Chocolate Holiday Critters Have Returned

Dressed to the nines in festive bow ties, these adorable peanut butter bears and peppermint penguins are back for the holidays and ready to celebrate! Made with organically grown ingredients and Fair Trade chocolate, these little critters are sure to bring good cheer this holiday season.

Check out our Holiday Shop to find the perfect chocolate treats for your favorite chocoholic!

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2 days left to save on chocolate treats for everyone...

Place your holiday orders by Nov 30th and save 20% off your entire purchase. Shop on Coco-Zen.com and use promo code PREHOL2012 upon check out. All holiday pre-orders will begin shipping week of Dec 10th.

Beautiful bars of chocolate goodness...

Studded with a variety of dried fruits, nuts and spices, these bars of organic and Fair Trade chocolate are a beautiful, gourmet treat for any chocolate lover.

Our twist on a traditional French confection...

Traditionally served at the end of Christmas dinner, French mendiants are chocolate disks, studded with nuts and dried fruits to symbolize the four mendicant or monastic orders. We've taken these sweet little confections and incorporated fruits and nuts from around the world, making our Chocolate Mendiants a beautiful treat for anytime of year.

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Coco-Zen Truffles featured in SF Weekly's Foodie Blog!

SF Weekly Foodie writer thinks our Truffles-To-Give will make great holiday gifts. Check out the article...

Coco-Zen Delivers Great Packaging, Very Good Truffles

Keeping the fun in 2011 both earth-friendly and wallet-friendly

The ladies over at Celebrate Green are starting off the New Year by passing on some great tips on how to make parties and celebrations both green and economical throughout the year. There are wonderful ideas for kids events as well as grown-up festivities.

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Focus on no-cost eco-friendly fun in 2011

Bring sustainability into every celebration this year by making fun the memorable centerpiece of your holidays and special events.

Instead of spending hours and lots of money on gifts, food and decor, focus instead on activities that everyone will enjoy and remember.

Cooking or crafting bring people together and can cost little. Group games, whether indoor or out, can be enjoyed by everyone from tots to grandparents.

Five years ago, to celebrate her birthday, Lynn Colwell, co-author of Celebrate Green!, started an annual tradition-hosting a chili cook-off for a dozen friends. She crafted a trophy for the winner and guests take home samples of chilis they like (assuming there are leftovers!), in specially decorated glass jars. Everyone looks forward to her waste free event.

For Valentine's Day, what could be nicer than preparing chocolate fondue together with your love, then doing with it what you will?

Or if you're hosting a Valentine's party, punch out old cards in the shape of hearts, cut them down the center in a zig zag shape and have teams put the puzzle together.

For an all-ages party, how about this competition?Fill boxes (based on no more than six people for each team) with an assortment of houshold items, everything from spoons, to hair brushes, blocks, small boxes, tape, old CDs, anything goes.

• The goal is for each team to create a game (with rules) using only the things provided in their box. Set the timer for 15 minutes to create the game, then let everyone play each other's.
• If everyone enjoys it, you can mix up all the stuff and do it again.
• You can do the same thing with an environmental focus by going ona walk at the beginning of the party and having everyone pick up items like rocks, twigs etc., then basing the competition on those items.

Think about how you can change or work with a traditional game to make it relevant to your event without spending buying anything new. That old favorite, Pin the Tail on the Donkey can be turned into "pin the X" on anything. Lynn made a "Pin the Trees on the Earth" game for one of her grandchildren's birthday parties.

Variations on tag are always a favorite. ("Clothes pin tag" is pictured below. Just attach several clothes pins to each participant's clothing. The idea is to grab as many clothes pins as you can.

You can imagine the strategizing that can go on to "get" the last player!)

White elephant gift exchanges when everyone brings something they already own that they'd prefer not to keep, are popular at Christmas. But why not enjoy the fun for a birthday. Instead of purchasing junky toys for kids to take home from the party, have each child bring one they're tired of and exchange it for a new one. Take it from us, when a white elephant exchange is the center of a birthday or anniversary party, adults will enjoy the hilarity too.

Speaking of birthdays, hiding gifts instead of wrapping them is a way to engage everyone in a fun activity while avoiding buying and tossing wrapping paper. With young children, play "Hot and Cold." Older ones enjoy hunting via clues.

Thousands of ideas for games and activities for any age are of course, at your fingertips via the internet. One of our favorites sites for kids games and activities is Family Fun. We're also fans of cooperative game sites like this one.

The next time you're hosting a party or celebration, be sure to plan some eco-fun for everyone!

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Lynn Colwell and Corey Colwell-Lipson are mother and daughter and co-authors of Celebrate Green! Creating Eco-Savvy Holidays, Celebrations and Traditions for the Whole Family, available at www.CelebrateGreen.net.

Keep her sweet from head to toe!

This week's White Apricot newsletter features an eco-conscious gift guide and includes Coco-Zen's Chocolate Body Gift Set under gifts "for her"...

