Stuff We Found Today - 09.04.13

Dolphins Have "Names," Respond When Called - (National Geographic)

Food Stuff

• Recipe: Oven-dried Grape Tomato and Basil Hummus - (Mother Nature Network) Easy, yummy hummus recipe.
• 250,000 Lab-Grown Burger Served Up in London, Tasters Say It Could Use More Fat - (Inhabitat) Yup, finally made and taste tested a lab grown burger.
• Steak made from human poop passes taste test - (Mother Nature Network) "Would you eat a steak made from human sewage? Believe it or not, this concept has already been taste-tested and approved." ...WTF?!!!!
• 7 Nutrient-Dense Superfoods You Can Grow at Home! - (Inhabitat) Home vegetable garden anyone???
• Cotton Candy Flavored Grapes????? - (Inhabitots) WTF...do we really need these?

Home Stuff

• 13 natural remedies for the ant invasion - (Mother Nature Network) Yup...it's hot out, here come the ants.
• Beer Can House: Texas Home Made from 50,000 Cans Now a Designated Landmark - (Inhabitat) Would have been cool to see this on our cross country road trip last year!
• Let Kids Color All Over the Wall with Wee Gallery’s Dress-Me Wallpaper - (Inhabitots)

Beauty & Fashion Stuff

• 10 Ingenious Ways to Recycle an Old T-Shirt - (Ecouterre) Great ideas...loving the flip flop and produce bag ideas!
• 13 Year-Old Maya Shea Penn Makes Sustainable Clothing for Eco-Conscious Fashionistas - (Inhabitots) Yes!!!

Tech & Science Stuff

• California to Break Ground on the Nation's First High-Speed Rail Line This Summer - (Inhabitat) woohoo!!
• 100% Electric Cars Are Now Outselling Plug-in Hybrids in the US - (Inhabitat)
• Pilot Plant That Converts Carbon Dioxide into Bricks is a World First - (Inhabitat) Would be amazing.
• KAIST Unveils Folding Electric Micro Car That Can Fit Into Any Parking Space! - (Inhabitat) Folds down to 5.24 feet!!

Nature & Environment Stuff

• 9 Popular Cities Losing War with Rising Seas - (Discovery News)
• Photographer enjoys rare close encounter with narwhals - cool!
• New Study Reveals Chesapeake Bay Dead Zone Hits Fish Hard - (ScienceWorkd Report) Great.
• Meet the Plastisphere: Ocean plastic pollution is so bad, it is now its own ecosystem. - (TreeHugger)
• Alaskan beaches blighted by up to tonne of garbage per mile - (The Guardian)
• Rising Sea Levels Could Submerge 1,700 U.S. Cities by 2100 - (Inhabitat) ...including New York, Boston and Miami.
• Dog-Killing Blue Green Algae Bacteria Found in Parts of Long Island - (Inhabitat) Yes...we are polluting our water...hello!!
• Seahorses Threatened by Climate Change - (weather.com)

Arts, Entertainment & Travel Stuff

• Nikolay Polissky Creates Massive 'Beaubourg' Sculpture Using Traditional Basket Weaving Techniques - (Inhabitat)

International Stuff

• The US is Banned From Exporting Garbage to China Through the 'Green Fence Initiative' - (Inhabitat) Hmmm...maybe we need to think about how not to make so much of it.

Other Random Cool Stuff

• Phyto Kinetic: Green-Roofed Buses Add a Breath of Fresh Air to the Urban Jungle - (Inhabitat) Neat idea.
• 17 creative ways to reuse your phone book - (Mother Nature Network) Some great craft projects to do with the kids too!

Stuff We Found Today - 06.27.13

Pod of 40 bottlenose dolphins ride 8ft-high waves along South African coast 

Family, Kids & Health Stuff

• SkinVision App Turns Your Smartphone Into a Skin Cancer Scanner - (Inhabitat) Perfect for all of us who obsess over every mole that shows up.
• 6 of the World's Coolest Green Playgrounds - (Inhabitots)
• Make Organic Sculpting Clay in 4 Simple Steps Using 4 Ingredients! - (Inhabitots) Grab the kiddies and let the sculpting fun begin!
• The Quinny Jett LongboardStroller is a Stroller/Skateboard Hybrid! - (Inhabitots) OMG...would have loved one of these when our kid was younger!!

