Bringing you, your weekly positive Green related articles. Now that it is mid December, I wouldn't mind a bit of snow. That, and my dogs are destroying my yard, because it is still soft and mushy. Sustainable Gift Wrap and Tags Made From Chip Bags, Clothes and Other Recycled Items | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building Engineers in Hong Kong Generate Electricity from Water Mains | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building Harry Potter-esque Invisibility Cloak Could Disguise American Soldiers From Enemies | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building The IBC Innovation Factory Is a Creative Learning Environment Built In a Former Paint Factory | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building EPA finalizes stricter soot pollution limits - Business - Oil & energy | NBC News How a Texas neighborhood became hybrid heaven - Business on NBCNews.com Eco-friendly food ingredients for Christmas - Promoting Eco Friendly Lifestyle to Save Enviornment - Ecofriend How to have a green wedding - Promoting Eco Friendly Lifestyle to Save Enviornment - Ecofriend USDA to Expand Flexibility in New Healthier School Lunch Program : TreeHugger USDA Land Stewardship Program Conserves 50 Million Acres in 4 Years : TreeHugger SolarCity Successfully IPOs, Shows Double-Digits Gains on First Day : TreeHugger Could You Benefit from Going Solar? Get a Free Solar Appraisal from Geostellar : TreeHugger
Part 2 Scrubba: A Lightweight, Virtually-Waterless Washing Machine In A Sack! | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building The Retrofit Chicago Challenge Gets Skyscrapers to Go Green | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building 2013 Ford C-MAX Hybrid Named Official Car for 2013 International CES | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building Los Angeles and Burbank to Buy Solar Power from Nevada Plant | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building Eco friendly road trip - Promoting Eco Friendly Lifestyle to Save Enviornment - Ecofriend Top Eco Companies - Promoting Eco Friendly Lifestyle to Save Enviornment - Ecofriend news.discovery.com/animals/so-cute-puppies-play-in-the-snow-gotta-see-video-121212.html Nanostructure "Sandwich" Triples Efficiency of Organic Solar Cells : TreeHugger 10 House Plants to Give During the Holidays : TreeHugger The Recyclable Bicycle Helmet - Designed With Woodpeckers in Mind (Video) : TreeHugger 10,000 MW of Wind Power Predicted for Latin America : TreeHugger
Part 3 StarEnergy's INTI Solar Charge Point is a Solar Charging Station for Public Spaces | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building Green Rabbit Nursery Delivers & Replants Live Christmas Trees in Austria | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building Ford Simulates 10 Years of Battery Use in 10 Months With The Key Life Test | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building Mini Hydropower Generator Creates Clean Energy Without The Need for Giant Dams | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building Making the Big Switch to Glass - Promoting Eco Friendly Lifestyle to Save Enviornment - Ecofriend news.discovery.com/human/excellent-idea/indoor-lawn-furniture-121112.html news.discovery.com/earth/renewables-storage-121211.html Researchers devise contact lens with built-in LCD (video) Students Build Bike-Powered Charging Station from Scratch : TreeHugger GE's Jet Engine Technology Could Keep Gadgets Cooler, Greener : TreeHugger Waterlife is a Beautiful Indian Book About Sea Creatures : TreeHugger Still Looking for a Good Public Transit App for your iPhone? Google Maps is Back to iOS : TreeHugger
Part 4 Scientists Use Lightning Blasts To Recycle Old Concrete Debris Into New Building Materials | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building Top 6 Gadgets for the Home to Help You Go Green in 2013 | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building New Report Shows that Renewable Energy Could Cost-Effectively Power Huge Electrical Grids by 2030 | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building GravityLight is a Cheap, Green Weight-Powered Alternative To Solar Lamps | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building news.discovery.com/tech/silicon-fiber-121210.html Princeton’s nanomesh nearly triples solar cell efficiency | ExtremeTech Green Gifts for the Urban Gardener Intel recognized at the FTSE4Good Sir Mervyn Pedelty Awards | CSR@Intel Soma Reinvents the Water Filter, Makes It Gorgeous And Greener : TreeHugger Fossil Fuels Will Not Help The Working Class. Renewables Might. : TreeHugger Small Charity Beats Oil Giant, Becomes Largest Seller of Solar Lights in Africa : TreeHugger C-Max Energi Plug-in to Get Carpool Lane Access Perk in New York : TreeHugger