Eco Friendly Gifts For Everyone On Your List

Give Mom good chocolate!

Handmade form organic and Fair Trade ingredients, Coco-Zen chocolate treats are good for planet & good for people.

Send Mom into chocolate bliss, and treat her to Fair Trade chocolate this Mother's Day. They're rich, they're decadent, and they're oh so good for planet & people. Visit the Chocolate Shop

Cover Mom in chocolate from head to toe. Made from organic and Fair Trade ingredients, our Chocolate Body Treats smell absolutely divine, serving up chocolatey goodness without the guilt. Browse our Chocolate Body Treats

Growing up, Mom taught us to have fun while respecting the planet and others. To honor both her and Mother Earth, we've put together a few "green" gift sets of edible and wearable chocolates and paired them with Celebrate Green! - a wonderful book about creating eco-friendly celebrations, holidays and traditions for the whole family. Choose a Green Gift Set

Whether Mom likes to eat her chocolate or wear her chocolate (or both!) we've got a gift for every budget.

• Gifts under $10
• Gifts $10 to $25
• Gifts $25 to $50
• Gifts $50 and up

Coco-Zen Chocolate Body Treats make for an "Ethical Luxury" gift for Valentine's Day

The gorgeous "diva" over at The Eco Diva chose our Chocolate Body Gift Set: Head-To-Toe as a great way to pamper your sweetheart this Valentine's Day.

The Eco Diva: Valentine's Day Ethical Luxury Guide

My Shopping Connection features Coco-Zen Chocolate Body Treats in Valentine's Day Guide!

"Valentine's Day is the perfect opportunity to shower a woman with attention and give her just what she needs to feel beautiful, pampered and relaxed... and the Chocolate Body Gift Set is the perfect way to indulge her sweet tooth without the calories."

~ MyShoppingConnection.com

Gifts to Pamper Her on Valentine's Day

Uber Apparatus tells guys to give their girls Coco-Zen this holiday...

Men's blog site Uber Apparatus tells guys how to "score points this holiday season"...by giving their gals Coco-Zen Chocolate Body Treats... score!

Chocolate Body Gift Set: Head-To-Toe

Vegetarian Times Picks Coco-Zen Truffles-To-Give for their holiday gift guide!

We're so excited about our first editorial placement in a major publication! The editor over at Vegetarian Times has hand-picked Coco-Zen's Truffles-To-Give as the perfect gift for "foodies". Check out the spread in their Nov/Dec 2009 issue...

Gift-O-Rama: Fab For Foodies

VIDEO: Valentine's Day Special - ZapRoot

"Valentines Day Special: Go green this Valentines day with these eco friendly gift ideas."

*Warning: Some adult content - NOT for kids.

Stuff We Found Today - 12.16.08

Family, Kids & Health Stuff

• Made by Me - (showtheLOVE) Cool wooden toys kids can make themselves.
• Sparrow - "A Los Angeles baby boutique dedicated to all things ustainable and eco-friendly for cool babies, hip kids, and the people who love them." Some really neat stuff here...and not everything is all that pricey. We love the tree house by calafant and the speesees bear coat.
• Growing Up Girl: An Eco Parents Guide to Puberty - (Eco Child's Play) As parents of very young children, we haven't even begun to think about this...get we should!
  

Food Stuff

• High Pesticide Levels Found in Some Drinks - (The Green Life) We say skip the sodas and stick to organic juices.
• Recipe: Holiday Snowballs - (Green & Clean Mom) Fun for kids to make and eat. Try with other natural nut butters, too (cashew, almond, soy, etc).
  

Home Stuff

• Party Saver: Convertible Cubes - (EcoSalon) Forget about the guest seating, these gorgeous cubes would be amazing any living room - any time!
  

Beauty & Fashion Stuff

• Burger King Releases Meat-Scented Body Spray - (Ecorazzi) Folks, this is for real...they've got to be kidding us!
  

Tech & Science Stuff

• Researcher Roll Out Energy Generating Roads - (Inhabitat) This could be so awesome. We'll be keeping an eye on this one.
• BIKE POWER: The Pedal-Powered Cell Phone Charger - (Inhabitat)
• TV Tsunami - (GreenMuze) Boy this could really be a problem folks...
• How Photovotaic (Solar) Cells Work - (Environmental Graffiti) In case any of you were wondering (we found it kinda interesting).
• World's Fastest Electric Superbike Unveiled - (EarthFirst)
  

Work & Business Stuff

• Gas 2.0 is Looking for Writer/Bloggers - (Gas 2.0) Any techie writers out there looking for a side job??
  

Nature & Environment Stuff

• Dying Whitebark Pine Next Harbinger of Climate Change - (Global Warming is Real) This is happening here in North America...not in some faraway land that is easy to ignore and forget about.
  

