Stuff We Found Today - 03.18.10

"No, This Is Why You're Fat!" ~Treehugger.com

Family, Kids & Health Stuff

• This St. Patrick’s Day, Urge Congress to Ban Toxic Metal in Kids’ Jewelry - (Center For Environmental Health) Take action and join us in signing this petition!
  
• VIDEO: A Wake Up Story - (ecofabulous) "Check out this incredible new video from Healthy Child Healthy World! A must see for every parent and anyone who cares about eliminating toxins from our homes and further supporting the development of a chemical-free childhood."

Food Stuff

• No, This Is Why You're Fat! Why Does a Salad Cost More Than a Big Mac? - (TreeHugger.com) Oh... you gotta read this!!
• World's Largest Beer Brewer Cuts Water Use, Braces for Future Risks - (NYTimes.com)

Home Stuff

• Bead-Filled Washing Machine Uses 90% Less Water - (EcoGeek.org) Interesting...

Beauty & Fashion Stuff

• 3.2010 H&M Eco-Fashion Preview - (EcoStiletto) "Allegations of shredding and greenwashing aside, we applaud H&M for creating a collection of clothing from sustainable materials—organic cotton & linen, tencel, and recycled poly—that is not only gorgeous, but affordable."
• The Detectair is a "Smart" Vest That Sniffs Out Air Pollutants - (Ecouterre) Interesting ideal... not so sure about the flashing lights, though.
• Turn Used Plastic Bags Into a Pair of Upcycled Rain Boots - (Ecouterre) Love the bright colors... fun!
• Uggs - The Ugly Reality of the Popular Footwear - (ecollo) Bet you didn't know about this...

Tech & Science Stuff

• 3-D PRinter Creates Entire Buildings From Solid Rock - (Inhabitat) Now this is kinda cool!
• Solar Powered Augmented Contact Lenses Cover Your Eye with 100s of LEDs - (Inhabitat) "The technology would embed hundreds of semitransparent LEDs onto a thin lens, letting wearers experience augmented reality right through their eyes." OK... this is even cooler... or kinda scary...
• Finally, A No-Draw Charger - (EcoGeek.org) "AT&T has just announced a USB-based telephone charger that does not pull electricity from the wall when it's not charging a phone."

Nature & Environment Stuff

• World's 7 most amazing trees - (Mother Nature Network) Just some great nature pics...

Arts, Entertainment & Travel Stuff

• Candelight only, chez Gisele Bundchen - (Celebs Gone Good) The supermodel "welcomed the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) into their home to film some up close and personal PSAs to raise awareness about the March 27 energy conservation event." (video in post)

International Stuff

• Pope to Pursue Heavenly Power in Europe's Biggest Solar Plant - (Bloomberg.com) "The world’s smallest state now intends to build the biggest solar plant in Europe for 500 million euros ($660 million)..."
• World Water Day 2010 - Next Monday is International World Water Day!
• China To Connect Its Hight Speed Rail All The Way To Europe - (Inhabitat) "China already has the most advanced and extensive high speed rail line in the world, and soon that network will be connected all the way to Europe and the UK!" ...all while we wait for our first intrastate high speed rail, hmmm....

Other Random Cool Stuff

• 74 Year Old Man to Journey Across America in a Solar Powered Stroller - (Inhabitots)
• 5 cheap ways to save 1,000 gallons of water - (Mother Nature Network) ...and these days, cheap is good!

Stuff We Found Today - 02.15.10

WWF Earth Hour

Family, Kids & Health Stuff

• Fuel Cell Car Kit For Kids - (GreenMuze) Perfect for your budding eco-scientist.

Food Stuff

• Hamburger Helper? Slime, Ammonia and Cow Shit - (Generation Green) Wow...if you buy/eat ground beef, check this out!
• 10 Steps to Healthy and Sustainable Grocery Shopping on a Budget - (The GirlieGirl Army)
• Ben & Jerry's Plans to Go Fully Fair Trade - (Fast Company) "...by 2013...all of the 121 chunks and swirls and 11 base ingredients (banana, vanilla, cocoa, etc.) found in Ben & Jerry's ice cream will come from Fair Trade Certified sources..." -Awesome!!
• Coupons, coupons, coupons - (Mother Nature Network) ...for natural and organic foods.