Food Stuff

• Mars and Nestlé charged with chocolate price fixing in Canada - (ConfectioneryNews.com) Look what the big guys are up to... Nestle was also a part of this but is expected to plead guilty.
• Whole Foods Shows Customers the Bleak Future of Produce Without Bees - (Inhabitat) Pretty shocking, but gets to the point.
• Coke's New Ice Bottle Keeps Drinks Cool and Melts Away With No Waste - (Inhabitat) Awesome idea...now only if it was filled with something healthier.
• EU Approves the Use of Laser "Tattoos" on Fruit as Replacement for Sticky Labels - (Inhabitat)
• The Lepsis is a Terrarium for Growing Edible Bugs at Home - (Inhabitat) Don't think too many westerners are ready for this

Home Stuff

• Make A Mini Felt Planter To Green Your Walls - (Inhabitat) Cute and easy!

Beauty & Fashion Stuff

• Kind Crusader: Maya, 13-Year-Old Eco Designer - (The KInd Life) Love kids who do good for people & planet... and she's gorgeous to boot!
• Vodafone’s “Power Shorts” Use Body Heat to Charge Your Cellphone - (Ecouterre) Is that body heat or "booty" heat? hahahaha

Tech & Science Stuff

• 16 Year-Old Develops Cleaner, More Efficient Method of Creating Biofuel - (Inhabitots) Put this one under cool, smart kids...love it!

Nature & Environment Stuff

• Photographer Bryant Austin Swims Eye-to-Eye with a Whale - (Fora.tv) The awesome sperm whale...
• Epic lightning bolt strikes America's tallest skyscraper - (Mother Nature Network)
• Big Texas T-storm caught in time-lapse video - (Mother Nature Network) "...eerie growth of a supercell thunderstorm in North Texas." This is cool to watch
• 15 reasons to visit Yosemite - (Mother Nature Network) "We let the photos do the talking in this tour of the iconic national park." Love Yosemite!!
• Surf's up! Pod of 40 bottlenose dolphins ride 8ft-high waves along South African coast  - (MailOnline)
• 8 Unbelievable octopus videos - (TreeHugger) Click to see 8 super cool octopus videos (fun time waster!)

Arts, Entertainment & Travel Stuff

• 6 Suspended Tree Tents For a Lighter-Than-Air Camping Experience - (Inhabitat) These would be great for a backyard getaway too!
• XploreAir Paravelo: World's First Flying Bicycle Lifts Off the Ground - (Inhabitat) Yup...this is for real.

Other Random Cool Stuff

• 6 fascinating people who own almost nothing - (Mother Nature Network) "These people have rejected the stuff-cluttered life for something more meaningful." Hmmm, think you can do it??
• New Yorkers to compost 10 percent of residential waste - (Mother Nature Network) "Mayor Michael Bloomberg puts plans in action so residents of New York City can have food scraps composted." All cities should have composting as part of their waste collection system.

Stuff We Found Today - 05.20.13

Do The Green Thing: "Don't Bottle It" by Stuart Watson

Family, Kids & Health Stuff

• What is Teflon: The Infertility Connection - (Mommy Greenest) Knew teflon was bad, but didn't know it was linked to infertility!
• Unacceptable Levels Trailer - (YouTube) Movie coming out summer 2013 about all the chemicals we're exposed to everyday and have seeped into our bodies.
• EWG's 2013 Guide to Sunscreens - (Environmental Working Group) Get ready for the hot days ahead.

Food Stuff

• $325,000 Lab-Grown Burger to be Served Up in London Next Month - (Inhabitat) Hmmm...right or wrong? Would you eat it?
• UN Report Says We Should Be Eating More Bugs - (Inhabitat) Unfortuantely, don't think us westerners will be able to get over the barf factor.
• Dark chocolate enhances mood... - (ConfectioneryNews.com) "Study particpants consuming a cocoa flavanol-rich dark chocolate drink reported being calmer and more content." Hmmm...think any chocoholic could have told us that!
• 27 Ways To Make Your Groceries Last As Long As Possible - (BuzzFeed) Really good tips here!!
• Superbugs Invade American Supermarkets - (Environmental Working Group) "Antibiotic-resistant bacteria are now common in the meat aisles of American supermarkets. These so-called superbugs can trigger foodborne illness and infections that are hard to treat."
• Tell the FDA to Reject More Aspartame in Milk! - (Food Democracy Now) "...the giant dairy lobby is trying to force the federal government to redefine 'milk' to include artificial sweeteners such as aspartame in children’s school lunches without proper labels."

