Stuff We Found Today - 07.05.11

Massive tree webs in Pakistan

Food Stuff

• Top 5 Urban Farms in New York City - (Inhabitat)
• Ask Paula Dean, Rachael Ray, Bobby Flay, Emeril for Fair Trade S'Mores This Summer - (Change.org) We did... you just do it on Twitter, easy!!
• Top 10 Things You Should Know About The Farm Bill - (Environmental Working Group) This really a food bill, and all of us should be aware of what's going on with how food/nutrition is handled here in the US.
• Edible Cups Make Delicious Addition to Any Party - (Greenwala) How great are these for you next summer cocktail party?!! Just think, not more cups to wash or trash!
• Foods that make you happy - (Greenwala) Well, we always knew that chocolate was "happy" food, just make it fair trade and organic and it's happy for everyone!
• Mars vows to use 100 per cent fairtrade cocoa - (The Co-operative Magazine) Woo hoo... now if only Hershey and Nestle would follow suit.

Home Stuff

• Avoid Bringing Six of the Top Toxic Chemicals Into Your Home - (Greenwala)

Tech & Science Stuff

• iBamboo: Natural, Electricity-Free, & Uber Cool iPod Speakers - (Greenwala) Yup, this would look pretty cool in our "zen den."
• Spain's Gemasolar Array is the World's first 24/7 Solar Power Plant! - (Inhabitat)
• T-Shirt Converts Rock Music Into Electricity at Glastonbury Festival - (Ecouterre) We can hear it now... "turn up the radio, I need to charge my phone!"
• New Air Powered Car Will Soon Be Floating Around India's Streets - (Greenwala) "The Air Car, developed by ex-Formula One engineer Guy NAgre for Luxembourg-based MDI, uses compressed air, as opposed to the gas-and-oxygen explosions of internal-combustion models, to push its engine's pistons..." Seriously cool!!

Nature & Environment Stuff

• Ocean life on the brink of mass extinctions: study - (Reuters) C'mon people... when the ocean goes, we go!!
• Japan's tsunami debris set for 10-year Pacific tour - (Mother Nature Network) More "great" news from Japan...
• Spiders Create Massive Tree-Webs in Pakistan - (Greenwala) Whoa...you have to check out this pic!

Political, Social & Economy Stuff

• Blood and Oil - (Sierra Magazine) "The U.S. military is embracing alternative energy—but not because of climate change. Up to half of the yearly American casualties in Iraq and Afghanistan have been incurred guarding fuel convoys, and the Pentagon will no longer tolerate oil's 'burden in blood.'"
• Climate of Denial - (Rolling Stone Politics) Nice article by Al Gore...

Other Random Cool Stuff

• 16 simple ways to reduce plastic waste - (Mother Nature Network) Most of these things we can all do with very little "pain"... c'mon, give it a try!
• How Much Coal is in Your Life? - (Sierra Club) "With over 500 dirty coal-fired power plants in the U.S., coal is in our air, water and our lives... Answer three simple questions -- where you live, what you eat, and how you live -- and you will learn how you and your family are being affected by coal pollution."

VIDEO: Stephen Colbert on Mountaintop Removal Coal Mining

If you didn't catch this on The Colbert Report a while back... hilarious!! Gotta love the sarcasm.

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Stuff We Found Today - 11.16.09

Real Tree houses - literally!

Family, Kids & Health Stuff

• Organic Throat Lozenges - (Ideal Bite) It's cold season...check out these suggestions for organic throat lozenges that skip on the synthetic ingredients (like artificial colors...yuck!).
• Which Dolls Contain PVC? - (The Soft Landing) Thinking of getting a new doll for a child's present? Check this out first!
• BPA-free Sippy Cup Guide - (The Soft Landing)

Food Stuff

• Nestle may move Fairtrade with Kit Kat - (Confectionery News) Let's wait and see...
• Kid-Size Cooking Gear - (Ideal Bite) Eco cooking tools and accessories sized just for kids...what a great way to them started in the kitchen, learning how to prepare fun and healthful meals!
• Special Report: Some vinegars -- often expensive, aged balsamics -- contain a big dose of lead - (Environmental Health News)

Home Stuff

• Literal Tree Houses: Amazing Homes Built with Whole Trees - (WebEcoist) Just kind of fun to look at...
• 6 Surprisingly Comfortable Cave Homes - (TheDailyGreen) Would you live in a cave? Maybe...if it looked like these!