Arts, Entertainment & Travel Stuff

• Lifestyles of the Green and the Famous - (Plenty) "The greening of Fox and Wolverine; Robert Redford and Edward Norton save the wilderness."
• DiCaprio's Eco-Resort To Start Construction Early Next Year - (Ecorazzi) Wow...gorgeous. If only we were rich and famous.
• Anne Hathaway Teams Up With Netflix To Feed America - (Ecorazzi) As beautiful on the inside as she is on the outside.
  

Website Stuff

• 3 Sources for Green Online Coupons - (TheDailyGreen) Check out the Ecobunga widget in the left column of our blog.
  

International Stuff

• Solar Energy Used to Heat Gaza Strip Ovens - (CleanTechnica)
• UN talks set programme to a landmark climate pact in '09 - (Yahoo! News)

Political & Social Stuff

• It takes a village to sell an electric car - (CNET News)

Gift-Giving & Holiday Stuff

• 7 Green Gifts Inspired By Your Favorite Celebrities - (TheDailyGreen) Wow, we never knew that Ellen had a pet food line or that Ed Begley Jr. had a cleaning products line!
• Josh Jakus: Media Pocket - (Sprig) The perfect little eco-friendly gift to get all your friends that went out and got the new iPhone earlier this year.
• ECO CNC XMAS TREE from Buro North - (Inhabitots) This tree may not be for all the traditionalists out there, but if you've got a serious modern streak, we think this eco-friendly plywood tree is kinda neat.
• Give to Get: A fancy necklace plus an eco-book that explains it - (green LA girl)
  

Other Random Cool Stuff

• Waterpod Floating House Points to a Nomadic Future After Global Warming - (CleanTechnica) This is kind of thought provoking.
• Post-consumer, Pre-consumer and Recycled Content - (Green Behavior) A quick explanation of what these terms mean.
• Feed the Whole World - (ecofabulous) If you're willing to spend more on a reusable shopping bag, we think this one's tops.
  

Stuff We Found This Weekend - 12.14.08

Food Stuff

• Clones in the Unites States Food Supply, Just Say No to Cloned Meat - (Eat. Drink. Better.) Seriously, this kind of scares us.
• A Pescatarian's dilemma: Trade Joe's fishy practices - (green LA girl) Come on, Trader Joe's...we're really rootin' for ya.
• High Fructose Corn Syrup: Good for you - kinda like cigarettes - (green LA girl) "Annoyed by those high fructose corn syrup ads? Laugh it off by watching a spoof of those Corn Refiners’ commercials..."

Home Stuff

• Is Your Fireplace Harming Your Family? - (TheDailyGreen)
• At Last a Recycled Scrub Brush - (showtheLOVE)
  

Beauty & Fashion Stuff

• Crocheted Bear Ears Take Winter by Storm - (Inhabitots) This adorable little hat is hand-crocheted from organic cotton.
  

Tech & Science Stuff

• 'Flintstones' Car first to Combine Pedals, Solar & Battery - (Gas 2.0) Pedal power, huh?
  

Nature & Environment Stuff

• Water: Our Most Precious, Most Wasted Resource - (WebEcoist)
  

Arts, Entertainment & Travel Stuff

• 42 Wonderful Works of Water, Snow and Ice Art - (WebEcoist) Some of these images were in previous posts, but they're all amazing.
  

International Stuff

• Leaked Report: Germans Raise CO2 Reduction Targets To 40% - (Global Warming is Real)
• Iceless 'Ice Skating' Rink in Japan Saves Water & Energy - (EarthFirst) the quirky Japanese are skating on resin panels.
• Recycled Chopsticks May Solve Japan's Waste Woes - (The Inspired Economist)
• Australia To Restrict Coastal Development Due to Global Warming - (EcoWordly)
• Updates from Poznan Poland: United Nations Climate Change Conference - Final Day - (Global Warming is Real) Video update.
  

Political & Social Stuff

• 12/13/08: President-Elect Obama's Weekly Address - (video) "On December 13th, 2008 President-elect Barack Obama named Shaun Donovan as his Secretary of Housing and Urban Development."
• Steven "Coal is My Worst Nightmare" Chu: Obama's Energy Secretary Show Deep Understanding of Biggest Issues of Our Time - (Gas 2.0)
• Are Green Collar Jobs The Answer to Our Current Economic Dilemma? - (The Inspired Economist)
• Al Gore to Host Green Inaugural Ball - (EarthFirst)
  

Gift-Giving & Holiday Stuff

• Stocking Stuffer: Smencils Holiday Scented pencils, $11.95 - (Sprig) Love that these are made from 100% recycled newspaper!
• Eco-Friendly Holiday Decorations For $10 and Under - (MetaEffiecient)
• Green DIY Holiday Crafts: Pop-Up Junk Mail Cards - (EarthFirst) For all you crafty types out there, here' something to do with all the junk mail.
  