Home Stuff

• Nurseryworks Stylish District Crib Transforms Into an Adult-Sized Desk or Daybed - (Inhabitots) Wish all cribs did this!!

Beauty & Fashion Stuff

• More Western Brands, Retailers Commit to Bangladesh Fire and Building Safety - (Ecouterre) Gap and Walmart are NOT among them!

Tech & Science Stuff

• Amtrak Unveils New High-Efficiency Electric Trans for Northeast Corridor - (Inhabitat)

Nature & Environment Stuff

• Study: Gulf oil spill is sickening fish vital to seafood industry - (Los angeles Times)
• 7 places for top-notch stargazing - (Mother Nature Network)
• Cicadas continue East Coast march - (Mother Nature Network) Scientists expect this brood's population to be up to 30 billion this year.
• A Black Mound of Canadian Oil Waste Is Rising Over Detroit - (NYTimes.com) "Detroit’s ever-growing black mountain is the unloved, unwanted and long overlooked byproduct of Canada’s oil sands boom."

Arts, Entertainment & Travel Stuff

• Best hiking in the U.S. and how to prepare for it - (Mother Nature Network)

Stuff We Found Today - 05.07.13

Extreme Algae Bloom - algae-covered waters off the coast of Qingdao, China


Family, Kids & Health Stuff

• You Are a Guinea Pig in the Greatest Uncontrolled Experiment Ever Launched - (EcoWatch) Must read this...

Food Stuff

• FDA to probe impact of caffeine on kids' health following launch of Wrigley's Alert Energy Caffeine Gum - (ConfectioneryNews.com) "The FDA says it will take a “fresh look” at the health effects of caffeine on kids following the launch of Alert Energy Caffeine Gum - a new caffeinated gum from Wrigley (Mars)." Seriously...do we really need caffeine in gum?!!!
• This map will tell you where to forage for food in your neighborhood - (Grist) Check to see if there's anything around you...http://fallingfruit.org/
• How Government Cover-Up on Fish Farming Affects Your Health - (Organic Consumers Association) Video worth watching.

Home Stuff

• HOW TO: Grow an Herb Garden in Eggshell Planters - (Inhabitots) Perfect spring activity to do with the kids.
• Square Building Blocks from Living Gourds - (Inhabitat) OK...pretty cool.

Beauty & Fashion Stuff

• Bride wears wedding dress made from 10,000 bread tags - (Mother Nature Network) "An Australian woman and her fiancé started collecting tags 10 years ago and decided they would marry when she had enough to make a dress."

Tech & Science Stuff

• Portable Solar-Powered Outlet Sticks to Windows, Charges Small Electronics - (Inhabitat) How cool is this?!!
• ELF: Are these 'the most efficient vehicles on the planet'? - (Mother Nature Network) "This electric-assist tricycle is ready to win hearts and take on the city streets."
• America now has more solar energy workers than coal miners - (TreeHugger) "The Solar Foundation, which has been releasing reports for a few years on the state of the solar industry in the U.S., has just launched a very cool interactive map that breaks the stats down state by state."

Nature & Environment Stuff

• Poachers Completely Wipe Out African Rhinos in Mozambique - (Inhabitat) Very sad.
• Bee-Killing Pesticides Banned in Europe! - (Inhabitat) Think it'll ever happen here in the US???
• Pictures: Extreme Algae Blooms Expanding Worldwide - (National Geographic) "Some of these blooms can create dead zones, or areas that are deprived of oxygen, in the water. And some algal species can also produce toxins that wreak havoc on human livers and neurological functions and cause seizures in marine mammals."
• Earth Day photos: Celebrating the beauty of our planet - (Mother Nature Network) Beautiful pics of our beautiful planet.  

