Stuff We Found This Weekend - 07.19.09

Kids for Peace

Family, Kids & Health Stuff

• Kids for Peace Invites You to Take the Great Kindness Challenge - (Eco Child's Play) "For one day — August 8, 2009 — children around the world are invited to perform simple, yet important, little acts of kindness. Their goal this year is to have one million children participate in the Great Kindness Challenge."

Home Stuff

• Safe disposal of household toxins - (Mother Nature Network) Toxins exist in many conventional household products. Get rid properly.

Beauty & Fashion Stuff

• Sandals to Tie For - (ecofabulous) Loving these sandals...especially since we think you could probably use your own ties and laces to create even more looks!

Tech & Science Stuff

• Holy $#!*! Our Next Fuel Source May Come from Our Own Waste - (Chelsea Green) "...small-scale experiments converting human waste into feed for algae, which produce a diesel-like biofuel, and help clean the wastewater in the process."
• Navy Putting $33 M Into Hybrid Destroyers - (EcoGeek)
• U.S. Wind Power Growth, Visualized [map] - (CleanTechnica) Kind of neat to see...
• Electric Commuter Bike - (GreenMuze) Interesting looking...

Work & Business Stuff

• Great Green Job of the Week: Photovoltaic Systems Engineer, SolarOne Solutions - (EarthFirst)
• Check Out These Greener Jobs - (Jetson Green)
• Eco-Friendly Jobs for Freelancers - July 17, 2009 - (Green Gigs)
• 4 Up-and-Coming Jobs in Clean Energy - (TheDailyGreen) "Retool your career with a hot new green job."

Nature & Environment Stuff

• Voyage to the Plastic Frontier: the Alguita sails the Pacific - (Culture Change) Captain Charles Moore and his findings about the Northern Pacific Ocean Garbage Patch (video in post).
• Sea Ice Images from Spy Satellites Made Public - (EarthFirst)
• Bills Gates Intends To Destroy Hurricanes, Woo Mother Nature - (Ecorazzi) "...Gates is working...on a device that would effectively break up hurricanes before they have a chance to slap places like New Orleans." Huh???
• 5 Most Incredible Waterfall Caverns - (Environmental Graffiti) Pretty pics...
• Bizarre Blob of Arctic Goo: 12 Miles Long - Visits Alaska - (EcoWorldly) "Nobody knows for sure what the gunk is..."

Arts, Entertainment & Travel Stuff

• Carbon-Neutral Prince Charles Gets Driven Around on Old Cooking Fat - (Gas 2.0) "...Prince Charles had his Aston Martin converted to run on bio-ethanol made from aged English wine, and his Audi, Jaguar, and Range Rover all run on what the English call old cooking fat."
• AAA to recognize eco hotels - (Mother Nature Network) "AAA's 2010 TourBook will feature a new designation for eco hotels."

Website Stuff

• Don't forget to consult your Green Map when planning your next holiday - (Ecollo) Here's a cool website and resource to check out.

International Stuff

• Ghana, an E-Waste Graveyard - (EarthFirst) "When you toss that old busted stereo or out-of-date analog television into the trash heap, where does it ultimately end up?..."

Political, Social & Economy Stuff

• Urban Farming Takes Root in Surprising Ways - (Culture Change) This is an inspiring read...maybe "green collar jobs" can also include urban farming??

Other Random Cool Stuff

• Six Companies That Help Make Recycling Easier - (Ecopreneurist)
• Human Powered Monorail - (GreenMuze)
• Dow's Potent GHG Pesticide - (GreenMuze) Thinking this might not be such a good thing!
• 7 environmental stories that are free of doom and gloom - (Mother Nature Network) "From an eco-city in China to a coffee producer in Uganda to 'towers of power' in Spain and California, some good news from the green frontier."

Stuff We Found Today - 07.16.09

Superbugs from factory farms

Family, Kids & Health Stuff

• Antibacterial Soap: An Imminent Threat to Human Health and the Environment? - (TheDailyGreen) "Arguing that the chemical commonly used to give antibacterial soap its bite "poses imminent threats to human health and the environment," two groups are petitioning the Food and Drug Administration to have triclosan banned."
  
• Honey Wear: Responsible creations, Exquisite beauty... - One of a kind hybrid baby carrier made of all organic cotton and silk, the Baby Bee Sling.
• In California, Bisphenol A Escapes Health Warning - (TheDailyGreen) "But a panel made its decision without considering the conclusions of the National Toxicology Program, which found evidence of reproductive and developmental harm."
  

Food Stuff

• Is MillerCoors the Most Environmentally Responsible Brewing Company? - (Fast Company) Who knew??
• Meat Eaters: Superbugs from Factory Farms in Your Food - (Eco Child's Play)
  
• What's On My Food? - "...a searchable database designed to make the public problem of pesticide exposure visible and more understandable... We link pesticide food residue data with the toxicology for each chemical, making this information easily searchable for the first time."
• McDonald's Chicken Cruelty - (GreenMuze) Warning...video in post is graphic depicting the reality of chicken slaughter in the US.
  
• Beef related to lower sperm counts - (Mother Nature Network) "Research shows that men whose mothers ate a lot of beef during pregnancy have lower than normal sperm counts and are also at risk for fertility problems."
  
• Turn your car into a solar oven - (Mother Nature Network) "Baking Bites shows you how to bake chocolate chip cookies in your overheated, street-parked car." Haha...just for fun!
  

Home Stuff

• Omega Center Seeks World's First Living Building Certification - (Jetson Green) "...superbugs in meat, causing dangerous and sometimes lethal viruses in the people who work in slaughterhouses and meat processing plants, and in surrounding areas... Follow these tips to help reduce your risk of exposure..."
  
• Shopping for an Energy-Efficient Appliance? Good -- But Wait to Buy - (TheDailyGreen) "Rebates for energy-efficient appliances are coming -- but the details haven't yet been published."

Beauty & Fashion Stuff

• Bid on recycled denim - (Mother Nature Network) "Win one of 300 limited edition box sets of Reco Jeans (the new denim brand by Woody Harrelson and Alanis Morissette), new denim fashions made with recycled materials."
• Geo Mio and Minawear - Natural, comfortable clothing for the entire family.
  

