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 - 09.17.12

National Geographic: Miniature Chameleon from Madagascar

  Food Stuff

• McDonald's to open its first vegetarian restaurant in India - (theTelegraph) Would be neat to have one here...or at least some of the menu options.
• A Cookie Coffee Cup That's Easy To Recycle: Just Eat It - (Fast Company) Love it!!

Home Stuff

• 7 Smart and Easy Tips to Green Your Kitchen - (Inhabitat)
• DuffyLondon's Awesome Swing Table Suspends Guests From Swaying Seats - (Inhabitat) OMG...how fun is this?!! Made from ethically sourced wood too!

School, College & Student Stuff

• Surfrider's QUAD Youth Service Program - (Surfrider.org) Hey students...start a Surfrider club or project at your school!

Nature & Environment Stuff

• Gulf Oil Spill Remnants From Hurricane Isaac Wash Up Years After Disaster - (Huffington Post) Just lovely...
• Photos: Rare Deep-Sea Anglerfish Recorded - (National Geographic) Cool looking fish!
• Miniature Chameleons Discovered - Fit on Match Tip - (National Geographic) Cute!
• Study: Overfishing has cost millions - (USAToday.com)

Arts, Entertainment & Travel Stuff

• Full Scale Model of NYC's LowLine Underground Park Unveiled on the Lower East Side! - (Inhabitat) Love HighLine Park...can't wait to go back and visit NYC when the new LowLine Park is done!

Website Stuff

• Vegan Cuts: Online market place for vegan items - (GirlieGirl Army) Plus, GirlieGirl Army has a 15% discount for your first purchase on Vegan Cuts.
• Surfrider's new "Ocean Illness" reporting site - (Surfrider) Crowd sources information to monitor and track surf and water related illnesses.

Other Random Cool Stuff

• Watch One World Trade Center Go Up in This Beautiful September 11th Anniversary Time-Lapse Video - (Inhabitat) Pretty neat to see.

Stuff We Found Today - 03.27.12

Sand art by Andres Amodor along California coastline

Family, Kids & Health Stuff

• Raising Confident Sons Who Have Respect for Others - (Crazy Sexy Life) If you're a mother to boys, you might appreciate this... we did!

Food Stuff

• How To Make Organic Sweet Pickles with Your Children - (Inhabitots) Kids love pickles and this is a great project to do with them.
• Say No to Pink Slime! - (MomsRising.org) "Join us in urging USDA and FDA to get pink slime out of ground beef now, or at the very least to require labels to list it as an ingredient so that we can decide not to buy it in the stores!"
• Bummer! Soda Causes Cancer (Ready to Finally Give Up the Cola Now?) - (Eco-Chick) "High levels of a carcinogen known as 4-methylimidazole, or 4-MI, are created when certain forms of ammonia are used to create the caramel food dye used in some of the most popular soda brands on the planet."
• Safeway, Supervalu Ditch 'Pink Slime' Beef - (Huffington Post) Yes, we consumers can change the behavior of companies!

Home Stuff

• Awesome Birde's Nest Bed is a Cozy Roost for Kids - (Inhabitat) Forget the kids, us adults want this bed...so great for cuddling in (or sink into and read a good book).
• 7 Indoor Plants That Purify the Air Around You Naturally - (Inhabitat) Good to know...now for some new house & office plants.
• How to reuse silica gel packets - (Mother Nature Network) Wow...didn't know these packets had such great uses and can be reused over and over.

Beauty & Fashion Stuff

• Dazzling "Aurura" Dress Features 10,000 Embroided LEDs - (Ecouterre) This is how you light up a room!

School, College & Student Stuff

• How to establish a Farm to School program - (Mother Nature Network) Hey...calling all PTA members!

Nature & Environment Stuff

• Study confirms arsenic in chicken feed enters water as poison - (Chesapeake Bay Journal) Just great...
• Praying Mantis - (Environmental Graffiti) These are some cool pictures of a very cool looking bug.
• After lengthy analysis, scientists say BP oil spill the culprit for heavy toll on corals - (The Washington Post) The aftermath of this just keeps going...just sad.
• Barataria Bay Dolphins Show Symptoms 'Consistent With Oil Exposure' - (Huffington Post) ...and more great news - NOT!

