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 - 04.15.12

Dew-soaked damselfly

Food Stuff

• Color Eggs Naturally - (Whole Foods) East steps to color eggs with food ingredients instead of conventional dyes.
• Fair Trade Easter and Passover - (Global Exchange) "Easter and Passover are two of the BEST times to ask Hershey to eliminate child and forced labor from its supply chain, and start sourcing Fair Trade."
• Chocolate-Covered Matzo Bark - (Whole Foods) You don't have to celebrate Passover to enjoy this yummy treat...we love it with pistachios.
• 6 Incredibly Gross Additives in Everyday Foods - (Inhabitots) Ick!
• Stop Agent Orange Frankencorn! Don't Let the USDA Approve Dow's 2,4-D-Tolerant Corn! - (Organic Consumers Association)
• Still drinking diet soda? Don't be a fashion victim - (Grist) "Diet Pepsi consists of artificially blackened water tarted up with synthetic chemicals."

Home Stuff

• South Korean Home Blanketed in Greenery and Solar Panels - (Inhabitat) Cool, modern and green...love!
• IKEA's Beautiful New SOLKULLEN LED Lamp Floats Like a Paper Jellyfish - (Inhabitat) Pretty...
• Water Footprint Calculator - (National Geographic) See what your water footprint is...it's easy!
• Repurposed Robot Prints "Endless" Furniture From Recycled E-Waste - (Inhabitat)

Beauty & Fashion Stuff

• Guess What? Crushed Red Bugs Are in Your Lipstick, Too - (Ecouterre) Ewww...didn't know that!

School, College & Student Stuff

• Features of Great Green Public Schools + Find a Green School Near You - (Inhabitots) Healthier for the kids...not just the planet.

Nature & Environment Stuff

• Indian Man Single-Handedly Plants 1,360 Acre Forest - (Inhabitat) Wow!
• Sun, Sea, Sand, And... Small Appliances? New Marine Trash Report Reveals Sorry State of World's Beaches - (TreeHugger) Very sad indeed...see what trash is washing up along our coasts.
• Harvard Study Links Pesticide-Laced Corn Syrup to Bee Colony Collapse - (Inhabitat) Hello...pesticides!
• Extreme Close-Ups:m 16 Mind-Blowing Macro Nature Photos - (WebEcoist) Very cool pics.

Arts, Entertainment & Travel Stuff

• Thailand's Lush Beach Resort Soneva Kiri Offers a Retreat to Eco Paradise - (Inhabitat) We can dream, can't we?
• Mad Men Mom January Jones Eats Her Placenta In Pill Form - (Inhabitots) Uhhh...what do you think?
• Amazing Book Sculptures Pour out of Window and Into the Streets - (Inhabitat)

International Stuff

• Denmark Announces Plans to Produce 100% of its Energy From Renewable Sources By 2050 - (Inhabitat) Oh, those crazy Danes...more power to them!

Other Random Cool Stuff

• All I Own: Swedish Students Photographed With All Their Possessions Show How to Live With Less - (Inhabitat) Makes you think about our own consumerism.
• April 11, 2022 - Monsanto Saves the World! - (Elephant Journal) NOT!! "A Humorous Look at Monsanto’s Future... A Scary Look at Monsanto’s Past."

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???

VIDEO: The Story of Bottled Water

"The Story of Bottled Water, released on March 22, 2010 (World Water Day) employs the Story of Stuff style to tell the story of manufactured demand—how you get Americans to buy more than half a billion bottles of water every week when it already flows from the tap. Over five minutes, the film explores the bottled water industrys attacks on tap water and its use of seductive, environmental-themed advertising to cover up the mountains of plastic waste it produces. The film concludes with a call to take back the tap, not only by making a personal commitment to avoid bottled water, but by supporting investments in clean, available tap water for all."

Stuff We Found Today - 08.26.10

"Living" Dress - Ecouterre

Family, Kids & Health Stuff

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

Food Stuff

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

Home Stuff

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

Beauty & Fashion Stuff

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

Tech & Science Stuff

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

School, College & Student Stuff

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

Nature & Environment Stuff

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

Political, Social & Economy Stuff

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

Other Random Cool Stuff

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

Stuff We Found Today - 07.07.09

New Fairtrade flavor for Ben & Jerry's!!

Family, Kids & Health Stuff

• EWG's Sunscreen Buyer's Guide for iPhone - Great resource for when out buying sunscreen and need help finding the safest and most effective (get through iTunes store - free app).