Tech & Science Stuff

• Buy an Electric Car get $10,000 - (AboutMyPlanet.com) "Major news in the electric car market today as the Ontario government is announcing big incentives for anyone purchasing an electric car (EV)...a $10,000 incentive for anyone who will purchase an electric vehicle next year."
• The Latest Medical Innovation: Recycled TVs - (The Inspired Economist) "Researchers at the University of York have recently come up with a method of recycling...discarded television screens into components for biomedicine."
  
• More Food Waste to be Turned Into Energy in California - (CleanTechnica)
  

Work & Business Stuff

• "Green-collar" defined... incorrectly. - (Green For All) "The latest edition of Merriam-Webster's Dictionary was just released, and "green-collar" is one of about 100 words that has been added to it... But there is one small problem - Merriam-Webster got the definition wrong!"
• Green Job Listings - July 16, 2009 - (Green Gigs)

Nature & Environment Stuff

• Barcoding Millions of Trees Could Relieve Global Warming - (Inhabitat)
  
• Watch: Huge changes on Earth - (Mother Nature Network) "Time + satellite photography = amazing time-lapse video of how we're changing the world."
  
• How Rising Human Population Could Impact Global Warming - (TheDailyGreen) "As developing countries continue to swell, there could be major impacts for climate change."
  
• 7 (More!) Environmental Problems That Are Worse Than We Thought - (EarthFirst)

Arts, Entertainment & Travel Stuff

• Matt Damon brings water online and overseas - (Celebs Gone Good) "...Matt announced that his organization, H20 Africa, has teamed up with Gary White’s WaterPartners to create a powerful new non-profit: Water.org."
  
• The Yes Men Release Toxic Bottled Water, Slam Dow Chemical - (Ecorazzi) "The Yes Men — those mischievous impersonators who expose corporate evildoers — are ramping up their efforts to draw attention Dow Chemical’s environmental greenwashing with the release of a new bottled water: B’eau-Pal." (movie trailer in post)
  
• No Impact Man hits the big screen - (Mother Nature Network) "'Proof that eco & entertainment are not mutually exclusive.' -- Variety" (movie trailer in post)
  
• 20 Hearing-Impaired Dancers Create an Amazing Visual Spectacle - (Seeing good) Seriously...this is amazing!
  

Website Stuff

• Sea Glass Organics: Green Living, Beach Style - Great site to find eco-friendly gifts and goods!
• Go ask Alice ... to buy TP - (Mother Nature Network) "A new shopping website, Alice.com, make shopping for (and not running out of) green household necessities a lot easier. "

International Stuff

• Building Relations to Build a Better World: China and the U.S. Work Together to Tackle Environmental Concerns - (EcoWorldly)
  
• Niger Delta – a Humanitarian and Environmental Catastrophe - (Red, Green and Blue) "Are oil companies causing humanitarian crises?"
  

Political, Social & Economy Stuff

• Los Angeles kicks the coal habit - (Mother Nature Network) "The city of L.A. announces plans to go coal-free by 2020, causing a new plant to be scrapped."
• Listen live to California BPA hearing - (Safer States)
  
• That was Then / This is Now – 30 Yr Old Energy Speech Eerily Relevant - (Twilight Earth) Speech by then Pres. Jimmy Carter (video in post).
  
• Reinstate Congress's moratorium on offshore oil drilling in the OCS - (Oceana: Take Action) "Congress wavered in 2008, but we can get back on track toward protecting our oceans and ending climate change if you let your representatives know that you believe offshore drilling is not the answer."
• Letter from Nobel Prize winners to President Obama - (Causecast) "The following letter was sent to President Barack Obama on July 16, referencing H.R. 2454, The American Clean Energy and Security Act."

Other Random Cool Stuff

• Hybrid Squared: Ingenious Energy-Generating Bike Rental System - (Inhabitat) "...Hybrid2 system consists of a fleet of rentable bicycles that are capable of generating and storing kinetic energy, which is then used to power the city’s hybrid electric buses."
• San Francisco to Become One Big Urban Farm - (Causecast) "San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom is now tasking all city departments to 'conduct an audit of unused land—including empty lots, rooftops, windowsills and median strips—that could be turned into community gardens or farms.'"
• Wal-Mart Measuring Pollution and Water Use of EVERYTHING - (EcoGeek) "Wal-Mart is now on a mission to determine the social and environmental impact of everything they sell (which is a lot of things.)" Hmmm...interesting.

Stuff We Found Today - 05.19.09

Posted on The Good Human

Family, Kids & Health Stuff

• BPA affects development of monkeys, tadpoles and humans - (Safer States) "The bad news keeps on coming as scientists continue to learn more about bisphenol A."
• Book Review: The Green Teen by Jenn Savedge - (Recycle Your Day) Got a teen in your house? "The Green Teen is an eco-friendly teen’s guide to saving the planet. In less than 200 pages it covers basics on what teenagers can do to protect the environment."

Food Stuff

• Eco Popsicle Molds: Wanna be the mom all the kids are raving about this summer? - (Ideal Bite) "...make your own ice pops in reusable molds... You'll save cash - no shelling out for frozen pops made with synthetic ingredients - and have the best (tasting) summer."
• Can You Eat Well on Food Stamps? - (Sierra Club: The Green Life) "As the recession continues, more Americans are being forced to pinch pennies. Is healthy, organic food still an option when money is tight?"

Home Stuff

• Report: Pool Chemicals Cause Thousands of Illnesses - (TheDailyGreen)
• Not All Toilet Paper is Created Equal - (Sierra Club: The Green Life) Remember, this is stuff we use just once and then throwaway or flush down the toilet...do we really need to be using virgin wood pulp? (video in post)
• Ditto Paper Hanger Available to Consumers - (Sustainable is Good) "...100% non-toxic and 100% recyclable in all paper recycling systems, can even be composted." Cool product, but we say use the hangers you've got first...then consider these if you really need more.
• Graypants Twice Recycle Scrap Cardboard Lights - (Inhabitat) These would look so great in an modern living room.
• Woven Palm Leaf Vava Lamp from IKEA - (Inhabitat) Another cool lamp.
  

