Bringing you, your weekly positive Green related articles. Hope everyone had a good New Years and enjoyed the time with friends and family. (Light article week, due to holiday) Lexus Unveils Luxurious New Driverless Vehicle | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building Cotton Grown in Africa is Easier on the Earth Than Conventional Plantations | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building How Green Lighting Can Save American Businesses Millions of Dollars | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building Tim Van Cromvoirt Lungplant Lamps Breathe Just Like Living Organisms | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building Eco-friendly and Top Green ways to Wrap Gifts - Promoting Eco Friendly Lifestyle to Save Enviornment - Ecofriend Make Batteries from Plant Dyes - Promoting Eco Friendly Lifestyle to Save Enviornment - Ecofriend Inkkas Brings Stylish High and Low Eco-friendly Shoes - Promoting Eco Friendly Lifestyle to Save Enviornment - Ecofriend How would you like an eco friendly, shape shifter lamp that runs on solar energy? - Promoting Eco Friendly Lifestyle to Save Enviornment - Ecofriend Green Building Megatrends for 2013 From Jerry Yudelson : TreeHugger Office for Organic Farm in Shanghai Is Built from Shipping Containers : TreeHugger Surprise Discovery of Deep-Sea Corals In Great Barrier Reef : TreeHugger Astronauts Recycling In Space: NASA Turns Trash Into New Parts : TreeHugger
Part 2 University of Scranton's LEED Silver Loyola Science Center Uses Sustainable Design To Encourage Collaboration | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building Alta Devices Unveils the World's Lightest, Most Efficient Solar Power Chargers | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building U.S. Plug-In Car Sales Triple in 2012, UK Electric Car Sales Expected to Double in 2013 | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building Starbucks Launches $1 Reusable Plastic Cups to Reduce Waste | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building Eco-friendly bricks can now be made from waste paper - Promoting Eco Friendly Lifestyle to Save Enviornment - Ecofriend The LEED certified buildings reach a toll of 200 in South Florida - Promoting Eco Friendly Lifestyle to Save Enviornment - Ecofriend Shipping Makes Way for Whales : Discovery News Soak Up the Sun and Songs With Etón's Solar Rugged Rukus Adventurous Trio is Driving an Electric Model S from Portland to New York City : TreeHugger U.S. Plug-In Vehicle Sales Tripled in 2012, U.K. Electric Car Sales to Double in 2013 : TreeHugger Warren Buffett Buys World's Largest Solar Project from SunPower for $2.5 Billion : TreeHugger Why Norwegians Love Electric Vehicles More Than the Rest of the World : TreeHugger
Part 3 LEED-Seeking Greenland Residence Boasts an EV-Ready Garage and Other Eco Goodness | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building Low Energy MZ House in Barcelona Achieves Energy and Cost Efficiency through Prefab Construction | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building huzi's Handcrafted Toy Set Lets Kids and Adults Build Their Dream Car | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building The “Nature Trail” Is an LED Wallpaper Designed to Calm Children On Their Way to Surgery | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building Best Tips for Starting Seeds Indoors - Organic Gardening - MOTHER EARTH NEWS Eton adds BoostSolar to its charging lineup, instantly pleases George Harrison (hands-on) Eton adds two more solar-powered Bluetooth sound systems to its Rukus lineup (hands-on) 2013 Ford Fusion Energi Plug-in Gets EPA Rating of 108 MPGe for City Driving : TreeHugger New U.S. Wind Power Capacity Might Beat Natural Gas and Coal in 2012 : TreeHugger Avis to Acquire Car-Sharing Leader Zipcar in $500 Million Deal : TreeHugger It's Not Easy Being Green: Two Designers Explore Sustainability Worldwide (Book Review) : TreeHugger
Part 4 Birdhouse Roof Tile: Cozy Nesting Site For Birds Brings Wildlife to Your Home | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building US Wind Power Growth May Surpass Gas and Coal for 2012 | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building Christmas Trees Could Be Used To Help Sterilize Medical Devices | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building Luxury Buenos Aires Grand Hotel Aims for LEED Certification | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building LG Releases World's First Super-Thin Energy Efficient OLED Television | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building Starbucks Hopes Cheap $1 Reusable Cups Will Sway Customers From Disposables Alta Devices claims world's lightest, most efficient military solar chargers Goal Zero brings the Yeti 150 solar generator back from the wilderness Shape Shifting Solar Lamp Looks Like Robot Claw : TreeHugger The Design Stories of 2012 That Will Resonate in 2013 : TreeHugger First Converted Hybrid Train with Regenerative Braking Could Be a Game Changer : TreeHugger Apple's New Wind Tech Design Generates and Stores Heat : TreeHugger
Part 5 Warren Buffet Buys World's Largest Solar Plant for Just Over $2 Billion! | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building The Farm Buddy Makes It Easy to Grow Your Own Large Living Walls Indoors | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building European Trains Could Soon Become Hybrids Thanks to Regenerative Braking System | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building Congress Extends Wind Energy Federal Tax Credits For All 2013 Wind Power Projects | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building Concord, Mass. Becomes One of the First Communities to Ban Single-Use Plastic Water Bottles | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building HUB 01 Features Mobile Student Housing Covered in Plants or Solar Panels in Belgium | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building California Vets Accelerated Renewable Energy Generation and Conservation Plan | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building Manchester's One Angel Square is the UK's Most BREEAM "Outstanding" Building | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building The Sprout Hog Is a Cute and Fun Way to Get Kids to Grow Plants | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building Navia Driverless Electric Shuttle Reduces Traffic (And Pollution) In Pedestrian-Heavy Urban Areas | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building Nanomaterials That Split Sunlight into Separate Colors Could Double Solar Cell Efficiency | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building Snow Made With Treated Wastewater Covers Ski Slopes in Arizona | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building
