Stuff We Found Today - 07.24.13

Jellyfish Lake - (Mother Nature Network)

Family, Kids & Health Stuff

• I Ate My Placenta and it was great! - (Inhabitots) Think this will truly catch on?

Food Stuff

• 5 Foods To Help Protect Against Sun Damage - (MindBodyGreen) Good to know!
• Keep it cool this summer with these eco cocktail recipes - (Mother Nature Network) Margarita popsicles!!
• Tips on brewing a great cup (several different ways), recycling coffee grounds, and waste-saving tips - (Mother Nature Network)
• 8 Superfoods You Can Mix Into Any Dish - (MindBodyGreen) So easy.
• Kimchi Maki - (GirlieGirlArmy) Love making sushi rolls...this looks and sounds delish.

Home Stuff

• IKEA Unveils Solar-Powered Flat Pack Shelters for Easily Deployable Emergency Housing - (Inhabitat) Meant for disaster relief and refugees, but bet all the survivalists would love to get one.

Beauty & Fashion Stuff

• Amazon-Crafted Wooden Clutch Wins Most Socially Responsible Handbag Award - (Ecouterre) ...and it's gorgeous to boot.
• “Celeb Escargot” Facials Use Snails to Rejuvenate The Skin of Women in Japan - (Inhabitat) Are you kidding me???
• Secret Sandblasting by Chinese Denim Factories Exact Deadly Toll - (Ecouterre) The more we know...the better choices we can make.

Tech & Science Stuff

• UK Scientists Create World’s First Pee-Powered Cell Phone - (Inhabitat) For reals...
• Elon Musk to Unveil Ultra High-Speed Hyperloop Train Plans by August 12 - (Inhabitat) LA to SF in 30 minutes..yes!
• Swedish Machine Turns Sweat into Perfectly Good Drinking Water! - (Inhabitat) Would you drink it?
• The “Hand Tree” is a Portable Air Filter You Wear on Your Wrist - (Ecouterre) Cool idea or just another gadget??

Nature & Environment Stuff

• Africa's Western Black Rhino is Now Officially Extinct - (Inhabitat) Sad.
• It's twins for Atlanta's giant panda - (Mother Nature Network) Baby pandas!
• Crazy Sea Creature Looks Like a Living Rock With Red Guts - (Inhabitat)

Arts, Entertainment & Travel Stuff

• The World’s Most Beautiful Street is a Tree-Filled Oasis in the Heart of Porto Alegre, Brazil - (Inhabitat)

Political, Social & Economy Stuff

• Keystone XL Could Raise Gasoline Prices by 40 Cents Per Gallon, Report Finds - (Inhabitat) Video in post.
• Ag-Gag Laws Silence Whistleblowers - (BillMoyers.com) “The Animal and Ecological Terrorism Act” would make it a crime to film at animal facilities (video in post).
• Teenager Develops Program to Feed Thousands of Hungry People in California - (Inhabitat) Love smart, activist kids!

Other Random Cool Stuff

• Los Angeles Becomes Largest City in US to Ban Plastic Bags - (Inhabitat) - Woohoo!
• Cardboard Technologies Announces Plans to Produce $10 Cardboard Bicycle - (Inhabitat) ...and it's also made of recycled plastic bottles and used tires.
• HOW TO: Make a Recycled Lava Lamp with Your Kids - (Inhabitots) Gotta try this one.
• Amazing ERO Concrete-Recycling Robot Can Erase Entire Buildings - (Inhabitat) Whoa...this is cool.

VIDEO: Carbon Omissions Animation

Although this short animation speak directly about the UK, it can easily describe any other western "developed" society.

A new animation about consumption, climate change and wellbeing by PIRC, George Monbiot and Leo Murray. For more info, see: http://carbonomissions.org.uk

VIDEO: "Sacred Economics" - A Short Film

Some quotes from the film...

"Economic growth means you have to find something that was once nature and make it into a good, or was once a gift relationship and make it into a service. You have to find something that people once got for free or did for themselves or for each other, and then take it away and sell it back to them, somehow."

"We didn't earn any of the things that really keep us alive, or that make life good. We didn't earn the air. We didn't earn being born... We didn't earn having a planet that can provide food. We didn't earn the sun... on some level, people have this inborn gratitude because, on some level we know that we didn't earn any of this, we know that life is a gift. Well if you know that you've received a gift, then the natural response is gratitude, the desire to give in turn."

