Stuff We Found Today - 07.24.13

Jellyfish Lake - (Mother Nature Network)

Family, Kids & Health Stuff

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

Food Stuff

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

Home Stuff

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

Beauty & Fashion Stuff

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

Tech & Science Stuff

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

Nature & Environment Stuff

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

Arts, Entertainment & Travel Stuff

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

Political, Social & Economy Stuff

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

Other Random Cool Stuff

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

VIDEO: Carbon Omissions Animation

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

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

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 - 01.12.12

Wonders of Nature

Family, Kids & Health Stuff

• Johnson & Johnson's Responds to Pressure and Agrees to Remove Cancer-Causing Chemicals from Baby Shampoo - (Greenwala)

Food Stuff

• Infographic: The Anatomy of Genetically Modified Turkey - (Greenwala) Not a pretty picture.
• Nestle To Investigate Child Labor On Its Cocoa Farms - (NPR) Hey Hershey... maybe you guys could take a cue from this...hello!!
• Mountain Dew: First Flame Retardant and Now It Dissolves Mice? - (Greenwala) Uh...ewww! Check out what this post has to say.
• One hot idea: Coffee cup concept eliminates plastic lid - (Mother Nature Network) Good idea...for when you forget to bring your reusable mug, that is!
• Sugar in Children's Cereals - (Environmental Working Group) "Popular brands pack more sugar than snack cakes and cookies"... parent must read!
• [VIDEO] Monsanto's Micro-Monster Could Kill Us All - "Monsanto's genetically engineered 'RoundUp Ready' crops are responsible for a new micro-monster that's causing an outbreak of new plant, animal and human diseases." Sort of a long video with science speak...but so important for us all to understand how GMO foods are hurting us.

Home Stuff

• 10 of the smallest homes in the world - (Mother Nature Network) Hmmm...talk about down sizing!

Beauty & Fashion Stuff

• The Lorax: A Fast-Fashion Cautionary Tale - (Slow Fashioned) Probably the first environmental story we were exposed to as kids...and we still love it.

Tech & Science Stuff

• 10 images from NASA's Spitzer telescope - (Mother Nature Network) Some cool space pics.
• Build a Solar Powered USB Charger in an Altoilds Tin for $17 - (Greenwala) OK...who thinks this would be a super cool project? We do!!
• 7 Electric Cars to Watch in 2012 - (Mother Nature Network)

Nature & Environment Stuff

• The World's Most Dazzling Hot Springs - (Greenwala) Close your eyes and imagine soaking in one of these...
• New 7 Wonders of Nature: The 7 Winning Wonders - (WebEcoist) Wow...these are beautifully amazing!
• The best environmental photos of 2011 - (Mother Nature Network) Sort of a pictoral recap of nature's glory and fury over the past year.

Arts, Entertainment & Travel Stuff

• Send a message through art: hazel bryce's recycled paper mache seahorse - (The Alternative Consumer) Wow this sculpture is amazing.

International Stuff

• Africa's First Plastic Bottle House Rises in Nigeria - (Inhabitat)

Political, Social & Economy Stuff

• Plastic Bag Bans Spreading Across The United States - (The Huffington Post) Woohoo!

Other Random Cool Stuff

• 25 Rad Items Made from Reclaimed & Recycled Tires - (WebEcosit) Lovin' the playground stuff.
• How to market deforestation - (Joe Mohr's Cartoon Archives) Virgin tree fibers to wipe our rear ends with?? C'mon people!
• Infographic: Why green is the most cost-effective way to live - (Mother Nature Network) save money??? We like that!

Stuff We Found Today - 08.08.11

Vegetated floating island... gone missing!

Family, Kids & Health Stuff

• 6 Green Must-Haves for Back to School - (Inhabitots) Lovin' the art supplies!

Food Stuff

• Cool Down with 5 Easy Popsicle Recipes - (Greenwala) These are great to do with the kids...they'll have as much fun making them as eating them! Make sure to use Fair Trade chocolate for the "Monkey Tails" & "Fudge Pops"!
• Meatless Monday: 5 Wowsome Vegan Recipes - (Greenwala) We're always trying to add a couple of meatless meals each week... these look pretty yummy - especially the "sliders".