Other Random Cool Stuff

• Bamboo is Trendy, But is it Green? - (TheDailGreen)
  

Stuff We Found Today - 12.11.08

Family, Kids & Health Stuff

• Detective Mommy Locates PVC-Free Rain Cover by Orbit Baby - (post from The Soft Landing Blog) Just in time for rainy season.
• Stainless Steel Baby Feeding Dishes by Thinkbaby - (post from The Soft Landing Blog) Love that the items are insulated...especially the low profile baby bowl.
• Boon Introduces New Line of BPA and PVC Free Bath Toys - (post from The Soft Landing Blog)
  

Food Stuff

• Greenpeace Rates Seafood Sustainability as Supermarkets - (post from Eco Chick) Yea, Wholefoods...Trader Joe's, what's up?
  

Home Stuff

• GE Launches Incandescent-Shaped CFL Bulk - (post CleanTechnica) Yea - now we can use them with those wire clamp lampshades!
  

Beauty & Fashion Stuff

• Green Denim Becomes Hot to Trot as Blue Jeans Sing the Blues - (Post from Feelgood Style) Lots of great high-end organic denim...think we need more options in the affordable to get everyone on board.
• Amour Sans Anguish: Winter Sprite Top - (post from Sprig) L-O-V-E this top!! So cool that this company uses all reclaimed materials...name of the company is pretty cool too.
  

Tech & Science Stuff

• Favorite Eco-Product Discoveries in 2008 - Portable Solar Panel Solio - (post from Ecopreneurist) Yeah, we're kinda wantin' one.
• The Best Burglar Alarm in History - (post from Environmental Graffiti) Wow!
  

Nature & Environment Stuff

• The Many Faces of Our Amazing Moon - (post from WebEcoist)
• Black Sun of Denmark: Amazing Photos of Starling Formations - (post from EarthFirst) These are some pretty cool pics.
  

Arts, Entertainment & Travel Stuff

• Happening this weekend: Shopping and Socializing - (post from green LA girl) For our LA friends...wish we could be there to check out some these cool events.
• The Recycled Bottle Christmas Tree - (post from Environmental Graffiti) How'd you like to have this hanging in your livingroom? We think it's gorgeous.
• Julia roberts' Former Bodyguard Reveals Her Showerless Ways - (post from Ecorazzi) Hmmm...we think we'll just stick to shorter showers. The smell of au naturel and "natural oils" just doesn't seem quite right to us. What do you think?
  

Website Stuff

• Zinio INSIDE Brings Browsing to Digital Newsstands - (post from VIVmag) Already get digital subscriptions from Zinio...love the new browsing feature!
• Why Buy? RentAtoy for Christmas - (post from inhabitots) Website where you can rent toys for your kids, since you know they'll tire of them after awhile anyways.
• CreativeCitizen.com - "Instead of continuing down the same path of global unawareness and consumption, a Creative Citizen™ reduces worldwide problems to daily, personal solutions." Great eco website where anyone can find and post solutions to environemental problems. Read more about.
  

International Stuff

• Energy-Generating Floors to Power Tokyo Subways - (post from Inhabitat) How cool is that?!
  

Political & Social Stuff

• California Expected to Pass Most Radical Global Warming Plan in US, Possible the World - (post from Red, Green and Blue)
• Out With The Old, In With The Chu - (post from EcoGeek) Obama's pick for Secretary of Energy - read about him here.
  

Gift-Giving & Holiday Stuff

• Eco Gift About More Than Just Shopping - (post from EcoLocalizer) Eco Gift Festival in Santa Monica, CA this weekend.
  

Other Random Cool Stuff

• Ecofont Uses Up to 20% Less Ink - (post from CleanTechnica)
• UPS Drivers Using Bikes to Deliver Packages This Christmas. I Seen it Wit Me Own Two Eyes. - (post from Gas 2.0)
• 24% of Groceries Get Trashed (and 8 Other Insanities) - (post from EcoSalon)
  

Stuff We Found Today - 12.10.08

Food Stuff

• Eat Junior Bacon Cheeseburger now, pay for heart attack later - (post from green LA girl) "Today, nonprofit The Cancer Project released a study naming the five “value menu” items to avoid at fast food joints (via latimes.com)."

Home Stuff

• Rescue, Reuse, Redecorate! - (post from ecofabulous) Furnish Green in New York rescues used furniture, refurbishes them in an eco-friendly manner, and then resells them.
• VIDEO: A tour of the Eco-Friendly Transulcent M-Cube Home - (post from Inhabitat) We love prefabs!
• 5 Things You Should Always Buy Green - (post from showtheLOVE)
• 63 Potentially Hazardous "Air Purifiers" - (post from TheDailyGreen) If you're planning on buying one, check this list first.
  

