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.

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 - 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 - 09.25.12

Hummingbird Clearwing Moth

Family, Kids & Health Stuff

• Green Halloween-ChicoBag contest for kids is open - (Celebrate Green Blog) Great for kids to show off their creativity.

Home Stuff

• Ikea does the urban greenhouse - (Do The Green Thing) These are perfect for apartments.

Beauty & Fashion Stuff

• Stella McCartney Introduces Biodegradable Soles for Fall/Winter - (Ecouterre) Kinda diggin' the boots!
• Will the Fashion World Embrace Test Tube Leather? - (EcoSalon) Hmmm...interesting or scary?

Tech & Science Stuff

• Electric car app shows you exactly where to stick it - (Do The Green Thing)
• U.S. Postal Service expands electronics recycling program - (Mother Nature Network) Nice...can even get some cash back.

Nature & Environment Stuff

• Scientist Provides Alarming Prediction That All Arctic Ice Will Be Gone in Four Years - (Inhabitat) If this is true, we are in some deep sh**!!!
• The Exotic Beauty of Hummingbird Clearwing Moth - (Environmental Graffiti) Is it a bird or is it a bug? So cool looking!
• Drowning Islands: A Visual Account of the Effects of Climate Change - (EcoSalon)
• NASA Records Earth's "Dawn Chorus" Produced By The Planet's Magnetoshpere - (Inhabitat) What earth sounds like from space...cool.

Arts, Entertainment & Travel Stuff

• Free museum admission this weekend - (Mother Nature Network) Sep 29th is Museum Day Live... check this out for participating museums.
• Free national park admission for National Public Lands Day - (Mother Nature Network) This Saturday sep 29th. Hmmm...musuem or park this weekend???

Other Random Cool Stuff

• Roundup of ideas for a Green Halloween - (Celebrate Green Blog) Love these ideas!
• Midttrafik makes mass transit look cool [VIDEO] - (Mother Nature Network) Hahahaha...this is funny.
• Help this green teen help others this Halloween - (Mother Nature Network) "Pennsylvania teen wants to turn local Halloween costume drive into year-round charity." Kids helping kids...love!
• Cardboard bicycle [VIDEO] - (Mother Nature Network) This is so cool!

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 - 07.24.11

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.

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 - 04.24.11

Energy-Absorbing Trap Light Never Needs to be Plugged In

Family, Kids & Health Stuff

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

Food Stuff

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

Home Stuff

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

Beauty & Fashion Stuff

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

Tech & Science Stuff

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

School, College & Student Stuff

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

Nature & Environment Stuff

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

Arts, Entertainment & Travel Stuff

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

Website Stuff

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

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

Political, Social & Economy Stuff

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

Stuff We Found Today - 03.21.11

Intricate cardboard columns
Family, Kids & Health Stuff

• hopscotchkids nail polish - If your little girls are into polishing their nails, here's a great non-toxic polish to try.

Food Stuff

• Just Eat Organic {video} - (EcoPlum) Cutesy little video here... with an important message!
• Will Your chocolate Easter Bunnies Contain Child Labor? - (Change.org)

Home Stuff

• Level Architects' House With Slide is the Ultimate Fun House - (Inhabitots) Wow...what kid wouldn't love to live in a house like this?!!
• Compact Fluorescent Bulb Wins Design Award - (EcoGeek.org) These are pretty cool looking.

Beauty & Fashion Stuff

• Vintageous - This is probably one of the best vintage clothing/accessory shopping sites... Thanks GirlieGirl Army for posting this!

Tech & Science Stuff

• Pee Power: Scientists Discover a Cost Effective Way to Produce Hydrogen from Urine - (Inhabitat) From human waste to useful energy... perfect!
• Samsung Unveils Solar-Powered Zero Energy Transparent TV - (Inhabitat) Ooooh, this is kinda cool.
• Volvo V60 is All-Electric, Plug-In Hybrid and Diesel Vehicle All in One - (EcoGeek.org)

Nature & Environment Stuff

• 14 amazing camouflaged animals - (Mother Nature Network) Some pretty cool nature pics.
• 10 Deadliest Lakes on Earth - (Environmental Graffiti) What's sad is that some of these lakes are "deadly" because of man.

Website Stuff

• Five green apps for your iPad - (Mother Nature Network) For all you iPad users out there...
• Google Maps Now Indicated Electric Vehicle Charging Stations - (Inhabitat) Awesome!!!

Other Random Cool Stuff

• Incredibly Intricate Cardboard Columns Are the World's Most Complex Architecture - (Inhabitat) Hmmm... cardboard architecture, intersting. Wonder if it could really hold up.
• 15 bizarre green inventions - (Mother Nature Network) Actually think the "pencil printer" would be pretty neat.
• 5 Environmental revelations from WikiLeaks - (Mother Nature Network) Some interesting & surprising revelations here...
• The Virtuous Consumer: First, buy less {book review} - (Mother Nature Network)
• Recycle Used Plastic Bags (Even Ziplocs) - (The Daily Green) "Who knew? Plastic sandwich and kitchen storage bags can be recycled along with plastic shopping bags in supermarket recycling bins."

