Bringing you your weekly positive Green related articles. Hope everyone had a good weekend with your friends and family. Five simple ways to reuse old plastic water bottles The Big Question: Can carbon sequestration really help cool the planet 10 eco friendly vehicles with land speed records to their credit Eco friendly airships: The green future of transportation Last Minute Green Holiday Gift Guide: DIY Gifts, Gifts of Time and More! | Inhabitat - Green Design Will Save the World Liquid Metal Capsules Used to Create Self-Healing Electronics That Fix Themselves | Inhabitat - Green Design Will Save the World Seattle officials vote to ban plastic bags - US news - Environment - msnbc.com Home Energy Audits: Measure Your Energy Costs and Add Up the Savings! - Green Homes - MOTHER EARTH NEWS Environmentalists Should Learn from Gay Rights Activists : TreeHugger "The Lorax" is used to Hawk U.S. Forest Service "Discover the Forest" Campaign : TreeHugger Forget Hoops, UCLA Claims Smart Grid Lead : TreeHugger When It Comes To Our Carbon Footprint, Only Two Things Really Matter: Buildings and Cars : TreeHugger
Part 2 Sun-Believable solar paint could revolutionize solar industry Highways: The power plants of the future Will biofuel produced from algae power the future? CRK electric urban concept car gets charged by the sun Pvilion Develops a Flexible Solar Power Fabric for Architectural Application | Inhabitat - Green Design Will Save the World Easy Garbage Transforms and Reuses Eco-Unfriendly Plastic Bags as Trash Bags | Inhabitat - Green Design Will Save the World Mexico City closes one of world's largest dumps - US news - Environment - msnbc.com Google pumps $94M into solar projects causing clean energy investments to near $1B, Facebook joins green cause | 9to5Google | Beyond Good and Evil Inexpensive Solar Cell Paint One Step Closer After "Major Advance" in Research : TreeHugger Apple Looking At Powering MacBooks with Fuel Cells : TreeHugger Self-Healing Electronics Work More Reliably and Could Reduce Waste : TreeHugger EPA Issues First-Ever Limits on Mercury & Toxic Air Pollution : TreeHugger
Part 3 PosHEAT lets you charge mobile devices with waste heat Recycled glass membranes to filter water in an affordable way Energy efficient Norwegian data center uses fjords for cooling A50 Open Deck Catamaran: An exclusive concept to take you on a green voyage http://inhabitat.com/inhabitat-on-pinterest-follow-us-for-more-eco-goodness-inspiration/ 10 Green Living Books That Make Great Last Minute Gifts | Inhabitat - Green Design Will Save the World Paint Your House, Get Solar Power : Discovery News http://news.discovery.com/autos/inductive-chargers-juice-up-electric-vehicles-111221.html Grand Canyon Reconsidering Plastic Water Bottle Ban, Could Be Implemented By Springtime : TreeHugger Clever Optical Furnace Could Cut in Half the Energy Required to Make Solar Cells : TreeHugger Major Victory for Solar: UK FiT Subsidy Cuts Declared Illegal : TreeHugger 30 Favorite Green Gadget and Tech Stories of 2011 : TreeHugger
Part 4 New biological solution helps purify water with bacteria Korea's new year begins with the launch of Kia's first electric car model Five innovative systems designed to harvest wave power Solar powered products to better lives in the rural world Waterproof Crumpled City Maps are Lightweight, Durable, and Recyclable | Inhabitat - Green Design Will Save the World LED 'Living Light' Springs into Bloom When People Enter a Room | Inhabitat - Green Design Will Save the World http://news.discovery.com/space/beaming-down-earths-energy-111220.html http://news.discovery.com/tech/kite-gen-wind-farm-111220.html Solar Panel Jewelry An Energy Conversation Starter : TreeHugger Wind Power is America (Video) : TreeHugger Leaked Audio Files Reveal Oil Lobby's Effort to Fake Grassroots Support in Bad TV Ads (Video) : TreeHugger Chicago to Build Biggest Urban Park in the Lower 48 States : TreeHugger
Part 4 New biological solution helps purify water with bacteria Korea's new year begins with the launch of Kia's first electric car model Five innovative systems designed to harvest wave power Solar powered products to better lives in the rural world Waterproof Crumpled City Maps are Lightweight, Durable, and Recyclable | Inhabitat - Green Design Will Save the World LED 'Living Light' Springs into Bloom When People Enter a Room | Inhabitat - Green Design Will Save the World Beaming Down Earth's Energy From Space : Discovery News http://news.discovery.com/tech/kite-gen-wind-farm-111220.html Solar Panel Jewelry An Energy Conversation Starter : TreeHugger Wind Power is America (Video) : TreeHugger Leaked Audio Files Reveal Oil Lobby's Effort to Fake Grassroots Support in Bad TV Ads (Video) : TreeHugger Chicago to Build Biggest Urban Park in the Lower 48 States : TreeHugger