Food Stuff

• GMOs: Hidden Ingredient - (CBS News Video) "A recent poll shows that 53 percent of Americans say they won't purchase foods that have been genetically modified. But, as Armen Keteyian reports, many Americans are unaware that they already do."
• How to Make Your Supermarket Fair Trade Friendly - (Change.org: End Human Trafficking)
• 85% of tested juice box contained LEAD - (Nutrition for Empowered Women) Check out this list...
• The PlanetBox: A lunch box for those inheriting our planet - (Z Recommeds) Pricey, but way cool lunch box.
• Tell Mars, Cargill, and Hershey to Stop Using "Blood Chocolate" - (Change.org)
• Ben and Jerry's Fudge Brownie Ice Cream is Now Fairtrade - Woooohooo!!!!

Beauty & Fashion Stuff

• 17-Year-Old Former Refugee Turns Spent Bullets into Pro-Peace Jewelry - (Ecouterre) An inspiring story and the necklace is pretty neat too!
• Sneak Peek at Fall's Best Sustainable Shoes - (EcoStiletto) Ooohhhh, these are cute...and you can win them!

Tech & Science Stuff

• Death by Gadget - (NYTimes.com) "'Blood diamonds' have faded away, but we may now be carrying 'blood phones.'" Something to think about when buying the latest and greatest...
• World's First Electronic Spectacles Could Make Bifocals Obsolete - (Ecouterre) If bifocals are in your future...this may be your saving grace!

School, College & Student Stuff

• Stunning Zero Plus Energy Lab at Hawaii Preparatory Academy - (Inhabitat) Wow...who wouldn't want to go to school here!

Nature & Environment Stuff

• Biggest Animals: The Largest of the Large - (WebEcoist) Pics of some crazy huge animals...the gigantic house cat gets our vote.
• Buzz Killers: 10 Of The World's Biggest, Baddest Bugs - (WebEcoist) OK... any one of these would scare the bejeezers out of us!

Website Stuff

• Trade Your Stuff! - (The Daily Green) "Try Swaptree for exchanging books, music, movies and more."

Other Random Cool Stuff

• 10 Ways to Save Money on Gasoline - (Greenwala) Easy peasy ideas that anyone can do...
• The Story of Bottled Water - (YouTube: Story of Stuff Project) Great video!!

Stuff We Found Today - 06.13.10

Rainboots that charge your cellphone

Family, Kids & Health Stuff

• Target Hooks Up With Punky Brewster For New Organic Baby Collection - (ecorazzi.com) Yea!!! More affordable organic baby clothing!

Food Stuff

• Is There Slavery In Your Chocolate? - (John Robbins) Great article post!
• Unexpected Consequence: Increased CO2 Could Affect Nutritional Value of Crops - (EcoGeek.org) "...increased CO2 could reduce the protein content of crop plants by as much as 20 percent." Okay... not good!

Beauty & Fashion Stuff

• Thermoelectric Galoshes Charge Your Cellphone Using Heat From Your Feet - (Ecouterre) Rainboots that charge your cellphone? Perfect for all those rainy day walks!
• TOMS Wedges: Best Green Shoes for Summer, 2010 - (Eco-Chick) Already love their flats, but these wedges are cute!! Plus buy a pair of TOMS shoes and a pair of shoes gets donated to a child in need.
• We'll Toast to These Boys! - (ecofabulous) For guys living in colder climates...organic cotton thermal boxer briefs...and they're under $8!

Tech & Science Stuff

• Dirty Power, Clean Cars: Even From Coal, EVs are Cleaner - (Car Talk)
• Solar Powered Shrub Car is Not Your "Garden Variety" EV - (Inhabitat) OK, this is a little silly... but we figure it must have some application, right? (video in post)
• Flexible OLEDs Could Lead to Sony computer "Bracelets" by 2020- (Ecouterre) Computer on your arm....oooh. (video in post)
• Electric Jet Ski: All of the Fun, Non of the Oil and Emissions - (EcoGeek.org) Calling all you summer jet skiers!
• Apples Patents Solar-Powered iPod, iPhone - (EcoGeek.org) Wondering when they were finally going to do this...hooray!
• Forget Wave Power, Google and Others May Use Poo Power for Data Center - (EcoGeek.org) No joke!

School, College & Student Stuff

• Tea Partiers Bid to Keep Climate Change Out of the Classroom - (Change.org) Seriously??? C'mon... it's SCIENCE folks!!

