Bringing you; the weekly, positive, and Green related articles. Happy Winter. Hope everyone is continuing to stay safe and well. Used face masks could be repurposed for making roads (inhabitat.com) World's smallest reptile discovered in Madagascar (inhabitat.com) Medley's sustainable furniture supports reforestation (inhabitat.com) A LEED Gold-targeted office will enhance worker wellbeing (inhabitat.com) Marketing Strategies for Your Green Business - A Guide (ecofriend.com) How to Make a More Sustainable Future – Ecofriend.com Pete Buttigieg wants great high-speed US rail – is it possible? - Electrek A closer look at Tesla's latest semi electric truck prototype - Electrek Use Your Garden For a More Sustainable Valentine’s Day (treehugger.com) These Patterned Sculptures Are Created by Human Artists and Machine Algorithms (treehugger.com) Architects Climate Action Network Calls for Regulation of Embodied Carbon (treehugger.com) Color in Kitchen Gardens: Growing a Rainbow For Cheer (treehugger.com)
Part 2 Xin Wei Yi Technology Park reduces energy and water demands (inhabitat.com) IKEA purchases forested land in Georgia for conservation (inhabitat.com) 2022 Asian Games Park in Hangzhou is sustainably designed for legacy use (inhabitat.com) Pianca redesigns Calatea Green chair for the circular economy (inhabitat.com) Denmark to build $34 billion artificial wind energy island - Electrek Empire State Building owner's portfolio now on 100% wind power - Electrek The city with 16,000 electric buses and 22,000 electric taxis - Electrek Coal will be gone from US power by 2033 – Morgan Stanley - Electrek Colgate Introduces a Toothbrush That Uses 80% Less Plastic (treehugger.com) Gifted Dogs Learn New Words Rapidly (treehugger.com) Parents, Please Have Your Kids Walk to School (treehugger.com) Top Sustainable Garden Trends for 2021 (treehugger.com)
Part 3 Tasmanian island to be powered by wave energy (inhabitat.com) BREEAM-Excellent Le Monde Group HQ by Snøhetta opens in Paris (inhabitat.com) Architects design a rooftop nature conservatory in Hong Kong (inhabitat.com) Canoo unveils 100% electric delivery vans that start at $33K (inhabitat.com) Tesla releases video of Giga Press in action producing giant single-piece rear body - Electrek Tennessee funds statewide electric vehicle fast charging network - Electrek Harvard University buys four Proterra ZX5 Electric Transit Buses - Electrek Amazon officially starts using Rivian electric van to make customer deliveries - Electrek Rhino Poaching Has Declined in South Africa During Lockdown (treehugger.com) The Kitchen of the Future May Look Like this Kitchen from the Past (treehugger.com) This Parking Garage in Paris Is Now a Mushroom Farm (treehugger.com) A Beautiful Alternative to the Traditional Cemetery (treehugger.com)
Part 4 Adorable timber cabins in Chile let you glamp among the trees (inhabitat.com) The River School places classrooms around a central courtyard (inhabitat.com) GM pledges carbon neutrality by 2040, expands electric fleet (inhabitat.com) Biden's new executive order cuts fossil fuel subsidies (inhabitat.com) Merchants Fleet to buy 12,600 Electric delivery vehicles from GM's BrightDrop - Electrek First floating tidal energy array launches in Nova Scotia, Canada - Electrek Tesla Semi electric truck production prototype spotted ahead of launch - Electrek EGEB: New York City to ban new gas hookups by 2030 - Electrek Mon Coeur Makes Children's Apparel from 100% Recycled Materials (treehugger.com) Pet Pantries Meet Rising Need During Pandemic (treehugger.com) Reusable Cups Are Slowly Returning to Coffee Shops (treehugger.com) Europe Generated More Electricity From Renewables Than Fossil Fuels in 2020 (treehugger.com)
Part 5 Hydrogen fuel cells — good or bad for the environment? (inhabitat.com) Advene's handbag reduces plastic, not style (inhabitat.com) How and When to Catch the Brightest Planets in February (lifehacker.com) How to Prevent Your Windshield From Cracking This Winter (lifehacker.com) How to Watch the Northern Lights As They Reach Their Peak (lifehacker.com) How to Tell If Your Dog Is as Smart as You Think They Are (lifehacker.com) Rescue Center Nursing 1,200 Abandoned Cormorants Back to Health (gizmodo.com) Found in Alaska, These Blue Beads Could Be the Oldest Evidence of European Goods in North America (gizmodo.com) Setting a Clean Energy Standard Should Be Democrats’ Next Move (gizmodo.com) Analysis of Ancient Egyptian Mummy Reveals Unusual Mud Ritual (gizmodo.com) The Empire State Building Runs on Wind Now (gizmodo.com) How a Cleaning Routine Has Improved My Life (treehugger.com)
Part 6 The Arctic Ocean Was Once Filled With Fresh Water, New Research Suggests (gizmodo.com) Astronomers Found an Ancient Galaxy with a Halo of Dark Matter (gizmodo.com) EVs Are Gaining Steam But EV Batteries Will Be Recycled (jalopnik.com) Scientists Can Finally Study Einsteinium 69 Years After Its Discovery - ExtremeTech SpaceX Plans First All-Civilian Spaceflight This Year - ExtremeTech China probe delivers its first photo of Mars | Engadget NASA approves $93 million mission to study the Moon ahead of Artemis | Engadget SpaceX will launch a NASA mission to study the history of the universe | Engadget Happy New Year, Mars! Feb. 7 marks what could be a future Martian holiday - CNET Newfound comet named Leonard may be the one to watch in 2021 - CNET IBM promises 100x faster quantum computers through new software foundations - CNET What does carbon neutral mean? - CNET
Part 7 Denmark will build a wind-generating artificial island in the North Sea | Engadget IBM quantum computers now finish some tasks in hours, not months | Engadget Amazon's Rivian electric vehicles start making deliveries in LA | Engadget NASA astronauts complete multi-year project to upgrade batteries on the ISS | Engadget Google considered using drones for firefighting - CNET NASA unveils new role of senior climate adviser under Biden administration - CNET
