

• World's Largest Garment Made From Golden Spider Silk Goes on Display - (Ecouterre) "...unlike mulberry silk from silkworms, in which the hapless pupa is boiled alive in its cocoon, the spiders were released into the wild at the end of each day."

Tech & Science Stuff

• Water-Storing Himalayan Towers - (Inhabitat) Designed to address anticipated water needs due to climate change.
• Incredible LEGO Printer Invented y 14-Year-Old Boy! - (Inhabitat) Kids do amazing things.
• 350 MGPe Peraves MonoTracer Electric MTE-150 Motorbike Hits the Market - (Inhabitat) A fast electric bike with luxury cabin!
• 10-Year-Old Discovers New Molecule That could Improve Energy Storage - (Inhabitat) Smart kid!
• Michelin Challenge Design Shows Off The Best in Futuristic City Cars - (Inhabitat) Always neat to look at.

Nature & Environment Stuff

• An Enchanted Forest of Carved Tree Stump Creatures Sprouts in the UK - (Inhabitat) These are kinda cool.
• Study: Only 10 percent of big fish remain - (CNN) This is not good people!!
• 11 animales that mate for life - (Mother Nature Network) Beautiful pics of some loving animals.
• Study Shows That Potent New Pesticides May Be Killing Off Honeybees - (Inhabitat)
• Watch: Aurora borealis in real time - (Mother Nature Network) -video
• Biggest Teahupoo Ever, Shot on the Phantom Camera [video] - Amazing footage o gigantic barrel wave...nature is awesome!
• Amazing Map Shows Every Tree in the United States - (Inhabitat) Interesting...didn't realize how barren the central US is.

Arts, Entertainment & Travel Stuff

• Tentsile Treehouse Tents Provide a Safe Haven in the Treetops! - (Inhabitat) A hammock/tent hybrid...tree camping anyone?
• Bonsai Tree Castles - (Inhabitat) Amazing collaboration of nature and art.

Other Random Cool Stuff

• 7 Dangerous Lies About Plastic - (AlterNet) Worth a read.
• Your empty driveway: A potential money-maker? - (Mother Nature Network) "ParkatmyHouse, an online booking system that connects owners of empty driveways with perpetually circling drivers in need of a convenient parking spot, arrives on American soil."
• A green revolution at our nation's malls - (Mother Nature Network) "Our shopping centers are ready for a new incarnation — as community spaces, sports centers and maybe even farms."

Stuff We Found Today - 01.12.12

Wonders of Nature

Family, Kids & Health Stuff

• Johnson & Johnson's Responds to Pressure and Agrees to Remove Cancer-Causing Chemicals from Baby Shampoo - (Greenwala)

Food Stuff

• Infographic: The Anatomy of Genetically Modified Turkey - (Greenwala) Not a pretty picture.
• Nestle To Investigate Child Labor On Its Cocoa Farms - (NPR) Hey Hershey... maybe you guys could take a cue from this...hello!!
• Mountain Dew: First Flame Retardant and Now It Dissolves Mice? - (Greenwala) Uh...ewww! Check out what this post has to say.
• One hot idea: Coffee cup concept eliminates plastic lid - (Mother Nature Network) Good idea...for when you forget to bring your reusable mug, that is!
• Sugar in Children's Cereals - (Environmental Working Group) "Popular brands pack more sugar than snack cakes and cookies"... parent must read!
• [VIDEO] Monsanto's Micro-Monster Could Kill Us All - "Monsanto's genetically engineered 'RoundUp Ready' crops are responsible for a new micro-monster that's causing an outbreak of new plant, animal and human diseases." Sort of a long video with science speak...but so important for us all to understand how GMO foods are hurting us.

Home Stuff

• 10 of the smallest homes in the world - (Mother Nature Network) Hmmm...talk about down sizing!

Beauty & Fashion Stuff

• The Lorax: A Fast-Fashion Cautionary Tale - (Slow Fashioned) Probably the first environmental story we were exposed to as kids...and we still love it.

Tech & Science Stuff

• 10 images from NASA's Spitzer telescope - (Mother Nature Network) Some cool space pics.
• Build a Solar Powered USB Charger in an Altoilds Tin for $17 - (Greenwala) OK...who thinks this would be a super cool project? We do!!
• 7 Electric Cars to Watch in 2012 - (Mother Nature Network)

Nature & Environment Stuff

• The World's Most Dazzling Hot Springs - (Greenwala) Close your eyes and imagine soaking in one of these...
• New 7 Wonders of Nature: The 7 Winning Wonders - (WebEcoist) Wow...these are beautifully amazing!
• The best environmental photos of 2011 - (Mother Nature Network) Sort of a pictoral recap of nature's glory and fury over the past year.

Arts, Entertainment & Travel Stuff

• Send a message through art: hazel bryce's recycled paper mache seahorse - (The Alternative Consumer) Wow this sculpture is amazing.

International Stuff

• Africa's First Plastic Bottle House Rises in Nigeria - (Inhabitat)

Political, Social & Economy Stuff

• Plastic Bag Bans Spreading Across The United States - (The Huffington Post) Woohoo!

Other Random Cool Stuff

• 25 Rad Items Made from Reclaimed & Recycled Tires - (WebEcosit) Lovin' the playground stuff.
• How to market deforestation - (Joe Mohr's Cartoon Archives) Virgin tree fibers to wipe our rear ends with?? C'mon people!
• Infographic: Why green is the most cost-effective way to live - (Mother Nature Network) save money??? We like that!