"...the old world falls apart, and a new world is born. A child plays and develops his or her gifts, but doesn't apply them to their true purpose yet, and that's what humanity has been doing. We've been messing around, playing with our gifts of technology and culture and developing these gifts. Now we are coming into adulthood and it's time to apply them to our true purpose."

"Sacred Economics traces the history of money from ancient gift economies to modern capitalism, revealing how the money system has contributed to alienation, competition, and scarcity, destroyed community, and necessitated endless growth.

Today, these trends have reached their extreme - but in the wake of their collapse, we may find great opportunity to transition to a more connected, ecological, and sustainable way of being."

Stuff We Found Today - 10.06.11

Cute eco-friendly trick-or-treat bags

Family, Kids & Health Stuff

• Eco-Friendly Candy Monster Trick or Treat Bags Eat Kids Goodies - (Inhabitots) These are adorable!

Food Stuff

• Dr. Oz, apple juice, and arsenic: chicken may have 10 times more - (NutritionFacts.org) "Every year about two million pounds of arsenic-containing chemicals have been fed to chickens in the United States..."
• Recipe: Sweet Potato Biscuits - (Peta.org) Yummy and super easy recipe...perfect to do with the kids (they'll have fun forming the biscuits with their hands!), and it's even vegan!
• Mars Commits to More Fairtrade While Hershey Loses Ethical Ground - (Change.org News)
• Climate Change Could Make Chocolate A Luxury Item, Report Finds - (Huffington Post) Just great...
• Recipe: Mujaddarah - This Middle Eastern comfort food of spiced rice and lentils sounds delish...gotta try!
• Monsanto's broccoli (and other business ventures) - (Mean Joe Green's Environmental Cartoons) Check out Monsanto's newest veggie...

Home Stuff

• 7 Amazing sun-Powered Homes in the 2011 Solar Decathalon! - (Inhabitat) Oooohhh...some of these are pretty nice!
• Stainless Steel Straws - (Ecobold) LOVE these straws... and this 4-pack comes with a cleaner!
• 24 things you can clean with lemon - (Mother Nature Network) Really like the tip on cleaning microwaves.

Beauty & Fashion Stuff

• 11 Hot Green Designers at the New York Fashion Week Spring/Summer 2012 - (Ecouterre) Always fun to look at...
• Human Hair Accessories - (Ecouterre) Hmmm...interesting or creepy??
• 14 Eco-Friendly Capes, Cloaks, Ponchos For Cozying Up to Fall - (Ecouterre) Love, love love!
• Uggs Made Using Dog Fur, Yep. - (GirlieGirl Army) BOOOOO!!!!!!

Tech & Science Stuff

• Who Will Spark the Future of U.S. Energy? - (Greenwala) Calling all U.S. billionaires... Check out what a wealthy man in Japan is doing!
• Coffee-Powered Car Breaks World Speed Record for Vehicle Powered by Organic Material - (Inhabitat)
• Could Bamboo Surfboards Inspire Bamboo Cars? - (GOOD) We'd want one of those...the new eco-version of the old surfer "woody" station wagon!

Nature & Environment Stuff

• Plastic found at the ends of the earth - (Surfrider.org) Plastic trash floating around in Antarctica...great!
• Video: Moving Planet - (350.org) For anyone who missed the Moving Planet celebration on Sep 24th, or who just want to relive it... here's a great little video they put together.
• Red Tide Causes Glow-In-The-Dark Blue Waves On San Diego Beaches (VIDEOS) - (Huffington Post) This is crazy looking... check out the videos.
• Mother Lion Makes a Daring Rescue to Save Her Cub Off a Cliff - (Greenwala) Don't mess with mama lion!!

Website Stuff

• Fair Trade Finder app crowd-sources product locations - (Mother Nature Network) "Fair Trade USA has just released an app that allows users to upload the location of fair trade products that they find for sale." Works for smartphones and Facebook.
• 10 Free iPhone Apps To Help You Go Green - (The Good Human) Gotta love an app!

Political, Social & Economy Stuff

• How your 'slow money' can make a difference - (Mother Nature Network) "Let's do with money what the slow food movement did with food. By investing in local businesses, you can turn a profit and change your community for the better."

Other Random Cool Stuff

• Infographic: America's report card - (Mother Nature Network) "Hundreds of U.S. residents in all 50 states grade their state on natural beauty, eco-friendliness, medical care and more."
• Guatemalan Schools Built from Bottles, Not Bricks - (Huffington Post) Pretty cool!

