Bringing you, your weekly positive Green related articles. More cold and more snow. For as much of a pain the cold and snow has been. It is nice that it feels like we are having a real winter here in the Midwest. Seems to be another decent week of articles. Worldwide Sales of Toyota Hybrids Top 6 Million Units | Corporate Fabulous Toyota FT-1 Concept Is Ready to Drive January 14 | Toyota 2014 North American International Auto Show (NAIAS) - Toyota FT-1 Concept Reveal | Toyota From Virtual to Reality? Toyota FT-1 Concept Sets the Pace for Future Design | Toyota H&M's New Line Of Eco-Friendly Denim Closes The Loop On Textile Recycling | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building VIDEO: How to Grow a Treehouse with Mitchell Joachim of TeReForm | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building Meet The T-Shirt That Could Make Stain Remover Obsolete | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building Tom Raffield's Beautiful Flux Pendant Lights are Made From Sustainably Sourced Oak | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building Photo: The luminous beauty of the luna moth : TreeHugger Photo: Fiery sunset over sea : TreeHugger In defense of high-tech tools for living a more sustainable life : TreeHugger Toyota’s Fuel Cell Vehicle revealed (sort of...) at the Detroit Auto Show : TreeHugger
Part 2 The Taburetul Modular Stool Shapeshifts Into Numerous Forms | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building Butchers & Bicycles Redefines Urban Mobility with Mk1 Tilt-Action Cargo Trike | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building Graypants' Garage Receives Glowing Accolades as 2013 AIA Award Winner for Washington Architecture | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building Oscar Viñals' Sky Whale is a Three-Story Gargantuan "Green" Aircraft | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building Top five eco resorts worth visiting - Promoting Eco Friendly Lifestyle to Save Enviornment - Ecofriend Understanding the advantages and disadvantages of Geothermal Energy - Promoting Eco Friendly Lifestyle to Save Enviornment - Ecofriend Sydney's Bald Reef Gets a Seaweed Transplant : Discovery News NYC Issues Roadmap for Electric Taxis By 2020 : Discovery News Why the caulking gun (and the thermal imager) are the best weapons in the war against energy waste : TreeHugger New York City mayor Bill de Blasio outlines his 'Vision Zero' plan for safer streets (video) : TreeHugger Divers meet extremely playful wild seals off the coast of England, film the whole adventure : TreeHugger Japan to tackle space junk with.... a giant net : TreeHugger
Part 3 More Than Half of Kenya's Electricity Will Come From Solar Power by 2016 | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building New Photos Show 'Bosco Verticale' Vertical Forest Nearing Completion in Milan | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building DIY: Homemade All-Natural Personal Care Products for Men | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building Google X Unveils Smart Contact Lens That Monitors Body Health | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building Best electric cars launched in 2013 - Promoting Eco Friendly Lifestyle to Save Enviornment - Ecofriend Five eco innovations aimed at bettering the planet - Promoting Eco Friendly Lifestyle to Save Enviornment - Ecofriend Scientists Observe Ball Lightning In Nature For The First Time Ever Big Bang Tents will protect you from nature while you sleep and charge your gadgets :: The Gadgeteer Photo: Amazing Amazon sunset : TreeHugger The future of real estate development: Giant parking garages for bikes and no place for cars : TreeHugger The Rise of Living Architecture (Book Review) : TreeHugger Small rocket stove makes for an efficient offgrid or camping stove : TreeHugger
Part 4 Triton Scuba Mask Transforms Divers into Human Fish | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building Infographic: How to Save Energy on Lighting | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building Wind Power was Spain's Top Energy Source in 2013 for First Time Ever! | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building Innovative New 'Design For Human Health' Program Launches at the Boston Architectural College | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building Reasons to use Eco-friendly wallpapers for your home - Promoting Eco Friendly Lifestyle to Save Enviornment - Ecofriend World’s five most popular eco tourism destinations - Promoting Eco Friendly Lifestyle to Save Enviornment - Ecofriend Japan to 'Drag' Space Junk from Orbit : Discovery News Dolphins Are 10 Times Stronger Than Human Athletes : Discovery News Stefano Boeri's Vertical Forest gets planted : TreeHugger Babies don't have to cost that much : TreeHugger 10 Low-tech tactics for living more sustainably : TreeHugger SolarCity wants to raise billions from small investors to finance more solar systems : TreeHugger