Home Stuff

• The Electric Lawnmower - (GreenMuze) "Powered by sun and photovoltaic technology..."

Beauty & Fashion Stuff

• Recycled blue jeans - (Great Green Goods) The little stuffed animals are adorable!
• The MakeShift Project - Follow this woman who for a year will only wear clothes that she makes herself... "an art and research project that examines the relationships between 'making', 'clothing' and 'living'."
• ShopGoodWill.com - Goodwill has its own online shopping site! Some great vintage finds here!!
• When Life Hands You Expired Condoms, Make a Dress! - (Ecouterre) Interesting upcycling... don't worry, they unused condoms!
• Gary Harvey Brings "Dumpster-Chic" Couture to the Green Shows - (Ecouterre) Some of these dresses are pretty amazing.

Tech & Science Stuff

• Can High-Speed Rail Reduce Our Reliance on Air Travel? - (Fast Company) Just think if we had high speed rail all this time...
• The Future of Electric Cars, Summed Up in 10 Minutes - (Fast Company) This could be so awesome!! (video in post)
• EMPOWER: The Energy Generating Rocking Chair - (Inhabitat)
• MIT Developing Body Heat-Powered Electronics - (Inhabitat) Interesting...

Arts, Entertainment & Travel Stuff

• Green Music Group Brings the Music Industry Together for the Environment - (Fast Company) "...the Green Music Group, a coalition of musicians, so-called "industry leaders" and fans that aims to make the music industry green from the inside out."

Internet Stuff

• Google Buzz: "Are You at Work? How About a $.99 Big Mac From McDonald's, Three Blocks Away?" - (Fast Company) For those of you jumping on the Buzz bandwagon... read this.
• U.S. Climate Change Portal Could Birth Entirely New Industries - (Fast Company) "...access the government's climate change data, info, products, and services all under one roof:...intended to answer questions for educators, business owners, and the general public..."

International Stuff

• WWF Earth Hour - Get ready for earth hour on March 27th at 8:30pm... turn off your lights!
• Olympic Athlete's Village: Greenest Neighborhood in the World - (Inhabitat)

Other Random Cool Stuff

• Richard Branson declares war on carbon - (Mother Nature Network) "CEO extraordinaire explains the big problems and big opportunities that a post-carbon world can provide." (video in post)
• Defeat climate change deniers with an iPhone app - (Mother Nature Network) Haha!

Stuff We Found Today - 03.30.09

Family, Kids & Health Stuff

• Children's Books that love the Earth - (Supermom Central)
• Month of Conception Linked To Birth Defects In United States - (Science Daily) "birth defect rates in the United States were highest for women conceiving in the spring and summer...this period of increase risk correlated with increased levels of pesticides in surface water..."

Food Stuff

• Regulating the Biggest Food Safety Hazard of Our Time - (Chelsea Green) Even the guys making GM foods won't eat or serve it...what does that tell ya?!!
  
• Elizabeth Hurley and Prince Charles Hook Up For Organic Foods Venture - (Ecorazzi)

Home Stuff

• Seven Places to Get Organic Sheets Online - (Ecoscraps)
• OVOPUR: Eco-Friendly Water Filter - (Inhabitat) Now this is a nice looking water fountain!
• It's Time to Consider LEDs for Lighting - (TheDailyGreen)
  

Beauty & Fashion Stuff

• Peace Keeper Cause-Metics - (Eco Child's Play) "...the first cosmetic company to give ALL after tax distributable profits to Women’s Health Advocacy and Human Rights Issues."

