Stanky Landfill Gas Power: Methane, y'all!

Not for nothing, the GSpotting team has had some ill, stanky, powerful gas as of late. Perhaps we are feeling a bit nostaligic for Western North Carolina and so we've been cooking up lots of okra and Morning Star Farm veggie burgers (hmmm, veggie burgers with pickles...), which is good for generating gas. Also good for generating gas is a landfill.

The power of booty gas doesn't even come close to the methane that powers the largest SC Johnson's factory, in Racine Wisconsin, reports our GSpotting home girl and CNN Money green correspondent Olivia Zaleski. Apparently, SC Johnson - who makes products like Ziplock bags and Windex- uses the supa-stank landfill gas to cover 50% of their electricity needs each year and in doing so annually reduce 52,000 tons of CO2 emissions while saving them millions of dollars annually.

Great story, Oliva! Stank on y'all.

The Robotic Carp Will Save Us!!

Robot 2000 says, "Don't buy me, I'm painted with lead and was recalled. But I do look cool!"

"Look at our big ass Carp, Bro. Damn!"

Whoah, Nelly! Scientist have caught a helluva Carp, like this big (show widespread hands) in Northern Spain. But this ain't no ordinary fish. It's a robot fish and it's going to help monitor water quality. Check it!

Thanks to our girl Courtney who GSpotted the hell out of this article. It just so happens that she is robot girl over at Forbes Magazine, but we'll throw her on first team all eco for this good look.

Alice Waters: Fresh Produce and Sustainable Food NO JOKE

Alice Waters was interviewed by Lesley Stahl of 60 Minutes on Sunday Night and though we GSpotters rarely agree with the often mean (but funny) celebrity/politics site Gawker.com, we have to give them credit for a very good post-show post. In an entry they call, Crazy Food Hippie Actually on to Something, Gawker points out how elitist Stahl is in the interview - something loyal 60 Minutes viewers have been saying for years- and also highlights a few points that the Bay Area slow-foods/sustainable foods chef should have touched upon.

If she'd had some media prep before the interview, Water's would have mentioned that we Americans spend less on food than ever before, so buying local, organic, and safe ingredients isn't a "luxury" (Stahl's word) as much as blast from the past. Maybe paying a bit more for food isn't a new thing, or a bad thing, if we get more quality products.

Also, Gawker points out that just a few hours after the segment aired, the Nicholas Kristoff of the NY Times reported that 6% of all pork carries the deadly staph infection, MRSA, that kills 18,000 Americans each year. MRSA thrives on the antibiotics fed to traditionally raised Pork and so paying a premium for free range, organic Pork isn't a luxury so much as just a health precaution.

We GSpotters would also add the benefits of families who grocery shop and eat together, tend to eat healthier, according to a study by North Dakota State University. Shopping at the Farmer's Market is much more interesting and fun and only further encourages families to eat and live in a healthier way.

Kudos to Gawker for connecting the dots and moving beyond stereotypes and snark.

Playing For Change - Stand By Me

Check out this almost hoakey but amazingly sweet Youtube video from the documentary, "Playing For Change: Peace Through Music".

Thanks to GSpotting pal PF for sending it over.

Our Homeboy, Brian, at The Daily Green

Brian* is the dude in the middle

GSpotting friend and Hearst Magazine's The Daily Green editor Brian Howard talks environmentally friendly cities on ABC. Check it out here.

*Found the photo online. Too sweet not to use.

SLVR by Adidas

The New York Times' Critical Shopper, Mike Albo has a great review of the new SLVR store in NYC's Soho. We have reported on Adidas' eco-label SLVR before (like this post for The Lazy Environmentalist) and are high-tailing it down there today to check it out. Especially the seven-piece shoe they designed without toxic adhesives...saweeet.

More to come.