Stuff We Found Today - 09.18.11

Ben & Jerry's Schweddy Balls made with Fair Trade vanilla ice cream

Family, Kids & Health Stuff

• Hannah and the Talking Tree - Check out this children's environmental book that teaches the power of personal action.
• BPA Ban on Baby Bottles and Sippy Cups Approved in California - (Inhabitots) YEA!!
• Sunscreen pills form coral reefs? - (Mother Nature Network) "Scientists have discovered a natural compound that protects coral reefs from sunlight, opening the door to sunscreen pills and UV-resistant crops." Hmmm...eat your sunscreen??

Food Stuff

• 5 healthy slow cooker breakfasts - (Mother Nature Network) Some great ideas for getting the kids to school on time with a hot breakfast in their tummies...it cooks overnight so you don't have to wake up early to prep - genius!!
• Insect develops resistance to Monsanto's GM corn - (FoodNavigator-USA.com) Uh...maybe GMOs are not the answer?!!!
• Blueberries faked in cereals, muffins, bagels and other food products - Food Investigations [video] - (NaturalNews.tv) Watch this video and then go check the labels on the "blueberry" items in your pantry.
• Annual Report Card: Hershey, Trailing Behind Competitors, Gets 'F' For Failing to Remove Child Labor From Its Chocolate Production - (PR Newswire)
• Ben & Jerry's Schweddy Balls! - (Washington Times) Remember the SNL skit w/ Alec Baldwin - haha!! Ben & Jerry's newest flavor is made with Fair Trade vanilla ice cream...even better!
• Cooking with Chef A: Quinoa for breakfast [video & recipe] - (Mother Nature Network)

Home Stuff

• Sloan's Innovative AQUS Grey Water Toilet System Recycles Your Sink Water - (Inhabitat) Super great, especially if your toilet is next to your sink.

Beauty & Fashion Stuff

• Sierra Club Socks - Made from upcycled and organic fibers...these just look so warm and comfy.
• Toxic Tattoos - (Greenwala) Check this out if you have tattoos are are thinking of getting one.
• Eco Fashion Shows from New York Fashion Week Spring/Summer 2012 - (Inhabitat) Always fun to look at!

Tech & Science Stuff

• This Company Turns Plastic Bottles Back Into Crude Oil - (GOOD) "Ohio-based energy company, is taking even plastics that can't be recycled and reverting them to the material state from whence they came: crude oil." Hmmm...sounds interesting.

Work & Business Stuff

• LinkedIn adds new volunteer section - (Mother Nature Network) "Individuals who have donated their time to a nonprofit organization can better publicize this work on their LinkedIn profile."

School, College & Student Stuff

• America's Coolest Schools: Sierra's fifth annual ranking of the greenest colleges - (Sierra Club) Plus tidbits on all sorts of "green" goings on with schools and students across the country.
• 10 Eco-Friendly, DIY Projects for Back to School - (Greenwala) We're diggin' the Homemade Study Center and the Chalkboard Globe.

Nature & Environment Stuff

• Dolphin Fish-Eating Trick Catches On - (DiscoveryNews.com) "...a very clever group of bottlenose dolphins in Australia has created its own new combo tool that both captures fish and functions as a food bowl..." Some pretty smart animals!

Arts, Entertainment & Travel Stuff

• Sierra Club's Military Families Outdoors - Great outdoor adventure programs for families of those who serve our country.

Political, Social & Economy Stuff

• How would you spend $7 billion - (Mother Nature Network) "Two proposed energy projects (each with a $7 billion price tag) present two very different directions for America's future. Which would you choose?"
• The Climate Reality Project - "24 Hours of Reality will focus the world’s attention on the full truth, scope, scale and impact of the climate crisis. To remove the doubt. Reveal the deniers. And catalyze urgency around an issue that affects every one of us."
• Infographic: What's driving gas prices - (Mother Nature Network) This is kind of interesting.
• Why would a Hawaiian coffee ship import bananas? - (Mother Nature Network) "On Hawaii's Big Island, a Starbucks outlet sells Ecuadoran bananas. It's a trivial example of the way the twisted logic of global business creates its own unsustainable reality."
• Demand Facebook Remove Pages That Promote Sexual Violence - (Change.org)

Other Random Cool Stuff

• Bees have a home in Chicago airport - (Mother Nature Network) "At O'Hare International Airport, the open space is used for beekeeping and giving meaningful employment to felons"... helping planet & people... AWESOME!!
• VW: The Dark Side [video] - (Greenpeace) Check out this awesome video comeback to VW's "Star Wars" TV ad... "Despite its green image, Volkswagen is spending millions of Euros every year funding lobby groups who are trying to stop Europe increasing its commitment to greenhouse gas reductions..."
• World's First Functioning LEGO Greenhouse Unveiled at the London Design Festival - (Inhabitat) Ahhh...Legos.