Tech & Science Stuff

• Wind Powered Vehicle Hits 126 MPH, Breaks World Record - (Gas 2.0)
• BLOOD POWER? iezoelectric Nanowires Could Turn Your body Into a Battery - (Inhabitat) What?!! "...the development may one day harness the flow of blood to power ipods, cellphones and other portable electronics. How’s that for an alternative take on plasma power?"

School, College & Student Stuff

• Green College Spotlight: George Mason University - (EarthFirst)

Nature & Environment Stuff

• Blue Planet: A 100 Day Water Expedition by Alexandra Cousteau - (Blue Living Ideas) "This is the first of a six part series that follows Blue Planet, Alexandra Cousteau’s hundred day expedition across five continents to study the interconnectivity of water." Video in post.
  
• 5 Most Incredible Lava Lakes On Earth - (Environmental Graffiti) Some cool pics and videos.

Arts, Entertainment & Travel Stuff

• Neil Young's New Music Vid Shot Inside His Electric LincVolt - (Ecorazzi) Check out the video.
  

International Stuff

• Students Give Up Wheels for Their Own Two Feet - (Live Earth) "...environmental groups in Lecco, Italy proposed a surprisingly simple idea - children should walk to school." Remember when we all used to walk to school??
  

Other Random Cool Stuff

• Think you gotta have billions to help rescue the planet? - (Idea Bite) It's all about green banks. That's right...green banks.
  
• iPhorest - Here's a new iPhone app that enables users to plant a tree - virtually and physically! Read more...
• Recycle Those Rechargeable Batteries, CDs, DVDs, and Hard Drives - For Free! - (Green & Clean MOM)
• Take Action: The Earth Hour 2 Earth Day Challenge - (EcoLocalizer)
• Your Contract With Life On Earth. - (The Good Human) It's amazing that Earth hasn't kicked us out yet!
  

Stuff We Found Today - 03.24.09

Riding the Cliffs of Mohan, Ireland

Family, Kids & Health Stuff

• The Declaration: Sign it to send a serious, effective message - (Enviroblog) "It is morally wrong that kids are born pre-polluted with hundreds of toxic chemicals. I know it, you know it. Shouldn't Congress know it??" Video in post.
  

Food Stuff

• Water our of fish: Why the foodie press needs todo better work on seafood - (Grist) "Basic message: overfishing, pollution, climate change, and abusive aquaculture practices threaten to turn the oceans into vast pools of jellyfish, seaweed, slime and little else, within our lifetimes -- unless we change things fast."
  

Home Stuff

• It's in the Baggie - (ecofabulous) A couple of options to help you get away from wasteful ziplock baggies in your kiddies lunchboxes.
  

Beauty & Fashion Stuff

• I Love Paris in the Springtime: Honore des Pres Comes to NY - (Feelgood Style) "...the first 100% natural, organic French perfume to hit the American market."

Tech & Science Stuff

• $2,000, 56 MPG Tata Nano, Available Now - (EcoGeek) Yea for a cheap fuel-efficient car? Or nay for way more cars on the road now that people who could never afford one can now have one? Should we be putting more gas run cars on the road??
• Nissan Show Off Electric Wheels, Pals Up With San Diego G&E - (EcoGeek)
• Raser Readies 100-MPG Electric SUV for Road Test - (Global Warming Is Real)
  

Nature & Environment Stuff

• No commercial Salmon Season in California for Second Year in a Row - (Blue Living Ideas)
• 20 Years After Exxon Valdez Oil Spill, Alaskan Coastline Remains Contaminated, Residents Still Struggle - (Blip.tv: Chelsea Green) Video in post. See additional post on Chelsea Green.
• Bye, Bye, Birdie: Many Bird Populations in Decline - (EarthFirst) "Large quantities of birds disappearing would spell very bad news for many species of animals and, eventually, us."
• Our Choice: Al Gore Set To Publish Sequel Book To An Inconvenient Truth - (Ecorazzi)
• The Most Terrifying Moutain Bike Trail On Earth - (Environmental Graffiti) Seriously, these guys are out of their minds...check out these pics.
  