Arts, Entertainment & Travel Stuff

• Amazing Origami Art Folded out of Money - (Inhabitat) These are pretty cool!
• 8 Unbelievable Eco-Hotels From Around the World - (Ecorazzi) Would love to stay in some of these.
• Artist Uses the Beach s canvas for his Ephemeral Sand Art - (Treehugger) These are cool.

Other Random Cool Stuff

• The Big List of Things That Suck - (EcoStiletto) This list will make you think.
• 30 Dr. Suess Quotes Thant Can Change Your Life - (Greenster)
• Urban Algae Farms Could Heat Buildings While Treating Wastwater - (Inhabitat) Interesting.

Stuff We Found Today - 11.06.11

FLOTUS at the White House Autumn Harvest 2011

Food Stuff

• How to roast pumpkin seeds - (Mother Nature Network) In case you still have those seeds from your jack-o-lantern.
• Iron: Dark Chocolate Contains More than Beef? - (Care2) Get our iron from chocolate...we like that idea! OK - not really advocating that, but still...
• Recipe: Kale with Lemon Sauce - (Celebrate Green!) Mmmm...always on the lookout for yummy kale recipes to get more green into dinner.

Home Stuff

• Recycled Skateboard Bench - (EcoSalon) These would be super cool in a hip office...wishful thinking on our part??
• Don't get slimed: Skip the fabric softener - (Enviroblog) "Fabric softeners contain toxic ingredients that are bad for your health and the environment."

Beauty & Fashion Stuff

• Triumph Japan Recycles Old Bras Into Power-Generating Fuel - (Ecouterre) Sounds like a pretty good idea to us.
• Is Synthetic Clothing Causing "Microplastic" Pollution in Our Oceans? - (Ecouterre) Great...another way we're polluting with plastic.
• 6 DIY Pumpkin-Skincare Products You Can Make at Home - (Ecouterre) These are really easy... and good enough to eat right off your skin!
• 18 Vegan Shoe Brands That Are Eco-Friendly and Ethical, to Boot - (Ecouterre)
• 7 Beauty Ingredients To Avoid - (EcoSalon) Read the labels ladies!

Tech & Science Stuff

• Power the economy and grid with local solar [Infographic] - (Grist)
• Northeast States Teaming Up to Build EV Charging Network - (EcoGeek.org)
• Dow Solar Shingles Finally Hitting U.S. Markets - (EcoGeek.org) Can replace regular roof shingles.

Nature & Environment Stuff

• Up to 20 million tons of debris from Japan's tsunami moving toward Hawaii - (Yahoo! News) Yikes!
• The Simpsons Called It; Three Eyed Fish Caught Outside a Nuclear Power Plant - (Gizimodo) No joke...caught in a resevoir in Argentina. Check it out.
• Carbon Emissions Rise By Six Percent In 2010; Largest Rise Ever Recorded Concerns Scientists - (AboutMyPlanet.com) Not good!
• 12 Incredible Long Exposure Waterfall Photos - (Environmental Graffiti) Seriously beautiful pics.
• 6 Bizarre Alien-Looking Life Forms - (Environmental Graffiti) Nature...both beautiful and bizarre.

Website Stuff

• Vegan Cuts - A deal site just for vegans...check it out!

International Stuff

• Ikea to Build Massive 26-Acre Suburb in East London - (Inhabitat) Wow...welcome to IKEAland! Hey, at least it's planned to be eco-friendly.
• Saudi Arabia Begins Operations At First Solar Plant - (AboutMyPlanet.com) Hey...when oil rich nations start going solar...

Political, Social & Economy Stuff

• An Urban Garden Prepares Inmates for Green-Collar Jobs - (NYTimes.com) Like!!
• White House Autumn Harvest 2011 - (Obama Pics Daily) Love seeing FLOTUS in the veggie garden with all the kids!
• Guerilla Gardening at Occupy Wall Street - (350.org) "...a beautiful film from the crew at Seismologik.com on a unique way to connect food, direct action, and a fundamental new way of looking at the world around us..."
• Big News on the Keystone pipeline: Obama Steps Up and takes ownership of decision - (350.org) Question is... what will he decide?