Beauty & Fashion Stuff

• Brooklyn-Based Designer Creates Solar Powered Bikini That Charges Your Electronics - (Inhabitat) Hmmm... how many beach bunnies do you think will be donning one of these?
• Air-Conditioned Clothing Helps Japan Beat the Heat Amid Power Shortages - (Ecouterre) Maybe this could be useful in the south??
• 14 Eco-Friendly Bikinis, Swimsuits, Board Shorts to Splash Into Summer - (Ecouterre) Now these are definitely more wearable.
• Is Snail Slime the Latest "Miracle" Ingredient in Anti-Aging Skincare? - (Ecouterre) Hmmm...what do you think?

Tech & Science Stuff

• How to Charge Your iPhone From Your Bike's Pedal Power - (Greenwala)
• T3 Motion Will Unveil Two Epic Electric Vehicles August 12th - (Greenwala) Okay, these are kinda nifty... wonder how much they'll cost. "Personal electric vehicles" for errands around town??
• The Vinci: A 7-Inch Touch Pad Computer Designed for Babies! - (Inhabitots) A new gadget to get our little ones hooked on tech asap... good or bad??
• Chevy Dealerships Install Solar Green Zones Capable of Charging 4,500 Electric Cars a Year - (Inhabitat)

Political, Social & Economy Stuff

• Biggest corporate front group runs fake campaign to support most polluting project on the planet - (350.org) Check this out and then pass the info along!!

Other Random Cool Stuff

• Eco-photos of the week: July 3-9 - (Mother Nature Network) Awesome pics!
• Satellite Photos Reveal UAE Billionaire's Name Carved Into the Earth - (Inhabitat) Holy cow... can we say EGO?!!! At least the guy donates to medical causes.
• A Throw Away Culture: How Much Do We Really Recycle? - (NextWorth) Cool infographic tells all...
• Brooklyn's New DeKalb Market is Made from 22 Salvaged Shipping Containers - (Inhabitat) Ahhh...total awesome.
• Vegetated Floating Island In The Sky Goes Missing From UK Music Festival - (Inhabitat) Haha...would love to see this go floating by!
• Gates Foundation: 'Let's Reinvent the Toilet' - (Mother Nature Network) "The Gates Foundation awards teams at 8 different universities $3 million in grants to design innovative commodes for use in developing countries where easy access to clean and safe sanitation is a rarity."

Stuff We Found Today - 07.05.11

Massive tree webs in Pakistan

Food Stuff

• Top 5 Urban Farms in New York City - (Inhabitat)
• Ask Paula Dean, Rachael Ray, Bobby Flay, Emeril for Fair Trade S'Mores This Summer - (Change.org) We did... you just do it on Twitter, easy!!
• Top 10 Things You Should Know About The Farm Bill - (Environmental Working Group) This really a food bill, and all of us should be aware of what's going on with how food/nutrition is handled here in the US.
• Edible Cups Make Delicious Addition to Any Party - (Greenwala) How great are these for you next summer cocktail party?!! Just think, not more cups to wash or trash!
• Foods that make you happy - (Greenwala) Well, we always knew that chocolate was "happy" food, just make it fair trade and organic and it's happy for everyone!
• Mars vows to use 100 per cent fairtrade cocoa - (The Co-operative Magazine) Woo hoo... now if only Hershey and Nestle would follow suit.

Home Stuff

• Avoid Bringing Six of the Top Toxic Chemicals Into Your Home - (Greenwala)

Tech & Science Stuff

• iBamboo: Natural, Electricity-Free, & Uber Cool iPod Speakers - (Greenwala) Yup, this would look pretty cool in our "zen den."
• Spain's Gemasolar Array is the World's first 24/7 Solar Power Plant! - (Inhabitat)
• T-Shirt Converts Rock Music Into Electricity at Glastonbury Festival - (Ecouterre) We can hear it now... "turn up the radio, I need to charge my phone!"
• New Air Powered Car Will Soon Be Floating Around India's Streets - (Greenwala) "The Air Car, developed by ex-Formula One engineer Guy NAgre for Luxembourg-based MDI, uses compressed air, as opposed to the gas-and-oxygen explosions of internal-combustion models, to push its engine's pistons..." Seriously cool!!

Nature & Environment Stuff

• Ocean life on the brink of mass extinctions: study - (Reuters) C'mon people... when the ocean goes, we go!!
• Japan's tsunami debris set for 10-year Pacific tour - (Mother Nature Network) More "great" news from Japan...
• Spiders Create Massive Tree-Webs in Pakistan - (Greenwala) Whoa...you have to check out this pic!