Arts, Entertainment & Travel Stuff

• Edward Norton To Promote Earth Hour On Larry King Live Wednesday - (Ecorazzi)
• Solar Airplane Tour - (GreenMuze) "The world’s best-known manned solar airplane - Sunseeker- is headed across the ocean on a European tour and to possibly set another world record."
• Travel Unplugged: 15 Off-the-Grid Destinations - (WebEcoist) Vacation anyone???
  

Political & Social Stuff

• Tell Secretary Salazar to Put a Stop to Oil and Gas Activity in the Arctic - (Oceana.org) "More than 70 million acres of the U.S. Arctic Ocean are slated to again be offered for sale to oil companies, which would threaten local cultures and put already stressed ecosystems in further danger." Read and sign petition.
• Tell Cadbury: Thanks, now go Fair Trade in the USA - (Green America) Now that Cadbury has committed to Fair Trade in the UK with it's Dairy Milk bars, why not here in the US?? Read and sign this letter.
• Video - The Switch Project - (Green For All) " In Seattle, a community-based partnership is bringing energy efficiency to low-income neighborhoods, one house at a time."

Other Random Cool Stuff

• IKEA May Be Releasing A New Green Car Or Funiture In The Shap Of One - (Ecorazzi) To be revealed on April 1st...hmmm, ruse or not??
• Enter the EPA's Earth Day photo contest - (green LA girl) Hey all you photogs...
• Visit a Tap Project Restaurant During World Water Week - (Lighter Footstep) "It’s pretty simple: You’ll be changed for that free glass of water with your meal. The money goes to UNICEF, and for every dollar donated, a child will have clean drinking water for 40 days."

Stuff We Found Today - 03.23.09

The actual water cost of common foods and beverages - GOOD Magazine

Food Stuff

• Heather Mills Signs With Burger King For $6 Million Deal - (Ecorazzi) "...a contract worth a reported $6 million dollars to be the face of a new Burger King campaign promoting their vegetarian burger." Burger King serving a veggie burger??
• Rock Around the Crock Tonight - (EcoSalon) We LOVE the slow cooker! Here are some great tips on using your crock pot.
• RECIPE: Chef A's roasted red pepper soup - (Mother Nature Network) Yumm!! Video in post.
  

Home Stuff

• Stop Pouring Hot Water down the Drain! - (EcoGeek) The EcoDrain...anyone out there know of or used this device??? Sounds pretty interesting.
• 10 Best Plants for Xeriscaping - (EcoSalon) Wikipedia: Xeriscaping and xerogardening refers to landscaping and gardening in ways that reduce or eliminate the need for supplemental irrigation.
• How I Slashed my Electric Bills withough Moving into a Yurt - (Condo Blues) ..and did it without solar panels or wind turbines - just simple, easy everyday things.
• Wall Flats Eco-friendly 3d Wallpaper - (Jetson Green) "...super modern and green alternative to wallpaper...made from 100% bamboo pulp, is chemical-free, and 100% biodegradable."
• MIO Debuts Line of Eco Products for Target! - (Inhabitat) This is for our green thumb friends.
  

Beauty & Fashion Stuff

• Chocolate Bliss Bath and Body Products from Coco-Zen - (Feelgood Style) YES...that's our stuff they're writing about...WOO HOO!!.
• The Sustainable Business Design of Sexy Jewel Art by Amisha - (Feelgood Style) The snake earrings made from gold plated recycled silver caught our eye.
  

Tech & Science Stuff

• Fiat launches Green EcoDrive challenge - (ecollo) "Anyone who signs up for and takes part in a Fiat test drive will have their driving skills monitored and measured to help devise very unique and personalized tips on how to be a greener driver."
• First Plug-in Hybrind In America...Is A Scooter? - (Gas 2.0) "Vespa scooter maker, the Piaggio Group, says they will be selling a plug-in hybrid scooter in the United States by early 2010."
• Kite power potential soars - (Mother Nature Network) "...large kites in the sky to generate electricity; it could just be the Next Big Thing in green energy." Now that's new!
• Riding the Aptera: Science fiction lives! - (Mother Nature Network) Set to become availabe in California by the end of this year...can't wait to see this thing on the road!
  