Part 5 Nissan Announces Plans to Introduce 15 Hybrid Models by 2016 and Moves Battery Production to Tennessee | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building MisoSoupDesign's Invisible Farm is a Vertical Garden Inspired by a Traditional Taiwanese Window Cover | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building Harvard Scientist Proposes a Way to Refreeze the Arctic to Combat Possible Global Warming Disaster | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building Scientists Invent a Battery Powered by an Ancient Red Dye Made From Madder Roots | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building Hines Real Estate Breaks Ground On Nation's Largest Carbon Neutral Building | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building the-gadgeteer.com/2012/12/16/scanadu-scout-or-is-it-a-tricorder/ NASA turns trash into fuel, no word yet on flying time-traveling DeLorean | TechHive Solar Cell Fibers Could be Woven into Photovoltaic Fabrics : TreeHugger Melkwegbridge Solves A Difficult Problem, Gives Options to Both Cyclists and Pedestrians : TreeHugger Plant Dye is the Secret Behind Environmentally-Friendly Lithium-Ion Battery : TreeHugger From Hobbiton to Tatooine: Earth Sheltered Homes Make Sense All Over The Universe : TreeHugger How to Get the Most Savings Out of Your Energy-Efficient HDTV : TreeHugger
Part 6 UCSD’s New Cutting-Edge Engineering Building Seeks LEED Silver | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building 6 Eco-Friendly Gift Wrap Alternatives | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building Solar Impulse Team to Attempt First Ever Solar-Powered Cross-U.S.A Flight in History | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building TEST DRIVE: Inhabitat Drives the 2013 Chevy Volt in Los Angeles | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building Costa Rica Becomes First Latin American Country to Ban Hunting for Sport | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building Portable Solar Lamp From Waka Waka Light Charges Cell Phones Using Sun's Energy | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building Grid Could Run on 99.9% Renewable Energy By 2030 : TreeHugger Farmigo Brings Your Local Farmer’s Market to the Web : TreeHugger 9 Garden Books to Give This Holiday Season : TreeHugger 10 Compostable, Biodegradable Gifts That Won't Last Forever : TreeHugger 10 Offbeat Charity Gifts that Do the World Good : TreeHugger Tesla Model S 60kWh Gets Official EPA Ratings (95 MPGe, 208 Miles Range) : TreeHugger
Part 7 Celebrate The Holidays With Eco-Friendly and Natural Traditions From Around The World! | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building Ultralight 81 Pound Airplane to Attempt World Record For Human-Powered Flight | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building Ford Teams Up With BASF to Cut Emissions From Ford Fusion Production | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building Americans Installed a Record Number of Rooftop Solar Panels This Year | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building Sales of Erik Abel's Limited Edition Wood Prints Go to Help Hurricane Sandy Relief | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building Solar-Powered LuminAID Lamp Launches "Give Light, Get Light" BOGO Initiative | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building Bowerbirds to Record Next Album in DIY, Off-Grid Studio (Maybe) : TreeHugger UK Government Could Buy 50% of Electricity From Renewables : TreeHugger Why Insulation and Good Design Beat Green Gizmos : TreeHugger Clif Bar's Seed Matters Puts Seed Saving in Public's Hands : TreeHugger Father and Son Drive Tesla Model S Over 400 Miles on a Single Charge : TreeHugger University of Texas Researcher Quits After Fracking Conflict of Interest Revealed : TreeHugger
Part 8 Nelson Cultural Center: A LEED Gold Addition to the American Swedish Institute in Minneapolis | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building University of East Anglia in England Unveils Plans for Greenest Low-Carbon Building in the UK | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building Pee Power: Scientists Convert Urine into Stem Cells | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building The ELF: A Half-Bike, Half-Car Solar and Pedal-Powered Urban Vehicle by Organic Transit | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building Reliance Foundry Launches Cutting-Edge Solar Bollard Lamp for Outdoor Path Lighting | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building WATERBANK School Harvests Rainwater for Underprivileged Students in Kenya | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building Scientists Usher in a New Age for Augmented Reality With LCD Displays for Contact Lenses | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building Reed Benches Have a Natural Simplicity of Beauty : TreeHugger The Apple Engineer Who Quit His Job to Propagate Plants (Interview) : TreeHugger Seventh Generation Launches USDA-Certified Biobased Baby Home Care Line : TreeHugger