Beauty & Fashion Stuff

• Fighting "Fast Fashion" and Toxic Clothes: Green Our Wardrobes from the Inside - (TheDailyGreen) "A growing movement hopes to reduce the environmental impact of looking good"

Tech & Science Stuff

• 33 Excellent OLED Energy Saving & Eco-Friendly Designs - (WebEcoist) Some pretty cool designs...
• Coal Star State - (The Texas Observer) "While America turns away from dirty energy, Texas could soon have 12 new coal-fired power plants. What gives?"

Nature & Environment Stuff

• Do The White Thing: 7 More Amazing Albino Animals - (WebEcoist) Some neat picture...the albino turtle is pretty wild.
• Afloat in the Ocean, Expanding Islands of Trash - (NYTimes.com) "...the detritus of human life is collecting in a swirling current so large that it defies precise measurement."

Arts, Entertainment & Travel Stuff

• Bill Nye "The Science Guy" on energy independence and climate change - (Repower America Wall) Yes, this guy has some pretty smart and sensible things to say. (video)
• Eco Film Festival - (Ideal Bite) If you happen to be in the LA area this weekend, check out the Green Screen Environmental Film Festival & Salon at the Electric Lodge in Venice Beach.

International Stuff

• Which Countries Pollute the Most? - (TheDailyGreen) "You Might Be Surprised In the run up to the Copenhagen climate summit, we need to gauge where we are today."

Political, Social & Economy Stuff

• More National Security Risks Caused By the Climate Crisis - (Al Gore)

Other Random Cool Stuff

• Sports Equipment - Rematch.com - (Ideal Bite) It's like a consignment shop for sports stuff - REUSE. Located in San Francisco or buy online...awesome!
• Which Is Greener, a Real or Fake Christmas Tree? - (TheDailyGreen)

Stuff We Found Today - 10.15.09

Solar powered vehicles

Family, Kids & Health Stuff

• Costume Makeup for the Kids this Halloween - (Ideal Bite) "...apply safe, planet-friendly face paints. Veggie- and mineral-based ingredients are healthier for your kiddo's skin than regular makeup and won't leave Mama Earth covering the tab."

Tech & Science Stuff

• Bright Bodywork: 3 Vehicles That Soak Up The Sun - (WebEcoist) Whoa!!! Check out these crazy solar cars!
• Electric cars are quiet. Maybe too quiet. - (Mother Nature Network) "Automakers are devising unique sounds to let the blind and other pedestrians know that EVs are approaching. But should you be able to customize your own 'cartones'?"
• Power plants clean air, pollute waterways - (Mother Nature Network) Because coal is NOT CLEAN people!!...the "waste has to go somewhere..."

Nature & Environment Stuff

• Out of This World: Earth's Most Bizarre Landscapes - (WebEcoist) Some very cool pics!
• Weird Wonders: 15 of the World's Strangest Animals - (WebEcoist) Some strange looking creatures here...

Political, Social & Economy Stuff

• Obama's Executive Order Enforces Smart Energy - (CleanTechnica) "President Obama has just signed an Executive Order that compels the largest consumer of energy in the US economy to invest in energy efficiency improvements to get to huge reductions in energy use by 2020."
• Our Three Bombs - (NYTimes.com) Thomas Friedman talks about the nuclear bomb, the climate bomb and the debt bomb.

Other Random Cool Stuff

• The Shocking Truth About Junk Mail - (TheDailyGreen) "See how the numbers add up in terms of money, time, trees and emissions. Then make it stop."

VIDEO: Burning The Future: Coal in America - Trailer

"A trailer of the upcoming film, Burning the Future. The film takes a hard look at the environmental and human effects of strip mining coal in the US."

Stuff We Found Today - 08.31.09

Eco-friendly jewelry

Family, Kids & Health Stuff

• 16 Hand Soaps That Do Not Use Triclosan - (TheDailyGreen) "How to find soaps and other personal care products that don't use triclosan, a controversial antibacterial agent."