Political, Social & Economy Stuff

• Blood and Oil - (Sierra Magazine) "The U.S. military is embracing alternative energy—but not because of climate change. Up to half of the yearly American casualties in Iraq and Afghanistan have been incurred guarding fuel convoys, and the Pentagon will no longer tolerate oil's 'burden in blood.'"
• Climate of Denial - (Rolling Stone Politics) Nice article by Al Gore...

Other Random Cool Stuff

• 16 simple ways to reduce plastic waste - (Mother Nature Network) Most of these things we can all do with very little "pain"... c'mon, give it a try!
• How Much Coal is in Your Life? - (Sierra Club) "With over 500 dirty coal-fired power plants in the U.S., coal is in our air, water and our lives... Answer three simple questions -- where you live, what you eat, and how you live -- and you will learn how you and your family are being affected by coal pollution."

Stuff We Found Today - 06.05.11

Insoles made with living moss or river rocks!

Family, Kids & Health Stuff

• EWG's 2011 Sunscreen Report - (Environmental Working Group)
• Free Skin Cancer Screenings Across America - (The Skin Cancer Foundation) Check this site out and find a free screening near you... DO IT!!
• Breaking News: Cell Phones Linked to Cancer Says World Health Organization - (Inhabitots) In case you haven't already heard about this in the news...

Food Stuff

• Why you should buy organic, in spite of the cost - (Sour Grape) "When it comes to buying organic the benefits out-weight the costs by a lot. In fact, the science behind it is really interesting..."
• Easy vegetables to grow - (Mother Nature Network) Calling all first time veggie growers!!
• The Popshops Blueberry Lemonade Ice Pop Recipe - (DailyCandy Kids) Here's a great recipe to do with the kiddies that they'll love for the summer.

Beauty & Fashion Stuff

• Made With Moss and Rocks, Natura's Insoles Connect Your Feet To Nature - (Ecouterre) Nature at your footsteps...literally!!

Tech & Science Stuff

• Stunning Solar-Powered Luce Laptop is Light as Air - (Inhabitat) Oooooohhhh...pretty laptop!! Now if only it was a Mac...
• Japanese Corporation Plans to Turn the Moon Into a Massive Solar Power Plant - (Inhabitat) Cool idea, but is it possible?? Someday...

Nature & Environment Stuff

• Farm Runoff in Mississippi River floodwater Fuels Dead Zone in Gulf - (PBS Newshour) "A dead zone -- already the size of the state of New Jersey -- is growing in the Gulf of Mexico, fueled by nutrient runoff from the swollen Mississippi River."
• Humans Emitted a Record Breaking Amount of Carbon, 30.6 Gigatonnes - (Inhabitat) Not good!! :(
• How to Rid the Seas of 'Plastic Soup'? - (NYTimes.com) "...the vast amount of trash, 80 percent of it plastic, that ends up in the seas..."

Arts, Entertainment & Travel Stuff

• 14 of the World's Most Amazing Subways! - (Inhabitat) Who says public transportation can't be fun?!!
• Runway 34: Recycled Airplane Restaurant Serves up First Class Meals in Zurich - (Inhabitat) Fun!! SFO could use one of these!

Political, Social & Economy Stuff

• From an Iraq veteran: Electric cars are a matter of national security - (Mother Nature Network) "Three tours of duty in the Middle East convinced Air Force veteran Tim Goodrich to buy a Nissan Leaf."

Other Random Cool Stuff

• 8 Things You Didn't Know You Could Recycle - (Care2 Healthy & Green Living)
• Sued By Plastic - "Three of the largest Plastic Bag Manufactures are suing ChicoBag, a reusable bag company for “irreparably harming” their business." Ha... can you believe that one?!!!
• Section 2 of New York City's High Line Park Opening Wednesday, June 8! - (Inhabitat) Definitly on our list of places to check out in NYC!!

Stuff We Found Today - 11.02.10

FLOTUS plays flag football to promote childhood fitness

Family, Kids & Health Stuff

• Study finds BPA easily penetrates skin - (Mother Nature Network) "New study suggests handling store receipts could be significant source of BPA."
• Best Organic Deodorants (That Actually Work) - (EcoSalon)

Food Stuff

• The BBC looks at the benefits of Fairtrade chocolate - (BBC News) Video
• 'Bitter' Chocolate Report: Hershey Dominates U.S. Market, But lags Behind Competitors in Avoiding Forced labor, Human Trafficking, and Abusive Child Labor - (CNBC.com) “Hershey has been hiding too long behind its image as America’s chocolate company and a responsible corporate citizen...”
• Pumpkin Cake Bars With Cinnamon Icing - (Food Renegade) Mmmmm...these look and sound so yummy - perfect for the winter holidays!