Beauty & Fashion Stuff

• Free Organic Cotton Tank Top from TeesForChange.com - Get a free women’s organic cotton tank top ($28 value) with any purchase of $50 or more at www.TeesForChange.com through December 31, 2008. To redeem this offer, you need to have $50 or more worth of items in your shopping cart and then, in the comments box at checkout, write in the tank top and size you want.
• Eco-ga'nik's Organic Cotton Motorcycle Jacket - (post from showtheLOVE) ...and we LOVE it.
  

Tech & Science Stuff

• Los Angeles Seeks to Add 1.3 Gigawatts of Solar Power by 2020 - (post from CleanTechnica)
• HP to USe Green Batteries in Notebook Computers - (post from CleanTechnica)
• 22 Teams. One Automotive X Prize - (post from TheDailyGreen)
  

Work & Business Stuff

• Best steps for office greening? - (post from Ecopreneurist)

Nature & Environment Stuff

• Crews Still Working to Clean Santa Barbara Oil Spill - (post from EcoLocalizer) This is really cause for concern considering the spill happened in 1969!!
• Smogtown: The Lung-Burning History of Pollution in Los Angeles - (book) "...a well-documented, highly engaging, and widely relevant account of southern California’s battle with “the beast,” as the authors lovingly refer to smog." Read Sustainablog's review.
• 15 of the World's Most Exotic and Amazing Trees - (post from WebEcoist)
  

Arts, Entertainment & Travel Stuff

• 5 Green Nightclubs Where You Can Party the Night Away - (post from TreeHugger)
• The Simpsons Address Bee Colony Collapse Disorder - (post from Ecorazzi)
• The Orchestra Made of Ice - (post from Environmental Graffiti)
  

Website Stuff

• Surfrider Foundation Facebook App - Hey all you Facebook using ocean lovers, check this out! A fun way to help out one of our favorite environmental organizations.
  

International Stuff

• Updates from Poznan Poland United Nations Climate Change Conference - Day Eight - (post from Global Warming is Real) Video update.
• Netherlands Train Station Feature World's first Energy-Generating Revolving Door - (post from CleanTechnica) So...can we do this in New York or any other city with a massive train/subway system?
• China Starts Building Its Larget Ever Solar Power Project - (post from CleanTechnica) We know they still have a long way to go on the environmental front, but hey, they seem to be trying now.
• EU Sets Landmark Renewables Target of 20% by 2020 - (post from Red, Green and Blue)
  

Political & Social Stuff

• Our Coasts Are At Risk - (petition) Join us in signing this petition from the Surfrider Foundation that's posted on Facebook. Let's make sure we don't destroy our amazing oceans with off-shore oil drilling.
• If Detroit can't make electric real, why not enlist Uncle Sam? - (post from CNET News)
• Your Chance to Give President-elect Obama Policy Advice - (post from Red, Green and Blue) "...project called On Day One, which seeks to assemble the top user-submitted policy proposals for the next president and help set the agenda for our new fearless leader."
• A Federal Investment Bank For Renewable Energy - (post from CleanTechnica)
  

Gift-Giving & Holiday Stuff

• 5 Awesome Virtual Green Gifts - (post from Ecopreneurist)
• Gift of (green) Music - (post from showtheLOVE)
  

Other Random Cool Stuff

• On the Urban Homestead, Chickens are Pets - (post from EarthFirst) And you get free eggs.
• Florida Biz Wants to Recycle Your Used Sex Toys - (post from EcoLocalizer) Now here's an ingenius little business.
  

Stuff We Found Today - 12.4.08

Food Stuff

• Green Gingerbread House Smackdown: HOK Enters the Fray - (post from TreeHugger) Now if only our real house could be as green as these.
  

Home Stuff

• Light My Cool Green Fire - (post from EcoSalon) Oooooh...gorgeous modern eco-friendly fireplaces.
• Thermal Leak Detector Saves Up to 20 Percent In Energy Costs - (post from CleanTechnica) At only 40 bucks a pop, not a bad investment.
• Mark Koehler's IJburg House Porves That Square is Cool - (post from Inhabitat) A cool house, that is.
  

Tech & Science Stuff

• Solar car completes 1st ever round-the-word trip - (post from Yahoo! News)
• Yes...This Car Just Beat the Tesla Roadster in a Race - (post from EcoGeek) The little EV that could.
• 70 MPH Electric Airplane costs $0.70 to Charge - (post from EcoGeek)
• Tokyo Train Station Testing Power-Generating Floor - (post from CleanTechnica)
• America's Addiction Fuels Desire For Coffee Ground Biodiesel - (post from Gas 2.0) Considering the number of people who go to Starbucks and other coffee places, this is what we call a sustainable alternative fuel source.
• Holland Puts a New Spin on Old Technology ot Combat Climate Change - (post from EcoWordly)
  

Work & Business Stuff

• Furnishing Your Green Home Office - (post from Green Living Ideas)