Food Stuff

• Global Warming = Heat Waves, Crop Damage ... and Toxic Corn Syrup? - (TheDailyGreen) "Three studies, three similar conclusions: Increasing heat from global warming will give us more illness, less food -- and more toxic food."

Home Stuff

• Sustainable Style: 12 Contemporary Green House & Home Designs - (WebEcoist) If you love green and modern, check out these drool worthy homes. Ahhh, someday...
• Cash For Clunker Appliances Coming This Fall. - (The Good Human) "Beginning this fall, a $300 rebate program under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 will encourage consumers to buy new ENERGY STAR-rated home appliances."
• How To Responsibly Dispose Of An Old Vacuum Cleaner. - (The Good Human)
• Clorox Deserves A Spanking! - (Recycle Your Day) "Their new slogan is 'useful in many ways' and suggests using bleach to clean out baby bottles!!" Are they kidding us???

Beauty & Fashion Stuff

• 25 Gorgeously Green And Eco-Friendly Jewelry Fashions - (WebEcoist) Some of these are a bit unusual, but all are green and definite conversation starters.
• TOMS Shoes New Customers Get $5 off - (EcoAvenue) See post for promo code.

Tech & Science Stuff

• The Wheel Turns: 15 dazzling New Directions for Bicycle Design - (WebEcoist) Super cool designs for those of you who prefer to pedal your way to work...or encourage the rest of us too!
• Radical Rent-a-Bikes Generate Eco-Friendly Energy - (WebEcoist) "...imagine if you could turn the energy you produce while bicycling into credits you can use anywhere else in the public transit system." Great idea!
• China Enters the U.S. Electric Car Race - (TheDailyGreen) "BYD's e6 crossover electric vehicle is coming to American showrooms in 2010, thanks in part to Warren Buffett."

Work & Business Stuff

• Telecommuting Green Jobs - August 28, 2009 - (Green Gigs)

School, College & Student Stuff

• 12 of the Greenest College Cafeterias - (TheDailyGreen) "Big-name schools are overhauling their food services by buying local and organic ingredients, catering to vegetarians, composting waste, saving energy and much more."

Nature & Environment Stuff

• Nature's Wild Nurses: 5 Caring Animal Species - (WebEcoist) Nature is so cool!
• California Fires Visible from Space - (TheDailyGreen) "California fire maps, satellite photos and a drought map show the underlying causes and extent of destruction."
• Wildlife Cancer: A New Epidemic - (TheDailyGreen) "A new warning sign, from the likes of beluga whales and Tasmanian devils, that industrial pollution threatens wildlife -- and humans."

Arts, Entertainment & Travel Stuff

• A Chemical Reaction - A documentary about lawn pesticides and it's health affects on people...see one town's fight (movie trailer in post).
• Trailer For The Film 'Burning The Future: Coal in America' - (The Good Human) "The film takes a hard look at the environmental and human effects of strip mining coal in the US." (Movie trailer in post)

Political, Social & Economy Stuff

• Fossil Fuel Industry Outspending Clean Energy By Nearly 7 to 1 - (TheDailyGreen) "As the Senate nears a debate over energy policy and a carbon cap-and-trade regulation to combat climate change, the lobbying heats up."
• Report: EPA Should Limit Fertilizer Runoff to Prevent Dead Zones - (The DailyGreen) "EPA Inspector General says the federal government is violating the Clean Water Act by failing to regulate streams in far-flung states in order to protect coastal waters."
• 7 Myths About Global Warming and Carbon Cap-and-Trade Regulation - (TheDailyGreen) "Will the U.S. lose jobs? Will energy bills skyrocket? Can the South really produce enough renewable energy to meet proposed federal mandates?"

Other Random Cool Stuff

• Save Money By Going Green - (Sierra Club: The Green Life) Check out these tips.
• All The Coal Kids Are Doing It - (Sierra Club: The Green Life) A coal industry association makes coloring books for kids featuring "superheroes with lumps of coal for heads"...WHAT??!!!
• What Are Methylparabens And Why You Should Avoid Them - (The Good Human)

Stuff We Found Today - 05.05.09

Family, Kids & Health Stuff

• A Woman's Body Burden: Dozens of Man-Made Chemicals - (TheDailyGreen) "Study: Each woman's blood is laced with as many as 45 potentially toxic chemicals."
  