Other Random Cool Stuff

• 10 Things to Recycle for Charity - (Earth911.com)

Stuff We Found Today - 04.23.13

Deep Dark Chocolate Tart Recipe - gluten-free and vegan!

Family, Kids & Health Stuff

• 5 Amazing DIY Forts! - (Inhabitots) These are pretty cool.
• How nature can help us heal from grief - (Mother Nature Network) "It's no accident that many children's books on grieving follow nature-based themes." A timely article in the wake of recent tragedies.
• 3D Ultrasound That Reveals a Baby in Utero Like Never Before - (Inhabitots) How cool is this?!!! Anyone having gone through pregnancy, how much would you have loved to have had this technology when your kid was in utero???

Food Stuff

• Regular cocoa flavanol intake could help maintain brain health - (ConfectioneryNews) Hmmmm...would that make us chocoholics smarty pants??
• Deep Dark Chocolate Tart Recipe - (Mother Nature Network) ...and it's gluten-free and vegan!
• Mediterranean comfort food recipes - (Mother Nature Network) Love the "Chicken with Orzo Pasta" recipe...great way to use up leftover rotisserie chicken.
• Frankenapple: Bad News No Matter How You Slice It - (Organic Consumers Association) New GMO apple that won't turn brown expected to be approved by USDA
• The Easiest Beet Chips You'll Ever Make - (MindBodyGreen) Seriously, this is that easy.
• EWG's 2013 Shopper's Guide to Pesticides in Produce - (Environmental Working Group) Yes, there's a smartphone app too...perfect to take to the grocery store with you.

Home Stuff

• What's in a home? Our housing choices and the environment - (Mother Nature Network) "... the United States' obsession with big houses and the general lack of concern of what impact that has on the community." Very interesting read.
• Natural and Innovative Materials at the 2013 Milan Furniture Fair - (Inhabitat) Especially love the Gu Paper Chair and the coconut fiber material that can be used for food packaging.

Tech & Science Stuff

• 3,587 MPG Hypermiling Vehicle Wins 1st Place at the 2013 Shell Eco-Marathon! - (Inhabitat)
• New, Cheaper Tesla EV to Hit the Market by 2017, Says Musk - (Inhabitat) Hmmm...how much cheaper??

Nature & Environment Stuff

• Storm hits Mayflower, Arkansas site of Exxon oil spill. Contaminated water pumped into Lake Conway as citizen journalists report live. - (TreeHugger) Gotta check out the video in this article.
• CICADAPOCOLYPSE: Billions of Red-Eyed Cicadas to Swarm Tri-State Area - (Inhabitat) This should be quite the event for bug lovers!
• Inhabitat: 12-Year-Old Girl's Letter to Mayor Helps Save a City Forest in Canada - (Inhabitat) Love acitivist kids!

Arts, Entertainment & Travel Stuff

• San Francisco's Exploratorium Reopens as the Country's Biggest Net-Zero Energy Museum - (Inhabitat) We've always loved the Exploratorium... now even more!

Other Random Cool Stuff

• Boston Marathon: Good Samaritans shine in time of tragedy - (Mother Nature Network) As the city reels from the marathon bombings, an outpouring of love and altruism prevails.
• Trash Cafe: Newcastle Students Unveil Pop-Up Coffee Shop Made from Recycled Cardboard - (Inhabitat) "...cafe will be dismantled and flat-packed at the end of the week to be moved to other locations..." Cool!

Stuff We Found Today - 04.09.13

Yummy PB&J recipes


Family, Kids & Health Stuff

• Top 10 Chemicals Most Likely to Cause Autism and Other Learning Disorders - (Inhabitots)

Food Stuff

• Tumors Linked to Genetically-Modified Corn - (Care2) "...severe effects of Round-up tolerant genetically modified (GM) corn, even when the pesticide Round-Up was not used."
• 13 New and Unique Ways to Eat PB&J - (VegNews) Some yummy recipes here!