Nature & Environment Stuff

• Northern Lights: Amazing Aurora Borealis Photography - (post from EarthFirst) Beautiful...would love to someday see this in real life.
• Gay Penguin Couple Ostracized for Stealing Eggs, Replacing Them with Stones - (post from EarthFirst) This is for real! Looks like they just wanted kids of their own.
• Lethal Ocean Noise - (post from GreenMuze)
  

Arts, Entertainment & Travel Stuff

• Jack Johnson And Other Celebs Donat Shoes To Save America Beaches - (post from Ecorazzi) Here's your chance to grab a pair of pre-owned celebrity shoes...and help out the Surfrider Foundation (one of our favorite orgs).
• The Art of Invisibility - (post from Environmental Graffiti) Okay - you HAVE to take a look at this photos.
• GoToGreenLA.com's top green event picks 12/5 - 12/11 - (post from green LA girl) For those of you in Los Angeles...
• Ecco Ultra Lounge: Hollywood's new eco-friendly nightclub - (post from green LA girl) Eco-clubbing in LA...oh, how we miss LA LA land.
• 4 Big local shopping events in L.A. - (post from green LA girl)
• Project H Gifting For Good Party in NY Tomorrow! - (post from Inhabitat) For those of you in the Big Apple...
  

Website Stuff

• This is Reality - New campaign against the greenwashed notion of clean coal. See their new ad.

International Stuff

• United Nations Climate change Conference - Ongoing Reports from Poznan - (post from Global Warming is Real) Some video updates of the conference.
• Venice Under Water: Deepest Flood in 22 Years - (post from EcoScraps) Thanks global warming.
  

Political & Social Stuff

• The Green Quote: Al Gore On Carbon Txes, Clean Coal and More - (post from Ecorazzi)

Gift-Giving & Holiday Stuff

• Leash We Can Do: Green Holiday Gifts for Dogs and Cats - (post from Green & Clean MOM)
• Stocking Stuffer - (post from showtheLOVE) Recycled toothbrushes for kids.
  

Stuff We Found Today - 12.3.08

Family, Kids & Health Stuff

• Trouble in Toyland: U.S. Public Interest Group's 2008 Report on Toy Safety - (post from Eco Child's Play) Before you buy that holiday toy, read the report and download the shopping guide.
  

Food Stuff

• Recipe: Watercress, Citrus and Avocado Salad - (post from Sprig) Lovin' the asian twist to this avocado orange salad.
• Isn't it Time Your Mints Were Curiously...Organic - (post from Jolly Green Girl)
• Recipe: Chipotle Chili With Sweet Potatoes and Brussels Sprouts - (post from Eat. Drink. Better.) Haven't tried it yet, but sounds spicy and yummy!
  

Home Stuff

• 15 Spectacular Home Storage Design Solutions - (post from WebUrbanist) Just because we love to look at house "stuff".
  

Beauty & Fashion Stuff

• The Razor Mate - This one's for the guys. With this nifty little gadget "your average blade life will increase by up to twenty times", meaning you'll throwaway fewer blades and that's always good. Read more about the Razor Mate.
• Green Ruffle Clutch, $75 - (post from Sprig) L-O-V-E this bag! Even better, it's made from repurposed leather (used to be a leather jacket - scary!)
• Toggery: Gaby Dress - (post from Sprig) Super cute organic cotton dress at a very reasonable price.
• Underwear Exposed - (post from GreenMuze) A film that " highlights the environmental and ethical issues associated with creating an undergarment and shows us that even the most beautiful lingerie can come from the ugliest of origins."

Tech & Science Stuff

• 15 of the Wackiest Green Gadgets and Technology - (post from WebEcoist) We think the "Grow Your Own Grass Furniture" is pretty cool. Oh, and for the ladies - a "Solar-Powered Personal Massager" ;)
• Standby Kill Chip: The End of Vampire Power? - (post from CleanTechnica) Perfect, something you don't even need to think about.
• Future Cell Phones Could Be Powered by Sound Waves - (post from CleanTechnica)
• Cylinders Could Harness Energy from Slow-Moving Waters - (post from EcoGeek) Loving all the new research and technology for alternative energy!
  

Nature & Environment Stuff

• 10 Incredible Faces in the Rock - (post from Environmental Graffiti) You just have to see it.
  

Arts, Entertainment & Travel Stuff

• DealBase.com - what a great resource for packaged deals! - (post from Whole Travel Blog) For those of you planning an upcoming green trip, check this out for possible deals.
• Trees that Grow into Furniture - (post from Environmental Graffiti) Really more art than furniture, but very cool to look at.
• OMG!!! Celebrities Record Hysterical Anti-Proposition 8 Musical - (post from Ecorazzi) Yes, it is hysterical!
• World's First Sustainable Dance Club - (post from EarthFirst) Bummer, it's over in Rotterdam.
  

Website Stuff

• Storytlr: your life online - Take all the things you do on the web (Facebook, Twitter, Flicker, etc) and turn them into a compelling story...could this be a new way to blog?? Hmmm...