Nature & Environment Stuff

• BP Tries to Block Photos of Dead Wildlife - (Change.org) "The New York Daily News reported on Wednesday that BP has ordered its contractors not to share pictures or otherwise publicize the scores of dead and injured wildlife."
• Dying, dead maring wildlife paint dar, morbid picture of Gulf Coast following oil spill - (NYDailyNews.com) "Here's what President Obama didn't see when he visited the Gulf Coast..."
• Poll: America Opinion on Climate Change Warms Up - (George Mason University) Well, it's about time!
• Hands Across the Sand - This even takes place June 26 at a beach near you...check it out!
• Oceans Without Fish in 40 Years? - (Blue Living Ideas) May sound far fetched, but it's a real possibility..."if fishing policies don’t change, all commercial fisheries could collapse in the next 40 years..."

International Stuff

• Copenhagen Adopts a Mandatory Green Roof Policy - (Inhabitat) Those Europeans...so with it! All big cities should do this.
• China Unveils World's Fastest High-Speed Train - (EcoGeek.org) ...and the US will finally have a high-speed train when???
• Giant Sinkhole Opens in Guatemala - (ecorazzi.com) "This picture is enough to induce nightmares... Planet Earth never fails to surprise…"

Political, Social & Economy Stuff

• Blazing Trails: What Five Pioneering Cities Have Banned - (Causecast) Whoa...check this out (pretty awesome)!
• Energy Use in the US & Global Agri-Food Systems: Implications for Sustainable Agriculture - (Culture Change) Great post...worth the time to read.

Other Random Cool Stuff

• Blood:Water Mission's LEMON:AID Stand - What a great summertime activity for neighborhood kids, schools, community groups, etc. to do!
• Dos and don'ts of oil spill action: How you can really help - (Mother Nature Network)
• Wal-Mart Goes Green - (EcoFriendlyDaily.com) Before you snicker...you should check out this post...a big box store can make a big green difference.

Stuff We Found Today - 04.08.10

Planting the White House Garden, Spring 2010

Food Stuff

• Jamie Oliver's Food Revolution - (EcoStiletto) "...he stakes are life-or-death high as Jamie Oliver tries to inspire a revolution by helping the single-unhealthiest community in the world understand that what it feeds its children can kill them." (video in post)
• Coco-Zen chocolate truffles make size matter - (Mother Nature Network) Our favorite "green LA girl" tried out our new vegan truffles and, although she found our large truffles to be a bit too large for herself (they're definitely not for the faint of heart) she gave us the thumbs up! Thanks Siel!!
• KFC's Frightening New Sandwich To Stop Hearts Next Week - (Ecorazzi) OMG... are they kidding us?!!

Beauty & Fashion Stuff

• Electronic Underpants Send Text Message When Wearer Wets Himself - (Ecouterre) Okay... before you say "WHAT?!!! Read the article. There actually is a practical use for this.
• Dear Cover Girl: We Want Non-Toxic Products - (Crazy Sexy Life)
• Selena Gomez Dream Out Loud Eco-Fashion To Hit K-Mart - (Ecorazzi) Teens making eco-fashion for teens (that teens can afford)... awesome!

Tech & Science Stuff

• IBM's New Solar Desalination Tech Cloud Create Rivers in the Desert - (Inhabitat) "...IBM and Saudi Arabia’s King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology are teaming up to solve the water problem with solar-powered desalination technology."
• Nissan Sets Price for the LEAF - (EcoGeek.org) After all the tax credits and rebates...looking good! Plus, check out their cool new commercial out in Japan.

Nature & Environment Stuff

• Glacier National Park May Soon Be Without Glaciers - (AboutMyPlanet.com)
• How Much Clean Water is Available for Human Use? - (Blue Living Ideas) This is an eye opener...
• Giant Sea Bug Found Attached To Submersible Robot - (Ecorazzi) Whoa!! Check this out!

Arts, Entertainment & Travel Stuff

• Luda wants you to increase your green - (Celebs Gone Good) That Ludacris to all us old fogies. (video in post)
• Stephen Colbert Holds 'Science Catfight' About Climate Change - (Ecorazzi) Video in post.
• Isabella Rossellini To Star In 'Green Porno' Spawn 'Seduce Me' - (Ecorazzi) Yup... this should be interesting...

International Stuff

• Construction Complete on the UK's Stunning Seed Cathedral - (Inhabitat) This is one crazy looking cathedral... and when we say crazy, we mean way cool!