Home Stuff

• Why You Need to Ditch Dryer Sheets - (EcoWatch)

Tech & Science Stuff

• Robotic jellyfish could stand guard over oceans - (TreeHugger) Cool.
• 2014 Porsche Panamera S E-Hybrid Debuts as Porsche's First Plug-In Hybrid - (Inhabitat) Got $99K laying around?
• SP:01: Detroit Electric Unveils the World's Fastest Pure-Electric Production Car - (Inhabitat) Or maybe you have $135K??
• New microbe makes fuel from CO2 in the air - (Mother Nature Network) Cool.
• 19-Year-Old Develops Ocean Cleanup Array That Could Remove 7,250,000 Tons Of Plastic From the World's Oceans - (Inhabitat)

Nature & Environment Stuff

• Exxon pipeline breaks spilling 84,000 gallons of Canadian crude oil near Arkansas lake [VIDEOS] - (Treehugger) Not Good!
• Mystery Malady Kills More Bees, Heightening Worry on Farms - (NYTimes.com) Uh...can we say pesticides (and Monsanto)???
• Record Dolphin, Sea Turtle Deaths Since Gulf Spill - (Discovery News) What more is there to say?
• Arctic Going Green from Warming - (Discovery News) "What's happening now in the Arctic is a faster version of what will be happening at lower latitudes..."
• EPA Declares More than Half of US Rivers Unfit for Aquatic Life - (Inhabitat) "Phosphorous and nitrogen, both key ingredients in fertilizer, have long been recognized as a problem in US water health, and this latest study found a lot of it."

Other Random Cool Stuff

• Even Doubters Want to Prepare for Global Warming - (Discovery News) "...even 60 percent of climate-change doubters favored preparations..."
• Crafts Made from Recycled Food Packaging - (Earth911.com) Fun projects for the kiddies!
• 10 Reuse Ideas for Takeout Waste - (Earth911.com)

Stuff We Found Today - 03.28.13

Do The Green Thing: The Same As Oil by Andrew Rae 16/23
Artist and illustrator Andrew Rae wanted to convince people to choose tap water by highlighting the sheer madness that is mineral water. 

Family, Kids & Health Stuff

• 4 activities to wean your kids off TV - (Mother Nature Network)  Love the arts & crafts corner filled with "stuff" that kids can use to make whatever.

Food Stuff

• Industry pledges reach $10m on cocoa child labor but ‘job is not done’ - (ConfectioneryNews.com) Hershey is once again way behind the other chocolate companies when it comes to child labor/slavery in the cocoa industry.
• HOW TO: Make Vegan, Organic Marshmallow Peeps for Easter - (Inhabitots) No questionable (artificial) ingredients here!
• World's largest indoor vertical farm opens in Chicago - (Mother Nature Network) "FarmedHere, a new 90,000-square-foot indoor farm, just opened in the suburbs of Chicago and is now the largest facility of its kind in the world."
• 'Honey laundering' an international scandal - (Mother Nature Network) "Food experts have found that much of the honey sold in the U.S. is a concoction of corn or rice syrup, malt sweeteners and a small amount of genuine honey."
• Use baking soda for easy-to-peel hard-boiled eggs - (Mother Nature Network) Great tip...just in time for Easter egg making season.
• DIY Diva: Natural food dyes for Easter - (Mother Nature Network) "Fruits and vegetables give Easter eggs and foods safe, healthy color."

Home Stuff

• EWG's Guide to Healthy Cleaning - Great guide to check on all those cleaning products we use at home. Interesting...not all "green" product rate well.
• 5 Materials from Your Home Repair You Should Recycle - (Earth911) Good to know as you plan for this summer's fixit project.

Beauty & Fashion Stuff

• Will At-Home 3D-Clothing Printers be the Future of Fashion? - (Ecouterre) Whoa...that could be pretty cool! Even cooler - "Unwanted garments can be returned to the unit to be cleaned, broken down, and recycled, eliminating waste."
• Marc Jacobs Faux Furs Revealed To Be Dog - (GirlieGirlArmy) Nasty.

Tech & Science Stuff

• Scientists Develop Robobees To Pollinate Flowers As Bee Populations Decline - (Inhabitat) Cool... but sad that this even needs to be done.
• 17-Year-Old Builds Algae Biofuel Lab in Her Bedroom to Win $100K Intel Science Talent Search Prize - (Inhabitat) Smark kids rock!
• Scientists Develop Wonder Nanomaterial that Can Produce Energy, Clean Water and Hydrogen - (Inhabitat) Hmmm, interesting stuff.
• Detroit Electric to Debut Battery-Powered US-Made Sports Car Next Month - (Inhabitat) Another new sexy electric car coming our way??

