Stuff We Found Today - 09.04.13

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

Food Stuff

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

Home Stuff

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

Beauty & Fashion Stuff

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

Tech & Science Stuff

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

Nature & Environment Stuff

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

Arts, Entertainment & Travel Stuff

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

International Stuff

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

Other Random Cool Stuff

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

Stuff We Found Today - 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 - 06.06.13

Floating Mangrove Forest Springs Up in a Wrecked Coal Ship

Family, Kids & Health Stuff

• Exposed: Lung Cancer Risks from Fracked Natural Gas in NYC Kitchens - (EcoWatch)
• Conventional Feminine Hygiene Products: A Women’s Issue With Toxic Implications - (NaturallySavvy.com) Yeah... ladies, do we really want toxin/chemical laced "things" up in and around our nether regions???

Food Stuff

• 10 Ways To Use Up Old Spices - (Earth 911.com) Love the idea for making kids paints...they'll have just as much fun making them as using them!
• Don't throw out that pickle juice - (Mother Nature Network) Turns out you can use it for all sorts of things.

Home Stuff

• 12 Ways to Upcycle Thrifted Furniture - (Earth911.com) Some great ideas for all you DIYers.
• The Coolest Thing To Hang On Your Wall: DIY Wood Block Photos (GirlieGirlArmy.com) - another fun DIY project to try out!
• Tetris-Like Micro House Can be Stacked to Form Expanded Housing Suites - (Inhabitat) How cool to plop one of these into your backyard for an instant guest house?!
• Incredible Treehouse Built by Grandparents Features Amazing Antique Details - (Inhabitots) Wow!!

Beauty & Fashion Stuff

• How to Go Nontoxic at the Salon - (Green America) Some things to consider the next time you get your hair or nails done.
• Orange Fiber: A High-Fashion Textile Derived From Citrus Waste - (Ecouterre)
• 15 Major Retailers That Haven't Signed the Bangladesh Safety Agreement - (Ecouterre)

Tech & Science Stuff

• Eighteen-Year-Old Invents Device That Can Charge Your Cell Phone in 20 Seconds - (Inhabitat) Love smart kids!
• MindDrive: World's First Social Media Powered Electric Car is Fueled by Tweets and Likes - (Inhabitat) Created to engage at-risk youth by giving them the skills to build an electric vehicle. This is such a cool program!! Be sure to watch the video!
• Student Science Experiment Shows Plants Won’t Grow Near Wi-Fi Router - (Inhabitots) ...uhhh, guess that means it's not healthy for us!

Nature & Environment Stuff

• Coastal Cleanup 2012: Top 10 Items Found During Trash Collection Program - (Huffington Post) Of course, 7 of the 10 are plastic related.
• The weirdest square mile of ocean on Earth - (Washington Post) Video of some cool, strange, deadly sea creatures.
• Floating Mangrove Forest Springs Up in a Wrecked Coal Ship - (Inhabitat) Hmmm...eventually, nature prevails.
• Internet Mogul Sean Parker Trashes Big Sur Redwood Forest to Create a Fantasy Wedding - (Inhabitat) The arrogance of some people...
• Conservationist shares home with 200 sloths - (Mother Nature Network) They are so cute!
• Beautiful Close-Up Underwater Photos of Luminous Sea Creatures - (PetaPixel) Cool to look at.

Other Random Cool Stuff

• MSNBC anchor Dylan Ratigan gives up fame and fortune to become a farmer - (Mother Nature Network) ...and he's creating sustainable farming while helping veterans get back to work - awesome!! 

Stuff We Found Today - 04.09.13

Yummy PB&J recipes


Family, Kids & Health Stuff

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

Food Stuff

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

Home Stuff

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

Tech & Science Stuff

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

Nature & Environment Stuff

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

Other Random Cool Stuff

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

Stuff We Found Today - 03.28.13

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

Family, Kids & Health Stuff

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

Food Stuff

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

Home Stuff

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

Beauty & Fashion Stuff

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

Tech & Science Stuff

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

Nature & Environment Stuff

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

Other Random Cool Stuff

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

Stuff We Found Today - 01.29.13

Valentine crafts for kids

Family, Kids & Health Stuff

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

Food Stuff

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

Beauty & Fashion Stuff

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

Tech & Science Stuff

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

School, College & Student Stuff

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

Nature & Environment Stuff

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

Arts, Entertainment & Travel Stuff

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

International Stuff

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

Other Random Cool Stuff

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

Stuff We Found Today - 12.03.12

Eco-friendly Christmas Trees

Family, Kids & Health Stuff

• 7 Eco-Friendly Hanukkah Goodies For Kids - (Inhabitots) Love the crayons!

