Win A $25 Coco-Zen Gift Certificate from Boutique Flair

The folks over at Boutique Flair are giving away a $25 Coco-Zen gift certificate. Last month their editor fell "head over heels in love" with our Chocolate Lips-To-Go. Check out the amazing Rave Product Review she gave us.

Now...go enter the giveaway!


About Boutique Flair
"Boutique Flair caters to style-savvy women who seek the most fabulous must-haves the web has to offer. Each season, we highlight the best in beauty, fashion and gifts to keep our visitors informed about the latest “it items.” From indie artists’ designs to fab department store finds, everything we showcase possesses an irresistible boutique quality flair. We help our readers and those they shop for stand fashionably out in the crowd (while often saving a penny or two)!"

Stuff We Found Today - 03.03.09

Family, Kids & Health Stuff

• WATCH: How the U.S. Lost Its Groove (and Turned Your Boy into a Girl) - (Chelsea Green) Video in post.
  

Food Stuff

• 10 Healthy, Green Snack Tips For School Kids - (TheDailyGreen)
  

Home Stuff

• Bokashi: This is Not Your Father's Compost - (CleanTechnica) "...a ramped-up, high-speed composting method first developed in Japan."
  

Beauty & Fashion Stuff

• California's Rising Stars - (ecofabulous) This super cool line of eco-apparel from California Rising is just up our beach bum alley. A little on the pricier side, but we're diggin' their styles.
  
• Eco Chic LBD - (showtheLOVE) Ahhh, the little black dress - lovin' this eco-friendly version that can take you from day to night.

Tech & Science Stuff

• Dell Shows Its Green Stripes At Greener Gadget - (EcoGeek)
  
• What Happens to a Computer When It's Recycled? - (Fast Company)
• Rinspeed iChange EV Changes Shape To Suit Passenger Numbers - (Gas 2.0) "...starts off as a one-seat sports car, but is capable of changing to a three-seat coupe thanks to a pop-up rear end."

Work & Business Stuff

• Green bid Madness - March 3, 2009 - (Green Gigs) This week's list of green jobs to bid on.
• Some Real People Actually are Finding the Elusive Green Jobs - (New Dream Blog)

School, College & Student Stuff

• Project Green Prom seeks eco-teen videos - (Mother Nature Network) "Put together by Whole Foods Market and Teens Turning Green, Project Green Prom’s a video contest that lets teens share prom greening tips with other teens."

Nature & Environment Stuff

• 10 Naturally Transparent and Translucent Insects - (Environmental Graffiti) Pics of some cool looking little creatures.
  
• 10 Most Diabolical Fish On Earth - (Environmental Graffiti) And pics of some scary looking creatures.

Arts, Entertainment & Travel Stuff

• New Documentary on Global Water Crisis Screening Worldwide - (Blue Living Ideas) Movie trailer included in post.
  
• Save green while celebrating green: Budget friendly eco-vacation ideas - (Celebrate Green) If you thinking of taking a little vacation, check this out.

International Stuff

• Endangered Tigers Kill Six: Deforestation Blamed - (Chelsea Green)

Political & Social Stuff

• Congress Struggles to Clean Up Power Plant in its Own Backyard - (EarthFirst)
• Watch Out Nike Swoosh, Obama's Got a New Logo! - (Fast Company) We're kinda diggin' this!
• Obama Restores Key Provision in Endangered Species Act - (Red, Green and Blue) Woohoo!

Other Random Cool Stuff

• Celebrate Green - (book) A great guide/resource book on simple things you can do to make any celebration, event or holiday a little more green. If you're planning any sort of event, you have to check out this book first!
• Anti-Sweatshop Victories - (Change.org: Fair Trade)
• Nobel Peace Prize Winner Desmond Tutu Supports Earth Hour - (Sustainablog)
• Cycling into the Future: 15 Crazy Concept Bicycles - (WebUrbanist) Since bikes are one of the greenest forms of transportation, thought our readers might enjoy this bicycle flight of fancy.

Stuff We Found Today - 03.02.09

Family, Kids & Health Stuff

• A bill to ban BPA - (Mother Nature Network) "A California state senator just introduced legislation that would ban BPA from bottles and cans intended for children 3 and younger."
  

Food Stuff

• Bugs: The Next Sustainable Food Source? - (EarthFirst) Ewwwwww!!! Don't know if we could ever come around to eating bugs...although, they say crickets and grasshoppers are pretty tasty. Escargot is about as far as we've gone. What do you think??
  
• Obama Sushi - Our President Looks Delicious - (The Art of Obama) Okay...this is kinda crazy.

Home Stuff

• Clean green to save green: Eco cleaning made easy and cheap - (green LA girl) Anyone can do this...and save money?? Hell, yeah!
  
• Giving Paper a New Life: Papier-Mache Stools By Stray Dog Designs - (Green Your Decor) Can't these stools are made of paper!

Tech & Science Stuff

• Water Powered Cars - (Blue Living Ideas) Real or not? The debate goes on...but how cool if this really works!!
  
• 2010 Toyota Prius to Achieve 50 MPG - (Fast Company)
• Clean Coal: It's Not a Misnomer, Bit is it the Answer - (Fast Company) Hell, NO!! As long as there is something to "capture", then it's not clean...no matter where you try to bury it - hello!!
• A Superguide for e-recycling: Make money, not e-waste - (green LA girl)
• Lotus Announces "Omnivore": a Car That Can Run on Almost Any Fuel - (Gas 2.0)

Work & Business Stuff

• Green Job Listings - March 2, 2009 - (Green Gigs)

School, College & Student Stuff

• Green College Spotlight: Williams College - (EarthFirst)

Nature & Environment Stuff

• Study Calls Cows "Climate Bombs" - (Ecolocalizer)
  

Arts, Entertainment & Travel Stuff

• 7 UP Dude, Orlando Jones, Is A Raw Foods Vegan - (Ecorazzi) Although we can only aspire to be as green as Orlando, we certainly appreciate (and subscribe) to his "anything in moderation" philosophy.
  