Other Random Cool Stuff

• How many people have ever lived on Earth? - (Mother Nature Network) "As humanity welcomes its 7 billionth member this month, the Population Reference Bureau calculates our net population from 50,000 BC to today." Kind of interesting...
• Olly - An air freshener that works when you get pinged - OK...we know this isn't a "green" post, but thought it was so outrageous that we had to share. For reals people...c'mon!
• Too Many Halloween Treats? 10 good ways to get rid of the haul! - (Celebrate Green)

Stuff We Found Today - 07.24.11

Protesting Hershey's Child Labor Practices

Food Stuff

• NASA's Pee Recycling Bag Turns Urine Into a Sports Drink - (Inhabitat) Hmmm....would you drink it??
• America's First Packaging-Free Grocery Store to Open in Austin, TX - (TIME NewsFeed) Love this!!!!
• QR Codes Help Protest Hershey's Child Labor Practices - (PSFK) "It’s been over a decade since chocolate companies have vowed to end child labor and trafficking in cocoa supply chains, but one of biggest chocolate giants is still enforcing child labor to make its treats..."

Beauty & Fashion Stuff

• Pretty Pushers: Hospital Gown Go Couture - (GirlieGirl Army) OK... these are pretty cute! You can be fashionable while in labor!
• Linda Loudermilk Debuts World's First Compostable Swimsuit - (Ecouterre) Cool...it composts underground in 180 days!

Tech & Science Stuff

• Japanese Robo-Suit Enables Paralyzed Man to Visit France - (Inhabitat) Pretty cool!!
• The Oh-So Sexy Plugin-Hybrid Fisker Karma Hits the Road - (Greenwala) Our dream car!!! ...and the name is sexy too!
• MIT Unveils Flexible Solar Cells Printed on Paper - (Inhabitat) Can be printed on paper of fabric... imagine the possibilities!

Nature & Environment Stuff

• ExxonMobil Oil Spill Ravages the Shores of the Yellowstone River - (Inhabitat) Great... yet another spill.
• Fish Photographed using Tools to Eat - (Wired.com) Hmmm...smart fish!
• How clean is your favorite beach? - (CNN.com) "...found that U.S. beaches saw the second-highest number of closing and advisory days in more than 20 years last year -- up 29% from 2009..."
• Researchers find plastic in more than 9% of fish in northern Pacific Ocean - (Los Angeles Times) "...fish in the middle depths of the northern Pacific Ocean are ingesting as much as 24,000 tons of plastic each year."

Arts, Entertainment & Travel Stuff

• Captain Planet is Coming to a Big Screen Near You!! - (Greenwala) Hmmm...maybe it's time to repost all those old Captain Planet videos we have in our blog archive.
• 6 Amazing Eco-Island Resorts that Combine Luxury and Sustainable Innovation - (Inhabitat) Places for us to dream about... someday...

Other Random Cool Stuff

• 6 Incredible Green Projects That Put Poop to Use! - (Inhabitat) It's poop power!
• The Best Inventions That Never Happened - (GirlieGirl Army) Some of these are funny... but we do love the shoe drawer built into the staircase!
• Hack Things Better With Crazy Cool Material Sugru - (TreeHugger) This might be the coolest thing ever for all us do-it-yourself'ers that like to fix things up. Check out this cool video on "Do The Green Thing" too.
• 6 High-Flying Treehouses for the True Escapist - (Inhabitat) How fun!
• Survey ranks San Francisco as the greenest U.S. city - (Mother Nature Network) Check out what other cities made the list.

VIDEO: Carbon Nation Trailer

Can't wait to see this...

"...a climate change solutions movie [that doesn't even care if you believe in climate change]..."

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!

Video: Brian Williams Slow Jams The News With Jimmy Fallon - Gulf Oil Spill

from Ecorazzi.com

This was on "Late Night with Jimmy Fallon" a little while back...freakin' hilarious! Brian Williams slow jams with Jimmy Fallon about the Gulf oil spill and alternative energy.

Stuff We Found Today - 07.25.10

Upcycled Gown Made From 1,000 Newspaper Cranes

Family, Kids & Health Stuff

• Hidden Child Danger: Arsenic-Treated Playground Equipment - (Inhabitots) "From the 1970’s until 2003, a lot of the wood for playground equipment, decks, picnic benches and more, was pressure-treated with a preservative containing toxic arsenic."