Political, Social & Economy Stuff

• FLOTUS Planting the White House Garden, Spring 2010 - (Obama Pics Daily) Love this woman!
• FLOTUS Wins the "Big Help" Award | Nickelodeon's Kids' Choice Awards 2010 - (Obama Pics Daily)
• EPA takes steps to protect Appalachian communities from impacts of mountaintop removal - (350.org)
• A Hotter Earth Could Mean a More Heated Aggressive Society - (AboutMyPlanet.com) Apparently hotter planet means hotter heads...

Other Random Cool Stuff

• The Rise and Fall of Bottled Water - (Blue Living Ideas) "The evolution of the bottled water industry has finally crested and demise has begun..."

VIDEO: The Cycle of Insanity: The Real Story of Water

Today, March 22, is World Water Day which was is an initiative that grew out of the 1992 United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED) in Rio de Janeiro. It was started to raise awareness about the world's increasing water quality challenges.

Check out this great educational film created by the folks over at the Surfrider Foundation (it's animated!!)... and pass it along!

The Cycle of Insanity: The Real Story of Water from Surfrider Foundation on Vimeo.

Stuff We Found Today - 03.18.10

"No, This Is Why You're Fat!" ~Treehugger.com

Family, Kids & Health Stuff

• This St. Patrick’s Day, Urge Congress to Ban Toxic Metal in Kids’ Jewelry - (Center For Environmental Health) Take action and join us in signing this petition!
  
• VIDEO: A Wake Up Story - (ecofabulous) "Check out this incredible new video from Healthy Child Healthy World! A must see for every parent and anyone who cares about eliminating toxins from our homes and further supporting the development of a chemical-free childhood."

Food Stuff

• No, This Is Why You're Fat! Why Does a Salad Cost More Than a Big Mac? - (TreeHugger.com) Oh... you gotta read this!!
• World's Largest Beer Brewer Cuts Water Use, Braces for Future Risks - (NYTimes.com)

Home Stuff

• Bead-Filled Washing Machine Uses 90% Less Water - (EcoGeek.org) Interesting...

Beauty & Fashion Stuff

• 3.2010 H&M Eco-Fashion Preview - (EcoStiletto) "Allegations of shredding and greenwashing aside, we applaud H&M for creating a collection of clothing from sustainable materials—organic cotton & linen, tencel, and recycled poly—that is not only gorgeous, but affordable."
• The Detectair is a "Smart" Vest That Sniffs Out Air Pollutants - (Ecouterre) Interesting ideal... not so sure about the flashing lights, though.
• Turn Used Plastic Bags Into a Pair of Upcycled Rain Boots - (Ecouterre) Love the bright colors... fun!
• Uggs - The Ugly Reality of the Popular Footwear - (ecollo) Bet you didn't know about this...

Tech & Science Stuff

• 3-D PRinter Creates Entire Buildings From Solid Rock - (Inhabitat) Now this is kinda cool!
• Solar Powered Augmented Contact Lenses Cover Your Eye with 100s of LEDs - (Inhabitat) "The technology would embed hundreds of semitransparent LEDs onto a thin lens, letting wearers experience augmented reality right through their eyes." OK... this is even cooler... or kinda scary...
• Finally, A No-Draw Charger - (EcoGeek.org) "AT&T has just announced a USB-based telephone charger that does not pull electricity from the wall when it's not charging a phone."

Nature & Environment Stuff

• World's 7 most amazing trees - (Mother Nature Network) Just some great nature pics...

Arts, Entertainment & Travel Stuff

• Candelight only, chez Gisele Bundchen - (Celebs Gone Good) The supermodel "welcomed the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) into their home to film some up close and personal PSAs to raise awareness about the March 27 energy conservation event." (video in post)

International Stuff

• Pope to Pursue Heavenly Power in Europe's Biggest Solar Plant - (Bloomberg.com) "The world’s smallest state now intends to build the biggest solar plant in Europe for 500 million euros ($660 million)..."
• World Water Day 2010 - Next Monday is International World Water Day!
• China To Connect Its Hight Speed Rail All The Way To Europe - (Inhabitat) "China already has the most advanced and extensive high speed rail line in the world, and soon that network will be connected all the way to Europe and the UK!" ...all while we wait for our first intrastate high speed rail, hmmm....

Other Random Cool Stuff

• 74 Year Old Man to Journey Across America in a Solar Powered Stroller - (Inhabitots)
• 5 cheap ways to save 1,000 gallons of water - (Mother Nature Network) ...and these days, cheap is good!