Work & Business Stuff

• State Spotlight: Green Jobs training program launched in New Jersey - (Green For All Blog)
• Green Job LIstings - March 23, 2009 - (Green Gigs)
  

School, College & Student Stuff

• Green College Spotlight: Macquarie University - (EarthFirst)

Nature & Environment Stuff

• Your Chance to Name a New Species! - (EcoWorldly) "The Australian Marine Conservation Society is holding an Ebay auction to name a newly discovered species of deepwater shrimp. Proceeds from the auction will go towards their marine conservation efforts."

Arts, Entertainment & Travel Stuff

• Eco-Tourism - (ecomii) "India is a land of contrasts. Exotic, exhilarating and enigmatic." After reading this post, we wanted to escape there!
• Water Soluble Golf Balls - (GirlSustainable.com) Pretty cool...who knew?!
• CitizenM Modern Prefab Pod Hotels - (Jetson Green) Cool...prefab hotels!
  

Website Stuff

• GoodGuide Now Rates Food Products - (Eco Child's Play) "...online database that determines, ranks, and scores the impacts of the products we purchase..." We love the GoodGuide, and now we love it even more!
  

International Stuff

• McDonald's swithches to faritrade coffee - (All Your Technology News) This is happening in the UK only at the moment. Why is it that the US always lags behind??
  

Political & Social Stuff

• President Obama: U.S. Should Be Leader In Renewables, Hybrid Vehicles - (AboutMyPlanet.com) "'The nation that leads on energy will be the nation that leads the world in the 21st century,' were the words spoken by U.S. President Obama..." Exactly!!
• An Addition To Michell Obama's White House Garden: Honey Bees - (TheDailyGreen) "The organic vegetable garden on the South Lawn will also feature two bee hives. See the garden plan!"
  

Other Random Cool Stuff

• Try These 27 Ways To Celebrate Earth Hour - (AboutMyPlanet.com) These are easy little things we can all do...even get the kids involved.
• Eco-Easter series: baskets and grass - (Celebrate Green) For those of you already thinking of Easter festivities, check these great green tips...
• How Much Water do you Really Use? - (EarthFirst) Check out this eye-opening chart on the real water cost of various foods and what you can save using simple water saving devices. Guess how much water a pound of beef uses.
• The 13 Coolest Things Made from Recycled Bottles - (TheDailyGreen) Have to agree with No. 1.
  

VIDEO: Hilarious Eco-Parody of Sarah Silverman Song

*We found this on Mother Nature Network.

In honor of Earth Hour, this eco-themed parody of the song that Sarah Silverman made famous last year is funny and spot on.

Flicking the Lights Off



In case you never came across the Sarah Silverman song/video...here's the link. *WARNING: Adult languange/content - not for kids!
F*@#ing Matt Damon

And...here's the follow up video by her boyfriend Jimmy Kimmel that's just as equally hilarious. *WARNING: Adult languange/content - not for kids!
I'm F****ing Ben Affleck

Stuff We Found Today - 03.12.09

Family, Kids & Health Stuff

• Baby's Toxic Tub - (Safer States) "Dozens of top-selling children’s bath products are contaminated with cancer-causing chemicals..." Not so "pure & gentle".
• SC Johnson To Phase Out Phthalates - (TheDailyGreen) "The personal care product giant will also disclose all ingredients on its Web site - an important step in reducing any toxic exposure from common products."
  