Food Stuff

• Seasonal recipes: 5 for peaches - (Mother Nature Network) With all the peaches at the farmer's market these days, gonna have to try these out!
• How food stylists trick us - (Mother Nature Network) "Why do fast-food burgers and fries in TV commercials and print ads look so fresh and delicious when the real deal never looks the same way? Here's why."
• Fair Vodka a toast to fair trade - (SF Gate) Fair Trade vodka...woohoo!!
• Battle of the burgers: Grass-fed or veg? - (Mother Nature Network) Great food for though...haha.

Home Stuff

• Eco-Friendly Wall Treatments Give an Edge to Any Room - (Inhabitat) These are kind of neat. Plus, these "low-relief wall panels are made from 100% bamboo pulp, and each 18-inch square tile is chemical free, and 100% biodegradable!"
• 'Pile on Game' Creates Stackable Stones from Waste Wood - (Inhabitat) Looks like fun, plus pretty enough to keep out on your coffee table.
• Solar Powered Shipping Container is a Pop-Up Prefab Party - (Inhabitat) How cool would it be to have one of these for your next shindig?!! If you had a huge backyard, that is.

Beauty & Fashion Stuff

• TransFair USA Introduces First Fair-Trade Clothing to the U.S. - (Fast Company) Awesome!!
• Watch the Story of Cosmetics - (Enviroblog) From the lady that gave us "The Story of Stuff" (video)
• Extreme Origami: An Upcycled Gown Made From 1,000 Newspaper Cranes - (Ecouterre) Kind of beautiful...

Tech & Science Stuff

• GE Nucleus will raise your home's IQ - (Mother Nature Network) "...allows your home to talk to you via web and mobile applications." Cool!
• Google to use wind energy to power data centers - (Yahoo! News)
• Brilliant Kinetic Batteries Recharge When Shaken, Not Stirred - (Inhabitat) Neat!
• The weapons industry is going green - (Mother Nature Network) "...protecting national security and protecting the climate. Lockheed Martin and Raytheon get it; when will Obama get on board?"

School, College & Student Stuff

• Top 10 environmental studies programs - (Mother Nature Network) "...featured in The Fiske Guide to Colleges 2011 edition."

Nature & Environment Stuff

• Bizarre Deep-Sea Reef Creatures Discovered - (Discovery News) Great pics of some very interesting sea critters.
• Four Years. Go. - Change the direction our planet is heading in 4 years?? Check this out!

Arts, Entertainment & Travel Stuff

• Clooney Receiving Emmy for Being Hollywood's Humanitarian Role Model - (Ecorazzi.com) Awww...
• Kids: Turn trash into treasure and get on TV - (Mother Nature Network) "PBS is calling all kids to turn trash into treasure and land a spot on TV."
• Animal Planet present's 'Blood Dolphins' - (Mother Nature Network) "New miniseries to pickup where 'The Cove' left off."

International Stuff

• China Oil Spill PHOTOS: Official Warns Of 'Severe Threat' - (The Huffington Post) Looks like we're not the only ones...

Other Random Cool Stuff

• The 6 Least Green Types of Packaging - (TheDailyGreen)
• Old Cigarette Vending Machines Repurposed to Dispense Books - (Inhabitat)
• Goats on a billboard [video] - (Mother Nature Network) "A Virginia farmer's goats climb up and perch themselves on a billboard." Those crazy critters!
• Plastiki Successfully Crosses the Pacific, Lands in Australia! - (Inhabitat) For those of you following David de Rothschild's journey on a boat of plastic bottles.

VIDEO: BP Spills Coffee

"What would happen if BP spilled a bunch of coffee on their conference room table? Pretty much the same thing if they spilled a whole bunch of oil in the Gulf of Mexico."

Stuff We Found Today - 06.04.10

Oil soaked pelican in Louisiana

Family, Kids & Health Stuff

• EWG's 2010 Sunscreen Guide - (Environmental Working Group) Just in time for summer outdoor fun!

Food Stuff

• Genetically Modified foods Could Cause Long-Term Sterility - (Organic Consumers Association) "...one of the most obvious clues about the danger of GMO foods are that just about EVERY species of animal that is offered a GMO food versus a non-GMO food will avoid the GMO one." Hello!!!
• McDonald's 4 Year Old Cheeseburger Video - (YouTube) OMG...everyone needs to see this!!! Even the cheese doens't have mold on it...WHAT?!!!! Do we really want to be giving our kids this?
• The World's First Bionic Burger - (YouTube) ...and here's another video "about a man who's been saving hamburgers, cheeseburgers, and Big Macs from McDonalds for over 18 years... and they look EXACTLY the same!"
• Dark Chocolate Guards Against Brain Injury - (Mercola.com) Woohoo... another reason to eat chocolate (Fair Trade, that is).
• The Organic Food Solution - (Organic Consumer Association) New book detailing why buying organics might be the best thing you can do for your body & the planet.