Stuff We Found Today - 04.24.11

Energy-Absorbing Trap Light Never Needs to be Plugged In

Family, Kids & Health Stuff

• 7 Unique Eco-Friendly Spring Break Activities - (Inhabitots) Because you gotta keep the kiddies busy!

Food Stuff

• The Soy Debate Rages On - (GirlieGirl Army) Interesting article...
• RECIPE: Fresh Berry And Earl Grey Tea Tarts - (GirlieGirl Army) Mmmm...looks and sounds delish (and it's a vegan recipe!).
• Monsanto is Poisoning Us All: Famous Scientist, Don Huber Exposes Hazards of Monsanto's Roundup Herbicide - (Organic Consumers Association)
• Sustainability of West African cocoa growing questioned - (ConfectioneryNews.com) Why organic farming methods are so important.
• Sustainable Agriculture Can Feed the World - (CCOF) Read new report released by the UN... (download PDF file by clicking on the link)

Home Stuff

• Beautiful Norwegian Homes Topped with Lush Green Roofs - (Inhabitat) Not just a garden, but a whole forest on some these houses!
• Gorgeous Energy-Absorbing Trap Light Never Needs to be Plugged In - (Inhabitat) Oooohhhh, how pretty are these for the patio or backyard?!!

Beauty & Fashion Stuff

• Roma Rain Boots - These are like Tom's, but for rain boots... buy a pair, then they give a pair to a child in need. Plus these boots are made from natural latex rubber!
• Need Space? "Portable Home" is a Skirt That Transforms Into a Tent - (Ecouterre) Oh... just a little fun green fashion whimsy...

Tech & Science Stuff

• MIT Scientists Create Artificial Solar Leaf That Can Power Homes - (Inhabitat) Awesome!!
• Chicago's Willis Tower (formerly the Sears Tower) to Become a Vertical Solar Farm - (Inhabitat) "...turning North America’s tallest building into a huge urban vertical solar farm."
• Researchers create car that can be steered by thought - (Mother Nature Network) Say what??? (video in post)

School, College & Student Stuff

• Unexpectedly Green: Los Angeles Elementary Schools Embrace Eco-Friendly Education - (EcoMom Blog) This makes us happy...
• Middle School Students Tell LAUSD: No More Styrofoam! - (GOOD) Thank goodness kids are the future...

Nature & Environment Stuff

• A New Oil Spill in the Gulf of Mexico - and Insight into the Causes of the Old Spill - (TIMES.com) Just great...
• Endangered Hawaiian Sea Turtles Surfing, in Stunning Underwater Photos - (TreeHugger.com) Beautiful pics of some beautiful creatures...
• HOW TO: Make a Recycled Glass Terrarium - (Inhabitots) This is a great kids project...think spring break!!
• Ocean Noise Pollution Blowing Holes in Squids' Heads - (DiscoveryNews.com)

Arts, Entertainment & Travel Stuff

• Great inns open only to those with good hiking shoes - (Mother Nature Network) For all you hikers out there...

Website Stuff

• The Water Family - Did you know the average American home uses over 120,000 gallons of water a year? That’s enough to fill nearly six swimming pools. Check out this great online game designed to help families learn how to reduce their water footprint.
  

• Organic Deals - Cool site to get great deals on green & organic items!

Political, Social & Economy Stuff

• Despite Gulf oil spill, rig owner executives get big bonuses - (CNN.com) Great...just lovely.
• Longtime oil industry champion now calls BP liars, almost a year after oil spill - (NOLA.com) Did anyone really expect the oil company to live up to their promises???

Stuff We Found Today - 08.11.10

Awesome kids!

