Bringing you, your weekly positive Green related articles. Cooler weather is starting to set in here in Northern IL. Sad winter will be coming soon, but happy, cause it is almost apple time. Infographic: The Environmental Benefits of Proper Waste Disposal | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building The OrCam is a "Google Glass"-Like Device That Aids the Visually Impaired | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building J. Crew Salvages Hurricane Damaged Wood for Runway During Spring 2014 New York Fashion Week | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building Phipps Center for Sustainable Landscapes Achieves LEED Platinum Certification | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building Voyager: Goodbye Solar System, Hello Interstellar Space : Discovery News Electric Race Cars Shifting Into Gear : Discovery News Charge an emergency flashlight in your bed-side lamp’s socket — The Gadgeteer This City Planted "Moving Gardens" On Its Buses Butterflies drink turtle tears for their salt fix : TreeHugger Take Action: Speak Out Against Coal Exports : TreeHugger Smart bike navigation tool gives directions, tracks your time, and maps and shares routes : TreeHugger Life-cycle study shows current LED bulbs about on par with CFLs, but next-generation twice as good : TreeHugger
Part 2 Average new car fuel economy hits record 24.9 mpg | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building Volkswagen's New 2015 e-Golf EV Electrifies the Golf Lineup | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building China Bans New Coal-Fired Plants In Most Polluted Regions | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building The FreeBike Project Leases Bikes to Students at No Cost | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building The Biomimicry Manual: What Can Sloths Teach Us About Energy Efficiency? | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building Google's New 'Street View' Maps Let You Dive in the Galapagos Islands! | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building Cree TW LED bulb: California demands maximum light quality, Cree delivers for less than $20 | ExtremeTech Grow your own food on your windowsill — The Gadgeteer NASA's Voyager 1 becomes the first human artifact to reach interstellar space, 12 billion miles from us : TreeHugger Biggest green wall ever is unveiled in London : TreeHugger Prince William quits military to fight for the environment : TreeHugger California energy bill will protect net-metering, boost renewable energy in the state : TreeHugger
Part 3 Formula E Unveils Blazing Fast Spark-Renault Electric Race Car | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building Anagraphic's Starry Light LED Lamp Casts Constellations of Stars Across your Ceiling | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building Harvest Home: Team Capitol DC Unveils Net-Zero 2013 Solar Decathlon Entry! | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building Bentleigh College's Eco Meditation Center is the Perfect Spot for Introspection in Melbourne | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building Ohio State University's Psychedelic New Chiller Plant Earns LEED Silver Certification | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building GoSun Solar Cooker Heats up to a Sizzling 550° F in Minutes | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building Germany's Skyline Plaza Garden is a Versatile Green Roof Like We've Never Seen | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building NASA Reveals Plans to Start Growing Vegetables in Space this Year | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building The U.S. installed 832 MW of solar PV in Q2 2013 : TreeHugger VW unveils two upcoming production electric cars: The 2015 e-Golf and 2015 e-up! : TreeHugger California extends HOV lane access for electric cars and plug-in hybrids to 2019 : TreeHugger The GE Kitchen of the Future today : TreeHugger
Part 4 FCV-R Concept Previews Toyota's 2015 Fuel Cell Hybrid Vehicle | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building Cilantro Purifies Drinking Water in Developing Countries Cheaply and Sustainably | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building Giant Lane-Straddling Land Airbus Could be Coming to China | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building NASA Launches Weather Drones to Monitor Tropical Storm Gabrielle in the Atlantic | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building Plant-Based Egg Substitute Backed by Bill Gates Goes on Sale at Whole Foods | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building 6 Essential Kitchen Tools Vegan and Raw Cuisine | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building The Biomimicry Manual: What can the Honeybee Teach Designers About Insulation, Elasticity and Flight? | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building Panda Poop Microbes Could Lead to Biofuel Production that Doesn't Use Corn | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building My family's adventures in keeping hens : TreeHugger Vast water reserve discovered in drought-stricken Kenya : TreeHugger US to destroy 6 ton illegal ivory stockpile : TreeHugger Sit on this sustainable minimalist cork wallet : TreeHugger