Nature & Environment Stuff

• Monster mosquitoes about to invade Florida - (Mother Nature Network) Watch out... "Gallinippers are 20 times the size of normal skeeters and their bite feels like you're being stabbed."
• Starfish rush hour: Delightful video shows traffic jam at bottom of the ocean [video] - (Mail Online) Super cool video!

Other Random Cool Stuff

• New Flood-Proof, Prefab Beach Buildings NYC Plans to Roll Out This Summer - (Inhabitat)
• 7 Creative Ways to Decorate Easter Eggs - (Inhabitots)
• 39 Insanely Cool Vertical Gardens - (BuzzFeed)
• Upcycle a Dinosaur Toy into a Succulent Planter - (Inhabitot) Cool idea...can see these lining the wall of an office cubicle too.
• 10 Things You Can Recycle Through the Mail - (Earth911) Wow...who knew?!

Stuff We Found Today - 03.12.13

Meat causes 18% of all greenhouse gas emmisions...

Family, Kids & Health Stuff

• Biodegradable Wooden Lego Bricks Stack Up To Sustainable Play - (Inhabitots) Finally something other than plastic!
• The World's First Seat Belt Designed Especially For Pregnant Women - (Inhabitots) About time!!!

Food Stuff

• Japanese Restaurant Fines Diners For Not Finishing Their Meals - (Inhabitat) Maybe not such a bad idea considering how much we waste.
• Energy bars you can make at home - (Mother Nature Network) Easy to do and perfect snacks for the kiddies' lunchboxes!
• Monsanto's Seeds of Deception [video] - (YouTube) GMO seeds...toxic to bugs, toxic to us.

Home Stuff

• Gorgeous Studio Completely Wrapped in Living Plants - (Inhabitat) How cool to have this for a home office space, play space, anything?!!

Tech & Science Stuff

• Volkswagen Confirms Production Plans For the 261 MPG XL1 Plug-in Hybrid! - (Inhabitat) Wonder what the sticker price will be.
• The 3D-Printed Urbee 2 Hybrid Car is Light, Strong, and Nearing Production - (Inhabitat)
• Stick-On Solar Cells that can Power Your iPad - (Inhabitat) So awesome for working outdoors.
• Hyundai Unveils the World's First Production Hydrogen Fuel Cell Vehicle! - (Inhabitat)

Nature & Environment Stuff

• Japanese Macaque Monkeys - (Mother Nature Network) Just a great pic.
• Indian man single-handeldy plants a 1,360-acre forest - (Mother Nature Network) Pretty amazing.
• Spanish sperm whale death linked to UK supermarket supplier's plastic - (The Guardian) "Sperm whale on Spanish southern coast had swallowed 17kg of plastic waste dumped by greenhouses supplying produce to UK"...lovely.
• Where has all the ice gone? - (TreeHugger) "...seas are projected to rise nearly 2 meters (6 feet), inundating coastal cities worldwide, such as New York, London, and Cairo."

International Stuff

• Wind Power Surpasses Nuclear Energy in China - (Inhabitat) No, they're not the greenest country in the world, but at least progress is being made.
• London to be an 'ultra-low emission zone' by 2020 - (Mother Nature Network) "London Mayor Boris Johnson is proposing that only electric cars and other unspecified green vehicles be admitted downtown..."
• World's First Algae-Powered Building Opens This Month in Germany - (Inhabitat)

Stuff We Found Today - 02.18.13

Cute eco-friendly indoor playhouses

Family, Kids & Health Stuff

• The Hidden Chemicals You're Feeding Your Kids - (Dr. Oz Show) About presence of BPA in so many of our food items.
• Eco-Friendly Indoor Playhouses - (ApartmentTherapy) These are so cute!
• Recycled Conversation Heart Crayons Are A Colorful Valentine's Day Gift For Kids - (Inhabitot) Great idea.

