I haven’t put up links in a week or two, so I thought I’d give you two posts in one. Above is my cat’s video review of the Adopt A Cat Organic Catnip Toy from GoodThingsGreenThings.com.

And now, links!

OnlineDegrees.org listed The Greenists as #26 on their top 100 list of Green Blogs for Students!!!!

Hudson Valley Green Festival tickets are on sale for the September 4th event!  We’ll be posting more about this event next week.

The Good Human gives helpful hints to finding a car sharing service near you.

Asthma Mom has health tips for the school year.

Crunchy Chicken is going pioneer!

Retro Housewife Goes Green wants you to vote for ethical jewelry.

Tiny Choices takes a good hard look at ways water gets wasted.

The Good Human discusses toxic cleaning products.

Crunchy Chicken bikes.

Lady and the Blog talks about Global Girlfriend.

Inhabitat reports on the plastic bag monsters invading San Francisco!

What’s going on with you?

Tiny Choices talks about kids and the oil spill.

Scientific American says climate change and runoff is changing the chemistry of the Puget Sound.

The Good Human tells us if we can recycle plastic sandwich bags.

Fake Plastic Fish wants to know if you gave a reusable bag to the other Beth Terry.

Inhabitat takes a look at Amsterdam’s new water powered hotel.

O Magazine talks about the gospel of green.

Corona’s Save The Beach program is building a trash hotel.

Howling Hill makes her own drain cleaner.

The Good Human has a great guest post about the importance of planting native species.

Retro Housewife Goes Green writes about resisting change.

Fake Plastic Fish asks if we should worry about little plastic produce stickers.

What’s going on with you?

The current Australian Labor government has had a rather spotty record during its brief hold on power and may, in fact, be imploding as I write. * One thing they’ve been consistent on, however, is an opposition to whaling. In fact Australia and her Antipodean sister New Zealand, have been two of the most vocal opponents to commercial whaling. This is largely because much of the whaling done by Japanese ‘researchers’ is carried out in the Southern Ocean, waters that Australia and New Zealand hold dear.

Their opposition to whaling was on display again this week as the International Whaling Commission (IWC) met in Morocco this week to consider lifting the international ban on commercial whaling. Japan, Norway and Iceland wanted the ban lifted, claiming that many of the animals are no longer endangered and thus, no longer require protection. The IWS says that their proposal, which lifts the commercial ban for a decade, could potentially offer more protection to whales through lower quotas and better monitoring of whaling activities. Realistically, however, all the proposal meant was that Japan would stop killing whales for ‘research purposes’ and start killing them for commercial purposes. Less semantics, same amount of whale slaughtering.

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Firstly, I want to say thank you to my fellow Greenists for hosting STAY week here last week.  I’m so touched by your support!  Argo thanks you, too! (Or at least I’m sure he would if he had any idea of what a blog was).

Here are some links from the green blogosphere:

Enviroblog discusses methyl iodide and strawberries.

GreenUPGRADER talks about moss lawns.

Fake Plastic Fish has a warning about reusing jars.

Ecorazzi says Punky Brewster is releasing an organic baby line at Target.

Grist reports that Obama may move the Mississippi.

Green Grounded is now American Pickle.

Tiny Choices wants you to keep your shirt on.

Mr. Brown Thumb looks at the best soil for edible container gardens.

The Good Human discusses the severity of the BP oil spill.

Petite Planet reviews the new insulated Kleen Kanteen.  I want one!

Crafting a Green World has DIY wedding favor ideas.

Tiny Choices found instructions for making a coin purse out of a TetraPak.

Charm City Kim reviews eco-friendlier TetraPak wine (which would then give  you something to make a coin purse out of).

The Good Human wants to know what you’re missing in your backyard.

Inhabitat discusses a way to turn scrap cardboard into ethanol.

Fake Plastic Fish talks about her hopes for a California plastic bag ban.

Come the Revolution celebrates rhubarb.

Scientific American discusses a new proposal to allow whaling quotas, reportedly, in the interest of saving whales.

The Good Human talks about Toxic America.

Inhabitat has 7 eco-friendlier sandals for summer.

Condo Blues makes a composter out of a storage tub.

Ecorazzi reports that Jeremy Irons thinks we need to lower our standard of living.

Tiny Choices tells us why Fair Trade chocolate is so important.

Jacket Copy talks about Penguin (my publisher’s parent company) and Nature Conservancy’s celebration of 75 years of Penguin books and the campaign to plant a billion trees.

Chiots Run is propagating plants from stem cuttings.

Blogfish questions if oil spill clean up does more harm than good.

The Daily Green teaches us how to find cruelty free products.

Kyla Roma and Moorea have started the Four Little Pots project, to help you connect with your food.

Tiny Choices has a recipe for DIY Pop Tarts.

Grist explains why it’s worth it to pass a crappy climate bill.

Inhabitat reports that Bill Gates is investing in cloud technology.

The Good Human wants you to give your body a break.

Fake Plastic Fish has a new site: The Plastic-Free Vegetarian.

What’s going on with you?

The Daily Puglet asks you to send pet fur to clean up oil spills. (via @dreamstela)

Scientific American says lasers could trigger rain.

Metaefficient rates organic underwear.

National Geographic reports on a study that shows chemicals from shampoo and cosmetics can form a carcinogen when mixed with chlorinated water.

Effect Measure talks about a water crisis in Boston.

Crunchy Chicken says batteries can be powered by pee.

Tiny Choices discusses the oil spill.

The Good Human compares the safety of different energy sources.