Family, Kids & Health Stuff

• 8 Inspiring Green Kids and Their Eco-Innovations - (Inhabitat) Awesome kids!!
• Study Links BPA to Low Sperm Counts and DNA Damage - (Inhabitots)
• Chemicals and Obesity Speeding up Puberty in Girls (cartoon) - (Mean Joe Green Cartoons)

Food Stuff

• Giant Toasted Leafcutter Ants - OMG, these are being sold like a snack food (in a pouch) online from England...really??? Maybe we should try covering them in chocolate...not.
• Cocoa Journalists in the Ivory Coast locked up - (Stop The Traffic Blog)
• Floating Dining Room Sets Sail on 1,672 Bottle Raft in Vancouver - (Inhabitat) Cool pop-up restaurant in Vancouver.
• USDA wants us to 'know your farmer, ' FDA wants us to stay home - (Grist) Interesting read...

Home Stuff

• Lucky Drops is a Lantern-Like Japanese Micro Home - (Inhabitat) Cool looking, but could you live in a space like this?

Beauty & Fashion Stuff

• The End of Leather - (The Discerning Brute) Trippy...clothing made from organic, cellulose-based leather that's grown from green tea.
• Industry-Wide "Eco Index" Will Offer Energy Star-Like Rating for Apparel - (Ecouterre) "...could eventually be used as a comparison tool for shoppers to determine if, say, Keds are greener than Vans..."
• Vogue Italy Uses Oil Spill For Fashion Shoot - (Ecorazzi) Ok...seriously, this is not cool.

Tech & Science Stuff

• Top 6 Designs That Harness the Power of Play - (Inhabitots) Harnessing the kinetic energy of kids playing to generate power...neat!
• Scientists Produce Spider Silk From Metabolically Engineered Bacteria - (Ecouterre) Silk from bio-engineered E. Coli... hmmm.
• Volkswagen to Unveil Hybrid Beetle Next Year - (Inhabitat)

Nature & Environment Stuff

• Malibu to be declared a World Surfing Reserve - (Surfline.com) Awesome!!
• 8 of the creepiest trees on Earth - (Mother Nature Network) Cool tree pics.

Arts, Entertainment & Travel Stuff

• Guerra de la Paz Turns Discarded Clothes into Mind-Blowing Sculptures - (Ecouterre) "...recover landfill-bound clothing and render them into subversive art installations." Cool!

International Stuff

• Gigantic Grassy Lawn Lounges Sprout Throughout England! - (Inhabitat) Cool!!.. how fun would it be to lounge out on one of these?!!

Political, Social & Economy Stuff

• Veterans find peaceful new lives as sustainable farmers - (Mother Nature Network) "Programs like 'Combat Boots to Cowboy Boots' aim to give veterans a new sense of purpose and make them a driving force in the green economy."
• A food bill we need - (The Washington Post) Written by Michelle Obama about kids and food... go FLOTUS!!

Other Random Cool Stuff

• Super Long Seaside Bench Made From Reclaimed Wood - (Inhabitat) Neat! Bet the kiddies would love to play on this!
• BP's Getting All Cap-Happy (cartoon) - (Mean Joe Green Cartoons) Haha - funny!

Stuff We Found Today - 04.02.10

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

Family, Kids & Health Stuff

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

Food Stuff

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

Home Stuff

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

Beauty & Fashion Stuff

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

Tech & Science Stuff

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

Nature & Environment Stuff

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

Arts, Entertainment & Travel Stuff

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

Political, Social & Economy Stuff

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

Other Random Cool Stuff

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

Stuff We Found Today - 02.12.10

Awesome e-cards for Valentine's Day

Family, Kids & Health Stuff

• At Target this Valentine's Day: L is for Lead - (Generation Green) Stuffed animals at Target containing lead...READ THIS!!

Food Stuff

• Tell Kraft to Adopt Cadbury's Ethical Behavior - (Change.org) We just signed this petition... will you?
• Take GM Corn off the Shelves! - (Care2) "...International Journal of Biological Sciences has revealed the true cost of these crops...study focused on three GM corn crop...and found that they caused statistically significant rates of kidney and liver malfunction, as well as some heart, adrenal, spleen and blood damage in rats. These crops have been approved for consumption in the U.S. and many countries in Europe without proper research into their affect on human health."
• Michael Pollan on Food Rules: An Eater's Manual - (FORA.tv) "Don't Eat What You See on TV" - check out this video as Michael Pollan talks about food marketing.
• You ask, they answer: Green & Black's - (guardian.co.uk) "...Green & Black's will be online from Monday to Friday this week answering your questions." Ask away!!
• Mom Mouths Off at Child Slave Practices of Chocolate Giants - (The Cocoa Project) This mom gets it!
• Rapunzel's Triple Chocolate Brownies - (Cookus Interruptus) Definitely going to have to try this recipe...mmmmm. (video in post)