Beauty & Fashion Stuff

• From GreenLoop - 40% off Loomstate organic clothing - Thanks to EcoAvenue for posting this great deal.
• Eco-chic Eco Chick necklace - (Mother Nature Network) "Christy Robinson makes eco-chic jewelry with whimsical green messages -- out of 100% recycled aluminum." These are cute and would probably be a hit with the teen set (far better than the cheap lead filled jewelry being peddled everywhere).
  

Tech & Science Stuff

• Charging electric cars, guerilla style - (Mother Nature Network) "Charging stations may be few and far between, but EV owners are pushing the limits by bartering with businesses to let them plug in on longer drives."
• Sneak peak of Konarka's roll-up solar charger - (Mother Nature Network) Video in post.
• World's Tiniest Car Made From a Children's Ride - (Inhabitat) OK...this is a little funny (and silly)...although, it's street legal. Video in post.
  

School, College & Student Stuff

• School Vending Machine - Saturday Morning Cartoon - (The Good Human)
  

Nature & Environment Stuff

• Remarkable Religious Structures Reclaimed by Nature - (WebEcoist) When man goes away, nature takes over...thank goodness. Check out these cool pics...would love to visit some of these places!
  

Arts, Entertainment & Travel Stuff

• Share Your Green Wish - (Recycle Your Day) "Ed Begley Jr. star of Living with Ed on the HGTV has recently launched a grassroots non-profit charitable organization known as Green Wish. Green Wish focuses on helping local green organizations fund projects for their communities through 'pay what you can' donations at local retailers and online."

Website Stuff

• mokugift: Plant a Tree. Share the Inspiration. - We found these guys on Twitter... "Plant a tree for a Friend or Plant a Tree and Tell a Friend. $1/Tree. It is like sending an e-card. Each friend can Inspire the next to plant one more tree. Together, we can Fight Global Warming."
• World of Good does world of good - (Mother Nature Network) "Catching the attention of eBay and Whole Foods, a nonprofit/for-profit hybrid merges going green with making green." You can fine Coco-Zen on World of Good, too!
  

International Stuff

• Largest Offshore Wind Farm - (GreenMuze) "The London Array, a 1GW offshore wind farm, has just been given the go-ahead to begin construction and, when completed, will be the world’s largest offshore electrical power generation facility."

Political, Social & Economy Stuff

• Obama Accelerates Car Efficiency and Emissions Standards - (TheDailyGreen) "By 2016, the average vehicle will get 35.5 mpg -- a 40% improvement over today's fuel economy."
• 'Appalachian Apocalipse': Obama Permits Mountaintop Removal Mining - (TheDailyGreen) Noooo!!
• Van Jones on energy innovation - (Mother Nature Network) "Last month, Jones discussed energy innovation as the solution to two problems plaguing the world – the recession and climate change." (video in post)
• The Daily Show uncovers Mrs. Obama's rogue agenda - (Mother Nature Network) "The Daily Show uncovers the rare public health crisis that will make us obese and starve us all at the same time." This is both funny and scary that the guy interviewed actually said these things.
  

Other Random Cool Stuff

• 10% off everything at Gifts with Humanity - (EcoAvenue) "Use coupon code - Summer. $25 will provide wages for 2 days in Kenya."
• 14 of Freecycle's Most Outrageous Free Deals - (TheDailyGreen) When "freecycling" gets a little wacky...
• Starbucks looks to recycle billions of cups - (Mother Nature Network) Curious to see how they will do this as food soiled paper cannot be recycled in the paper recycleing stream. Anyways...we should all bring our own cup!
  

Stuff We Found This Weekend - 04.27.09

Honest Food Labels - Saturday Morning Cartoon (The Good Human)

Family, Kids & Health Stuff

• Soft Toys With A Green Touch: Earth Friends, Natural Pod, BellySprout, Harper Reed & Under The Nile - (EcoStiletto) Super sweet earth friendly toys for your little ones.
• The Posion in Your Teeth - (GreenMuze) "...what about the mercury that an estimated 50% of North American dentists continue to put into their patients’ mouths."
• Toxic Toy Food! - (showtheLOVE)
• Pesticide Exposure Linked to Parkinson's Disease - (TheDailyGreen)
  

Food Stuff

• Recipe for crispy lovers: Crispy Kale Chips - (Celebrate Green) Now this sounds interesting...will have to try this out.
• Sip a Drink, Save the World: 7 sustainable Spirits Worth Imbibing - (Fast Company) Mmmm...eco-drinks! (slideshow in post)
• Two important food videos on Hulu - (Mother Nature Network) "Two full-length movies that can change that way you think about food are now available to watch free through Hulu."
• Banana: A world-changing fruit - (Mother Nature Network) "'Banana' by Dan Koeppel peels open the environmental and political issues facing the world's favorite fruit."
• Honest Food Labels - Saturday Morning Cartoon - (The Good Human)
  

Home Stuff

• Teflon cookware - (Mother Nature Network) Yes...they're bad!
  

Beauty & Fashion Stuff

• Eco-Jewels From Recycled Glass, Metal and Vintage - (EcoStiletto) "Chances are your new gold (or silver) trinket was made from metal mined with cyanide and other Earth-poisoners. Look beyond the traditional jewelry store for alternative pieces that are as gorgeous as they are sustainable." EcoStiletto has some discount codes, too!
• Kitson Keeps It Green With Launch Of New Organic Clothing Line - (Ecorazzi) If you're a fashionista in LA, you know Kitson...and now there's organic!!!

Tech & Science Stuff

• Ford Fusion Hybrid Hypermiles Its Way to 80+ MPG - (Sustainablog)
  

Work & Business Stuff

• Great Green Job of the Week: Wildlands Organizer, Wyoming Wilderness Association - (EarthFirst)
• Green Job Listings - April 26, 2009 - (Green Gigs)
  

School, College & Student Stuff

• Green College Spotlight: Yale University - (EarthFirst)

Nature & Environment Stuff

• Major Rivers Worldwide Experience Decreased Flow - (AboutMyPlanet.com) Ummm, this could be a major problem...
• Twenty Years Later, It Isn't Over: Riki Ott on The Peter Laufer Show - (Chelsea Green) 20 years after the Exxon Valdez oil spill.
• Texas Oil Company and Executives Guilty of Violating Safe Drinking Water Act - (Blue Living Ideas) "...for illegally dumping refinery wastes at an underground injection well." That's nice, huh?!!
  