Food Stuff

• Your Tuna Is Getting More Toxic - (TheDailyGreen) "Federal study: Tuna and other Pacific fish has 30% more toxic mercury than in 1990 and will grow 50% more contaminated by 2050."
• Chipotle is one houte tamale - (Mother Nature Network) "Could Chipotle be the world's most environmentally friendly fast-food chain?"
  

Home Stuff

• 10 great green houses - (Mother Nature Network) If you like looking at gorgeous green homes...
  

Beauty & Fashion Stuff

• Bubble trouble - (Mother Nature Network) "One green girl's story of ditching shampoo altogether; she (and her gorgeous new hair) never looked back."
  

Tech & Science Stuff

• Brammo! Piaggio! Plug in These Cool New Electric Rides - (TheDailyGreen) "Battery and plug-in electric technologies offer many advantages for motorcycles and scooters, as well as larger vehicles. These new designs are pushing the envelope."
• U.S. Capitol Power Plant to stop buring coal - (Mother Nature Network) "After nearly 100 years of burning coal to heat and cool Congress, the U.S. Capitol Power Plant will switch over to less harmful natural gas."

Work & Business Stuff

• Soy Printer Ink: I Ink, Therefore I Am (Eco) - (Idea Bite) You can get soy based printer cartridges for office laser printers...now just wish we could find one for inkjet printers.
  

Nature & Environment Stuff

• 10 Amazingly Beautiful Natural Caves - (WebEcoist) Just some gorgeous nature pics.
• Pollution Lingers From Massive Coal Ash Spill - (TheDailyGreen) "Toxic heavy metals have been found in Appalachia months after environmental disaster."
• The new hotness: Bear pole dancing - (Mother Nature Network) "A motion triggered video camera caught a bear getting down and giving a sexy (to a bear) dance on a pole, er... I mean, tree." Haha...this is kinda funny! (video in post)
  

Website Stuff

• Airport Hybrid Rentals - Came across this site/blog on Twitter and thought it extremely useful...great info on renting hybrid cars at airports worldwide as well links to actual hybrid rentals in most major cities.
• Old Switcheroo - Found these guys on Twitter as well...free place to trace books, movies, music and video games. Love swapping old stuff - great way to reuse!
• Saving the planet one internet search at a time - (Mother Nature Network) "10 web search engines that help the planet as you search."

Political, Social & Economy Stuff

• The FLOTUS @ the LAMB Charter School for Cinco de Mayo - (Obama Pics Daily) Just some nice pics of the First Lady...we're fans if you can't tell.
• A Lunch Date @ Ray's Hell Burgur | Arlington, VA - (Obama Pics Daily) Not really sure why we're posting this...just thought it was funny to see the Prez and VP waiting in line for a burger.
• President Allocates 786M in Recovery Act Funds to BioFuel Infrastructure - (Twilight Earth)

Other Random Cool Stuff

• Reinventing the Pizza Box - (TheDailyGreen) Now, this is a pretty good idea.
• Green States: Hall of blame - (Mother Nature Network) "The eco-villains: Meet eight guys who have worked hard to make the Earth a lousier place to live."
• Teens: It's time to do something - (Mother Nature Network) "Get volunteer opportunities texted straight to your cell phone...it is today's teenagers who are standing at the forefront of the environmental movement."

VIDEO: Powered By Coal

"Coal is Americas most abundant and cheapest fossil fuel but, as Scott Pelley reports, burning it happens to be the biggest contributor to global warming."

VIDEO: Clean Coal Air Freshener - This Is Reality

"Now with a new and improved label! New Reality ad directed by the Academy-award winning Coen Brothers." Gotta love the Cohen brothers!

VIDEO: How Dirty is Clean Coal? - ZapRoot

VIDEO: COALergy - "Smudge"

Newest video release from This is Reality's campaign to enlighten America on "clean" coal.