Beauty & Fashion Stuff

• 14 Sexy Sustainable Undies To Set Hearts (And Sheets) Afire - (Ecouterre) Hot, hot, hot!
• Vivienne Westwood Tells People to Stop Buying Clothes - (Ecouterre) "...get off the consumer treadmill, and start to think..."
• Stop Wating Water Washing Dirty Jeans...Freeze Them! - (Ecouterre) Wow...really!!

Tech & Science Stuff

• Power Up: Batteries Not Included - (TrendCentral) "Innovative energy solutions fuel the fight for a clean environment..."

Nature & Environment Stuff

• The Largest Crab on Earth - (Environmental Graffiti) Ladies & gentlemen... the coconut crab! Wow!!
• 30 Japanese Hornets Massacre 30,000 Bees - (Environmental Graffiti) Craziest thing we've seen in a while! (video in post)

Political, Social & Economy Stuff

• Tell President Obama: No More Offshore Oil Drilling - (Oceana.org) "Renewable energy creates three times more jobs than fossil fuel production and no carbon emissions. Expanding drilling runs directly counter to the President's own policy goal of reducing carbon emissions." We just signed this letter!
• 5 Greenest Companies of 2009 - (Environmental Graffiti) You may be suprised by some of them.

Other Random Cool Stuff

• The Gyre: A Floating Upside Down Eco Skyscraper - (Inhabitat) Gotta check this out...can we say Water World?
• Best {Free} Websites for Valentine's Day E-Cards - (Celebrate Green) These are good!!

Stuff We Found Today - 01.28.10

Earth Attends Oil-Coal-holics Anonymous Meeting ~Wend Magazine

Food Stuff

• Monsanto News Roundup - A Frankenfood Extravaganza of GMO News Articles - (Twilight Earth)
• Green and Black's to go 100% Fairtrade - (guardian.co.uk) "...pledged to switch its entire worldwide food and beverage range to Fairtrade by the end of next year..." Wow - now that's something!!
• The great KitKat debate: is it fair? - (The Independent) "Should a brand be discriminated against because of its association with poor business practices even when it is trying to be fair?" Some food... er, chocolate... to think about.
• Kraft takeover will hit Cadbury's ethical rating - (The Ecologist) ...and the debate goes on. Only time will tell how Kraft's acquisition will finally play out.

Home Stuff

• Slow Death By Rubber Duck - (book) "...reveals how the living of daily life creates a toxic soup inside each of us."

Beauty & Fashion Stuff

• H&M, Other Brands Guilty of "Organic Cotton Fraud"? - (Ecoterre) Hmmm...

Tech & Science Stuff

• How Green is Apple's iPad? - (Inhabitat)
• Philippe Starck Unveils Two Revolutionair Wind Turbines! - (Inhabitat) "... super designer Philippe Starck has just revealed two highly-anticipated wind turbine designs for home use!"

Nature & Environment Stuff

• Arachnophobia: 44 Reasons to Run Before They Jump You! - (WebEcoist) Who knew that spiders were so funny looking? ...cool bug pics.
• Tanker Collides With Towing Vessel; Thousands Of Gallons Of Oil Leaked - (AboutMyPlanet.com) Great... another spill. This one's outside of Texas.
• 15 Convincing Minutes - (350.org) "If you have friends or family who aren't sure that global warming is a problem, this 15-minute video may be useful. It comes from an old friend of ours, Ross Gelbspan, who is a prize-winning journalist and who has been covering climate change since the mid-1990s."
• Planet Green Investigates 100 Places That Will Disappear Because Of Climate Change - (Causecast)

International Stuff

• South Korea Unveils Stunning Eco Dome Environmental Center - (Inhabitat)
• Norwegian Turbine City Could Be The Next Big Eco-Tourism Attraction - (Inhabitat) "...Turbine City, houses a posh hotel, swanky spa and culturally-stimulating museum right inside the base of a towering wind turbine!"