• Dow Chemical Sponsors Fishing Even in Waterways it Contaminated - (EarthFirst) "The corporation, which has polluted property and poisoned thousands of people since its inception in the 1890s, is not only sponsoring a sports fishing event in a waterway they contaminated, but they reportedly even offered to send the fish that are caught to local food banks. How generous of them!"
• Eyes on the Prize: 6 Environmental Leaders to Know - (ecofabulous) "Each year the Goldman Prize recognizes environmental heroes from the six inhabitable continents with an award of $150,000."
• 12 Fantastic Floating Cities and Artificial Islands - (WebEcoist)
  

Arts, Entertainment & Travel Stuff

• Hugh Jackman Chooses Winning Charities For $100K Twitter Donation - (Ecorazzi)
• Meet The Garbage Moguls - (GreenMuze) "A new series, Garbage Moguls...follows the TerraCycle team’s unorthodox creative process...while working to build a profitable business with products composed entirely of trash."

International Stuff

• Norway Considering Banning New Gas-Only Cars by 2015 - (EcoGeek) "Any cars sold in the country from then on would have to be able to run at least partially on electricity or other alternative fuels. Hybrids and biofuel-compatible cars would be allowed."
• Scotland Yard Converting Half of Their Fleet to Electric and Air-Powered - (EcoGeek)
• Fast Cities: Taipei, Taiwan - Zero Landfill, Total Recycling - (Fast Company) "Taipei has strived to achieve "zero landfill, total recycling" by 2010, 30 years ahead of the UN's trash targets."

Political, Social & Economy Stuff

• Tell Congress to Stop Mercury Pollution from Chlorine Plants - (Oceana) "Even though 95 percent of US chlorine is made without the use of mercury, four outdated plants continue to use old technology and collectively release hundreds of pounds of mercury into our air and water every year. "
• Gore and Gingrich bump heads at House climate hearing - (Grist)
• Forget Gore and Gingrich. Listen to Warner - (TheDailyGreen) "Sen. Warner linked global warming and national security, a connection that all conservatives should heed."

Other Random Cool Stuff

• Battery Recycling: How to Recycle Pink Fur - (Ideal Bite) "Hop into recycling mode. Whether rechargeable or alkaline (yep – both kinds are recyclable), getting rid of your batteries in an eco-friendlier way is as easy as banging a drum."
• Mother's Day Gift Guide for Sexy Mobile Moms - (Autotropolis) Coco-Zen Truffles-To-Go made it onto the list for "Traveling Chocolate"...woo hoo!
• The Environmental Effects of Toothpicks - (AboutMyPlanet.com) "...toothpicks are not actually an environmentally friendly product...the reason comes from where they come from..."
• Eco-Wedding Bells Are Ringing - (EcoSalon)
• Are you addicted to plastic? - (Enviroblog) "...new indie film Addicted to Plastic: The Rise and Demise of a Modern Miracle." (video in post)

Stuff We Found This Weekend - 04.19.09

Bottled water exposed - in pictures (Enviroblog)

Food Stuff

• Top 5 Foods for Healthy Skin - (Feelgood Style)
  

Home Stuff

• Efficient Modern Home Built for $70K - (Jetson Green)
• Chlorine-free swimming pools - (Mother Nature Network)
  

Beauty & Fashion Stuff

• Star Wars Earth Day Organic T-Shirts For Green Jedi, Sith - (Ecorazzi) For the eco Star Wars fan...these just put a smile on our faces.
• A Prime Example of Eco Footwear - (Feelgood Style) Simple Shoes... "nice little shoe company getting in touch with its inner hippie." We especially love their kids line.
• Be Graceful and Cruelty-Free with Vegan Terris Strappy Ballet Flats - (Jolly Green Girl) Adorably cute and only $35!
  

Tech & Science Stuff

• Artificial Trees To Absorb Carbon Dioxide - (AboutMyPlanet.com) Hopefully people won't see this as the solution to greenhouse gases, but merely a way to buy some time as we begin to wean ourselves off of fossil fuels.
• Car Companies Standardize Plug for Electric Vehicles - (Gas 2.0)
  

Work & Business Stuff

• Great Green Job of the Week: Human Resources Associate, Rainforest Alliance - (EarthFirst) "The Rainforest Alliance is an international nonprofit organization that works to conserve biodiversity and ensure sustainable livelihoods by transforming land-use practices, business practices and consumer behavior."
• Green Job Listings - April 19, 2009 - (green Gigs)
  

School, College & Student Stuff

• Be A Green (Prom) Queen - (ecofabulous) "Last week marked the launch of Project Green Prom, a nationwide effort by environmentally conscious teens to transform their traditional springtime rite of passage into a planet friendly event."

Nature & Environment Stuff

• Blue Planet Expedition: Alexandra Cousteau Visits Okavango Delta, A Cradle of Life - (Blue Living Ideas) "This is the third post in a series that follows Alexandra Cousteau’s Blue Planet Expedition, a 100 day journey to 5 continents to study the interconnectivity of water." (video in post)
• The Metamorphosis of Butterflies - (Environmental Graffiti) Just some neat pics.
• The Most Terrifying Bird on Earth - (Environmental Graffiti) - This is one crazy lookin' bird. (video in post)
• The Destructive Process of Mountaintop Removal - (WebEcoist) Pictures speak a thousand words.
  

