Need some power to charge that iPod when you’re consumed by the need to bust out some Kanye West, David Hasselhoff, or vintage Kraftwerk while sitting atop Mt. Kilimanjaro? Well, here’s a sexy looking solar charger that works anywhere there’s some sunlight or a wall outlet. Just fan out the blades and expose them to sunlight either outdoors or through a window and in 8 hours you’ll have fully charged this baby’s internal battery…or just affix it to the windshield of your alt-energy car or handlebars of you electric scooter and get on with your life.

Charges all manner of small electronics, and you can buy additional cables and adapters to hook-up to everything from your cellphone, game player, pda or digital camera.

The Solio Universal Hybrid Charger (you can plug it into the wall also) will run you around $74.  You can pick up one in our eco boutique on OpenSky.  Just click on the Add to Cart link below.

Scrambled, sunny-side-up, over-easy, poached, fried, hard-boiled – however you like your eggs, you’re sure to like them fresher, organic, and humane. You can skip the store, skip the middle man, and know exactly where your eggs come from: your backyard!

Backyard Farming is a Seattle-based, national distributor of attractive chicken coops, founded by a chicken enthusiast. They provide three coop sizes, suitable for three to twelve chickens – and since chickens lay an egg a day, that’s three to twelve servings of nourishment every day. My brother-in-law keeps chickens, and he loves it.

Learn about the company and ordering information @ backyardfarming.com

To build your own coop, try the book Chicken Coops: 45 Building Plans for Housing Your Flock, available on Amazon.
Please do not order live chicks in the mail. Instead, find a local farmer. As long as you treat your chickens kindly, your eggs will be guilt-free.

• I’ll drink to that! Booze to Biofuels: Fuel for the Future? – science daily
• This silence is not golden. Bird by Bird, the Avian Population is Shrinking – csmonitor
• Week in Photos: New Baby Gorilla, Glacial Nudes…More – natgeo
• Study Links Air Pollution to Premature Births – enn
• Somebody found Karl Rove. Great Cosmic ‘Nothingness’ Found – bbc
• Cyber Thieves Stole 1.3 Million Names: Monster.com – usatoday

Green products for humanitarian aid – I couldn’t be happier! Combine your love for both the earth and its people, with this pair of hand-screened, sweatshop-free, custom-ordered underwear made with water-based ink. Pantyline Productions will give 20% of your purchase to the Dolphin Anti-Rape and AIDS Control Outreach program in Kenya, dolphinkenya.blogspot.com, where many have HIV or AIDS, few have good health care, and none have access to a cure. These panties look comfy and stylish, with words and images that will attract environmentalists and feminists alike.

Go through the day satisfied that not just your outerwear cares about the planet – now that’s hot!

$12 online @ pantylineproductions.com

This paperback reads like 50 Alternative Consumer posts, so chances are, you’ll enjoy it. Each chapter is two to three pages long with concise information on an issue and personal actions you can take to solve it. The format is superb, with chapters divided into five sections: Enjoy, Conserve, Clean, Protect, and Learn and Share. Each chapter begins with a delightful cartoon about a fish and crab, and ends with a numbered list of conservation ideas.

One of my favorite chapters is called “Walk on Whatever Beach You Want.” It explains the US public trust doctrine, which guarantees you the right to walk on whatever beach you want, except for military reserves, some beaches in Maine and Massachusetts sold in the 1600s, and a few private beaches. Not even celebrities in Malibu won their demand for private beaches in 2005.

Great for flipping through when you don’t have much time — if you leave this book on your coffee table maybe your friends will pick up a few tips.

List Price: $12.95 — Order online @ amazon.com

• ‘Carry it in, carry it out’ should be stapled to people’s foreheads. Cash Starved National Forests Face Trash Woes – msnbc
• Obama, Hilary, and Rudy Get Live on MySpace and MTV – ecorazzi
• It’s called the weather. Change in Hottest Year Fuels Global Warming Skeptics – csmonitor
• I have the same problem with Ohio. Smog Smothers Japan, Experts Point to China – reuters
• The lesson: unfair labor practices and violating copyright is the fastrack to success. U.S. Technology Edge Erodes as China Gains – livescience
• Pet Camel Kills Australian Woman – aol news

Blue Lagoon Spa is founded on a unique source of geothermal seawater that originates in Iceland’s otherwise cold, ice-filled, environment.

Blue Lagoon has taken its location atop one of the world’s great geothermal wonders to create products and services either based on Blue Lagoon geothermal seawater’s active ingredients – minerals, silica and algae – or the close proximity to the seawater and its jaw-dropping natural surroundings.

Constant evolution and growth characterize Blue Lagoon’s development history. The company and spa are leaders in health related tourism, both in its spa and wellness services and in the development of the medical treatment for psoriasis. Blue Lagoon also develops and markets a skin care line based on the geothermal seawater’s active ingredients.

Guests enjoy bathing and relaxing in Blue Lagoon geothermal seawater, known for its positive effects on the skin. A visit to the spa promotes harmony between body, mind and spirit, and provides a stress-free escape from modern life. The spa’s guests rekindle their relationship with nature, soak up the scenic beauty and enjoy breathing the clean, fresh air.

Some features:

• sauna with a view of the lagoon
• a steam bath with white walls that resemble silica mud
• an ultra-cozy steam bath carved into a lava cave
• the Blue Lagoon waterfall for an energizing massage
• guests bathing in the milky waters of the lagoon have easy access to the famous white silica mud
• a selection of Blue Lagoon in-water spa treatments and massages are available and take place in the lagoon itself

Blue Lagoon psoriasis treatment is based on bathing in Blue Lagoon geothermal seawater while its active ingredients: minerals, silica and algae exert their positive effects on the skin. The treatment is unique in the world, natural and without side effects. It is scientifically verified as an effective and important addition to other skin treatment options. A new Clinic for people with psoriasis opened in June 2005.

Blue Lagoon skin care products are based on a unique blend of Blue Lagoon geothermal seawater active ingredients. They are designed to purify, protect and revitalize the skin, leaving it healthy and glowing. A complete range of face and body products is available.

bluelagoon.com

Here’s a story: As a newborn, I was nicknamed the “Michelin Baby” by my (oh-so-sweet) family. Old photos reveal the unfortunate truth—my little body was so plump it resembled a pile of stacked tires. Thankfully, that nickname lasted only a year… Had these cool daddy diaper bags been around back then, I’m sure my father would have toted one in honor of me.

Hand-made in the U.S. from recycled truck tire inner tubes, Passchal’s “dad’s baby case” is the ultimate for manly dad-duty. Soaked in environmentally-friendly cleaner for three days, the bags are then padded and equipped with a handy baby bottle pouch and space for cell phone and diapers. The useful bag can also double as a messenger bag when running to and from the office.

$175 at www.passchal.com. Guaranteed for 50,000 miles or life, whichever comes first.

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• Arnold… U.S., Canadian West Set Carbon-Cutting Target – reuters
• Greening Pennsylvania – $154 Million For Green Projects – enn
• I don’t know what this is saying about who. Study: Chick Magnets Today Look Like Cavemen – livescience
• I think there’s an alien in my veggie burger. Californication: David Duchovny Sets Green Example – ecorazzi