Political, Social & Economy Stuff

• Churches Filling Pews by -Gasp!- Preaching Environmentalism! - (Twilight Earth) "Older, mainline churches approach to environmental issues are attracting younger Americans." (video in post)
• An The Top Ten Most "Sustainable" CEOs Are... - (Triple Pundit)

Other Random Cool Stuff

• Earth Attends Oil-Coal-holics Anonymous Meeting - (Wend Magazine) Haha... funny cartoon.
• RecycleBank - Get rewards for recycling that you can redeem at local and national retailers (see FAQ page for participating states/cities).

Stuff We Found Today - 1.22.10

Image from the Guardian

Food Stuff

• Tell Kraft Not to Destroy Cadbury's Responsible Buying Practices - (Change.org: End Human Trafficking) Yup, it's official... Kraft has bought Cadbury. Time will tell if Kraft starts to reverse Cadbury's commitment to Fair Trade chocolate... or if it will embrace it.
• Cadbury takeover raises doubts over Kraft's business ethics - (guardian.co.uk) "Kraft's proposed takeover of Cadbury has raised widespread fears that the US food group will abandon a landmark deal by the British confectioner to buy only Fairtrade cocoa beans for its Dairy Milk brand."
• Goat Cheese, Fig & Honey Muffin Recipe - (Mother Nature Network) Mmmm... brilliant!
• What Does Kraft's Takeover of Cadbury Mean for Fairtrade Cocoa? - (TreeHugger)

Home Stuff

• Daily Shelter: A Kitchen Table That Transforms Into a Playhouse! - (Inhabitots) If you have kids, this is kind of cool! (video in post)
• Cool roofs: Basking in reflected glory - (Mother Nature Network) "The U.S. Energy Department wants you to save green by painting your roof white -- as long as it doesn't make your neighbors see red."
• Weatherize this: Water heater blankets - (Mother Nature Network) "Knock 4-9 percent off your winter heating bill by dressing an older model water heater with an insulating blanket."

Beauty & Fashion Stuff

• Zoe Grace Fletcher's Hand-Knit Accessories Put New Twist on Old Clothes - (Ecouterre) Gotta love an accessory!
• Super Chic Bike Helmets - (GreenMuze) These are actually kind of cute!

Tech & Science Stuff

• LG Unveils Flexible Electronic Newspaper - (Inhabitat) Kind of cool...
• Apple and Google, set to bring the (e)Waste - (Mother Nature Network) "Apple and Google are at war — and the environmental consequences could be devastating..."
• Swiss pilots aim to circle world in solar-powered plane - (Mother Nature Network) "Solar panels to absorb energy to power aircraft at day while also storing energy in batteries to run engines at night."
• Mailin' Goes Electric - (Fast Company) "...USPS is investing its resources in building an all-electric delivery truck that could save the government millions in fuel costs."
• 30-Minute EV Fast Charging Stations Coming In 3Q of 2010 - (Gas 2.0) "These stations could charge an electric car in as little as 15 minutes." Woo hoo!!!
• Personal Flying Machine - (GreenMuze) "Every kid's dream may be coming true – their very own flying machine and it is emissions free – almost."

Nature & Environment Stuff

• 2009 Warmest Year on Record in Southern Hemisphere - (Global Warming Is Real) "Data just released from NASA indicates that 2009 was the hottest year on record in the Southern Hemisphere..." (video in post)

Website Stuff

• 10 Eco-Friendly Green Websites for 2010 - (Green and Clean Mom) Yeah... we'll be keeping up on these!

International Stuff

• London's Olympic Stadium to Be Made Out of Recycled Guns and Knives! - (Inhabitat) "...confiscated weapons from the Metropolitan Police Department are being melted down into scrap metal and used to help build the stadium. That’s an anti-weapons and recycling program all rolled into one!"
• Cairo Slums Benefit From Homemade, Recycled Green Technology - (Green Living Ideas) Green tech is not just for developed nations...
• Mexico's Container City - (GreenMuze) "Created entirely from recycled shipping containers, the Container City in Cholula, Mexico..."

Political, Social & Economy Stuff

• How Sustainability Survived the Great Recession - (Fast Company) "...sustainable business is not only here to stay, it will define the next wave of prosperity." Let's hope so!!
• Obama announces $2.3 billion tax credit for clean energy jobs - (Green For All)
• Where Do We Get Our Oil? - (CleanTechnica) Uhhh... to countries we really don't want to be giving our money to... HELLO PEOPLE!!!!