Arts, Entertainment & Travel Stuff

• Who's Who in Green: Rachel McAdams - (EarthFirst) "...acting isn’t McAdams’ only passion. She’s an environmentalist, too, and even has her own green blog – Green is Sexy."
• Morrissey Walks Off Stage After Meaty Smell From Crowd - (Ecorazzi) Seriously!
• Ashton Kutcher Wins Twitter Battle With CNN, Makes $100K Donation to Malaria Fund - (Ecorazzi) "To watch the live reaction of Kutcher, wife Demi Moore, and friends as they passed the one million mark last night, check out the video..."
• Oprah doubles Kutcher's Malaria Donation On Twitter - (Ecorazzi) Looks like celebs are raising charity dollars on Twitter...cool!
  

Website Stuff

• The Green Talk Network - (showtheLOVE) "After a nearly two-year hiatus to 'recharge', 'refuel' and 'refresh' her decade-long quest to bring green content into the mainstream media, eco-pioneer Betsy Rosenberg is back with a new call-in radio talk show."
  

International Stuff

• The Podcar: A Cross Between a Taxi and a Personal Bus - (Gas 2.0) "Madsar City, located within Abu Dhabi, is introducing persona rapid trasit 'podcars'."
• Mass Farmer Suicide in India - (GreenMuze) "...example of how global climate change will affect the poorest in society first. Perhaps some of the shame of these farmers debts and their subsequent suicides should be borne by those of us who over-consume and grossly contribute to greenhouse gases, for which others, who can ill afford it, actually pay the price."

Political, Social & Economy Stuff

• What's Your New Beginning? - Rolling with Unprecedented Change - (Culture Change) Interesting food for thought.
• EPA Starts Testing Pesticides. Finally - (EcoGeek) Scary thought that they weren't testing before!
• EPA Takes Another Step Towards Regulating Green house Gases - (EcoGeek) "...regulation could be as little as 60 days away..."

Other Random Cool Stuff

• Hand-rolled beewsax birthday candles by Zoe - (Celebrate Green) A great little project to do with the kids.
• Bottled water exposed - in pictures - (Enviroblog) Funny cartoon.
• Green weekender: Make your Earth Day plans now - (green LA girl) If you happen to be in LA for Earth Day, here are some great suggestions.
• The Peepoo Toilet Bag - (GreenMuze) "...more than 2.6 billion of people have no access to basic sanitation...The Peepoo is a portable, biodegradable personal toilet system for individuals who lack access to basic sanitation."

Stuff We Found Today - 04.15.09

Clean coal?? We don't think so.

Family, Kids & Health Stuff

• Higher Rates of Autism Found Near Toxic Waste Sites - (TheDailyGreen) "Search for Superfund sites near your home...Superfund sites are toxic waste sites designated by the Environmental Protection Agency as hazardous for human health."
• Favorite eco-books for kids of all ages - (Celebrate Green) This is a great list!
  

Food Stuff

• Ben & Jerry's Launches Newest Fair Trade Flavor & Global Flavor Contest - (Business Wire) Mmmm....Chocolate Macadamia! "Ben & Jerry’s is asking its fans to create the company’s next Fair Trade flavor in the 'Do The World A Flavor' contest."
• Labour watchdog calls from Fairtrade commitments from Mars - (FoodProductionDaily.com) "Labour watchdog International Labor Rights Forum (ILRF) recognises Mars' recent road map for sustainability as 'an important step forward' but claims the chocolate behemoth needs to push further into Fairtrade certification"
• Feed Your Mind With the Big Green Cookbook - (Viv Magazine) Now this looks like a book we could get into!
• Bottomfeeder: How to Eat Ethically in a World of Vanishing Seafood - (EcoSalon) Check out this book review... Can it be that when our kids get older won't get to enjoy sushi and seafood as we did? Sad!!
• Keep Drinking Organic Milk: It's Making a Difference - (EarthFirst) "The Organic Center, a non-profit based in Colorado, created a calculator that helped them determine that 40 million pounds of fertilizer was avoided in 2008 thanks to organic milk production in the U.S."

Home Stuff

• Get rid of cockroaches the greener way - (Mother Nature Network) "Environmentally friendly ways to get rid of those little pests."
• Kiss the upfront costs of solar goodbye - (Mother Nature Network) "The Lazy Environmentalist mentions four companies that offer solar for the home without the hefty pricetag up front."
• Composting robot turns kitchen scraps into fertilizer - (Mother Nature Network) "...Nature Mill offers convenient kitchen composting that is (allegedly) smell-free." Anyone have or try one of these??

Tech & Science Stuff

• PG&E hopes to capture solar power from space by 2016 - (Computerworld) "California utility working wiht Solaren Corp. to use orbiting solar panels to generate electricity..."
• 10 Unbelievable cars of the future - (Mother Nature Network) "TrendHunter's top 10 list -- flying cars, ultracapacitors, solar panels and one sexy hydrogen Jaguar." (video in post)
  

Work & Business Stuff

• Wind Energy To Bring Manufacturing Jobs to Detroit - (ProgressOhio.org)
• Green Jobs Boom Expected as Pennsylvania Works to Attract Solar Energy Manufacturers - (cleantech)
• Green Job Listings - April 15, 2009 - (Green Gigs)
• Traning Today's Youth for Tomorrow's Jobs in New Mexico - (Green For All) "...New Mexico YouthWorks are launching a new pilot program to train disadvantaged youth in green construction."

Nature & Environment Stuff

• Clean Coal? 10 of the World's Dirtiest Power Plants - (WebEcoist)
• 10 Incredible Natural Private Islands & Island Nations - (WebEcoist) Just look at the pics and daydream...
• California - (Al Gore) A warning to us Californians about our future if we continue to ignore climate change and global warming...it's going to hit us hard (already started).
• Russians Saving U.S. from Colony Collapse Disorder - (TheDailyGreen) "Russian bees are stationed at the White House. (That's a good thing.)"
• The biggest US oil spill you never heard of - (Mother Nature Network) "Brooklyn residents are pushing Big Oil and the government to remove millions of gallons of petroleum from their neighborhood."
• Animals gone wild - (Mother Nature Network) "It’s true that climate change is speeding the evolution of certain animals, but the longterm forecast looks grim."