Home Stuff

• Plastic Lamps made from Recycled Six-Pack Rings - (Inhabitat) Very cool looking!
• Children's Paper Tube DIY Eco-furniture is Customizable and Fun! - (Inhabitots) These are perfect for classrooms or home playrooms... so fun looking!
• Hill-Shaped French Eco House is a New "Wave" in Green Building - (Mother Nature Network) Cool looking house!

Beauty & Fashion Stuff

• FEED Project's "Guatemala" Bags Provide Nutrition for Malnourished Kids - (Ecouterre) FEED was founded by Lauren Bush!
• Wal-Mart Knows Miley Cyrus's Jewelry Is Toxic But Continues to Sell It - (NYMag.com)
• Handbags Hazards Continue at Wal-Mart - Tell the Retailer to Get the Lead Out! - (Center for Environmental Health)
• Eco-Fashion: Going Green - (Fashion Institute of Technology) Eco-fashinistas will want to check this exhibit out at the FIT Museum in NY.
• Reveal: "Vegan Superstar" Handbag - Super cute!!! Diggin' it in the light charcoal and ruby!

Tech & Science Stuff

• Sony Unveils Flexible OLED Thinner Than a Strand of Hair - (Inhabitat) Think of the things they could make...
• IBM's Traffic Lights Can Remotely Halt Your Car Engine - (Inhabitat) "...'A System and Method for Controlling Vehicle Engine Running State at Busy Intersections for Increased Fuel Consumption Efficiency' prevents cars from running red lights by–get this–remotely stopping vehicle engines." What, really????

Work & Business Stuff

• Top 10 cities for new grads seeking green jobs - (Mother Nature Network)

Nature & Environment Stuff

• Oil reaches Louisiana shores - (The Big Picture: Boston.com) Pictures speak louder than words...
• What BP does not want you to see - (Repower America) "Check out what BP does not want you to see. And please share this widely -- every American should see what's happening under the surface in the Gulf" ...and sign the petition!
• Dead Dolphins Wash Up On Coat; Oil's Role Unclear - (Greenwala News)
• Dolphin gets an iPad - (Mother Nature Network) "Merlin the dolphin is the first animal to get an iPad, and he's using it to teach humans about dolphin communication."

Political, Social & Economy Stuff

• 1st Lady Michelle Obama works out with students on South Lawn of the White House - (Obama Pics Daily) FLOTUS rocks!! Awesome pics!
• Free Trade vs. Fair Trade: The Struggle for Responsible Globalization - (POLS 405.1) A good read... informative. We believe that Fair Trade can exist within "Free Trade" as long as consumers are educated as to what the products are that they're buying.

Other Random Cool Stuff

• GOOD Instructions: Things You didn't Know Were Made of Oil - and How to Avoid Them - (GOOD)
• The True Cost of Chevron... What has Chevron given to you? - Interesting site...see the environmental and social impact that the oil giant has made around the world.
• What are the easiest, most important things to recycle? - (Mother Nature Network) Top 3 items to keep out of the landfill... and they're no brainers!

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 - 11.12.09

Recycled Billboard Housing

Family, Kids & Health Stuff

• H2Go Fuel Cell Car Makes Great Eco Christmas Gift for Kids (and Dad) - (Gas 2.0) "...a toy car aimed at teaching kids about alternative energy in a fun and exciting way... this little number runs on a combination of solar and zero-emission hydrogen."

Food Stuff

• Nestle may move Fairtrade with Kit Kat - (BeverageDaily.com) Great news if really happens...but, currently only in the UK.
• Be a Green Lush: Eco-Chic Fall and Holiday Cocktails - (Eco-Chick) Green cocktail anyone...bring 'em on!
• Michelle Obama On Iron Chef - (GreenMuze) Love it!!
• Michelle Obama's Honey Crop - (GreenMuze) "For the first time, as part of First Lady Michelle Obama’s healthy and local eating project, honey is being produced at the White House..."