Food Stuff

• Organic Miniature Pumpkin Cheesecake Cupcakes - (Inhabitots) Thanksgiving may be over now, but these would be perfect to make all season long...mmmm!
• Sustainable Cocoa: Action needed in two years, not ten - (ConfectioneryNews.com)
• 7 health benefits of drinking hot cocoa - (Mother Nature Network) Of course, depends upon what you put into your hot cocoa.
• Vegan Almond Cookie Recipe - (Inhabitots) Get the xmas cookie cutters out...these are perfect to do with the little ones!

Home Stuff

• 8 Festive LED Christmas Lights To Save You Energy & Green Your Holidays - (Inhabitat) Love the "champagne" mini LED bulbs.

Beauty & Fashion Stuff

• Greenpeace Exposes Toxic Chemicals in Zara, Other Fast-Fashion Brands - (Ecouterre)

Tech & Science Stuff

• One-Man electric Helicopter - (Inhabitat) for a mere $375,000 how'd you like to fly to work in one of these babies?!!
• Chevrolet Announces 2014 Spark EV Will Be Priced Under $25,000 - (Inhabitat) Affordable EVs need to keep coming.
• SpaceX Founder Elon Musk Hopes to Establish 80,000 Person Colony On Mars - (Inhabitat) Wow...seriously?!!!

Nature & Environment Stuff

• World Meteorological Organization Reports Greenhouse Gas Emissions at a Record High - (Inhabitat) "...global CO2 levels are the highest they have ever been in human history, reaching 391 parts per million." Not good!
• Study Finds Sea Levels Rising 60% Faster Than Expected, U.S. Costal Towns at Risk - (Inhabitat) "...New York, Los Angeles, and much of the state of Florida are now considered "hot spots" where water levels are increasing at twice the rate of the rest of the planet."
• Sea snail's shells dissolving in Earth's increasingly acidic oceans - (CNN.com) Serious effects for the ecosystem and food chain.
  
  
  Read more: World Meteorological Organization Reports Greenhouse Gas Emissions at a Record High | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building "

Arts, Entertainment & Travel Stuff

• Top 6 Cabins for a Green Retreat this Winter - (Inhabitat) Snow or no snow, any of these would be awesome...any time of year!

Other Random Cool Stuff

• Fast Track Trampoline Sidewalk Takes Your Commute to a Whole New Level - (Inhabitat) Ohhhh...this looks like fun!
• Live Share Grow Vertical Farm Could Generate 10% of San Diego's Produce - (Inhabitat) This would be great in any urban city.
• 14 Eco-Friendly Christmas Trees - (Inhabitat) If you're not a traditionalist, some of these "modern" trees are pretty cool.

Stuff We Found Today - 11.18.12

Amazing Shapeshifting Mimic Octopus

Food Stuff

• Hershey sued over alleged child labor abuses - (ConfectioneryNews.com) "The Hershey Company faces a lawsuit from a shareholder that claims it uses cocoa produced through unlawful child labor in West Africa."
• Climate Change Could Wipe Out Coffee by 2080 - (Inhabitat) Nooooooooo...not coffee!!!

Beauty & Fashion Stuff

• Make  A Sweater From Your Pet's Fur! - (Inhabitots) Hmmm...cool or creepy??

Tech & Science Stuff

• World's Largest Offshore Wind Farm Generates Energy for the First Time - (Inhabitat)
• Solar-Powered Lightning Motorcycle Sets New Speed Record for Production Motorcycles at 189 MPH - (Inhabitat) This is for all you speed loving motorbike riders...
• LA Metro Signs $3.6 Million Deal With VYCON to Harvest Energy from Speeding Subway Trains - (Inhabitat) Hmmm...wonder if SF Muni subway has anything like this??

Nature & Environment Stuff

• Beluga whale 'makes human-like sounds' - (BBC News) This is so cool!! Listen to the recording linked in the article.
• Rising Ocean Temperatures Threaten Ocean Food Chain - (Huffington Post)
• 'Chasing Ice' Follows James Balog's Mission To Capture Climate Change - (Huffington Post) Looks like a cool movie...the images are spectacular!
• The Amazing Shapeshifting Mimic Octopus! - (TreeHugger) Check out the videos in this post...these are the coolest creatures ever!

International Stuff

• Sweden Needs More Trash, Because It Has Turned All It's Got Into Energy - (Co.Exist)
• Germany Set to Export More Energy Than Ever Despite Nuclear Phase-Out - (Inhabitat) Does that say more about their green energy production abilities, or their ability to conserve the energy they use...hmmm?

Other Random Cool Stuff

• Top Eco Advent Calendars for Green Families - (Inhabitots) Some of these would make great DIY projects too...and save some $$!

Stuff We Found Today - 10.26.12

Zombie pumpkins at New York Botanical Garden

Family, Kids & Health Stuff

• Breasts: A Natural and Unnatural History - (Seventh Generation Blog) Book about how environmental toxins are affecting breasts and breastmilk...connections to breast cancer.