Food Stuff

• Kiwi Disguised as Asparagus - (Cookus Interruptus) "Chef Jamie Oliver gets insensed by what we feed our kids for lunch." Watch, and you will be too. (Who thinks chef Oliver is hot?!)
• Teen Scientist Discovers Splenda Stays in Our Water Supply - (EcoSalon) "...the artificial sweetener sucralose...might be invisible to the bathroom scale - but can pose a hefty danger to fish and other living creatures because it accumulates in the water supply after people excrete it." Not good!
• Cadbury Creme Eggs Get A Conscience - (Fast Company) Finally something Fair Trade in the US from a big chocolate company!
• iPura: The World's First Food Safety Brand - (Fast Company) Initially will only deal with seafood. "The first products to receive the iPura seal will include tilapia, salmon, and catfish. Soon after, iPura will begin inspecting poultry, meat, and produce."
• Banana drama: Enjoy them while they're cheap? - (green LA girl) Looks like bananas could eventually be wiped out by disease.
  

Home Stuff

• Organic Cotton Swabs - (EcoFriendlyDaily.com) Yes, they do exist!
• How And Where To Recycle Your Old Carpet - (The Good Human) Planning on finally taking out that old carpet? Read this.
  

Beauty & Fashion Stuff

• Pulled from the Gossy Pages - (EcoSalon) Lucky has a new online Eco Sourcebook, "hosting pages of on-trend designers and the boutiques that support them."
  

Tech & Science Stuff

• Texas oilmen lead charge of 'green' energy exploration - (USATODAY.com) "'We're trying to catch the new wave, not get swamped by it...'" Now there's some smart thinking.
• MIT Battery Breakthrough Could Revolutionize Electric Cars - (Gas 2.0)
• 12 Eye-Poppingly Awesome Solar-Powered Concept Cars - (WebEcoist) Cool...wanna see same crazy looking solar cars? See pics above.
  

Work & Business Stuff

• Green Job Listings - March 12, 2009 - (Green Gigs)
• 10 Green Ways To Cut Business Costs - (Ecopreneurist)
  

Nature & Environment Stuff

• A Common Termite Killer Is the New Greenhouse Gas on the Block - (AboutMyPlanet.com)
• Climate Scientists: Get Ready to Fight Over Resources - (EarthFirst) Of course, all those global warming naysayers will be the first in line to get theirs.
• Prince Charles Says We Have 100 Months Left To Save Planet - (Ecorazzi)
  

Arts, Entertainment & Travel Stuff

• Razzi Snap: Ed Begley Jr. To Appear On The Simpsons In Electric Car - (Ecorazzi)
  

International Stuff

• Buckingham Palace Worst of London's "Dirty Dozen" Energy-Wasting Buildings - (Fast Company) Sorry Charlie.
• Denmark Renovates Water Tower Into Green Student Housing - (Inhabitat) Great example of reusing something that most would just ignore.
  

Political & Social Stuff

• Stop Subsidies for Big Oil - (MoveOn.org) "Think oil companies should pay their fair share of taxes?" Read this and sign the petition.
• Governors: Don't subsidize bottled water - (New American Dream) Do you think state governments should spend state money on bottled water for government offices instead of just drinking from the tap? If so, read and sign this petition.
• Obama braces for big oil backlash - (Mother Nature Network) "Obama goes after Big Oil tax credits, and the industry is not happy."
  

Other Random Cool Stuff

• Earth Hour To Claim Empire State Building, Other NYC Landmarks For Lights Out - (Ecorazzi) "Starting at 8:30pm, the Big Apple will join 1,000 cities around the world in turning off or dimming the lights to draw attention to climate change."
• Microsoft Looks to Cut Carbon Footprint 30% by 2012 - (CleanTechnica)
• Giant Eco-Egg Skyscraper: A Conceptual Luxury Hotel - (Inhabitat) Very interesting.
• Earth Hour: The Right Way (and the Right Reason) to Participate - (Living Green Below Your Means) Video in post.
• Special Tip: Sell (Or Buy) Stuff for The Sierra Club On Facebook! - (Sierra Club: The Green Life) "Want an easy way to get rid of your old junk and be good to the planet? Sierra Club supporters are joining celebs like Seal and Missy Higgins to make a difference through our 'virtual garage sale.'"