VIDEO: Don't Mess With Karma - Office

*Previously posted on 12.08.08

Perfect for midweek humor... haha!

VIDEO: Don't Mess With Karma - Punch Bowl

*Previously posted on 11.26.08

Haha...just love these videos!

VIDEO: Don't Mess With Karma - Bus Stop

*Previously posted on 11.20.08

VIDEO: Don't Mess With Karma - Orange Juice

*Previously posted on 11.20.08

VIDEO: Don't Mess With Karma - Skateboarding

*Previously posted on 11.18.08

VIDEO: Karma - Bike Riding

*Previously posted on 11.12.08

Just a little green humor...

VIDEO: The Story of Electronics

"The Story of Electronics, releasing Tuesday, NOVEMBER 9, employs the Story of Stuff style to explore the high-tech revolution's collateral damage—25 million tons of e-waste and counting, poisoned workers and a public left holding the bill. Host Annie Leonard takes viewers from the mines and factories where our gadgets begin to the horrific backyard recycling shops in China where many end up. The film concludes with a call for a green 'race to the top' where designers compete to make long-lasting, toxic-free products that are fully and easily recyclable."

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??

Planet & People Friendly Tip: Spring Cleaning? Donate Your Unwanted Stuff!

With spring right around the corner, it's time to clear out the clutter. If you're a "pack rat" like us, you've probably got things laying around or tucked away that you haven't touched in years. Well, instead of throwing them away, consider recycling or donating your items...surely there's someone out there who can get some use out of your stuff!

Here's a list of different ways to donate or recycle just about everything:

Art supplies: Donate to schools, churches and day cares for use in student art projects.

Packing peanuts: Take them to shipping stores (Mailboxes Etc., UPS), who will gladly take them off your hands.

Books: Donate them to the library for used book sales. Sell or offer them on resale and community sites.

Amazon.com

Ebay.com

Half.com

Craigslist.org

Freecycle.org

Building Materials: Check and see if there is a Habitat For Humanity ReStore in your local area, so people like me can buy your excess/used stuff and the money goes to Habitat.

Cellphones & Ink Cartridges: Usable cellphones can usually be donated to women's shelters to be programmed for 911 calls. Ink cartridges and old cellphones can go to some retailers for recycling, or you can put them to even better use by donating them to a program like Cure Recycling, which helps cure childhood cancer.

Clothing: Along with the usual suspects of Goodwill and the Salvation Army, you might want to consider something like Dress For Success, which assists low-income women looking for employment.

Computers: Schools will oftentimes take used computers, just be sure to call them first. If your local schools don't want yours, try the National Cristina Foundation or Goodwill.

Food: Canned goods (say you bought too much) can be donated to homeless shelters or food banks as long as the expiration date has not passed.

Formal Dresses (Prom, Wedding): You'll probably never wear these again. Donate them and let help out a young lady or bride-to-be that maybe can't afford one.

Glass Slipper Project

Prom Spot

Donate My Dress

Making Memories

Furniture: Try local shelters, disabled veterans associations, The Red Cross, the AARP, or local churches.

Magazines: Instead of your latest copy getting a single read and heading straight for the recycling bin, see if you can give them to schools, hospitals, senior citizen homes, jails, YMCAs, libraries, or local coffee shops.

Prescription or Sun Glasses: These can be expensive! Help out someone who maybe cannot afford them by donating.

OneSight.org

LensCrafters

Lion's Club (local chapter)

Shoes: Approximately 300 million kids around the world don't have shoes, so don't let your slightly used ones go to the dump - donate them!

Soles4Souls

Shoe4Africa

The Shoe Bank

Sports Equipment: Your kids stopped playing soccer years ago, so why keep their stuff in the garage getting moldy? Instead, donate your sports equipment to Sports Gift.

Wire Clothes Hangers: Give to local dry cleaners for reuse.

Here are even more ways of donating or recycling your unwanted stuff:

• Excess Access - They link donations of business and household items with the wish-lists of nearby nonprofits that can provide pick-ups or accept drop-offs.
• Dump & Run - They desire to reduce the amount of waste generated at Colleges and Universities by extending the useful life of items no longer needed by the student community at years end.
• Recycle.net - Established to promote the trade of scrap & waste materials
• Throwplace.com - A site where users may list goods they wish to give away to others. Charities, Businesses or Individuals that are registered are able to search the site and make requests for items of interest.

Giving credit where credit is due... We came across this list on one of our favorite blogs - The Good Human. To read the original article, click on the link - Where To Donate All Your Unwanted Stuff.