Arts, Entertainment & Travel Stuff

• Car-free Travel: 15 Cities Where Pedestrians Rule - (WebEcoist) Check out these great cities to visit around the world where renting a car to see the sights is not necessary.
• Win a DiCaprio Date - (GreenMuze) Seriously..."DiCaprio has teamed up with Global Green USA to auction off an opportunity to meet and greet the heart-throb actor at the premiere of his next film."
• Twitter Donation: Hugh Jackman Offers $100K To Your Favorite Charity - (Ecorazzi) "...Hugh Jackman is on Twitter... and is offering $100K to the person who will tell him in 140 characters or less why their favorite charity is most deserving."

International Stuff

• Mass Farmer Suicide Sobering Reminder of Consequences of Water Shortages - (Blue Living Ideas) Wow...this is crazy! "In one of the more tragic stories related to water shortage in recent history, some 1,500 farmers in India’s agricultural state of Chhattisgarh committed mass suicide in response to the devastating effects of water shortages on their crop production."

Political, Social & Economy Stuff

• Story Time With President Obama & Family - (YouTube) The Prez reading Where the Wild Things Are to kids at the White House Easter Egg Roll...yes, it's on video thanks to C-SPAN.
• Electric Cars and China: Yes They Can? - (Al Gore) If "we allow other nations to take the lead in developing the technologies of the future, we would put our entire economy at risk for the next generation." Per the former Vice President's Twitter post, "We can’t afford to let China corner the electric car market."
• Little-known green facts about US presidents - (Mother Nature Network) "A roundup of tidbits from George Washington to George W." Yes, even dear old W did a little something green.
• Stimulus Greakdown- episode 3: Apply for Recovery Grants - (Green For All) In this episode: Emmanuel explains the nuts and bolts of applying for Recovery grants." (video in post)
  

Other Random Cool Stuff

• Army of elderly greenies - (Mother Nature Network) "Environmental activists are not always the dreadlock wearing, patchouli scented hippies that most people envision. In fact, some of the most fervent campaigners against global warming happen to be graying, slightly wrinkled elders." Another reason to love grandma!
• A Multi-City Guide to Earth Day Festivals and Events - (EcoSalon) Looking for something to do on Earth Day?? (PS - It's next Wednesday).
  

Stuff We Found Today - 04.08.09

Umbrellas in Battery Park, New York

Home Stuff

• Would You Live in a Hemp House? - (Fast Company) "...hemp bound together with a lime-based adhesive creates a building material with a "better than zero" carbon footprint." Hmmm...interesting.
• 10 Air Purifying Plants For Homes & Offices - (WebEcoist)
  

Tech & Science Stuff

• Recycle 100 Million Cell Phones, Power Almost 20,000 Homes - (Red, Green and Blue) "...the EPA estimates that only 10 percent of all unused cell phones were recycled, and if all 100 million unwanted phones were recycled now it would save enough energy to power 18,500 homes for one full year."

Work & Business Stuff

• Green Job Listings - April 7, 2009 - (Green Gigs)

Nature & Environment Stuff

• Wilkins Ice Shelf in West Antarctic "On the Brink of Collapse" - (Global Warming Is Real) Not so good, folks.
  

Arts, Entertainment & Travel Stuff

• The eco-saints and eco-sinners of Hollywood - (Celebs Gone Good) Just for fun...there's a video in the post, too.
• Jessica Alba, Alex Baldwin Join Other In Helping Raise Money For Green Charity - (Ecorazzi) Bid on a chance to win a celebrity autographed bag, and proceeds will go to The Nature Conservancy's Plant a Billion Trees campaign.
• 18 Incredible Umbrella Art Installation From Around The World - (Environmental Graffiti) Pretty cool!

International Stuff

• Rare Megamouth Shark Caught, Then Eaten - (EcoWorldly) "Fishermen based in Donsol, the Philippines, caught one of the world’s rarest sharks..."

Political, Social & Economy Stuff

• From Rust Belt to Green Belt: The Renewal of Pittsburgh - (Chelsea Green) Video in post.
• Stimulus Breakdown from United Green - Episode 2: Weatherization - (Green For All) "This is the second in a series of videos...to explain specific aspects of the Economic Recovery Act."

Other Random Cool Stuff

• For Your Honey-Bunny - (ecofabulous) Just in case you've decided not to go the chocolate bunny route this Easter, these adorable cookies are organic and made from Fair Trade cocoa!
  

Stuff We Found Today - 04.02.09

Chinese President Hu Jintao, US President Barack Obama, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton at Winfield House, the U.S. ambassador's residence in London, April 1, 2009 - This photo is awesome, had to post.

Family, Kids & Health Stuff

• The Baffling Link Between Vinyl Flooring and Autism - (Ecosalon) "A new study conducted by Swedish and American scientists accidentally uncovered a possible link between an environmental chemical and autism."
• Johnson & Johnson Going Green With 1,4-Dioxane And Formaldehyde In Products? - (The Good Human) "China is now pulling Johnson & Johnson products off their shelves…yet the United States isn’t. Does anyone else find that a tad bit strange?" There's a great recap of all the blog posts regarding this.

Food Stuff

• FDA: How much mercury is in fish we eat? - (Mother Nature Network) "Mercury poisoning can cause severe brain, kidney and lung damage to children and adults, but it’s even more dangerous to fetuses." Check out this chart and list of fish.
• Is Hershey's Chocolate Destroying Rainforests? - (showtheLOVE)
• Test Your Eco-Cred, Win a Fridge During Earth Month at Whole Foods - (Sierra Club: The Green Life)
• Court Rules That Dairies Can't Label Milk "Hormone-Free" - (TheDailyGreen) "Agrichemical businesses win in court, but consumers can still find hormone-free milk by looking for the USDA Organic label." Gosh darn those folks over at Monsanto!
  

Beauty & Fashion Stuff

• When Green Gets Silky: 6 Best Organic Hair Conditioners - (Ecosalon) the Kiss My Face conditioner is definitely a great value and easy to get.
  

Tech & Science Stuff

• Lightning Hybrids Unveils Prototype Hydraulic Hybrid at Denver Auto Show [+pic/video] - (Gas 2.0) Take a look...rather sexy looking car if you ask us.
  