Home Stuff

• Eco Homes from ECO HAB - (found via @GreenCartoons) Cool little eco homes in a "hobbit" kind of way.
• We Tested 9 New Energy Saving Light Bulbs. See Which Is Right for You - (TheDailyGreen)

Beauty & Fashion Stuff

• Inflatable Airbag "Collar" Protects Helmet-free Cyclists From Broken Skulls - (Ecouterre) Hmmm...cool or funny?? ...or both?!
• Freitag Launches Backpacks Made From Recycled Truck Tarps - (Inhabitat) These are cool for both guys and gals.

Tech & Science Stuff

• Cannabis Electric Cars: Canada 1, U.S. 0 - (Change.org) Why are we so afriad of industrial hemp?
• A perfect marriage: Electric car charging and solar power - (Mother Nature Network) "Envision Solar's 'groves' shade parking lot vehicles while also capturing power from the sun. GM is applying this no-brainer tech to the Chevrolet Volt."
• Insane Traffic-Straddling Bus May Come to America - (Inhabitat) Wow...imagine never getting stuck behind a bus again. We know...we should be on the bus instead of in the car behind the bus.
• San Francisco Will Launch Electric Vehicle Taxi Program - (Inhabitat) Pretty cool...

School, College & Student Stuff

• Oregon to help Iraqi universities build green engineering programs - (Grist)

Nature & Environment Stuff

• It's a Communication Challenge, Not a Scientific Challenge - (Huffington Post) When talking green to people... "You cannot change the mind of a global warming skeptic by citing scientific facts." Great read.

Political, Social & Economy Stuff

• FLOTUS and the NFL promote the "Play 60" campaign for childhood fitness - (Obama Pics Daily) Probably some of the best FLOTUS pics ever...the woman rocks!
• The Environment Is Not Political - (The Good Human)

Stuff We Found Today - 08.26.10

"Living" Dress - Ecouterre

Family, Kids & Health Stuff

• Egregious Packaging Hall of Fame: Oral B Pulsar Toothbrush - (Inhabitat) Seriously??? A DISPOSABLE electric toothbrush (batteries and all)?? Should they be rechargeable?
• EWG's Back-To-School Guide - (Environmental Working Group) In the market for non-toxic school supplies?... check this out.
• High Lead Content Found In Bounce Houses - (CBS5.com) Be safe...wash hands and change kids clothes after jumping in the bouncy house.
• President's Cancer Panel: Eat Organic, Avoid Plastics - (Organic Consumers Association) "...the idea of reducing exposure to environmental toxins—like chemicals used in farming and in plastics—to reduce the risk of cancer." Hellooooo...people!
• The Cheyenne Children's LEED Platinum Village Garden is a Place to Grow - (Inhabitots) What an awesome place to take kids!

Food Stuff

• Make sure your wheat bread is worth it - (Mother Nature Network) "Not all wheat breads are created equal. What should you look for to get the most nutritional bang from your brown bread?" Some good info here about "whole wheat" versus "wheat" bread.
• Responsible liquors from around the globe - (Tasting Table) Fair Trade vodka, goji berry liqueur and coffee liqueur... we see some new truffle flavors in the making!
• Monsanto & Cancer Milk: Fox News Kills Story & Fires Reporters - (YouTybe) You gotta see this...especially if you're giving your kids regular milk.

Home Stuff

• Extraordinary Japanese Micro-Home Built From A Grid Of Boxes - (Inhabitat) Oh, those Japanese and their super cute little homes.
• Why You Shouldn't Use RoundUp (or Trust Its Labels) - (Generation Green)

Beauty & Fashion Stuff

• Top 7 Solar-Powered Bags for Back-to-School! - (Inhabitats) Keep your gadgets charged with green energy!
• Jane Bowler's Space-Age Raincoats Make Fantastic Use of Recycled Plastic - (Ecouterre) OK...so these may be a bit too fantastical for the typical person to wear, but they're sure cool to look at!
• "Living" Dress, made From Recycled Inner Tubes, Changes Every Season - (Ecouterre) Who says you can't take your garden with you?

Tech & Science Stuff

• Sonnenschiff: Solar City Produces 4X the Energy it Consumers - (Inhabitat) "...solar city in Freiburg, Germany is very much net positive." Awesome!
• Are e-mail attachments bad for the environment? - (Mother Nature Network) Hmmm...something to think about here...
• French Engineers Design a Pedal-Powered Submarine - (Inhabitat) Hmmm...new toy for wealthy eco adventure seekers? Wonder if Richard Branson has one...

