• The Japanese whaling fleet has a new adversary to worry about. Here’s a link to  webcam photos of the Sea Shepherd’s ‘Ady Gil’ taking to sea.  The high-speed stealth vessel will be used to elude the Japanese whaling fleet’s ship currently tailing the MV Steve Irwin – hindering its efforts to disrupt illegal whaling.
• Watch President Obama speak at the Copenhagen Climate Conference, via Repower America.
• The League of Conservation Voters Action Fund has launched it’s GiveGreen 2010 website to raise funding to protect and elect candidates committed to fighting climate change in 2010.
• Checkout Sundance Channel’s  “The Green” Tuesday’s at 9p, (ET).

Elegant and chic, these long gloves let your fingers do the walking.

Hand knit by fair trade workers in Peru, and comprised of organic cotton and Tencel, you can find these sleek Indigenous Designs’ Urban Fingerless Gloves in Berry, ($38) @ juteandjackfruit.com

Whether you’ve been naughty or nice or nicely naughty, you deserve them.

• This may not happen. Copenhagen Climate Summit Enters Crucial Stage – bbc
• Deniers beware…Acid Oceans: The ‘Evil Twin’ of Climate Change – myway
• I was just saying…Squid Invasions Signal Changes in the Pacific Ocean – cs monitor
• Good title…Sucker-Footed Bat Hangs Upright Via Sweat, Not Suction – natgeo
• They had a headstart…Europe’s Wind Companies Snap Up U.S. Stimulus Cash – reuters
• Only problem – he’d been dead for over 30 million years…Ancient Pygmy Sea Cow Discovered – sciencedaily
• Eureka! Bottled Water Sales Dry Up – msnbc

A friend recently bought a new home in New Jersey and I’ve been helping her move in.  When six inches of fresh powder hit the other day, I noticed that there wasn’t a doormat by any of the doors, so a quick search began for an eco friendly doormat with style and personality, and here are some of the standouts.

Many eco doormats are made of either recycled rubber or natural coir (coconut husk), and others may be comprised of recycled plastic, PET.  I also found the elusive mat made of surplus foam from the production of flip-flops.  From Upper Left to Lower Right, (above):

• re:modern stocks both the manhole made from recycled tires ($30), as well as the flip-flop material, ($24)
• Perfect for when the inlaws or rugrats visit, I Am Not Your Doormat ($29) from funhousewares.com
• Welcome, Come In or Go Away and Moose motif, all made of coir with vinyl backing, ($19.99) @ cocomatsnmore.com.

Which one did I buy?  Surprisingly, none of these.  While picking up some supplies at Shop-Rite, I happened to spot an attractive recycled rubber Welcome mat made in the USA by Apache Mills, so I picked it up on the spot, ($12.99).  It looks great, and definitely adds an element of warmth to the entry.

I usually don’t swing into the feline world but, with my boss barking at me that I had to take a more balanced approach to reviewing pet products I’ve decided to feature these great looking, handcrafted, Organic Hemp Woodland Friends from California based The Modern Pet.

These crafty, retro-looking all natural cat toys are handmade in Northern California of hand dyed, organic hemp and stuffed with organic cotton and organic catnip.

$5.50 ea. – choice of mouse or wren @ olivegreendog.com

Have you ever felt challenged to make an eco-friendly choice from a seafood menu? Monterey Bay Aquarium is offering a new iPhone application that brings the latest Seafood Watch recommendations directly to your iPhone or iPod Touch.  Now when you visit your favorite sushi bar, restaurant or seafood store you can make sustainable seafood choices quickly and easily.  Everyday we read more and more about the deteriorating condition of many fish populations in the world’s are severely over-fished oceans, making the right seafood choice can make a big difference.

Browse the Apple store iPhone apps and download the free Seafood Watch app.  Among other things, the app provides regional recommendations and guides, let’s you sort seafood by rank and will even provide sushi names in Japanese and common market names.

If you don’t have an iPhone or iPod Touch you can access Seafood Watch’s guide from any device with an internet connection via the Mobile Seafood Guide.

For the grunge golfer or hipster in your foursome – this vintage golf bag will provide a subtle style statement to help differentiate them from the rest of the cookie-cutter Tiger Woods crowd.

Design studio, BrightWall has added a hand-painted Shooter silhouette to a faux leather, vintage, Arnold Palmer golf bag.

How very Guy Ritchie.

Sometimes it just takes a small  DIY flourish to turn the mundane into the exceptional.

$100 @ BrightWall’s Etsy Shop

Eco fashion handbag maker, Ecoist just launched their new Coke collection of kitschy handbags in sustainable styles.  The Limited Edition collection is upcycled from overrun and discontinued Diet Coke, Coke Zero and Diet Cherry Coke bottle labels.  Prices range from $22 to $98 for The Skinny, (at right).  Good to see that this discarded material is not winding up in landfills. 

Here’s a tip from what I call, the organic grape vine…who doesn’t enjoy sipping an organic wine with a lovely repast?  Simply sign up with an eco wine club and do heart, soul and planet some good.  Memberships vary, quickly check out

• eco wine club
• eco vine club
• organic wine company