Bringing you your weekly positive Green related articles. Greeting from Kentucky, where I am spending a week helping people living in poverty repair their homes. GM and Nissan develop systems to reuse discarded EV battery packs UK KSP's concept for a sustainable Science and Technology City in Qingdao, China EnviroMission to use Arizona heat to power 150,000 US homes Toyota's Breakthrough Technology Will Remove 95% of Ozone from the Air | Inhabitat - Green Design Will Save the World The New Sanya Skypump is a Wind and Solar-Powered Electric Vehicle Charger! | Inhabitat - Green Design Will Save the World Metra Taking Action To Curb Pollution On Trains « CBS Chicago 2011 Chevrolet Volt Vs 2011 Nissan Leaf: 7,000 Miles Later « CBS Chicago Brooklyn's First Certified Green Chinese Restaurant : TreeHugger 58 Percent of Consumers Prefer Organic : TreeHugger Some Michigan Airports Are Growing Their Own Fuel : TreeHugger DOE Student Contest Rewards Energy Innovators and Entrepreneurs (video) : TreeHugger
Part 2 Mobile Hospital concept to bring solar power to emergency services Leonardo Lira creates a water purifying system that uses solar energy Rohm introduces efficient dye-sensitized solar cells that can harvest room light BMW to design more efficient trains for SF's Bay Area Rapid Transit system School Children Make Greenhouse Out Of Recycled Plastic Bottles | Inhabitat - Green Design Will Save the World Fleets of Wave Power Ships Could Harvest Cheap Energy from the Motion of the Ocean | Inhabitat - Green Design Will Save the World Emanuel Plans Changes To Expand Recycling « CBS Chicago Tech-Infused Clothes Promise a Better Run : Discovery News Chainless Hybrid Electric Bike Concept Is Super Sexy : TreeHugger Another Reason We Need the Smart Grid: Record Heat : TreeHugger World's Largest (400MW) Solar PV Farm Planned for Somewhere in USA : TreeHugger Exxon & Koch Industries Literally Paid to Write Anti-Climate Laws : TreeHugger
Part 3 Solar power crowns Bournemouth as Europe University of Queensland installs rooftop solar plant to generate 1.22MW of clean power Socage to launch new compact 'green' models for metropolitan use at Apex The Big Question: Smart grids and meters in all our homes, but who will actually benefit IKEA to Install Electric Vehicle Chargers in 10 US Cities | Inhabitat - Green Design Will Save the World New Nokero Solar Charger Lets Consumers Charge Cell Phones Off the Grid | Inhabitat - Green Design Will Save the World GE, Lowes Partner to Sell Home Vehicle Charger : Discovery News Shock Absorber Harvests Energy from Bumps : Discovery News Italy Now in Second Place in World Solar PV Rankings : TreeHugger China is Kicking Our A@$ in Clean Energy: The Infographic : TreeHugger Portland, Oregon Becomes Latest City to Ban the Plastic Bag : TreeHugger A Colorful Art Exhibit Inflates Garbage Bags to Teach About Recycling : TreeHugger
Part 4 Space Shuttle Program Officially Retired, Millions of Gallons of Fuel to be Saved | Inhabitat - Green Design Will Save the World Defunct Dutch Sewage Plant Converted into Fresh Green Apartments | Inhabitat - Green Design Will Save the World Finnair to Launch World's Longest Biofueled Commercial Flight Today | Inhabitat - Green Design Will Save the World Airforce Plans to Source 50% of Domestic Fuel Intake from Biofuel by 2016 | Inhabitat - Green Design Will Save the World BIOS-FIN system: A building facade that produces solar energy and biofiltrates water Nanoengineered graphene coating uses flowing water to generate energy Clean Living: Build With Wood : Discovery News Green carpet maker Flor opens fifth retail store | Green Tech - CNET News Bill Clinton says "Paint your roofs white!" : TreeHugger Parklets Popping Up All Over San Francisco : TreeHugger Tesla Inks $100 Million Deal with Toyota for RAV4 EV : TreeHugger Could Mountaintop Removal Sites Power Kentucky With Solar? : TreeHugger
