Bringing you your weekly positive Green related articles. I might have to actually mow next weekend, which is a month early. Revamped King's Cross station to get powered by the sun BMW i8: The electric supercar concept coming in 2014 The good, the bad and the ugly: Carbon capture and storage High performance concrete from Iran makes edifices stronger, lighter and thinner Students at NYU Launch Judge Orders FDA To Regulate Antibiotic Use in Livestock | Inhabitat - Green Design Will Save the World Growing Tomatoes: A Collection of Expert Advice - Organic Gardening - MOTHER EARTH NEWS Battery Made From Boozy Byproducts : Discovery News Green Growth Sprouting Up All Around Greece : TreeHugger A NYC Coffee Shop Transforms its Parking Spaces into Outdoor Seating : TreeHugger 10 Great Gardening Websites You Must Read : TreeHugger Award-Winning German Development Aims To Be 'The World's Most Sustainable Neighborhood' : TreeHugger
Part 2 Grow healthier vegetables and fruits in a DIY greenhouse Volkswagen all set to unveil its newest iteration of the Jetta with a hybrid drivetrain Chevy starts testing their all new Spark EV Unconquered Sun unveils solar powered water pump and golf cart Greenpeace's 3D Street Art Teaches About Toxic Chemicals in Our Laundry | Inhabitat - Green Design Will Save the World Get Fast Cash for Used Gadgets with eBay's Instant Sale Site | Inhabitat - Green Design Will Save the World Enlist Beneficial Insects for Natural Pest Control - Organic Gardening - MOTHER EARTH NEWS Energy Independence, but at What Cost? : Discovery News Saguaro National Park Says No to Bottled Water AND Soda Sales : TreeHugger 5 New Eco Cleaning Products Seen at Natural Products Expo West 2012 : TreeHugger New LED Light Ditches Disposable Batteries for Solar-Powered Illumination : TreeHugger Denmark Unveils Strong New Renewable Energy, Climate Targets for 2020 : TreeHugger
Part 3 Scientists create record breaking laser pulse that could solve our energy woes Integrated Responsive Building Envelopes: Energy saving structures of tomorrow Efficient future gadgets could be driven by piezoelectric graphene Scientists claim that trees contain electrical properties XD Design's Solar Phone Charger Sticks to Windows For Better Efficiency | Inhabitat - Green Design Will Save the World Infiniti to Unveil New Nissan Leaf-Based EV at New York Auto Show | Inhabitat - Green Design Will Save the World Jellyfish-Inspired Robot Runs on Hydrogen : Discovery News A Cuppa Without the Styrofoam: DNews Nuggets : Discovery News The Devastating Cost of Not Switching to Clean Energy : TreeHugger Poo-Powered Tuk Tuk Hits the Denver Zoo : TreeHugger Foot Locker Buys Back Old Sneakers, Offers Gift Vouchers as Incentive : TreeHugger NASA Data Lights Up Times Square to Advertise the Groundwater Crisis : TreeHugger
Part 4 California jail deals with power problems using solar, wind and fuel cells Hyquator solar powered portable purifier delivers clean drinking water at low cost Engineer molds lifestyle and equips house with every possible green installation Israeli students design a solar based portable water purification tool New California Plant Will Recycle 2 Billion Plastic Bottles a Year | Inhabitat - Green Design Will Save the World Boeing, Airbus and Embraer Partner to Develop Affordable Biofuels | Inhabitat - Green Design Will Save the World NRG to bring 200 fast-charging EV stations to the Golden State, pump $100 million into CA infrastructure -- Engadget World's Most Powerful Offshore Turbine Catches Wind Gusts Two Soccer Fields Wide Energy News: India's Wind Power Potential At Least 20x Greater Than Thought; Germany May Have To Ban New Solar PV : TreeHugger Electric Cars, Solar, Ultra-Efficient Housing: Fully Charged is Back, With a Budget : TreeHugger MIT Slows Light To Absorb And Generate Energy : TreeHugger GOP Budget Gives Billions to Big Oil, Slashes Programs for the Poor : TreeHugger
Part 5 New thermoelectric material could change the future of electric cars and solar power Make way for sustainable construction by exploring eco friendly alternatives High end research facility to give a lift to green architecture students in Prague Peterbilt Motors becomes the largest manufacturer of natural gas powered trucks Spotlight on recycling: Discarded industrial parts transformed into stylish new lamps Cycling Advocates Convene in Washington, DC as the National Bike Summit Kicks Off | Inhabitat - Green Design Will Save the World "A Liter of Light" Aims to Illuminate 1 Million Homes With Plastic Solar Bottle Bulbs | Inhabitat - Green Design Will Save the World In China More Than 30 Million People Live in Eco-Friendly Caves | Inhabitat - Green Design Will Save the World McDonald's Tests Out Ditching Polystyrene Cups In 2000 Stores : TreeHugger Starbucks Sustainability Report Paints A Mostly Rosy Picture Of Green Progress : TreeHugger 2013 Nissan LEAF to get 20-25 Extra Miles in Cold Weather Thanks to New Heater : TreeHugger Clean Energy Saves Lives, Makes Us "Better War-Fighters": Secretary of U.S. Navy : TreeHugger