Political & Social Stuff

• Barack Obama's Plan for the Web - (post from BBC)
• ReWealth!: Stake Your Claim in the $2 Trillion Development Trend That's Renewing the World - Redevelopment expert Storm Cunningham reveals a vast new realm of fast-growing, highly profitable opportunities to revitalize our communities and our planet. Read Sustainablog's review.
• Poland Climate Negotiations: What to Expect - (post from Global Warming is Real)
• Hawaii to be 1st state with electric car stations - (post from Associated Press) Looks like they'll be getting them up and running statewide before we do here in California.
  

Gift-Giving & Holiday Stuff

• Celebrate the Most Tacky, Outrageously Ugly Christmas Sweaters - (post from TheDailyGreen) Holiday humor.
• Best Green Gift Wrap and Holiday Cards - (post from Sprig) Some cute ideas here.
• 15 Best Affordable, Eco-Friendly Toys fro the Holidays - (post from EcoSalon)
  

Other Random Cool Stuff

• Grippies: The "No-Slip" Solution for Sock, tight and Gloves - Brought to us by a fellow mom entrepreneur, these are awesome if you have kids and wood floors!
• Will $1.81 Gas or Russia Save the Hummer? - (Post from NYTimes.com) Link to recent Stephen Colbert Report...hilarious!
• AboutMyPlanet Lanuches "Go Green Revolution" Ebooks - (post from Sustainablog) All the green tips for your life, home, office, etc... all in one handy resource.
• Small Change Changes the World - (post from Whole Life Times) Make Kiva-like microloans but also earn a little interest on your money. Make money AND help people...cool!!
• Army Green: Not Just a Color Anymore? - (post from NYTimes.com)
  

Stuff We Found Today - 12.2.08

Family, Kids & Health Stuff

• Non Toxic Play Dough - (post from showtheLOVE) Easy enough to make yourself, but for those of us who just don't have the time...
• How to Plan a "Green the Family" Meeting - (post from Lighter Footstep) A great little post for anyone planning on getting the whole family to go green.
  

Food Stuff

• Toxic Canned Food? - (post from showtheLOVE).
• Recipe: Sweet and Spicy Pecans for Gift Giving and Snacking - (post from EcoSalon) You may actually eat them all before you get a chance to give them away...they're that good.
  

Home Stuff

• Bonded Logic Insulation Made from Recycled Jeans - (post from CleanTechnica)
• Do Natural Dishwasher Detergents Actually Work? - (post from Eco Child's Play)
  

Beauty & Fashion Stuff

• David Babaii for WildAid Haircare Products Shine - (post from Sustainable is Good) Love that this line is affordably priced and available at Target, CVS and Duane Reade...oh, and that 10 percent of his profits to WildAid.
• Good For You Girls: New Skincare Targeting Teens - (post from Feelgood Style)
• Two 30% off everything eco-fashion events 12/4 - (post from green LA girl) If you're in the Los Angeles area...
  

Tech & Science Stuff

• The Sleek Shape-Shifting Scarab Vehicle - (post from Inhabitat) This is one crazy car.
• Ford Unveils Accelerated Vehicle Electrification Plan, Will Produce Electric Cars by 2010 - (post from Gas 2.0) So it takes facing the brink of total annihilation before the big car companies will start to make progressive changes??
• Fisker Reveals Production Version of Luxury Electric Car - (post from Gas 2.0.) Now this is one sexy looking e-car!
  

Nature & Environment Stuff

• 20 (More) Strange and Exotic Endangered Species - (post from WebEcoist) Check out the Giant Coconut Crab - Joyce would probably freeze in terror if she saw this thing crawling around!
• Where Did All the Acorns Go? - (post from EarthFirst) Wondering what the ecological fallout from this is going to be.
  

Arts, Entertainment & Travel Stuff

• Brad Pitt Reunites With Ann Curry To Talk Green Homes, Family - (post from Ecorazzi).
• Celebrities Feed America With Special Holiday Bowls - (post from Ecorazzi) Here's your chance to get a bowl signed by a celeb...and help feed the hungry in our country.
• Real Life or Miniature? 7 Tilt-shift Photographers - (post from WebUrbanist) Some cool pics...that's all.
  

Website Stuff

• HealthyToys.org - Check here before you buy that next toy for the little ones, and stay clear of lead, arsenic, chlorine and other undesirables.

International Stuff

• China Warming Up to Consensus on Climate Change - (post from TheDailyGreen) Some say this may have to do with Obama's election and America's image as becoming less confrontational...the Chinese do not respond well to bullying.
• Canada Ignores Resuce Option, Kills 500 endangered Narwals - (post from Planetsave) This is just horrible...
  

Political & Social Stuff

• San Francisco Considers Nation's First Congestion Pricing Plan - (post from Inhabitat) Yep...where considering a "congestion tax".
• Governor Lingle and Better Place Announce Partnership to Offer National Blueprint for Clean Energy in Transportation - (post from Better Place) Hawaii takes a lead from California's bay area.
  