Part 5 North America's Largest Urban Orchard Transforms an Old Gas Station in Downtown Vancouver | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building Flower-like Apertures on the HygroSkin-Metereosensitive Pavilion Open and Close in Response to Humidity Changes | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building E-NV200 Zero Emissions Van Will be Nissan's Second EV When it Arrives in 2014 | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building PHOTOS: In Remembrance of Sept 11th, Tour The National 9/11 Memorial in NYC | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building X Prize Announced to Save Oceans from Deadly Acidification and Rising CO2 Levels | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building Anti-Aging Secrets Discovered in Yeast Could be the Key to Eternal Youth | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building 2013 International Green Building Conference Kicks Off in Singapore | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building INFOGRAPHIC: Upgrading to an iPhone 5s or iPhone 5c? Donate, Sell, or Recycle Your Old Phone! | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building Straddle Bus may be coming down the road soon [Video] : TreeHugger How to load a dishwasher to save water [VIDEO] : TreeHugger GoSun stove reinvents solar cooking : TreeHugger Protecting just 17% of Earth's land would save 67% of plant species. Can we do it before it's too late? : TreeHugger
Part 6 Hankook's Revolutionary Airless i-Flex Tire is Puncture-Proof and 95% Recyclable | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building Honda's New Pedestrian-Saving Tech Uses Smartphones to Alert Tech Zombies | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building 6 Surprising Fruits You Can Grow Organically Indoors in Containers! | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building New Device Saves Disaster Victims by Detecting Heartbeats Through Rubble | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building Shell to Pay $1.1 Million Fine for Arctic Drilling in Violation of the Clean Air Act | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building 100% Electric Vehicle & Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle Sales Have Record Month! | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building Vancouver's Sole Food opens largest urban orchard in North America : TreeHugger Energy management app turns off the heat when you leave the house : TreeHugger Elon Musk goes full Tony Stark, shows the future of design and manufacturing (video) : TreeHugger Which airlines are the most fuel-efficient? : TreeHugger 2014 Honda Accord Hybrids gets official EPA fuel economy rating (50 MPG city!) : TreeHugger Sometimes it's better to waste renewable energy than to build storage, study shows : TreeHugger
Part 7 Zaha Hadid Unveils Winning Tokyo Olympic Stadium Design - And It's Green! | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building Patrick Blanc is Growing the World's Tallest Vertical Garden in Sydney | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building The Gorgeous Stola Table Lamp is Made From 100% Recycled PET Plastic | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building Greenpeace Unveils the World's Largest Polar Bear - And it's Bigger Than a Double-Decker Bus! | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building DIY: Pocket Hand Warmers for Chilly Days | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building World Trade Center “Tribute in Light” Returns for 12th Anniversary on 9/11 | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building 3D-printing robots could enable solar arrays to self-fabricate in space : TreeHugger Make a solar night light from a mason jar : TreeHugger Planet's biggest solar boat pulls into Paris after 60,000 kilometers of 'sunny' sailing : TreeHugger Pesticide maker 'sues Europe'. Bee-lovers fight back. : TreeHugger Photo of the Day: Golden hour at Loch Morlich, Scotland : TreeHugger Satellite-connected remote cameras and crowdsourcing help fight poaching : TreeHugger
Part 8 Miele Unveils the World's First Solar-Powered Tumble Dryer! | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building The Biomimicry Manual: What can the Frigate Bird Teach Us about Flight? | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building Mercedes-Benz' Self-Driving Car Completes First Autonomous Cross Country Trip! | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building Elon Musk Uses Iron Man-Inspired Holographic 3D User Interface to Print a Rocket Part | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building New Connection Between Stacked Solar Cells Can Withstand the Energy of 70,000 Suns | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building Chinese Scientists Successfully Produce a Living Kidney Using a 3D Printer | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building BARNagain Solar Powered Home Built With Family's Own Reclaimed Wood | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building The billionaire fighting to stop Keystone XL : TreeHugger Greener alternatives to spray foam insulation : TreeHugger Key ring solar charger lets you juice up your smartphone on the go : TreeHugger