Part 6 Know your green tomorrow: Shedding light on flexible solar panels Solar3D claims higher efficiency of PVs with 3D technology Gaza denizen turns into conqueror of darkness, thanks to solar power OriginOil begins work on urban algae farm concept Largest solar project in US grabs attention from the green world http://inhabitat.com/google-launches-incredible-street-view-map-of-the-amazon/ World's Most Powerful Wind Turbine To Be Installed Off Belgian Coast | Inhabitat - Green Design Will Save the World Scientists Discover a Link Between Trees and Electricity | Inhabitat - Green Design Will Save the World Smart Meter, Smart Grid...Smart Toilet? : TreeHugger Orphaned Baby Manatee Rescued in the Amazon : TreeHugger Self-Charging Stroller Folds Itself and Powers the Phone : TreeHugger Portland's Bike-Share Moves One Step Closer to Reality : TreeHugger
Part 7 Everything I need to know about hybrid photovoltaic cells Notre Dame researchers describe new method to clean nuclear waste What Californian fruit processing plant installs biggest solar water heating system Solar charging iPad case to keep your iPad juiced up Solar Cooker Could Provide for Hot Water and Food In Disaster Relief Zones | Inhabitat - Green Design Will Save the World Urban Algae Farms Could Heat Buildings While Treating Wastewater | Inhabitat - Green Design Will Save the World 6 Incredible Inventions Made Possible by Nanotechnology | Inhabitat - Green Design Will Save the World Honest Buildings, a Sort of Yelp and Linkedin for Architecture, Launches today : TreeHugger 7 Sexy Green Party Shoes We Want Now : TreeHugger Desktop Charging Blossoms with Solar Sunflower : TreeHugger Verizon to Reduce Carbon Footprint 50% by 2020, CEO Says : TreeHugger
Part 8 The Solar Vineyard Winery generates clean energy Boeing SUGAR Freeze: LNG-powered jet to increase fuel efficiency by 60 percent Tucson Explorer II robotic Lake Lander to help combat eco disasters Solar cells with carbon nanotubes to turn windows into generators MIT researchers conceptualize a biplane to break the sound barrier Volkswagen Uses Space Foil To Make Cars Safer | Inhabitat - Green Design Will Save the World Solar Installations in the US More Than Doubled in 2011 | Inhabitat - Green Design Will Save the World Nissan Announces New Leaf Upgrades Launching in Late 2012 | Inhabitat - Green Design Will Save the World Startup Simplifies Going Solar With Design-Your-Own Online Tool : TreeHugger Seeds and Coconuts Bring Dozens of New, Unexpected Products to Expo West 2012 : TreeHugger New PBS Series "Food Forward" to Highlight Unsung Food Heroes (Video) : TreeHugger T. Boone Pickens Wants 8 Million U.S. Trucks Running on CNG : TreeHugger
Part 9 Ecogroomer's technology to make ski slope grooming greener The first ever Coda Sedan rolls off the assembly line AAA embraces electric vehicles by adding charging stations to TripTik Famous astronomer determined to make solar power affordable Japanese scientists developing triple junction solar cell with 36 percent efficiency Grassy bathroom design from Nadeau steals the hearts of green lovers Volkswagen Announces Plan for More Sustainable Manufacturing Plants by 2018 | Inhabitat - Green Design Will Save the World The Best 6 Places to See Spring Bloom in NYC | Inhabitat - Green Design Will Save the World 6 Ways to Keep Your Fruits and Veggies Fresher for Longer | Inhabitat - Green Design Will Save the World Personal Water Filter Bottle Helps Fund Fight Against Global Water Crisis : TreeHugger Prince Charles Shows Us How to Feed 9 Million People Sustainably in 33 Pages : TreeHugger 9 Super Vegetables to Plant in Your Garden Today for Better Health : TreeHugger
Part 10 Volkswagen XL1 concept to be the world Young students create sculptures out of recycled materials Spain New catalyst permits convenient storage and transportation of hydrogen Fuel-Efficient Supersonic Biplane Promises to be the Successor to the Concorde | Inhabitat - Green Design Will Save the World Obama May Wait Until After Election to Rule on Limiting Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Power Plants | Inhabitat - Green Design Will Save the World Mobile Growtainers Provide Controlled Environments for Farming in Shipping Containers | Inhabitat - Green Design Will Save the World New West Coast Electric Highway Opens Along Historic Oregon Trail | Inhabitat - Green Design Will Save the World Electric roof tiles and slates by Solarcentury 'C21e Virtually 'Invisible Wire' system to transport energy efficiently Graphene-based capacitors could replace chemical batteries What's Next: Systems to convert acoustic energy into usable electricity Future Perfect: Producing hydrogen fuel from wastewater FuelCell Energy and Air Products collaborate to market environmentally friendly power plants The good, the bad and the ugly: Flexible E-paper displays