Part 5 What Eight best electric sportscars promising speed sans emissions Will organic solar cells revolutionize the solar industry? Swiss Hotel bags award for astounding energy maintenance and eco friendliness Grand Canyon National Park Looking to Ban the Sale of Plastic Bottles in 2012 | Inhabitat - Green Design Will Save the World Sony Develops a Battery That Runs on Paper | Inhabitat - Green Design Will Save the World New Bio-Bulbs Could Help You Sleep : Discovery News LEDs power Times Square ball on New Year's Eve | Green Tech - CNET News Google Ends 2011 With a $94 Million Investment in Solar Power : TreeHugger That Texas Refining Company Fined $12 Million For Clean Air Act Violations in Louisiana : TreeHugger Expiring US Wind Power Tax Credits Threaten 37,000 Jobs - As German Renewables Overtake Nuclear, Gas : TreeHugger
Part 6 Girgarre Food Hub to take township towards betterment Green Gifts: Best eco friendly DIY gifts What Will aircrafts powered by hydrogen fly us into the future? Argentine Brand Eco Lala Recycles Plastic Packaging into Funky Objects | Inhabitat - Green Design Will Save the World San Francisco Working on Plan To Install Composting Public Toilets | Inhabitat - Green Design Will Save the World Ford focuses on a more energy-efficient future (video) | Green Tech - CNET News A solar hot water collector that makes electricity, too | Green Tech - CNET News Google Lists The Top Green Search Trends of 2011 : TreeHugger Farmer Calls on Reddit to Help Him Protect 30,000 Acres of His Homeland from Fracking : TreeHugger Warren Buffett Buys 49% Stake in Arizona's 290-Megawatt 'Agua Caliente' Solar Project : TreeHugger Do Paper-Powered Batteries from Sony Have a Future? : TreeHugger
Part 7 Seven products made using recycled boat sails Taste the fragrance of green awesomeness at the Eco Village The good, the bad and the ugly: Artificial trees to generate solar power Self-healing circuits guarantee zero circuit failure Researchers Create First Solar Cells With Quantum Efficiency of 114% | Inhabitat - Green Design Will Save the World NASA-Patented Technology Purifies Vittori Lab's Greenery-Filled AirTrain | Inhabitat - Green Design Will Save the World Fill 'er up with plastic? Waste turned into oil | Green Tech - CNET News Electric vehicles show their range in 2011 (video) | Green Tech - CNET News LED LCD vs plasma vs LCD | TV and Home Theater - CNET Reviews Notre Dame heralds paint-on solar cells, wants to smear your home with its goop (video) -- Engadget Scientists create first solar cell with over 100 percent quantum efficiency -- Engadget Rush Limbaugh Named Climate Change Misinformer of the Year (Video) : TreeHugger
Part 8 Five most creative rainwater harvesting systems BEAliving - A universal eco home that could set you green anywhere The Big Question: Is smart plastic really a smart alternative to plastic? Five portable greenhouses for greener indoors Kohl'd Department Stores Will Try Out EV Charging Stations Nationwide | Inhabitat - Green Design Will Save the World Apple is researching fuel cell powered computers | ExtremeTech Sony develops eco friendly battery powered by waste paper Best of 2011: Newly discovered forms of renewable energy Best of 2011: Electric cars on the roads Solo single seat concept vehicle for green cities of tomorrow Future Perfect: Sun chasing solar panels for enhanced energy output 10 eco friendly concept cars designed for Audi
Part 9 Voleo: The perfect wind turbine for domestic use Five audio speakers created from recycled materials Napo: Experience the 'power' of nature Osmotic power: A green way to generate renewable energy from water Green Gifts: Best eco friendly camping gadgets Seven awesome re-purposed buses promoting the green cause on wheels 7 sustainable homes with green insulation systems Best of 2011: Advances in wind power technology 10 sustainable homes with zero energy attributes Best of 2011: High speed trains Researchers plan to produce hydrogen fuel using plant technology Piezoelectric harvester generates clean electricity directly from wheat farming Best of 2011: Sustainable masterplans for green cities of the future What