Stuff We Found Today - 03.11.10

Renault's Flying Sailboats

Family, Kids & Health Stuff

• 'Pesticide Drift' Eluding Efforts To Combat It - (NPR) "The Environmental Protection Agency is considering a petition from farm worker and public health advocates to ban pesticide spraying near schools, hospitals and child care centers..."

Food Stuff

• NeighborhoodFruit.com - If you've got a fruit tree or two in your backyard and never have time to pick it, check out this website... and share your fruit!

Home Stuff

• 15 houseplants for improving indoor air quality - (Mother Nature Network) Good to have a few of these around!

Beauty & Fashion Stuff

• Your T-shirt's life story (before it met you)- (Mother Nature Network) Good reminder of where our clothes come from... and how.

Tech & Science Stuff

• From the man who brought you the $100 laptop, an electric vehicle for the developing world - (Mother Nature Network) This car even has interchangeable parts that allows it to "easily be transformed into a pickup, SUV, station wagon or other variant." Pretty cool!
• ...Wheego Whip Life, an affordable electric vehicle - (Mother Nature Network) "Wheego is a lean operation, with only five employees. Their new highway-capable electric car can get 90 miles on a charge, will be available this summer, and will sell for $32,000 -- and there's a $7,500 federal tax credit."
• Microsoft's Skinput System Turns Skin into a Touchscreen - (Inhabitat) OK... this is kind of crazy - video in post.
• Flying Sailboat Soars Through the Sky On Solar Power - (Inhabitat) Whoa... pretty cool if this thing becomes reality (video in post).
• Bubble Shaped Skyscraper is a Fresh Water Factory - (Inhabitat)

School, College & Student Stuff

• The Best Internship on Earth - (Sierra Club) High school and college students... check this out!!

Nature & Environment Stuff

• Protect Our Clean Water from Mine Waste Dumping - (Sierra Club) Send a message to the EPA and sign this petition... we did!
• Josh Dorfman: Let's Stop Debating Global Warming, Instead Convince People To Solve It - (Huffington Post)
• Infographic: Top 20 countries with most endangered species - (Mother Nature Network) ...and yes, the US is on this list!

Arts, Entertainment & Travel Stuff

• South African Reverse Graffiti Artists Tag Up Walls By Scrubbing Them Clean - (Inhabitat) Hmmm...wonder if our inner city taggers would consider this??

Website Stuff

• Google adds bike lane with latest mapping feature - (Mother Nature Network) "Now you can find routes that avoid big hills and heavily congested areas, as well as locate bike trails." Perfect for those of us that aren't up to tackling those SF hills!

Political, Social & Economy Stuff

• Earth Day Revolution...Patriots Needed! Tell Your Elected Leaders to Join the Revolution - (Sierra Club) We just signed this petition... will you join us?
• White House to host eco-friendly Easter Egg roll - (Mother Nature Network) "Annual Easter event will feature wellness activities and official White House Earth-friendly wooden eggs."

VIDEO: A World Without Water

"A World Without Water The world is running out of its most precious resource. True Vision's timely film tells of the personal tragedies behind the mounting privatisation of water supplies. More than a billion people across the globe don’t have access to safe water. Every day 3900 children die as a result of insufficient or unclean water supplies. The situation can only get worse as water gets evermore scarce. "

VIDEO: Captain Charles Moore & the Great Pacific Garbage Patch

"Capt. Charles Moore of the Algalita Marine Research Foundation first discovered the Great Pacific Garbage Patch -- an endless floating waste of plastic trash. Now he's drawing attention to the growing, choking problem of plastic debris in our seas."

Stuff We Found Today - 08.17.09

The First Family visits Yellowstone National Park

Family, Kids & Health Stuff

• Back-to-School Week: Desk Supplies - (Ideal Bite) "These finds have everything conventional kids' pens, notebooks, etc., have going for them, but won't tax natural resources like trees and waterways in an instant."
  
• AstroTurf Agrees to Eliminate Lead Threats to Children - (Center for Environmental Health) "The agreement is the first following from a CEH investigation of high levels of lead found in turf from dozens of artificial turf makers."
• Fewer Toxins in Toyland - (Culture Change) Woo hoo!
  

Food Stuff

• Chocolate again linked to better heart health - (Confectionary News) Woohoo...even more reason to love chocolate!
  
• Hilarious High Fructose Corn Syrup Ad Parody - (EarthFirst) After the videos, don't forget to read the post about why high fructose corn syrup IS bad for you and your kids.
  