Nature & Environment Stuff

• WATCH: Woody Tasch: Industrial Agriculture Is Depleting the Soil - (Chelsea Green) Video in post.
• Global Warming at Home: Great Lakes Ice Diminishing - (EarthFirst) "It’s happening now, and it’s happening here – right in your backyard. Scientists say that ice cover on the Great Lakes has diminished by more than 30 percent since the 1970s."
• 11 Extinct Animals That Have Been Photographed Alive - (EcoWorldy) "Although fossil reconstructions or pictorial representations can sometimes be difficult to connect with, it’s impossible to ignore the experience of seeing a photograph of an animal on the brink of extinction."
• Downstream Review - (GreenMuze) "Downstream, the short Academy Award-nominated documentary about the Alberta Oil Sands...the second largest deposit of oil on earth is often referred to as the Saudi Arabia of Canada."

Arts, Entertainment & Travel Stuff

• Keira Knightley's Disturbing PSA On Domestic Violence - (Ecorazzi) wow...this is kinda crazy (video in post).
• Corey Feldman Throws Huge Event To Benefit Global Green USA - (Ecorazzi) Hey...if you happen to be in LA on April 10th...
• Cause Marketing Hits The Samll Screen - Viacom Programs Funded by The Gates Foundation - (Ecopreneurist) When it comes to doing good with money...we think Bill Gates trumps Steve Jobs (even though we still love our Macs and iPhones).

Website Stuff

• New Sundance Channel Blog features a Heaping Helping of Green - (Sustainablog) "Billed as “film, art, music, design and more as we see it - filtered through that space between the underground and the mainstream,” the new SUNfiltered blog provides an eclectic range of content… and, as with the company’s television programming, green is a part of the mix."

International Stuff

• Sexy Havana, and Its Seductive Organic Urban Food Production - (Chelsea Green) "If US cities are struggling to figure out how they’re going to survive when the oil runs out, they only need to take a peek at Havana, Cuba—a city that has already recovered from the sudden loss of money, jobs, food, and oil that currently threatens every major American city."

Political & Social Stuff

• G20 Wives Meeting - (Obama Pics Daily) The wives of the G20 leaders had their own get together.
• The G-20 Family Portrait: 2009 - (Obama Pics Daily) Gotta love the pic of Obama with the Italian Prime Minister and Russian President...just a bunch a guys havin' some fun.
• Climate Bill Draft Drops in the House - (Green For All) "Democrats in the House of Representatives released the first version of the American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009, aka ACES."
• New climate letgistation overlooks a major GHG source: industrial agriculture - (Grist) "..the bill fails to address greenhouse gas emissions from agriculture, factory farms, and animal manure whatsoever—and even goes the extra mile to specifically exempt the entire sector from any type of regulation."
  
• Environment Versus The Bottom Line - Weird Wall STreet Trading Markets - (Red, Green and Blue) "...apparently you can purchase an offset credit to get around the fact that your company is destroying the natural habitat of an endangered species. And, there is an entire market based around this principle." WTF!!
  

Stuff We Found Today - 04.01.09

Obama Supports $10,000 Tax Credit for "Free" Vasectomies...April Fools!!

Food Stuff

• Cozy on (C)up - (ecofabulous) Here's a reuasable alternative to disposable coffee cup sleeve...for the occasions when you forget to bring your own travel mug to the coffee shop.
• There's Good Chews, and There's Bad Chews - (Ecosalon) We're talking about chewing gum. "Modern gum is mostly made up of petro-based polymers. Essentially, you’re chewing plastic...a better option: Chicza, an organic, biodegradable, agave-sweetened gum made completely from chicle tree latex, the old-fashioned way."
• Organic is Not the Answer (by itself!) - (Eco Child's Play) Because "junk food is junk food"...even if it's organic.
• Ben & Jerry's 'fools' us into taking action - (Mother Nature Network) "Ben & Jerry's revealed today that they were behind a website that touted 'perfect milk from perfect cows.' It was there April Fool's joke with a serious message behind it."

Beauty & Fashion Stuff

• Green Fashion Show Opens Miami Fashion Week - (Eco Fashion World)
• BiCoastal Style Gone Green: Doie's Spring 2009 Collection - (Eco-Chick) Lovin' the dresses in this collection.
  

Tech & Science Stuff

• MIT Scientists Build Virus-Powered Batteries for Your Next Electric Car - (Fast Company) is this for real or an April Fool's joke?
• The Electronics Recycling Superguide - (Sierra Club: The Green Life) What to do with your old gadget once you've upgraded to the latest and greatest.
  

Nature & Environment Stuff

• Blue Planet Expedition: Alexandra Cousteau's Study of Water Issues Around the River Ganges in India - (Blue Living Ideas) "This is the the second post in a six post series that follows Alexandra Cousteau’s Blue Planet Expedition, a 100 day journey to 5 continents to study the interconnectivity of water." (video in post)
• How Cigarette Butts Harm the Environment - (EcoWorldy)
• Convenient truths: Climate, scarcity and abundance - (Mother Nature Network) "Al Gore, step aside. Saul Griffith has a slideshow that makes 'Inconvenient Truth' look like a warmup...an accurate model of an individual's contribution to climate change, and how to solve what is clearly humanity's greatest challenge." Video definitely worth watching!
  

Arts, Entertainment & Travel Stuff

• Robert Redford, NBA, And NRDC Team Up For First-Ever NBA Green Week - (Ecorazzi)
• First Look: DiCaprio's TAG Heuer Ads Benefiting Green Charities - (Ecorazzi)
  

International Stuff

• Crazy LED disco: Hight style, low energy - (Mother Nature Network) "Club NOX in Brazil redefines disco style using computer-programmed LED's." For all you international clubbers!
  

Political & Social Stuff

• Reception with the Queen - (Obama Pics Daily) Queen Elizabeth looks so little next to everyone...lovin' Obamas huge ear-to-ear grins in all the pics.
• From United Green: Stimulus Breakdown Episode 1 - Green Jobs Act - (Green For All) Here's series of YouTube videos that helps explain various aspects of the Recovery Act. Great info for everyday Americans.
• Obama Supports $10, 000 Tax Credit for "Free" Vasectomies - (Eco Child's Play) We've been trying most of the Apr Fool's blog posts out there, but this one was just too funny to us - haha!
  