School, College & Student Stuff

• Enter Inhabitat Green Back-To-School Contest - (Inhabitat) Win cool backpack, binders, etc...check it out!
• 9 Green Architecture Student Projects That Make the Grade - (Inhabitat) Some of these are pretty cool...go green students!

Nature & Environment Stuff

• 7 U.S. cities with the worst air pollution - (Mother Nature Network) Not too many surprises here.

Political, Social & Economy Stuff

• Fixing a World That Foster Fat - (NYTimes.com) "Fast-food restaurants can charge lower prices for value meals of hamburgers and French fries than for salad because the government subsidizes the corn and soybeans used for animal feed and vegetable oil... We have made it more expensive to eat healthy in a very big way..."
• Why conservatives are bad on energy - (Mother Nature Network) "...the one-sided logic employed by conservatives to dismiss solar power."

Other Random Cool Stuff

• Downsizing an XL water footprint outside the home - (Mother Nature Network) "According to a National Geographic Water Footprint Calculator, effectively curbing the amount of H2O you use may not lie in tweaking habits at home but in taking a closer look at how you shop, eat and travel." Definitely something to think about.
• Suitcase beds for pets - (The GirlieGirl Army) Okay...this is cute - especially if you make it yourself.

Stuff We Found Today - 07.15.10

FLOTUS working up a sweat in the WH garden with elementary school kids - awesome!!

Family, Kids & Health Stuff

• Reframing climate change as a public health issue - (BMC Public Health) Very interesting study as to how the public reacts...
• AFN honors new crop of young eco-heros - (Mother Nature Network) Kids who get things done...because kids are the future!
• Infants Ingest Nearly 80 Times Safe Level of Dioxin - (Inhabitots)

Food Stuff

• Unusual, healthy homemade popsicles - (Mother Nature Network) Some interesting flavor combos to tryout...thinking that the "Crunchy Peanut Butter-Banana" one is going to be a hit with the kiddies.
• "Agroecology Outperforms Large-Scale Industrial Farming for Global food Security," Says US Expert - (Organic Consumers Association) Organic farming can feed the world and better the environment!
• Stop the Chocolate Industry from Exploiting Children - (The Hunger Site) "The Mars, Cargill, and Hershey corporations use child slavery in western Africa to keep production costs down. Take action!"
• What Your Grocer Won't Tell You About Food Additives [Infographic] - (TheDailyGreen) "What you need to know about nitrates, preservatives, hormones and other ubiquitous additives."
• Do You Know Which Fish Are Safe to Eat? - (TheDailyGreen) "Learn how to avoid mercury contamination."
• Morgan's Gooey Chocolate Brownies - (The Kind Life) Oooohhh...these look too good not to try...just use Fair Trade cocoa powder and chocolate chips!

Home Stuff

• Tips for cooling off this summer - (Mother Nature Network) Tips for keeping cool that will save you $$ and the environment.

Beauty & Fashion Stuff

• New York City to Recycle Clothing, Shoes, Textiles Starting This Fall - (Ecouterre) "Over 190,000 tons of textiles made their way into Big Apple landfills in 2008 alone..." That's a lot of clothes!
• Toms Shoes Make A Splash for Clean Water - (EcoStiletto) Another reason to get a pair this summer!
• BioCouture: U.K. Design "Grows" an Entire Wardrobe From Bacteria - (Ecouterre) Wow...talk about biodegradable!!

Tech & Science Stuff

• GE and Yves Behar Unveil Superfast WattStation EV Charger - (Inhabitat) Powers up cars in 4-8 hours and it's way cool looking!!

School, College & Student Stuff

• 10 of the Best Colleges for Environmental Studies - (TheDailyGreen)
• LA students rethink lunch - (Mother Nature Network) "A coalition of New Orleans students joins together to evaluate and offer better solutions to improve school lunches."

Nature & Environment Stuff

• Forty-One Years Late, Have Things Changed? - (Sierra Club) A look back at the Santa Barbara Oil spill...
• Corn is the Biggest Culprit in Gulf Dead Zone - (Organic Consumers Association) "...a biofuel is contributing to a Gulf of Mexico "dead zone" the size of New Jersey..."
• Oil Spills By the Numbers [Infographic] - (TheDailyGreen) "The BP Gulf Oil Spill focuses new attention on a problem that has plagued the oceans for decades."