Home Stuff

• Paper, Full Circle: Recycler 360 Bins By Way Basics - (Green Your Decor) Made from recycled paper... love the espresso colored one!
• Recycled Billboard Housing - (GreenMuze) How'd you like to live right behind a billboard? ...literally!!

Beauty & Fashion Stuff

• Dutch Designers' Modular "Refinity" Clothing is Like Legos for Fashion - (Ecouterre) Not sure how wearable this really is, but super cool idea!
• Borrow Designer Dresses for Less at Rent the Runway - (Ecouterre)
• Stunning LED Fashion - (GreenMuze) "More than 24,000 color LEDs and 4,000 hand-applied Swarovski crystals were used to create the stunning Galaxy Dress..."

Tech & Science Stuff

• Detroit sees green future - (Reuters.com) "For decades Detroit has been known for building big gas-guzzling SUVs but these days it looks as though the country's automakers, both big and small, see green in their future." (video in post)
• Forecasts for Future Oil Supplies Are Unrealistic - (Culture Change)
• Fueling the Modern World with... Air? - (EarthFirst.com) Could this be for real??
• Europe Testing "Road Trains" to Cut Fuel Use - (EcoGeek) This is an interesting concept.
• NPR Uncovers Natural Gas' Dirty Secrets - (Enviroblog)
• Ultimate Youthmobile 2030 - (GreenMuze) "Design studios for Audi, GM, Honda, Mazda, Nissan and Toyota, attempted to envision what young people (and middle-aged men seeking their youth), raised on cell phones and online communities, will want from their vehicles in the future..."

Work & Business Stuff

• Great Green Job of the Week: Accountant, Appalachian Sustainable Development - (EarthFirst.com)

Nature & Environment Stuff

• U.S. Fish Contaminated With Mercury And PCBs - (AboutMyPlanet.com) Hello...can't just keep dumping things and think it'll go away.
• Bears Gone Bald! - (AboutMyPlanet.com) Some crazy looking bear pics here...
• Mount Kilimanjaro May Soon Be Without Snow Or Ice - (AboutMyPlanet.com)
• Birth of an Ocean Occurring the the Ethiopian Desert - (Blue Living Ideas)
• 5 Animals Most In Need of a Haircut - (Environmental Graffiti) Just some cute animal pics...

Arts, Entertainment & Travel Stuff

• Daryl Hannah's 'Kill Bill' Trans Am Now Running On Pure Alcohol - (Ecorazzi)
• Planet Green To Debut 'Burn Up' In US - (Ecorazzi) "Burn Up is a two part tele-pic about the international conspiracy behind the oil industry and climate change."
• Fox Show 'Bones' Features Real Factory Farm Footage - (Ecorazzi) "Last week, the hit Fox show featured gruesome footage (courtesy of Farm Sanctuary) of the cruelty that chickens face on a daily basis in slaughterhouses." (video in post)

Political, Social & Economy Stuff

• Keep Offshore Drilling Out of Climate Legislation - (Oceana.org) Sign this petition... we just did!
• Senator John Kerry Calls On American Youth For A Green Movement - (Causecast) Video in post.
• Who Says Saving the Planet Has to Cost a Fortune? - (Spiegel Online International) "One of the nagging issues in the run-up to the Copenhagen climate summit are demands that the US and Europe provide massive aid so poorer countries can buy expensive emissions-free technologies. Activist David E. Martin claims many of the patents for today's low-carbon technologies -- including some used in wind power and hybrid cars -- are already in the public domain."
• John Kerry knows his climate science - (Mother Nature Network) "Senator John Kerry makes a good case for a robust, smart, and effective response to the dangers of global warming during a recent Senate hearing." In the words of this writer, Kerry gives a "verbal smackdown"!

Other Random Cool Stuff

• Buying Fair Trade: Real Life Inspiration - (see Jane Advocate) Great little story...everything we do, even small has an effect somewhere or on someone.
• Recyclables Used To Create Blankets For Disaster Victims - (Causecast) "The Tzu Chi Foundation, the largest Buddhist charity in the world, has collected millions of empty plastic bottles from the city’s waste and turned them into 244,000 polyester blankets that it donates along with other relief supplies to victims in disaster areas..."
• Forbes Names America's Top Toxic Cities - (Causecast) A couple surprises...
• Finally! A Recycling Plant for Dirty Diapers - (EcoGeek) This one is planned for the UK...maybe it'll catch on over here??
• The Urban Sleepbox - (GreenMuze) "The small container (2m x 1.4m x 2.3m, 6.6ft x 4.6ft x 7.6ft), proposed for train stations, airports and shopping centers, can be rented for anywhere from a few minutes to a few hours and allows weary tourists to grab a quick nap without the expense of renting a hotel room."
• Moms Against Climate Change Video - (GreenMuze) “If our children knew the facts we do they would take action. Shouldn’t you?”
• Dissolving Magazine Packaging - (GreenMuze) Wow, this could be amazing!