Gift-Giving & Holiday Stuff

• Fake vs. Real - (post from showtheLOVE) The Christmas tree dilemma.
• Lighting up the Holidays - (post from Green Your Decor)
• Give t0 get: A Surf-inspired eco T-shirt with benefits - (post from green LA girl) Got a beach bum or ocean lover you need to get a gift for?
  

Other Random Cool Stuff

• One Man's Junk Mail Jihad - (post from TheDailyGreen)
• Company Invents Recyclable Paper Bottle - (post from CleanTechnica) Interesting...we'll be keeping an eye on this on.
• 5 COP14 Green Designs Address Climate Change - (post from WebUrbanist)
  

Stuff We Found This Weekend - 12.1.08

Family, Kids & Health Stuff

• Another Pesticide Linked to Diabetes - (post from TheDailyGreen)
• Pregnant? Reconsider Using Those Cosmetics - (post from TheDailyGreen)
  

Food Stuff

• Recipe: Dried Cherry and Pine Nut Couscous - (post from Sprig) Quick and easy couscous gets a holiday makeover.
• Recipe: Spicy Gingerbread - (post from Sprig) Nothing gingerbread baking in the oven makes the home smell like the holidays...and it's so easy!
  

Home Stuff

• Greening Your Home: BottleStone's Recycled Ceramic - (post from EcoLocalizer) Beautiful countertops that are great for the bathroom.
• Hand-build an Earth Sheltered House for $5,000 - (post from Green building Elements) ...and a family of 4 lives in it.
  

Beauty & Fashion Stuff

• David Babaii: Volcanic Ash Amplifier - (post from Sprig) We're dying to give this hair volumizer a try. Anyone have any comments about this product?
• Beautorium 10 for 10$ Sale - (post from Sprig) "For 10 days -- starting Black Friday and going until December 7th -- Beautorium is selling one beauty product a day for $10."
• Betty B Nina Cuff - Love these cuffs made from sustainable sono wood. Also like the more simple, but very chic, Betty B Sono Wood Cuff. Availabe at Nimli.com
• Found Creative Genius - (post from ecosalon) Micha Kuchenhoff's line of jewelry are "one-of-a-kind masterpieces" made from found objects and vintage materials...soooo very cool!
• Coveting Coco - (post from ecofabulous) The December issue of Coco Eco is now online...gorgeous!
  

Tech & Science Stuff

• IBM Predicts Solar Sidewalks in 5 Years - (post from CleanTechnica) Cool!
• Fire Departments Turn to Solar to Stop Idling Engines - (post from Gas 2.0) Guess that's fighting fire with fire?
• GE Ends Development of Incandescent Bulbs, Focuses on LEDs - (post from CleanTechnia)
• "Technologies For Climate Protection" Exhibition Opens - (post from EcoGeek) "The ecogeekiest place on Earth"...wish we could be there to check it out.
  

School, College & Student Stuff

• Green College Spotlight: Brown University - (post from EarthFirst)

Nature & Environment Stuff

• The Mysterious Sliding Rocks of Racetrack Playa - (post from EarthFirst) This is kind of freaky.
  

Arts, Entertainment & Travel Stuff

• 15 of the Most Exotic Green Travel Destinations - (post from WebEcoist) Dreamin' of vacation...
• Broadway Goes Green With New Environmental Initiative - (post from Ecorazzi)
• Music Stars Help Fight AIDS in Africa With New Digital Magazine (RED)WIRE - (post from Ecorazzi) Would make an awesome gift for any music lover!
• Brad Pitt on the Cover of Architectrual Digest fo New Orleans' Green Homes - (post from Ecorazzi) Love this guy!
• Bring Stephen Colbert's Faux-Fur Boots Home for the Holidays - (post from Ecorazzi) Props from Stephen Colbert's Christmas Special are being auctioned off for charity.
  

International Stuff

• China's Spiraling Shanghai Tower Breaks Ground - (post from Inhabitat)
• Stockholm's Revitalized Green City Center - (post from Inhabitat)
  

Political & Social Stuff

• Obama's Green White House - (post from Sprig) Recap of the Barbara Walter's interview that aired the day before Thanksgiving.
• Even in Absence, Obama Attract Attention at Global Climate Talks in Poland - (post from Red, Green and Blue)
  

Gift-Giving & Holiday Stuff

• Inhabitat's Green Holiday Gift Guide - (post from Inhabitat) This guide pretty much covers every green catagory under the sun.
  

Other Random Cool Stuff

• Illinois Zoo Recycles Rudolph Poop - (post from EcoLocalizer) ...and sells it as Christmas ornaments...for real!
• Shop local AND fair trade at LA's Fair Trade Pop-Up Store - (post from green LA girl) Anyone know of any other "pop-up" Fair Trade stores around the country?