Food Stuff

• Germany busts choc giants for price fixing; ordered to pay €60m - (ConfectioneryNews.com) "Eleven chocolate companies including Nestlé and Kraft have been fined over €60m ($82m) for colluding to raise chocolate prices in Germany, while price fixing investigations continue in the US and Canada."
• Chelsea Girl Chili - (GirlieGirlArmy) Mmmm...this vegan chili recipe looks perfect for all this cold weather.
• Oxfam Photo Essay Shows What Seven Families Across the Globe Eat in a Week - (Inhabitat) Definitely interesting when you think of what we eat here in the US.
• Raise the Bar on Chocolate Fundraising - (Global Exchange) Campaign to get World's Finest Chocolate to go Fair Trade...please help!
• Hazardous Virus Gene Discovered in GM Crops after 20 Years - (Institute of Science in Society) Just lovely...
• The PowerPot Uses Heat to Charge Your Electronics as You Cook - (Inhabitat) Calling all campers...this is awesome.

Beauty & Fashion Stuff

• Greenpeace Takes On Levis - And Wins - (EcoStiletto) "They say you can tell next season’s hot color by looking at the rivers in Mexico and China, where global fashion brands dump the hazardous chemicals and dyes that they use to make clothes."
• Oprah Draws Criticism for Endorsing Face Cream Made From Foreskins - (Ecouterre) WHAT????

Tech & Science Stuff

• Thin-Film Solar Power to Be Sold For Less Than Coal Power in New Mexico - (Inhabitat) Awesome!
• Top Gear Bravely Tests World's Smallest Car on England's Hectic A3 Highway - (Inhabitat) See video in article...hilarious!
• 17-Year-Old Creates a 3D-Printed Robotic Prosthetic Arm for $250 - (Inhabitat) Smart kids make us smile.

Work & Business Stuff

• Working Less and Playing More Could Slow Down Climate Change, New Study Shows - (Inhabitat) Uhhh...love this idea.

Nature & Environment Stuff

• The Ozone Hole: It's Still Up There, Changing Oceans, Maybe Climate - (Mother Jones) Video in article is pretty interesting to watch.
• Catching a 200-Year-Old Whale - (Fora.tv) See video.
• Beautiful pictures of underwater ice bubbles... that are actually created by plants releasing gas - (DailyMail) Cool pics.

Arts, Entertainment & Travel Stuff

• Stay in a Giant Wine Barrel Room Overlooking The Black Forest in Germany - (Inhabitat) Would be cool to have one of these as a guest house in your backyard.
• Sleeping Around: Belgium's Pop-Up Shipping Container Hotel Is Always On the Move - (Inhabitat) Cool looking and fun.

Political, Social & Economy Stuff

• Obama picks REI chief for Interior secretary - (Mother Nature Network) Interesting to see how this play out.

Other Random Cool Stuff

• 10 Year-Old Boy Launches His Own Recycling Business, Donates 25% Of Profits To Homeless Children - (Inhabitots) Smart and environmentally/socially conscious kids make us happy.

Stuff We Found Today - 01.29.13

Valentine crafts for kids

Family, Kids & Health Stuff

• Valentine's Crafts for Kids - (Parenting.com) Some great ideas to do with kids...love the paper heart wreath and the heart paper clips. So clever!

Food Stuff

• Blue colors in lollipops present health risk to kids, say researchers - (ConfectioneryNews.com) "Health risks of these dyes are mainly attributed to their inhibitory effects on mitochondrial respiration of human cells." No artificial colors in our food please!!
• Bubble Gum Flavored Apples Hit Grocery Store Shelves - (Inhabitots) WTF!!!!
• Sustainable cocoa: Action needed in two years, not ten - (ConfectioneryNews.com)
• Flaxseed: How to Use This Wonder Ingredient - (MindBodyGreen) Always forget how easy it is to add this stuff to cooking, especially when ground.