Stuff We Found Today - 010.19.09

"Clean Coal?!"

Family, Kids & Health Stuff

• Mom-to-be Acne Remedies - (Ideal Bite) "Keep your complexion clear with planet-friendly acne treatments that are effective and baby-safe, so you can handle red bumps en route."
• Green Shopping Guide for Toy Lovers - (Eco Child's Play) Just in case you're already staring to think about what to get the kiddies this holiday season.
• Welcome to the Party in My Pants. - (Feelgood Style) It's the name of a new eco-feminine product. Ladies, check it out...

Food Stuff

• Voluntary Sustainable Seafood Labels Now Law in California - (Blue Living Ideas) Voluntary law?? Doesn't "law" usually mean mandatory? Hmmm...
• Atlanta's 5 Seasons Brewery Producing Rainwater Beer - (EcoLocalizer)

Tech & Science Stuff

• Transmitting Alternative Energy in U.S. May Become Easier - (AboutMyPlanet.com) A good sign of things to come...
• EPA Warning Could Mark Beginning of the End for Mountaintop Removal - (CleanTechnica)
• Reliable Wave Power Ensures Secure Terrorism Protection - (CleanTechnica) "...the US Navy just awarded Lockheed Martin and Ocean Power Technologies a $15 million 4 year contract to provide wave power for terrorism prevention around the coasts."
• 60% of US States Could Supply 100% of Their Own Power From Renewable Energy, New Rules Project Shows - (CleanTechnica) So, what are we waiting for???

Work & Business Stuff

• Top 5 Coolest Green Jobs That are NOT Desk Jobs - (Inhabitat)

School, College & Student Stuff

• Colleges Greener than Ever Despite Economy - (EarthFirst.com) Students have always been on the forefront of change...

Nature & Environment Stuff

• Our Dirty Fuels and Overconsumption are Changing Our Oceans - (Blue Living Ideas)
• Acid Test: The Global Challenge of Ocean Acidification - (Natural Resource Defense Council) Documentary "made to raise awareness about the largely unknown problem of ocean acidification, which poses a fundamental challenge to life in the seas and the health of the entire planet."

Arts, Entertainment & Travel Stuff

• Quote of the day: Matt Damon - (Do Something.org) "When your great-great-grandkids study history, don’t you want them to be proud that you were part of the solution?" EXACTLY!!

International Stuff

• Amazonian Tribe Massacred by Loggers Dwindles to 5 Members - (EarthFirst.com) "The once-vibrant, ancient Akuntsu tribe of Brazil lost almost all of their numbers to a massacre by loggers intent on stealing their land in the 1990s."
• Maldives Scuba Meeting - (GreenMuze) "Maldives President Mohamed Nasheed, and his ministers held the world’s first official underwater cabinet meeting on Saturday October 17th, 2009 as part of an international movement to draw global attention to the pressing issue of climate change." See pictures in post!!
• Sweden is Burning Biofuel Made from Bunnies - (Inhabitat)

Other Random Cool Stuff

• $400 Per Gallon Gas And The Green War Of The Future - (Gas 2.0) "Pentagon officials disclosed that getting conventional petroleum fuel to remote combat locations in Afghanistan costs a whopping $400 per gallon... the U.S. military is the world’s single largest consumer of oil." Finding alternative energy? Can we say national security?!!!
• $25 Billion for Imported Oil - In One Month! - (CleanTechnica)"..how much the US spent on imported oil in September 2009... Last year, we engaged in essentially the biggest transfer of wealth in human history due to oil being at $140/barrel."
• New York City Starts "One Year, One Thousand Green Supers" Green Building Program - (Green Building Elements) "New York City plans to train one thousand superintendents on green buildings this year." Very cool!
• The Cartoonist vs. Big coal (cartoons) - (Red, Green and Blue) Some funny stuff here...