Bringing you; the weekly, positive, and Green related articles Dramatically twisted timber weaves together in the Steampunk pavilion Fiji's Cousteau Resort launches a new botanical program for guests First Smart Forest City in Mexico will be 100% food and energy self-sufficient Ilex Studio's glass vases let you grow your own avocado tree How to find the most energy-efficient HVAC system - Ecofriend Are joint families more sustainable than nuclear families? - Ecofriend 6 Best Routes for Weekend Getaways from New York by SUV - Ecofriend EGEB: Colorado can go zero-carbon with big savings, more - Electrek 9 plants to grow for your medicine cabinet | TreeHugger ‘Climate strike’ named Word of the Year | TreeHugger REI's Opt-to-Act plan will lower your carbon footprint, one week at a time | TreeHugger Photo: The delicate details of a double-crested cormorant | TreeHugger
Part 2 Snøhetta-designed center may provide a rare look inside the world's largest seed vault San Francisco breaks ground on new "Tunnel Tops" national park Easy ways to make your home and garden more sustainable this fall Lemay injects new life into Montreal's Expo 67 site Bipartisan Senate climate caucus grows to 8 members - Electrek EGEB: LA approves largest solar and storage system in the US - Electrek Toyota signs a deal with BYD to develop batteries for electric cars - Electrek Italy to make climate-change study mandatory in schools - Electrek Gosun introduces flatware that's really flat | TreeHugger Gap's new Upcycled Puffer contains 40 discarded plastic bottles | TreeHugger Salomon unveils running shoes that get turned into ski boots | TreeHugger Plants could compete with tech for reducing air pollution | TreeHugger
Part 3 Zaha Hadid Architects reveals winning design for Western Sydney Airport Copenhagen's new eco-friendly "bicycle hills" hide parking for thousands of bicycles High-tech wetsuit protects divers and surfers from ocean pollution Studio NAB wants to rehab parking lots into energy-producing urban gardens Volvo starts selling electric trucks - Electrek NASA Confirms Voyager 2 Has Left the Solar System - ExtremeTech https://www.engadget.com/2019/11/08/battery-membranes-renewable-energy Boeing's lunar lander pitch promises 'fastest path' to the moon | Engadget National Transportation Safety Board recommends mandatory helmet laws for cyclists | TreeHugger No more real fur for Queen Elizabeth | TreeHugger Photo: Oh deer | TreeHugger Italy adds climate change to school curriculum | TreeHugger
Part 4 Minimalist hotel gym made out of locally-sourced stone features one of the largest glass panels in the world Biodegradable coffee pods are now available for composting Sead Pod offers grassroots solution to air pollution and global warming Survey says most adults prefer volunteering at local parks and recreation areas Microsoft archived ‘Superman’ on its Project Silica glass storage medium | Engadget Teenager solves car blind spots using a webcam and projector | Engadget Moon-bound NASA astronauts get nifty sleeping bags for snoozing in space - CNET Minor meteor shower set to blow up in an outburst of shooting stars - CNET 4 sneaky food packaging tricks to watch out for | TreeHugger Low-clearance Rapid Transit: Cheaper than subways, faster than trolleys | TreeHugger This beautiful, simple drying rack is made by Bee's Wrap | TreeHugger Photo: The magnificence of a moose in the snow | TreeHugger
Part 5 Clean your plants and reap the reward of clean air BREEAM Excellent office keeps London's carbon reduction targets in sight Swanky hotel made of 26 repurposed shipping containers opens in London 15,000-year-old Mexican 'mammoth traps' unearthed - CNET Toyota and China's BYD will join forces on electric cars - Roadshow NASA panorama reveals starry glory of the southern sky - CNET 150-million-year-old sea monster unearthed in once-tropical Poland - CNET Google employees urge company to commit to zero emissions by 2030 - CNET Quebec architects and prefab builders offer "eco-housing kits" | TreeHugger New York City bans foie gras | TreeHugger Photo: Little red brocket peers from the grass | TreeHugger Architectural critic: Embodied energy matters | TreeHugger
Part 6 Recycling is hard. That's why we have to eliminate single use packaging and not get distracted. | TreeHugger The beauty of wind turbines | TreeHugger Photo: Hello, mink! | TreeHugger Microsoft puts classic Superman on a piece of glass to keep it safe - CNET NASA's Voyager 2 finds new mysteries at the edge of the solar system - CNET See Boeing's Starliner spacecraft hit 650 mph in 5 seconds - CNET Astronomers may have discovered a new class of tiny black holes - CNET Holy smokes, this NASA Mars Curiosity rover image is haunting - CNET
light reading ? That's too long just to read the titles The article that caught my eye was the mexican green foresting . . . over a ¼million of the cartel's violent, out-of-control, gruesome murders (never mind sex trade/kidnapping) happened in the past decade, to the point that there are more deaths than the Middle East & Afghan Wars combined. Over 33k last year alone. Jeez, that's like starting smog regulations after Pearl Harbor gets bombed. .