Bringing you your weekly positive Green related articles. With Earth Day coming soon, expect an increase of articles. 2012 Ford Focus Electric allows you to take a virtual ride on Facebook Sharon Recycling Park to hold recycled safari for Passover celebrations Silly Putty-like material in waterproof bags to act as quick fix for potholes Using nanotechnology to prevent chemical leaching of treated wood Yeast-Based Ingredient Could Replace "Whale Vomit" in Perfume | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building good seeds All About Growing Blueberries - Organic Gardening - MOTHER EARTH NEWS Satellite view doubles Emperor penguin count - Technology & science - Science - OurAmazingPlanet - msnbc.com Christie's "Bid to Save the Earth" Supports Water Preservation with Live, Online Auction : TreeHugger Breakthrough Rivals Speed of Natural Photosynthesis, Sets Solar Energy World Record : TreeHugger Pond Biofuels Takes CO2 From Cement Kiln, Grows Algae And Turns It Into Biofuel : TreeHugger How To Sell The Greenest Coffee: In Mason Jars, Delivered By Cargo Bike : TreeHugger
Part 2 Zero 80: Electric Yacht that powers you on with wind & solar power Avenir: DTU Students design their own solar car Research at RMIT University proposes a method to harness high altitude wind power Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie plan solar powered theme park for their kids Typographic "O" Footrest Is Made Entirely from Recycled Cardboard | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building The Midget Bushtrekka Is a Cool Pull-Along Mini-Camper Designed for Bikers | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building Fewer trash hauls, more recycling tested in Seattle - US news - Environment - msnbc.com Bottom Line - States where green jobs are going gangbusters FDA Issues New Guess What? More Bike Lanes = More Cyclists (and the Weather Doesn't Matter) : TreeHugger Vermont Senate Votes Against Citizens United, Corporate Personhood : TreeHugger Protecting Americans From Natural Gas Air Pollution : TreeHugger
Part 3 Turning to solar power to light up lives in rural India Wind turbines may have lesser impact on birds than previously thought Tokyo Institute of Technology unveils their new building totally covered in solar panels Mitsubishi begins operating smart grid demonstration project French Company Areva To Build Large Solar Installation in Northern India | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building Help All 4 Paws Animal Shelter Green Its New Space! | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building Hey Green Thumbs: Grow Your Own Furniture : Discovery News Tubular Solar Panels Create Electricity, Hot Water : Discovery News What A Romney Presidency Could Do For The Environment...Good, Bad, Or Uncertain : TreeHugger Wave Power Tiny Island Nation Embraces Composting Toilets, Fights Major Water Shortages : TreeHugger Honda Partners with Zipcar, Will Provide Hybrids, Plug-in Hybrids, and EVs : TreeHugger
Part 4 Companies team up to develop smart charging systems for EVs Hitachi devises high efficiency industrial motors independent of Neodymium New York triples solar power production by installing panels on ten city owned buildings Sharp unveils fans with ion generators that offer you pure freshness “Blackest†Solar Cell Ever Designed Absorbs 99.7 Percent of All Light | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building Panasonic Unveils "Photosynthesis" Solar Ecosystem at Milan Design Week | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building http://lifehacker.com/5901662/keep-...-made-with-ingredients-already-in-your-pantry A smarter mirror for cheaper solar power | Cutting Edge - CNET News Fuel Economy for New Vehicles Sold in U.S. Tops 24 MPG for First Time Ever : TreeHugger Camping Gets Fancy Via Solar Power Concept : TreeHugger US Led World in Clean Energy Investment for 2011 : TreeHugger Eco Wine Review: Unti Vineyard's 2007 Benchland Syrah : TreeHugger
Part 5 BIPVT: New Retrofit technology that promises thermal insulation along with solar power Lithium sulphur batteries: The power storage devices of the future Designer practically creates leather bound journals by just using recycled materials Alaska's Kodiak Island to get 3MW battery system United States Pulls Ahead of China in Clean Energy Race | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building Former General Motors R and D Head Predicts Driverless Cars by 2020 | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building Kyocera joins forces with IHI and Mizuho on 70-megawatt solar plant -- Engadget Solar Panel-In-a-Tube Generates Power and Hot Water At the Same Time Verde Energy Audit App for iPad Now Free Until Earth Day : TreeHugger Electric Milk Trucks Still Working in Jolly Old England : TreeHugger Mitt Romney vs. Barack Obama: The Ultimate Green Showdown : TreeHugger New York City's 2012 Cycling Map is Out, and It's a Beauty! : TreeHugger
