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 - 03.12.13

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

Family, Kids & Health Stuff

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

Food Stuff

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

Home Stuff

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

Tech & Science Stuff

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

Nature & Environment Stuff

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

International Stuff

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

Stuff We Found Today - 02.18.13

Cute eco-friendly indoor playhouses

Family, Kids & Health Stuff

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

Food Stuff

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

Beauty & Fashion Stuff

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

Tech & Science Stuff

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

Work & Business Stuff

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

Nature & Environment Stuff

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

Arts, Entertainment & Travel Stuff

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

Political, Social & Economy Stuff

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

Other Random Cool Stuff

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

Stuff We Found Today - 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 - 06.17.12

Nature's Best Animal Dads

Food Stuff

• DVD Inspires 12 Year-Old's "Slavery in Chocolate Making" - (Fair Trade Judaica) Awesome!
• Pressure mounts on Hershey to source 100% sustainable cocoa - (ConfectioneryNews.com) "Hershey has come under pressure from human right groups to source all its cocoa from certified farms that avoid child labor."
• The 10 Most Impressive College Farmers Markets - (Mother Nature Network) Guess we're going to have to check out the one in San Mateo, CA.

Beauty & Fashion Stuff

• 10 Eco-Fashion Garments Inspired by Nature and Biomimicry - (Ecouterre) Some pretty neat design...maybe not wearable but definitely artistic and cool to look at.

Nature & Environment Stuff

• Nature's 10 best animal dads - (Mother Nature Network) Too cute for words...
• Watch This Polar Bear Use a Stone to Shatter Its Zoo Enclosure - (TreeHugger) Uhhhh...because wild animals do not like to be confined perhaps??

International Stuff

• Australia Creates the World's Largest Marine Reserve! - (Inhabitat) "The reserve consists of a series of marine parks that cover more than one third of the Commonwealth waters of Australia..."
• Singapore's Spectacular Solar Supertrees Open this Month at the Gardens by the Bay! - (Inhabitat)
• Italian Firefighter House is Carved Into a Cave Like a Superhero Base! - (Inhabitat) Very, very cool!

Other Random Cool Stuff

• The innovation Generation: 30 fresh thinkers helping humanity adapt to what's next - (Mother Nature Network) One word... inspriational!!

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 - 11.06.11

FLOTUS at the White House Autumn Harvest 2011

Food Stuff

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

Home Stuff

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

Beauty & Fashion Stuff

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

Tech & Science Stuff

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

Nature & Environment Stuff

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

Website Stuff

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

International Stuff

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

Political, Social & Economy Stuff

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

Other Random Cool Stuff

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

Stuff We Found Today - 08.29.11

Floating micro-country funded by Paypal Founder

Family, Kids & Health Stuff

• Why Pregnant Women in California Have High Levels of Toxic Chemicals - (TIME) Hmmm, definitely not good!
• Alternatives to Toxic Hands Soaps at your Kid's School - (Greenwala) "Most hand soaps used by schools contain nasties like fragrance, triclosan and other nasty chemicals."
• 9 habits that my do more harm than good - (Mother Nature Network) A few things here we never really thought about before...

Food Stuff

• Keep Pesticide-Ridden Corn Off Your Dinner Plate - (Center for Environmental Health) "Monsanto’s new GMO corn, intended for the frozen and/or canned corn market. This experimental corn will not be labeled, so consumers cannot know when they may be eating a GMO food that contains a toxic pesticide in every bite." Take action.
• Cocoa's benefits linked to anti-inflammatory potential: Human data - (Confectionery News) Cool beans... cocoa beans, that is - haha!
• Hershey's Chocolate Sweatshop Sullies its Image - (InvestorGuide.com) Right here in the good ole US of A! C'mon Hershey's... it's bad enough that you don't use Fair Trade chocolate.
• The Bicycle Coffee Company: Sustainable From Bean To Cup - (Dowser) We are huge fans of these guys...and their coffee!
• Cargill pays premium millions to cocoa farmers as sustainable sourcing grows - (ConfectioneryNews.com)
• Salmon Fish Cake [Recipe] - (Jamie Oliver's Food Revolution) Mmmm...going to have to try this out this weekend!

Home Stuff

• Cat Hammock in a Box - (CatAbove.com) For cat lovers, this has to be the coolest cat gadget/accessory ever... and it's made of corrugated cardboard!
• 8 lush green rooftops from around the globe - (Mother Nature Network) These are neat to look at!

Beauty & Fashion Stuff

• Christie Brinkley Launching Vegan Skin Care Line - (Ecorazzi) Set to launch this summer...keep an eye out!
• Stick Your iPad Down Bernie Madoff's (Recycled) Pants - (Ecouterre) iPad cases made from Madoff's auctioned off pants...kind of funny.

Tech & Science Stuff

• GE's Solar Powered Carousel Opens at the South Street Seaport! - (Inhabitat) Fun!!
• Lightning Motorcycles Break 200 MPH Electric Bike Speed Record! - (Inhabitat) For all you speedster bikers...

School, College & Student Stuff

• Announcing the Global Green USA Green School Makeover Competition: A Chance to Win $65,000 to Green Your School! - (Global Green USA)
• Enter to Win Inhabitat's Green Back-To-School Contest - (Inhabitat) "Worth a whopping $1155, our back to school prize package includes a HP Pavilion dv6 laptop with Windows 7, a set of notebooks from ecosystem, a creative bundle from Behance, some sweet recycled newspaper pencils from TreeSmart, folders, tabs and more courtesy of Naked Binder, and a Voltaic Converter solar backpack to put all of it into!"

Nature & Environment Stuff

• Shell Oil Leak in North Sea Raises Memories of BP Gulf Oil Spill - (Treehugger)
• Moving Planet: A Day to Move Beyond Fossil Fuels - Coming Sep 24th... check it out!! From the guys over at 350.org.

Arts, Entertainment & Travel Stuff

• Constance Hockaday's Boggsville Boatel Turn Defunct Boats Into Floating NYC Hotels - (Inhabitat) Maybe a fun getaway with kids??

Political, Social & Economy Stuff

• Fair Trade Chocolate Activists Upload Protest Photos On Hershey's Facebook Page - (Huffington Post)

Other Random Cool Stuff

• Apple Unveils Exciting New Pictures of It's Foster & Partners Designed Green Headquarters in Cupertino! - (Inhabitat) Self-sufficient curved glass building... cool!
• Paypal Founder Peter Thiel Invests $1.25 Million to Create Floating Micro-Countries - (Inhabitat) "...building his very own start-up countries in the far off, open ocean..."

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 - 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 - 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???