Beauty & Fashion Stuff

• Top 7 Bizarre Eco-Fashion Stores of 2012 - (Ecouterre) Yup, some of these are crazy.
• "Good Morning America" Finds Traces of Lead in 55 Percent of Lipsticks - (Ecouterre)

Tech & Science Stuff

• Yeti 150: Goal Zero Unveils A Plug-And-Play solar Generator For Emergencies Or Off-Grid Adventures - (Inhabitat) Love this for camping!
• Ingenious 14 Year-Old Invents Solar-Powered Water Purification System for Developing World - (Inhabitat) Love smart kids!!
• Altoids Tin DIY Solar USB Charger - (Instructables) Cool project!
• The ELF: A Half-Bike, Half-Car Solar and Pedal-Powered Urban Vehicle by Organic Transit - (Inhabitat) Would love to try this.
• New Report Finds that Solar Power Could Serve All of the World's Energy Needs - (Inhabitat)

School, College & Student Stuff

• 10 of the best college environmental programs in the U.S. - (Mother Nature Network)
• Headmaster Upcycles Retired Passenger Plane Into Playful Kindergarten Classroom - (Inhabitots) What little kid wouldn't want a classroom like this?

Nature & Environment Stuff

• 2012 Was the Hottest Year Ever for the Contiguous United States - (Inhabitat) Hello climate change!
• Dazzling comet of 2013 may be among brightest ever seen - (Mother Nature Network) "Comet ISON could put on an amazing show when it passes close to the sun in November." Mark your calendars!
• 7 reasons why Arctic sea ice matters - (Mother Nature Network) Just in case you didn't know...
• Sperm Whales Adopt Deformed Dolphin - (ScienceMag.com) Animal friendship...love.
• 2012 The Year The Climate Changed [VIDEO] - (Eco Tube) "2012 may be remembered as the year Climate Change got real for Americans."

Arts, Entertainment & Travel Stuff

• Mind-Blowing Paper Sculptures Look Like Gothic Cathedral Windows - (Inhabitat)

International Stuff

• Amazing Tetra Brik Pavilion Made with 45,000 Milk Cartons Wins Guinness World Record - (Inhabitat) Built in Spain to honor World Recycling Day.

Other Random Cool Stuff

• Nation's Second Largest Bike Share Program Coming to Los Angeles This Spring - (Inhabitat) Curious to see how well this goes.

Stuff We Found Today - 10.07.12

Waste Free School Lunches



Family, Kids & Health Stuff

• Little Goodall's Eco Halloween Costume Coats - (Inhabitots) Not cheap, but man are these cute...and can be worn all season long.

Food Stuff

• Easy Steps to Waste-Free School Lunches - (The New Dream Blog)
• Fairtrade chocolate & banana brownie recipe via infographic - (Big Fair Bake) Infographic recipe...love it!
• Hershey to source 100% certified cocoa by 2020 - (Global Exchange) What will they do in the meantime??
• Make Homemade Organic Pumpkin Puree - (Inhabitots) Easy recipe.
• Getting Arsenic out of Your (and Your Kids') Diet - (Enviroblog) "...two new reports came from the US Food and Drug Administration and the highly regarded Consumer Reports magazine...focused on the worrisome amounts of arsenic in rice and popular rice-based processed foods."

Home Stuff

• IKEA Announces That It Will Sell Only LED Lighting By 2016 - (Inhabitat) Guess where we'll be getting our light bulbs?

Beauty & Fashion Stuff

• Show The Love - These guys make hand-crafted jewelry with recycled metals and ethically sourced stones...and they're super cool!

Tech & Science Stuff

• California Governor Jerry Brown Signs Bill Legalizing Self-Driving Cars - (Inhabitat) Wow...now you really can text while driving.
• Scientists Use Super-Strong Bacteria to Produce 24K Gold - (Inhabitat) Whoa...that's kinda crazy!

Nature & Environment Stuff

• Seaside activist tracks waves of 'microplastic' washed onto Oregon beaches - (OregonLive.com) Not so good.

Arts, Entertainment & Travel Stuff

• Man Builds One World Trade Center Out of Thousands of Toothpicks for His Wife Suzi - (Inhabitat) These toothpick buildings are absolutely amazing.

Website Stuff

• Google Adds Underwater Panoramic Sea Views - (Inhabitat) Google Maps has gone underwater...so cool!

International Stuff

• Haiti Bans Plastic Bags & Disposable Foam Products - (TreeHugger) "...ban is aimed at attempting to address the nation's massive litter problem and protecting the nation's coastline, shore and remaining mangrove forests."

Other Random Cool Stuff

• Lessons from a Waste-Obsessed Traveler - (The New Dream Blog) A perspective we should all take a look at...