Stuff We Found Today - 01.06.11

Gold Nanoparticles Could Transform Trees Into Street Lights

Family, Kids & Health Stuff

• iPhones and Cell Phones May Have Potentially Deadly Side Effects for Kids - (Inhabitots) Okay, this is potentially pretty scary.
• Boon Glo LED Nightlight With Portable Glowing Balls - (Inhabitots) These are neat!

Food Stuff

• 10 Freakiest Things About Frankenfish - (The Huffington Post) GMO fish may soon be headed for our grocery stores without even being required to be labeled!!
• Farmed Salmon Exposed: The Global Reach of the Norwegian Salmon Farming Industry - (Organic Consumers Association) Some videos here worth watching.
• Chocolate is getting greener - (Examiner.com) Well...it's always been green here at Coco-Zen!
• Chocolate: Worth its weight in gold? - (The Independent) Maybe chocolate shouldn't be sold so cheap, huh?

Home Stuff

• 10 of the smallest homes in the world - (Mother Nature Network) Not sure how livable some of these are, but pretty cool to look at.

Beauty & Fashion Stuff

• Compassionate Coats: Feather And Fuzz Free - (GirlieGirl Army) Some gorgeous vegan coats to covet.
• Vintage-Inspired Newspaper Costumes Are Black, White, Read All Over - (Ecouterre) Haha...just a litte green fashion fun.
• 4-in-1 Sneaker by Nat-2 Offers Endless Built-in Options - (Ecouterre) Neat...can see kids mixing up the colors already!
• Gustav Reyes' Natural Wood Bracelets, Rings Are Wearable Sculptures - (Ecouterre) Diggin' some of these bracelets.

Tech & Science Stuff

• Massive Solar Serpent Winds Along the Santa Monica Freeway - (Inhabitat) Now this is kinda cool!
• Gold Nanoparticles Could Transform Trees Into Street Lights - (Inhabitat) Now that would be cool...living street lights!

Arts, Entertainment & Travel Stuff

• Incredible Miniature Sculptures Carved From Pencil Tips - (Inhabitat) Now here's something to do with used up old pencil stubs!
• The Largest Ice Hotel on Earth - (Environmental Graffiti) Wow...this is kinda cool!
• NPR: Morning Edition - A comedienne has collected the phone messages left by her very over-protective mother...seriously hilarious! (saw this on GirlieGirl Army)
• Earth 350: the First Global Climate Change Art Show - (Environmental Graffiti)

International Stuff

• Sonnenschiff: Solar City Produces 4X the Energy it Consumes - (Inhabitat) How cool if all cities were like this?

Other Random Cool Stuff

• 'Trash is Cash:' Kenyan kids rap about a green revolution - (Mother Nature Network) "A hip-hop group made up of kids who grew up around Nairobi's slums rhythmically illustrates how recycling can create a new green economy."

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 - 04.02.10

Egg-Shaped Architecture & Art - in honor of Easter...

Family, Kids & Health Stuff

• BecoPotty - This is so awesome... finally a biodegradable potty! Think of all those discarded plastic potties out there sitting in landfills. Plus, this one has a high front which is perfect for training little boys! Thanks to our friend Mary for the tip!!
• Syntheic fibers and breast cancer - (Mother Nature Network) "A study links post-menopausal breast cancer to working with synthetic fibers and petroleum products when younger."

Food Stuff

• Shocking! This 'Tequila' Sweetener is Far Worse than High Fructose Corn Syrup - (Mercola.com) Interesting...
• Clicklist of April Fool's Food Gags - (green LA girl) OK, so we missed posting on April Fool's Day, but thought these were hilarious and worth sharing.
• Natural food dyes for Easter - (Mother Nature Network) "Fruits and vegetables give Easter eggs and foods safe, healthy color."
• Trader Joe's Vows to Sell Sustainable Seafood - (Sierra Club: The Green Life)

Home Stuff

• A sky-high garden shed - (Mother Nature Network) "New Zealand's Plant Room is a prefabricated 'clip-on' garden shed/greenhouse designed for high-rise apartment buildings and condos."

Beauty & Fashion Stuff

• Sustainable Fashion for Spring 2010 - (TheDailyGreen.com) A slide show of the Green Shows in NY last September...

Tech & Science Stuff

• 10 Incredible Green Technologies That Could Shape The Future - (Twilight Earth)

Nature & Environment Stuff

• Risk Is Clear in Drilling; Payoff Isn't - (NYTimes.com)
  
• Bugging Out: 7 Amazing Extreme Insect Close-Ups - (WebEcoist) Some neat bug pics...
• Bizarre BFFs: Unlikely But Awwwsome Animal Friends [PICS] - (WebEcoist) Some of these animal friends are pretty amazing... maybe we can all just get along, hmmm...

Arts, Entertainment & Travel Stuff

• Egg-Shaped Architecture & Art From Amazing To Bizarre - (WebEcoist) In honor of Easter...
• Earth Believes in Global Warming (cartoon) - (Wend Magazine)

Political, Social & Economy Stuff

• Fair Trade Chocolate: Fair Prices for International Chocolate Sellers - (Suite101.com) "Sales of fair trade products have continued to grow despite global recession..."

Other Random Cool Stuff

• Shopping online: Greener than buying local? - (Mother Nature Network) "Shopping locally may not always be the greenest option. A new study by Carnegie Mellon University's Green Design Institute gives a thumbs-up to buying online."
• Puddle Jumping Welcome: Stunning Stormwater Park Concept - (WebEcoist) Cool idea...