Other Random Cool Stuff

• California to Shut Down State's Most Polluting Power Plant - (Green Living Ideas)
  
• Detroit: From Motor City To Urban Farm? - (Gas 2.0) "Detroit is the perfect candidate for attempting urban farming on a massive scale because all that vacant land means plenty of planting opportunities."
  

Stuff We Found Today - 11.05.09

1st Lady Michelle Obama in the White House garden

Family, Kids & Health Stuff

• MomMaps: Kid spots on the go - iPhone app that helps you find kid friendly locations - parks, playgrounds, restaurants, museums, etc.
• Wearable Teething Jewelry - (Ideal Bite) Made from non-toxic materials... Moms of babies, what do you think...cool or just more greenwashed junk???

Food Stuff

• Your Choice of Chocolate Matters - (Treehugger.com)
• California vineyards: Swirl, sip, solar - (Mother Nature Network) "West Coast vineyards harness the energy of the sun in new and inventive ways."
• What to do with leftover Halloween candy - (Mother Nature Network) There's even some fun science experiments...haha!

Beauty & Fashion Stuff

• The Perfect Tee Shirt, Made From a Glass Bottle - (The GirlieGirl Army) Great stuff for guys and gals here.
• Kid's Eco-Boutique - (Ideal Bite) Entertaining Elephants has super cool kid's clothes made from "organic cotton (colored with low-impact dyes) or vintage or locally salvaged fabrics." The shop is in L.A., but you can buy online as well.
• Are Mass-Market Eco-Fashion Lines a Good Idea? - (Ecouterre) Interesting question...
• New! Ecoist Candy-Wrapper Bags Inspired by Jackie Kennedy - (Ecouterre)
• 6 Terrifying Crimes of Eco-Fashion That Will Make You Scream - (Ecouterre) Yup...these are pretty scary. Although the Julia Stiles video is pretty funny.
• Want a Closer, Smoother, Greener Shave? Check Out The New Azor... - (Feelgood Style)

Tech & Science Stuff

• America's Electronic Waste Is Filling Landfills Worldwide - (Causecast)
• Universal Cell Phone Charger Can Save Million Of Tons Of Carbon Emissions - (Causecast) About time!! Do we really need to get a new charger whenever we get a new cell phone??
• Toyota to release solar charger for electric vehicles - (Physorg.com)
• The Governator Introduces Short Haul Fuel Cell Semi-Truck - (Gas 2.0) "Getting truckers on board with the green movement will play an integral part in the widespread acceptance of alternative fuel vehicles."
• Four wheels good; three wheels better? - (Mother Nature Network) "EV trikes are now eligible for lucrative federal loans, so expect a flood of new (and very strange-looking) plug-in cars on the market."

Nature & Environment Stuff

• Oil spill Off Australia Harming Marine Life And Humans Alike - (AboutMyPlanet.com)

Arts, Entertainment & Travel Stuff

• Art Paints - (Ideal Bite) List of eco tempera paints...perfect for the kiddies.
• Al Gore And Stephen Colbert Debate Global Warming Solutions - (Ecorazzi) Haha... pretty funny! (video in post)
• Sam Waterson: Stop Killing The World's Oceans - (Ecorazzi) Hey...it's Jack McCoy talking here...
• Eco-Themed "Avatar: Epic Gets A Full Trailer, Will Dazzle Your Eyeballs - (Ecorazzi) Calling all enviro sci-fi enthusiasts out there...this is awesome!

International Stuff

• Indian Engineer Builds Glaciers To Fight Global Warming - (Causecast) 76 yr old civil engineer trying to do something about global warming in his lifetime...cool!
• Windsor Castle Goes Vegan For 24 Hours As They Celebrate Faith And The Environment - (Ecorazzi)

Political, Social & Economy Stuff

• 1st Lady Michelle Obama works the White House Garden - (Obama Pics Daily) Awesome pics...diggin' her purple Converse!
• Special release of the Green Tax Guide, 2009 - (Green Building Elements) Useful resource to navigate all the "green" government incentives available.

Other Random Cool Stuff

• Fun Theory - (YouTube) Getting people to recycle more by making it "fun"...neat idea. Check out this video.
• What's Beck's Beef? Vegetarians, This Time - (TreeHugger.com) OMG...Glen Beck is a paranoid freakazoid!! Do thinking people really listen to this guy??
• The Living Christmas Company - If you live in the Los Angeles area, check these guys out...they rent potted Christmas trees! They'll deliver to you, and then pick up on Dec 31st...awesome!!!