Part 6 Sky Power Solutions Lumos: LED bulb doubles up as glow stick styled emergency lighting What's Next: Harnessing thermoelectricity for a clean charge Cleveland Indians get a corkscrew wind turbine overlooking their ballgames Battle Lab's solar arrays help save power and generate money Sandia sensors to make climate study more advanced and reliable 6 Easy Peasy Gardening Projects To Do This Weekend | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building Groundbreaking Earth 2 Hub Platform Reboots Approaches to Sustainability (VIDEO) | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building Majority of Americans Support Clean Energy & Climate Action, Even While Politicians Don't : TreeHugger Copper Gold Nanoparticles Could Convert CO2 to Fuel Cost Effectively : TreeHugger 10 Tomatoes to Grow in Your Container Garden : TreeHugger Tourists Get Their Hands Dirty, Set An Example For Ecotourism On Midway : TreeHugger
Part 7 Large scale Algae Street Lamps to clean the air off its CO2 content Japanese corporations, financial institutions to build 70MW solar energy plant Smart mirrors make solar power cheaper Copper Gold nanoparticles convert carbon dioxide into methane Turning the global village toward green ways with organic vessels Solar thermal process to produce cement without emitting carbon Matt Damon Set To Star in Anti-Fracking Movie "Promised Land" | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building Walmart's 100th Solar Power Installation Gets Switched On in Colorado | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building Smart Toilet & Sink Combo Uses Greywater to Flush : TreeHugger Eco Wine Review: Cline Cellars 2010 Cool Climate Pinot Noir : TreeHugger World's First 'Edible' Cookbook That you Read, Prepare and Eat (Photos) : TreeHugger Black Solar Cell Absorbs 99.7% of All Light : TreeHugger
Part 8 Bats save up on energy by folding in their wings on the upstroke Lawndale World of Chlorophyll: A green building project that draws inspiration from nature Energy saving techniques developed for chips that will serve as mini Internets Researchers develop efficient technology for plastic electronics Federico floats down Parana River on a blue kayak made out of old soda bottles New Elektra One Solar Plane Flies Twice as Far as the Original | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building Obama Administration Announces New Clean-Energy Initiatives for the Military | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building Maps Show a Decade of Renewable Energy Growth, 2001-2011 : TreeHugger Sustainable California Wineries Celebrate Earth Day All of April : TreeHugger New Smart Meter Technology Can Tell Your Appliances Apart : TreeHugger Prius and Volt Set New Sales Records Thanks to High Gas Prices : TreeHugger
Part 9 Clean energy modes can ultimately result in reduction of special natural resources Solarator launched to meet emergency power requirements NATS team designs futuristic eco friendly car prototype The world T3 Motion launches electric vehicles for camera operators Chinese student builds his own solar car for $2400 FedEx Announces Carbon Offset Program To Make Envelopes Carbon-Neutral | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building Solar Thermal STEP Method Could Make Cement Production Greenhouse Gas-Free | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building Ferrari Confirms New Hybrid System for Its V12 Models | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building Italy Plans to Push Ahead with High-Speed Train Line Under the Alps | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building Street Lamp and Fitness Equipment Blend Into Smart Lighting Concept : TreeHugger Massive 100,000 s.f. Greenhouse Planned for Brooklyn Rooftop : TreeHugger
Part 10 Solar power satellite to beam thousands of megawatts of energy to earth Wireless chargers for EVs by this decade BTL eco friendly sunglasses let you showcase some recycled style High quality Ebony Wood Headphones Nest releases new software to further reduce energy use Birmingham University installs solar powered parking meters Boston's Big Dig Getting Massive $55 Million LED Lighting Retrofit | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building Chicago Finally Gets Citywide Curbside Recycling Program, Due to Start in 2013de Curbside Recycling, due to Start in 2013 | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building The latest HGTV Green Home in Georgia Renewable power generating building to go for rent in Brooklyn, New York Hydro One's distribution power grid to be updated to smart technology Production begins for $95,000 Delorean EV