Archive for November, 2012
20% Off chocolate treats for everyone…2 days left!
Posted in Random, tagged chocolate, discounts, fair trade, gifts, holiday, organic on November 29, 2012| Leave a Comment »
Quote of the Week – 11.25.12
Posted in Quote of the Week, tagged chocolate, fair trade, quote, Thomas Edison on November 26, 2012| Leave a Comment »
Stuff We Found Today – 11.18.12
Posted in Stuff We Found, tagged alternative energy, chocolate, christmas, environment, fair trade, fashion, food, hanukkah, Hershey's, international, movie, nature, random, science, slavery, solar, technology on November 18, 2012| Leave a Comment »
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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 $$!
Quote of the Week – 11.18.12
Posted in Quote of the Week, tagged chocolate, E E Cummings, fair trade, quote on November 18, 2012| Leave a Comment »
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Quote of the Week – 11.11.12
Posted in Quote of the Week, tagged buddha, chocolate, fair trade, quote on November 12, 2012| Leave a Comment »
He is able who thinks he is able.
~ Buddha
He can have Fair Trade chocolate who thinks he can have Fair Trade chocolate.
~ Coco-Zen
Quote of the Week – 11.04.12
Posted in Quote of the Week, tagged chocolate, fair trade, Malagasy Proverb, quote on November 5, 2012| Leave a Comment »