2009 December | Inhabitots

EDITORS’ FAVORITE INHABITOTS STORIES OF 2009 – Vote for your Fave!

by Beth Shea, 12/31/09

Happy New Year’s Eve Inhabitots readers! As we embark on a new decade, we’re taking a look back at 2009 and the stories we published which were particularly noteworthy to us. Our favorite stories of the year include practical, priceless green parenting advice from tips to getting breastfeeding off to a good start and greening your baby’s nursery with plants — to creative green design which inspired us all — an amazingly designed book-house bed we’d love to curl up in, and the colorful fashioning of LED block lights into an energy efficient tree! As we close the door on a decade, let us know which post from 2009 was your favorite by voting after the jump!

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5 MOST POPULAR INHABITOTS STORIES OF 2009 – Vote for Your Fave!

by Jasmin Malik Chua, 12/30/09

There’s never a dull moment at Inhabitots HQ, but some of the stories that have passed through our virtual desks have ranged from ROFL (Barbie Foosball, anyone?) to the downright bizarre (ahem, placenta teddy bear). Then, there are news items you just can’t make up, like the sudden downfall of SIGG after it admitted its bottles contained bisphenol-A all along. Here are the top five Inhabitots stories of 2009 that generated the most buzz amongst our readers (as measured by pageviews, reblogs, and comments). From the creepy to the laudable, here are the stories that YOU GUYS liked the best. Do you have a favorite? Vote now!

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TOP 5 GREEN BABY PRODUCTS OF 2009 – Vote For Your Fave!

by Beth Shea, 12/29/09

During the past year we have witnessed the trend that green baby products are becoming more of a necessity than an alternative. As eco and health conscious parents seek every way possible to preserve both their baby’s precious purity and the earth’s resources, more and more companies are answering this call to action by making sustainably designed products for enthusiastic green families. Here are our top 5 favorite green baby products from 2009. Which one is your favorite? Vote after the jump!

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VOTE NOW! Top 5 Green Toys of 2009

by Jill Fehrenbacher, 12/28/09

2009 was a landmark year for green toys. After the ban on phthalates in toys, BPA scandals, and Mattel’s fine of 2.9 million dollars over the lead paint found in Barbie dolls, parents are naturally becoming more and more concerned with the safety and quality of the toys they give to their children. The silver lining has been the growing support for small businesses and brands that produce responsible, safe, high-quality, eco-friendly toys for children. Here are five of our favorite green kids toys from 2009:

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‘Very Hungry’ Breast-like Bottle by mimijumi

We have previously lauded the anthropomorphic design of Adiri baby bottles here on Inhabitots, and we were sad to learn that in October of this year, Adiri shut down its business due to financial pressures. Another ‘breast bottle’ feeding system is poised to make its debut: mimijumi‘s ‘Very Hungry’ baby bottle. The company, founded by two psychiatrists and an industrial designer, declares that their bottles “are made for both baby and parent to create the most natural experience possible.” There’s no doubt that the bottle looks breast-like. My son, who graduated from breast feeding 4 years ago, took one look at the image I was uploading for this post and declared, “Wait a minute… it’s a breast!”