Arts, Entertainment & Travel Stuff

• Stunning Swedish Treehotel Opens This Weekend! - (Inhabitat) With mirrored walls, it seems to blend into the forest...way cool looking!

Website Stuff

• A social network for 'off-gridders' - (Mother Nature Network) "Off-grid guru offers a social network and news source for people looking to drop out of the grind and to power up with solar." Interesting movement...
• Cool interactive maps track Gulf oil impacts - (Mother Nature Network) "Two new data maps let you see the scope of various Gulf oil impacts and raise questions about why certain beaches remain open."
• FarmVille to offer organic crop - (Mother Nature Network) "For the first time, gamers can grow organic blueberries and learn the principals of sustainable farming." Hmmm...guess this if for all you Facebook FarmVille junkies!

Political, Social & Economy Stuff

• Toxic Chemicals Lobby: Exclusive Footage - (Organic Consumers Association) "Safer Chemicals Healthy Families created this wacky video to galvanize public support for Congressional action to make sure the products we reach for, sleep on, and eat from every day aren't loaded with toxic chemicals."
• New Law Prevents Media From Photographing Oil-Soaked Wildlife - (Change.org)
• FLOTUS working up a sweat in the WH garden - (Obama Pics Daily) Yes...we think this lady rocks. Love that she's OK being photographed getting all hot and sweaty in the garden.

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 - 05.24.10

Lace Hill: A Living Green Mountain Building for Armenia

Family, Kids & Health Stuff

• Healthy Home Tips - Give kids a green and healthy start - (Environmental Working Group) "...it's important for our children's long-term health that we focus on the toxic chemicals they're exposed to, and do our best to keep them away when it matters most."
• Study: ADHD linked to pesticide exposure - (CNN.com) Uhhh, organics anyone???

Food Stuff

• Non-toxic, Reusable 'Zoo Lunchies' Lunch Bags from Skip Hop - (Inhabitots) These are CUUUUUTE!
• Acquiescence in slavery must end - the appalling state of the chocolate industry - (The Comment Factory) "The simplest explanation for the status quo is that a large number of consumers are unaware of the issue. Slavery is so far off the radar of the average person that they do not make any inquiry. This needs to change."

Home Stuff

• Philips Unveils World's First LED Replacement for Most common Bulb - (Inhabitat) Waiting to see how much this will cost...

Tech & Science Stuff

• Japanese Company Turns Adult Diapers into Energy Source - (Inhabitat) Start using this for baby diapers, and maybe we can end the cloth vs. disposable debate???
• Palestinian girls get tickets to Intel science fair in California - (Mother Nature Network) "The girls invented an obstacle-detecting cane for the blind." Love inventive youth who want to help!
• Werk It: Powering Gadgets by Bike - (Urban Daddy) Here's a cellphone, iPod, gizmo charger that uses energy generated from riding your bike... cool!
• MIT Team Unveils Airplane that Uses 70 Percent Less Fuel - (Inhabitat) Kind of looks like a flying fish... what do you think?
• Charging Ahead: Cities are working with car companies to prepare for the arrival of electric vehicles - (The Wall Street Journal)

School, College & Student Stuff

• Green charter schools take off - (Mother Nature Network) "There are currently about 200 green charter schools in the United States, and the number of schools focusing on green education continues to grow."
• The Great Power Race - "...a clean energy competition between students in China, India and the United States. The aim is to kick-start hundreds of new climate solution projects on campuses and in communities in all three countries and to demonstrate to governments and businesses our generation's leadership in transforming our world towards a green economy." AWESOME!!
• Recycle Ziploc Bags With TerraCycle And Earn Money For Your School - (Causecast) Terracycle is a great way for schools (and other non-profit groups) to fundraise.

Nature & Environment Stuff

• 5 Innovative Solutions That Clean Up Oil Spills - (Inhabitat) Just sad we need to do this in the first place...
• Lend Your Locks, Used Pantyhose to Help Oil Spill Cleanup Efforts - (Ecouterre) Supercool video in post, too. If you know any haircutters, barbers, salon owners...pass this along to them.

International Stuff

• Lace Hill: A Living Green Mountain Building for Armenia - (Inhabitat) Wow... imagine a whole landscape of buildings like this...

Political, Social & Economy Stuff

• President Obama Allocates $800 Million to Repurpose Old GM Factories - (Inhabitat)

Other Random Cool Stuff

• Memorialize Loved Ones in an Eco-friendly Way - (AboutMyPlanet.com) Did you know you can create diamonds from cremated remains?? Cool or creepy??