Other Random Cool Stuff

• Eco-easter series: green gifts for under $10 - (Celebrate Green)
• Pauline Tiffen on the Challenges of Fair Trade - (Change.org: Fair Trade) Pauline Tiffen is a Fair Trade consultant and discussed the idea of Fair Trade ownership at debate that took place at the London School of Econmics. (video in post)
• San Fran Quits Junk Mail - (GreenMuze) "...he first city in the USA to give junk mail the boot."

Stuff We Found This Weekend - 03.29.09

T-Shirt concepts by the Chop Shop

Family, Kids & Health Stuff

• Want your youngun to fraternize with a better toy? - (Ideal Bite) Here's a great list of eco stuffed animals made with organic or recycled materials..."just as cuddly, but won't put your kid, home, or the planet in a chemical haze from synthetic textiles and fillings."
• Fast Food May Be Causing Kidney Stones in Children - (Eco Child's Play)
• Are Food Additives Altering Our Hormones? - (TheDailyGreen) "With 3,000 food additives in use in the U.S., a study raises questions about the safety of estrogen 'cocktails'."

Food Stuff

• Raising the Bar - (ecofabulous) Gustorganics in New York City is the first USDA certified bar in the world.
• COOKING WITH CHEF A: Chickpea and spinach soup in under 30 minutes - (Mother Nature Network) Lovin' chef A! Video in post.
• Restaurant charges customers for wasted food - (Mother Nature Network) Best way to change behavior is to hit 'em in the wallet!
• Built w/Food: 10 Works of (Incr)Edible Architecture - (WebEcoist) Just fun to look at.
  

Home Stuff

• Umbra Explains Where to Recycle Batteries - (EarthFirst)
• DIY projects: Urban Homestead Garden - (ecollo) Think you can't have your own garden because you live in an apartment or condo? Think again!
• Cardboard Furniture: Grom Cheap to Artsy - (Low Impact Living) These are actully pretty cool...the kids toy stuff is a must.
• Granite Showrooms Continue Selling Radioactive Granite - (Green Building Elements)
• Tip: Convert Your Existing Toilet into a Dual-Flush System - (Green Living Ideas)
  

Beauty & Fashion Stuff

• Kim White Handbags - Super cool bags made from vintage car fabrics of the 70's & 80's...and each bag is "tagged with the year and make of the fabric, so you know exactly what car your bag comes from (i.e. 1983 Camaro or a 1978 Ford Mustang)."
• Lauren Bush Debuts New Eco-Friendly Lauren Pierce Collection - (Ecorazzi) Hmmm...wondering why she's not using her last name...
• Every Man Jack: Eco-Products for teh Guy in Your Life - (Eco Child's Play) Eco-guys rejoice! Best part is...you can buy it at Target (or online)!
• Fashion Conscience: Sexy Aaron Chang Bikinis - (Feelgood Style) Super cute swimwear made from recycled plastic bottle fiber.
  

Tech & Science Stuff

• Benefits and Flaws of Hybrid Cars - (AboutMyPlanet.com)
• Air Force Developing Solar Powered, Hydrogen Fuel-Cell Blimp - (Red, Green and Blue)
• World's Top 10 Fastest Electric Cars - (Gas 2.0) For all you speedsters out there!
• World's Largets Battery-Powered Truck Comes to U.S. - (Gas 2.0)

Work & Business Stuff

• Great Green Job of the Week: Project Leaders & Restoration - (EarthFirst) "SCA, America’s #1 conservation service organization seeks qualified individuals to lead volunteers in trail building and habitat restoration projects."
• Green Job Listings - March 27, 2009 - (Green Gigs)
• Green Job Listings - March 29, 2009 - (Green Gigs)
  

School, College & Student Stuff

• Is Your School America's Greenest Campus? Win up to $20,000 to Green Your Campus! - (EarthFirst)

Nature & Environment Stuff

• 5 Animals We need To Survive - (Finding Dulcinea) "if we do allow animal populations to suffer, we’ll also be hurting ourselves. Here are five animals that humans can’t live without."
  
• Oldest Living Creature Discovered at 4,265 Years Old - (EcoWorldly)
• Global Water Challenge: Universl Access to Clean Water - (Blue Living Ideas)
• The Water Rights Grab: Big Business, Investors Push for Privatization - (Global Warming Is Real)
  
• Experts Say Ocean Acidification is a "Planet Changer" - (Planetsave) "Leading experts at the 2009 Aspen Environment Forum...predicted that all coral in the ocean would be in danger of dying off by mid-century if we continued to burn fossil fuel at our current rate."
• Toxic coal ash pond bursts and floods Tennessee town - (Mother Nature Network)
  

Arts, Entertainment & Travel Stuff

• Madonna's Malawi Documentary Now Available For Free On Hulu - (Ecorazzi)
• Gyneth Paltrow Launces New Clothing LIne To Benefit Children's Charity - (Ecorazzi)
  

Website Stuff

• Green dating site makes matches, saves trees - (Mother Nature Network) "DateForTrees.com, which launched last June, pledges to donate a planted tree for each of the site's daters every month of their paid membership."

International Stuff

• Amsterdam: Only EVs Allowed by 2040 - (EcoGeek)

Political & Social Stuff

• Obama, Biden and Clinton T-Shirt Designs by the Chop Shop - (Obama Pics Daily) These are actually kinda good...diggin' the Airforce One design.
• United States Fuel Efficiency Standards Announced - (AboutMyPlanet.com)
• Pentagon looks at green options - (News.com.au)
  

Other Random Cool Stuff

• What is Fair Trade Part II - Who OWNS Fair Trade? - (Change.org: Fair Trade)
• The Next Ten Years: What They Will Look Like - (Culture Change) A sobering and very interesting view point.
• Enter the Instructables Energy Efficiency Competition & Win a Mac Book Pro - (EarthFirst) "Want to help improve energy efficiency, and win yourself a brand new 15" MacBook Pro from Apple? Create an energy-saving Instructable and explain why or how your project saves energy..."