Stuff We Found Today - 10.20.08

Family, Kids & Health Stuff

• Which Plastics Are Safe - (post from EarthFirst) Video to watch.

Home Stuff

• Green Insulation Leads to Safety and Savings - (post from Green Living Ideas) A list of eco-insulation on the market.
• Feline Furniture You Can Sink Your Claws Into - (post from EcoSalon) You won't be trying to hide these very cool, modern and eco-friendly cat trees.
• A Lick of Eco-Laquer Does The Trick - (post from EcoSalon) Some beautiful laquered pieces for the home.
  

Beauty & Fashion Stuff

• More on Natural Anti-Aging Solutions - (post from Organic Makeup and Skincare) "...the top fruits and vegetables you should eat based on their oxygen radical absorbance capacity."
  

Tech & Science Stuff

• How the Aerodynamic, 3-Wheeled Aptera May Remake the Roads - (post from TheDailyGreen) More about this very cool space-age looking electric car.
• Self-Balancing Electric Unicycle: Silly or Innovative? - (post from CleanTechnica) we say both!
• Organic Semiconductor: A Step Towards Self Assembly - (post from EcoGeek) "Quinquethiophene is an organic molecule which European scientists have recently used to develop a self-arranging computer circuit." We can't decide if this is super cool, or super freaky (think Matrix, computers move and think for themselves freaky).
• All Electric MINI Coopers Available in 2009 - (post from EcoGeek) More on the MINI Cooper E.
• New Volage Electric Car Capable of Reaching 160mph - (post from Earthfirst) For you sportcar fanatics - but, really, who needs to go that fast??
  

Work & Business Stuff

• How to Get a Mob of Customer to Your Liquor Stores - (post from EcoLocalizer) "Rather than using traditional, “stick” tactics (protesting, street theater, etc.), Carrotmob offers a “carrot” to businesses that commit to greening themselves..."
  

School, College & Student Stuff

• College Freshman Get Free Bikes If They Leave Their Car at Home - (post from EcoScraps) With all the studying an dorm parties to go to, what freshman needs their car anyways?
• Green College Spotlight: Aquinas College in Grand Rapids, Michigan - (post from EarthFirst) "...the first college to offer an undergraduate major in sustainable business." Awesome, preparing the next generation of ecopreneurs!
  

Arts, Entertainment & Travel Stuff

• The American Museum of Nature's Climate Change Exhibit - (post from GreenMuze)
• Gaia Napa Valley Hotel and Spa is Gold - (post from Feelgood Style) Get away for a long weekend at this Gold LEED Certified eco-friendly spa.
  

Website Stuff

• Earth Promise - Check out this "online community where environmentally conscious people use the site as a platform to document changes in their everyday lives." Read more about it.
  

Other Random Cool Stuff

• 7 Signs the New Energy Economy is Here - (post from TheDailyGreen) Encouraging to see that we are on the right path.
• Being Green in a Tight Economy: Part One - (post from Eco Child's Play) Some simple money saving tips.
• Conflict Over Conflict-Free Diamonds - (post from Green Gretchen)
  

Stuff We Found Today - 10.11.08

Food Stuff

• Sweet Apple Dumplings - (post from The Food Channel) Love the addition of brandy soaked raisins.
  

Beauty & Fashion Stuff

• Teens Turning Green Eco Body Care Now Available at Whole Foods - (post from Eco-Chick) We mentioned this new line several weeks ago, and now they're finally at Whole Foods.
• Ecoist Adds New, Chic Candy Wrapper Bag Collection + Exclusive Discount on Victoria-E.com! - (post from Victoria Everman)
  

Tech & Cyber Stuff

• 2010 Toyata Prius Adds Muscle at Expense of Fuel Efficiency - (post from Gas 2.0)
  

Arts, Entertainment & Travel Stuff

• Vote For Good Design - (post from GreenMuze) People's Design Award held by the Smithsonian's Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum wants you to "go online and nominate examples of designs that they think are worthy and vote for the designs that are already presented."
• Bette's Big Party - (post from Sprig) If you're going to be in New York City during Halloween, consider partying with the Divine Miss M at the Waldorf Astoria. The event helps to raise awareness and funds for the New York Restoration Project that she founded.
  

Website Stuff

• As Seen on TV Info: Video Reviews of As Seen On TV Products - If you're thinking of buying that nifty gadget you just saw on an infomercial, check out this website first to get a "real" video review of whether or not it works.
  

Other Random Cool Stuff

• European Union Bans Incandescent Lightbulbs - (post from Red Green and Blue)