Food Stuff

• Hershey outlines details of cocoa child labor pledge - (ConfectioneryNews.com)
• Whole Foods Drops Drops Hershey's Scharffen Berger Brand over Child Labor Concerns - (Sustainablog) Interesting... reason why Hershey is finally stepping up (albeit slowly)??
• Mars, Nestle and Mondelez talk cocoa sustainability - (ConfectioneryNew.com) Notice who's not talking among the chocolate giants... Hershey!!!

Home Stuff

• Bamboo Homes in Bali's Gorgeous Green Village - (Inhabitat) Imagine having one of these for your vacation hideaway!
• Cocoon Tree: A Lightweight, Spherical TreeHouse for Sustainable Living - (Inhabitat) Backyard getaway anyone???

Beauty & Fashion Stuff

• 10 Great Looking Non-leather Riding Boots Under $200 - (GirlieGirlArmy) OK...we suckers for cute boots!

Tech & Science Stuff

• British Firm Produces Liquid Fuel From Water and Thin Air - (Inhabitat) For reals??? Will be curious to see how this pans out.
• Electric cars get ready to take over the road, quietly and powerfully - (Sierra Magazine) Buyer's guide to EVs and hybrids.

Nature & Environment Stuff

• High Levels of Plastic and Debris found in Waters off of Antarctica - (Smithsonian.com) Our plastic junk is everywhere!!
• Pictures: Vampire Squid - (National Geographic) These creatures are cool!
• Octopus Steals Food From Researchers, Fends Off Shark - (The Scuttlefish) That's one crazy cephalopod!
• Sperm whale: death by 100 plastic bags - (While Things) Very sad.
• The Cost of Coal - (Sierra Club) Pics and videos of those living with the effects of coal mining.

Arts, Entertainment & Travel Stuff

• Army of Ghastly Zombie Pumpkins at the New York Botanical Garden - (Inhabitat) Creep & gruesome, but pretty cool at the same time.

International Stuff

• World's First Algae-Powered Building for Germany - (Inhabitat) Love the cool green color the algae give it.

Other Random Cool Stuff

• 8 DIY Cardboard Costumes That Are Outside the Box - (Inhabitots) These are insanely amazing.
• Chicago Unveils the "Greenest Street in America" with Permeable, Smog-Eating Pavement - (Inhabitat)

Stuff We Found Today - 10.07.12

Waste Free School Lunches



Family, Kids & Health Stuff

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

Food Stuff

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

Home Stuff

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

Beauty & Fashion Stuff

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

Tech & Science Stuff

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

Nature & Environment Stuff

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

Arts, Entertainment & Travel Stuff

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

Website Stuff

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

International Stuff

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

Other Random Cool Stuff

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

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 - 09.09.12

Solar energy globes can harvest energy from sun or moonlight

Family, Kids & Health Stuff

• Eco-Friendly Kids Toys & Apparel From The New York International Gift Fair - (Inhabitots) Super cute items!

Food Stuff

• Monsanto, which is fighting efforts to label genetically engineered food in CA, supported labeling such food in Britian - (MercuryNews.com) "The company declined to comment further about why it chose to support labeling abroad but is spending millions to fight California's effort." Hmmm...
• Do almost half your groceries go in the trash? - (Mother Nature Network) "A new study says that Americans throw away 40 percent of the food they bring into their homes."
• Grocers Demand Hershey Ethically Source Cocoa - (Triple Pundit)

Home Stuff

• Bellomo Architects' Tina House Arc Prefab Home is Now Available for Order - (Inhabitat) How nice would this be for a backyard office space or guest room?!

Beauty & Fashion Stuff

• Eqo Optics Recycles Unwanted Skateboards Into Off-the-Hook Sunglasses - (Ecouterre)

Tech & Science Stuff

• Project Aims to Harness the Power of Waves - (NYTimes.com) Commercial wave power park to be developed off the coast of Oregon.
• TOTO Unveils Poo-Powerd 'Toilet Bike Neo' Motorcycle - (Inhabitat) The bike is a little silly, but the idea of a vehicle running on animal waste as biogas is pretty cool.
• Rawlemon's Spherical Solar Energy-Generating Globes Can Even Harvest Energy from Moonlight - (Inhabitat) ...and it's a pretty design!

School, College & Student Stuff

• Thanks to Student Activism, Los Angeles Schools Have Banned Styrofoam - (GOOD) Love these kids!

Nature & Environment Stuff

• Environmentalists Say Oil Spill Killed Sea Turtles in Mexico - (Fox News Latino) Great.
• Diver and his new seal BFF hang out underwater, hand-in-flipper [video] - (msn.com) Cutest think ever!
• Arctic sea ice hits record low, scientists say - (The Washington Post) "...on Aug. 26, the day the ice dipped to its smallest extent recorded in more than three decades."

International Stuff

• India Parliament Recommends a Ban on Genetically Engineered Crops - (Organic Consumers Association) Maybe we can take a cue???
• Japanese Firms Help 30,000 Cotton Farmers in India Switch to Organic Production - (Ecouterre) Any US company willing to step up?