• Bananas!* Exposes Dole’s Poisonous Practices - (EcoWorldly) Movie trailer in post.
  
• Cut plastic out with homemade yogurt - (Mother Nature Network) "Plastic pollutes and is made using oil. Here's a quick and easy way to take a small bite out of your plastic footprint." Apparently making your own yogurt is pretty easy...and GOOD!
  

Home Stuff

• Ecopaper.com: Tree-Free Paper & Envelopes - Just found this...banana, sugar, coffee and other tree-free papers and envelopes. Perfect for work and home!
  
• Showering With Plants - (GreenMuze) How'd you like to have this for a shower?!
  
• Vinyl-Free, Reusable Fabric Wall Stickers by Mae - (Inhabitat) These are perfect for kids rooms!
  
• Bargain Buy: SO chic Stainless Steel drinkware at REI - (GWG) Loving these!
  
• 7 Cool Green Homes that Float - (TheDailyGreen) Just for fun...
  

Beauty & Fashion Stuff

• Modeling Agents Scouting for the Next Green Model: Project Green Search - (Sustainablog) Calling all aspiring eco-models...
  
• Save the World with Your Underwear: Yves Behar Launches PACT - (Inhabitat) Haha...love this!
  

Tech & Science Stuff

• 6 Alternative-Fuel Vehicles Built By Teenagers - (Gas 2.0) ...by teenagers!! Awesome!
  
• Dell to cut 34,000 tons of CO2 in 2009 - (Mother Nature Network) "Dell announces big energy savings ($5.8 million worth) in 2009 and a switch to 25% renewables."
  

Work & Business Stuff

• Great Green Job of the Week: Licensee Director, Earth Advantage Institute - (EarthFirst) "Promoting the wise use of energy and natural resources in a carbon constrained world, Earth Advantage Institute (EAI) will be the nation’s leading organization in providing green building and climate solutions for clients in the building trades."
• Check Out These Greener Jobs - (Jetson Green)
  
• Green Jobs at Home - August 14, 2009 - (Green Gigs)
  

School, College & Student Stuff

• Green College Spotlight: Clark University - (EarthFirst)
  

Nature & Environment Stuff

• Documentary: “A World Without Water” - (Blue Living Ideas) "...a fascinating story about the inevitable truth that world is running out of its most precious resource." (video in post)
  
• 15 Beautiful and Endangered Places Around the Globe - (EcoSalon) "Whether the effects of global warming, deforestation, urbanization or heavy tourism are to blame, the fact of the matter is that these precious gems are rapidly deteriorating right before our eyes."
  
• 4 Million Pounds of Space Junk Polluting Earth’s Orbit - (EcoWorldly) That can't be good...
  

Arts, Entertainment & Travel Stuff

• The Green Quote: Robert Redford Doesn’t Believe In Clean Coal - (Ecorazzi) Neither do we!
• Get The Dirt On Dirt In “Dirt! The Movie” - (Ecorazzi) "Narrated by Jamie Lee Curtis, the film features a who’s who of agricultural, economic and environmental activists discussing the impact that our mistreatment of dirt and topsoil is having on the planet and what we can do to stem the tide." (trailer in post)

Website Stuff

• ZoomPool: A Social Network for Carbon-Conscious Carpoolers - (Fast Company) "The just-launched service aims to link like-minded commuters--thus making ride-sharing easier, and cutting down on the creep factor."
  

International Stuff

• Europe Leads the Way in Greener Airlines - (Environmental Leader)
  
• First Look: Heathrow's $1.6 Billion Terminal 2 Will Be Brighter, Greener, Less Ugly - (Fast Company)
  
• China’s Iconic Panda May Face Extinction in Two to Three Generations - (EcoWorldly) This would truly be sad.
  

Political, Social & Economy Stuff

• The First Family visits Yellowstone National Park - (Obama Pics Daily) Oh, just some really nice family pics...very endearing.
• Clinton's Other Congo Mission: Conflict Diamonds and Other Mined Minerals - (TheDailyGreen) "Drawing a line between your latest laptop and the rape of women in war-torn Central Africa."
  

Other Random Cool Stuff

• Mother Jones Unveils the Greenwashed Truth about Fiji Water - (EarthFirst)
  
• A Review of Sneaky Green Uses for Everyday Things by Cy Tymony - (Eco Child's Play) "...a fun and fabulous book for people that love to create their own gadgets." Looks like a perfect book for creative/crafty kids to check out...and us parents could probably learn a few things too!