I met what is one of my top favorite green products I’ve ever seen today. It’s useful, affordable and cool. Yes, cool laundry detergent. There, I said it. Introducing Method Laundry Detergent (At least introducing it to me .

I saw Method Laundry Detergent in the store for the first time today. It was noticeably smaller than the other containers, it had a pump dispenser, was extremely concentrated (8x more than other detergents), it was made from 95% plant material and the container is made from 50% recycled plastic.

It’s even got a colored ring on the bottom of the pump straw so you can line up that last pump of liquid cleansing goodness. Such thoughtful engineers.

As I was staring at this little miracle of a product, I thought…

A small container + super concentrated means more product per truck which = less fossil fuel to ship more product. Nice.

Pump dispenser = less mess. The floor will thank me.

Made from 95% plant material. I will almost be able to eat my organic cotton shirts after I wash them with Method. I said “almost”.

The container (and the pump) is made from 50% recycled plastic. Awesome.

How much is it you ask? About 32 cents a load or 8 bucks for the small size. There is a larger size, but I didn’t see that one. That one is $15 for 50 loads. A bit of a savings.

Treehhugger has more information on Method.

Method Laundry site. Watch the “how to” video. Again, awesome. This time for the subtle sense of humor.

I need to go fold now I wish they could make folding cool too.

Hawaii is the first in the world to ban the possession, sale or distribution of shark fins. That means no more shark-fin soup in Hawaii.

With any luck the ban of shark fins will reach far beyond the Hawaiian islands so the massive decline of the shark population can begin to make a come back.

More about shark-fin soup on Surfer’s Path and Hawaii News Now.

Did no one tell BP that they are not high on the favorable scale??

Gulf coast fishermen angry over oil claims ruling

BILOXI, Mississippi (Reuters) – Fishermen in Mississippi say they are angry that under the terms of BP’s $20 billion oil spill fund, money they earn doing clean-up will be subtracted from their claim against the company.

Read more about BP.

BP proves their insensitivity yet again.

In what can only be a comment made due to consuming a disproportionate amount of anti-represents or arrogance, BP’s COO Doug Suttles said he was proud of his company’s actions in response to the oil spill crisis in the Gulf of Mexico. Maybe someone should tell him that there is still 60,000 barrels of oil a day leaking into the Gulf due to BP’s actions.

At least this time there was no mention of the “little people”.

For more information and a slightly less sarcastic view on BP’s pride and other hallucinations due to anti-depressants and/or arrogance, visit The Town Talk.

Just when you thought you heard it all regarding the BP oil spill in the Gulf, you hear this.

On the sidelines of an oil conference in London, Transocean Ltd. president Steven Newman said there were things President Barack Obama’s administration “could implement today that would allow the industry to go back to work tomorrow without an arbitrary six-month time limit.”

Sometimes it’s best to stop, pause and analyze Steve, especially when people died and 5,000 barrels of oil a day are leaking into the Gulf of Mexico.

Read more about what Steve Newman thinks about the Gulf of Mexico oil spill on Yahoo!.

Looking for plans for summer solstice 2010? If you like Bamboo and live in the New York City area you might want to check out: “Doug + Mike Starn on the Roof: Big Bambú”

“Doug + Mike Starn on the Roof: Big Bambú” is a growing architectural structure made entirely out of bamboo and nylon. Its scheduled to run until the end of October, 2010. Admission is suggested at $20 a head.

Here’s a picture I took when I was at the Met this past week.

Check on the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s web site for more information.

Looks like Monsanto might be getting their way with genetically modified engineering …

As per the WSJ:

The Supreme Court on Monday struck down a 2007 nationwide injunction that barred farmers from planting Monsanto Co.’s Roundup Ready alfalfa seed until the federal government completed a study of whether the seed’s use would affect conventional and organic alfalfa crops.

The ruling doesn’t immediately clear farmers to plant the genetically engineered seed, but it could allow the U.S. Department of Agriculture to permit the interim planting of Roundup Ready alfalfa, with some restrictions, while the agency completes an environmental study.

More about Monsanto and the GMO Alfalfa.

Remember it’s the “Garden State” for a reason. New Jersey doesn’t stink (The stretch of NJ Turnpike by the airport doesn’t count here)!

Proving New Jersey is the Garden State
To prove it, here’s a list of CSAs (Community Supported Agriculture, Buying Clubs, organic farms, permaculture, biodynamic farming) from https://www.greenpeople.org/csa.htm. Visit the site for CSAs in states other than New Jersey too.

Back to Jersey Doesn’t Stink
Check out the new videos on jerseydoesntstink.com including Alyssa Milano’s Jersey Shore Evolution.

While you’re at it, download your letter to MTV to get “Jersey Shore” off the tube.

As a New Jersey resident, I had to give this one a plug. Jersey Doesn’t Stink.

For you Jerseyans out there, you can get a bumper sticker, t-shirt and other Jersey Doesn’t Stink paraphernalia.

Proof that NJ doesn’t stink
Piping plovers, horseshoe crabs, least terns, and red knots are among the rarities awaiting New Jersey ecotourists.

Ecotourism options at the Jersey Shore

Ecotourism: A Natural Alternative for Exploring New Jersey

The recent oil spill in the Gulf has gotten some Florida residents rethinking their feelings on offshore drilling.

Charter captain Jim McMahon, who spent Thursday catching cobia and King Mackerel, said the spill changed his mind.

“I am pessimistic about this,” he said. “It could be devastating to the fishing and tourism industry. People aren’t going to come to a beach if they have to step through tar balls.”

Still others just still don’t get it. As one person who doesn’t quite get said:

“I would rather we drill here than spend another 10 years fighting at war and being dependent on oil from other places,” she said.

The idea is to use alternative fuel. Oil is not the answer here. But thanks for clearing up why we are at war.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100430/ap_on_bi_ge/us_oil_spill_drilling_fallout