• Martin Sheen Throws His Support Behind Coal Protest In D.C. - (Ecorazzi)

Political & Social Stuff

• Coolest First Lady...Ever - (Celebs Gone Good) We'd have to agree...plus, we think the Prez is pretty cool, too!
• Counter arguments for "Stumulus," growth and employment - (Culture Change) A very interesting article worth mulling over.
• A green American dream for working families - (Green For All) "Last Friday, Vice President Joe Biden held the first meeting of his new White House Task Force for Middle Class Working Families. The theme? 'Green jobs as a pathway to a strong middle class.'” Video in post.
• What a Difference a Month can Make: the Revival of the EPA and Greenhouse Gas Regulation Under President Obama - (The Inspired Economist)

Other Random Cool Stuff

• Bicilavadora: The Bike-Powered laundery (VIDEO) - (The Huffington Post) Cool multitasking...get your workout and laundry done at the same time - haha.
  
• Want To Save 40,000 Trees? Buy Recycled Toilet Paper - (TheDailyGreen) Includes a list of the top-rated paper product brands.
• Beyond Green Roofs: 15 Vertically Vegetated Buildings - (WebEcoist) These are some pretty awesome buildings.

Stuff We Found This Weekend - 03.01.09

Food Stuff

• The Future of Food: Bioengineered Frankenfood - (Eat Me Daily)
  
• Book Review: Cooking Green - Go eco by never learning to bake - (green LA girl) Being home cooks ourselves, outside of the foods we cook, we never really thought about how we can make the process of cooking more sustainable. Sounds like some great tips in this book.
• Genetically Modified Food Experiments Use Kids for Guinea Pigs - (Eco Child's Play) Unbelievable!

Home Stuff

• Cordell Modern Container House - (Jetson Green) Diggin' these container homes.
  

Beauty & Fashion Stuff

• EcoTools - Lovin' these eco-friendly makeup brushes that are AFFORDABLE!! You can get them at Target, Duane Reade, Ulta - just to name a few. They've even got brushes for mineral makeup - YEA!
  
• Pret-a-Trade-Fair - (Change.org: Fair Trade) Fair Trade represented at London's Fashion Week.
• Get Your Green Face On: Best Eco-Moisturizers for Winter - (EcoSalon) We haven't tried these ourselves, but the gals at EcoSalon always have great green tips. As always, check any beauty product with Environmental Working Groups Skin Deep Database.

Tech & Science Stuff

• Wave Energy Farm To Be Developed Off The San Francisco Coast - (Blue Living Ideas) "...could be home to USA’s first major Ocean Wave Energy farm."
• Micro Hydro Essentials - (Blue Living Ideas) Generate your own hydroelectric power at home?
  
• US: Efficiency Can Reduce Energy Use By 30%, Coal Dependence By 60% - (Red, Green and Blue)

Work & Business Stuff

• Great Green Job of the Week: Conservation Crew Leader, Southwest Conservation Corps - (EarthFirst)
• Green Job Listing - March 1, 2009 - (Green Gigs)

School, College & Student Stuff

• Essay Contest: Win a Hybrid Bus for Your School - (EarthFirst) "...an essay contest that encourages kids to write passionately about their schools’ green efforts."

Nature & Environment Stuff

• Black Wave: The Legacy of the Exxon Valdez Trailer - (Blip.tv) Video post.
• 7 Symbiotic Wonders of the Natural World - (WebEcoist)

Arts, Entertainment & Travel Stuff

• Want to witness Mavericks but can't get to the beach at a moment's notice? - Watch Mavericks webcast in high def on your computer from Fuel TV. Get the up to date info from the Mavericks website.
  
• Mavericks' Ambitious Green Initiatives - (Fuel TV: MavericksSurf) "Completely solar-powered, carbon neutral, and low trash, Mavericks looks to set the standard in environmental conscience events so that Mavericks can break for years to come."
• John Lennon's Sketches Being Turned Into Organic Stuffed Animals - (Ecorazzi) These are eco-friendly and adorably cute.

Political & Social Stuff

• Obama: 'I know special interests are gearing up for a fight... So am I' [video] - (Red, Green and Blue) President's weekly video address.
• California Drought Spurs Schwarzenegger to Declare State of Emergency - (Red, Green and Blue)

Other Random Cool Stuff

• 100 Ways to Conserve Water - (Blue Living Ideas) "100 creative ways that you can reduce your water usage around the house, at the office, and while you’re on vacation."
  
• We're Running Out of Water (Video) - (Blue Living Ideas)
• What's Your Water Footprint? - (Blue Living Ideas)
  
• Chico Declared 10th Fair Trade Town - (Change.org: Fair Trade)
• From Your Coffee Cup to the Operating Table - (Change.org: Fair Trade) "The British Medical Association has recently launched a campaign aimed at promoting the fair trade of medical supplies."
• Soft, Fluffy Recycled Tissue Is Possible, Says Biotech Entrepreneur - (Fast Company)
• Get it on for the Earth with French Letter Eco-Condoms - (EarthFirst) Wink, wink!

Quote of the Week - 03.01.09

"If we could see the miracle of a single flower clearly,
our whole life would change."

~Buddha

"If we could see the miracle of Fair Trade chocolate clearly,
the whole chocolate industry would change."

~Coco-Zen