Part 5 Study Discovers That Solar Panels Have a Cooling Effect on Buildings | Inhabitat - Green Design Will Save the World European Commission Sets Rules On Biofuel Production and Use | Inhabitat - Green Design Will Save the World Soil Studies from Japan's Earthquake Will Make Building Design Safer Worldwide | Inhabitat - Green Design Will Save the World HOW TO: Make Your Own Yummy Popsicles at Home | Inhabitat - Green Design Will Save the World Future player's bench: An ergonomic bench integrated with solar powered refrigerator Future Perfect: Generating pure hydrogen from unconventional sources Nissan launches 2012 electric Leaf in more states | Green Tech - CNET News By the numbers: The top eco car | The Car Tech blog - CNET Reviews Lawrence Bender, Producer of An Inconvenient Truth (Podcast) : TreeHugger Incandescent Light Bulb Hoarder Confesses the Error of His Ways : TreeHugger Where Do Old Gadgets Go To Die? MIT's Backtalk Project Embeds Trackers to Find Out : TreeHugger Obama Administration Announces Stronger Stance on E-Waste, Not Good Enough for Watchdog Groups : TreeHugger
Part 6 Future Perfect: Powering portable electronic gadgets with electromagnetic waves AAA launches mobile service to recharge stranded EVs What's next: Lightweight car bodies for fuel efficient vehicles BMW Pedelec: Electric zero-emission scooter for London Olympics 2012 Amazon Announces E-Text Books for Kindle - Just in Time for Back to School! | Inhabitat - Green Design Will Save the World Éva Valicsek's Cardboard Container Reinvents the Traditional Egg Carton | Inhabitat - Green Design Will Save the World APOD: 2011 July 24 - A Flight of Helios 142 electric vehicle charging stations head to Massachusetts, Nantucket and MV not included -- Engadget Do Your Grocery Shopping With a Cart Instead of a Basket: You'll Make Healthier Choices : TreeHugger 'Fragile' Ecosystem Sculpture Of 100% Recycled Materials By Roadsworth : TreeHugger 50MW Solar Farm Plan Grows to 400MW Due to Low Costs : TreeHugger Mayor Bloomberg Donates $50 Million To Sierra Club for Anti-Coal Campaign : TreeHugger
Part 7 Britain is ready with its biggest solar power field developed in just 6 weeks Sunlight driven nanorobot technology to inhibit pain 5 Eco Gadgets to Beat the Summer Heat | Inhabitat - Green Design Will Save the World Toyota's new crash-avoidance technology takes control of the wheel -- Engadget Get More Cash and Fewer Hassles Selling Your Unwanted Electronics with uSell.com From Crabs to Faultlines, 7 Ways Updated Google Earth Journeys to the Ocean Floor : TreeHugger The Late, Great Climate Scientist Dr. Schneider Taking on a Room of Skeptics (Video) : TreeHugger Cargill Sets Sustainable Goals for Palm Oil, But Are They Too Little, Too Late? : TreeHugger Wear a Potato Poncho to the Music Festival : TreeHugger Wind Power Comprised 25% of U.S. Electric Generating Capacity Additions in 2010! : TreeHugger A Former Coal Mining Community Fights for Environmental Justice (Video) : TreeHugger Energy Star Releases New "Most Efficient" Label : TreeHugger
Part 8 Solar Install Planned for 2000 Air Force Homes in Hawaii : TreeHugger A Vision Of The Future of 3D Printing (Video) : TreeHugger One Block Off The Grid? Nah, It's Now One Nation Off The Grid : TreeHugger GOP Rep Seeks to Stop Kids from Learning about Energy Efficiency : TreeHugger First Ever Shipping Emission Regulations a Step in Right Direction, But... : TreeHugger Philips 75-watt LED for sale for $39.97 | Green Tech - CNET News