Part 5 Foster+Partners' ComCast Innovation and Technology Tower May be the Tallest LEED-Certified Building in the U.S. | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building Portland's Record-Breaking Bikescraper has 1,200 Parking Spots for Bikes | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building Lush Green Roof Terrace Crowns LEED Platinum-Seeking Building in Silicon Valley | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building Tesla's Sales Surge at the End of 2013 with Highest Sales Ever in the Fourth Quarter | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building Five companies using green technology to sustain the environment - Promoting Eco Friendly Lifestyle to Save Enviornment - Ecofriend The greenest travel destinations in the world - Promoting Eco Friendly Lifestyle to Save Enviornment - Ecofriend The car of your dreams: The best concepts from NAIAS 2014 in Detroit | TechHive Bird steals camera hidden in an egg and films entire penguin colony The exquisitely beautiful view from the ISS at night: Our planet like you've never seen it before! (video) : TreeHugger Google gobbles up Nest, gets its foot in the door of the Smart Home : TreeHugger Exercise, and get smarter while you're at it : TreeHugger Swimmers create enough wave power to keep the lights on : TreeHugger
Part 6 Japan Prepares to Launch Giant Net into Orbit to Sweep up Space Debris | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building Solar-Powered Monte Rosa Alpine Hut is 90% Energy Independent | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building Villa Escudero's Waterfall Restaurant Serves Philippine Cuisine at the Foot of the Falls | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building Forest Symphony Allows Listeners to Hear Photosynthesis | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building Amazing eco products that could make green difference to your travel - Promoting Eco Friendly Lifestyle to Save Enviornment - Ecofriend A complete guide to sustainable travelling - Promoting Eco Friendly Lifestyle to Save Enviornment - Ecofriend Thermal Imaging Heats Up Smartphone Tech : Discovery News Let's Build A House of Sand and Pee : Discovery News Photo: White owl, white moon : TreeHugger Honda unveils the all-new 2015 Fit, 20% more fuel-efficient than previous generation : TreeHugger These clean-burning fire logs keep waxed produce boxes out of the waste stream : TreeHugger Why you haven't bought an electric bike yet, and 5 good reasons you might, soon : TreeHugger
Part 7 Inhabitat Reviews IF YOU BUILD IT, a New Film About the Power of Design | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building Clever Backpack and Tent Hybrid Shelters Nomads and Homeless People | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building 5,000 Honey Bees to be Equipped with Sensors to Study Colony Decline | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building Prestigious 25 Year AIA Award Goes to the Washington D.C. Metro Rail System | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building Four effective and environmentally friendly gardening tools - Promoting Eco Friendly Lifestyle to Save Enviornment - Ecofriend Tinsel town celebs defining the green fashion - Promoting Eco Friendly Lifestyle to Save Enviornment - Ecofriend Scientist Discovers How to Clean Up Poison Water With Whisky Leftovers Toyota FT-1 concept trades dials and gauges for fighter-jet windshield display | TechHive Tesla sold 6,900 electric cars in the fourth quarter of 2013, beating expectations by 20% : TreeHugger In the smart home is one thing, but what we really need are smart communities and smarter cities : TreeHugger JUNE smart bracelet measures sun exposure, tells you when you've had enough : TreeHugger Make a USB microscope for $16 : TreeHugger
Part 8 GREEN BUILDING 101: Environmentally Friendly Lighting | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building Moger Mehrhof Architects Create Rustic Birdhouses from Reclaimed Materials | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building Unroll an UrbMat to Grow Fresh Veggies Quickly and Easily | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building Mas Provencal's Secret Garden Offers Diners an Explosive Botanical Experience | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building Sustainability and its impact on economy - Promoting Eco Friendly Lifestyle to Save Enviornment - Ecofriend Understanding the future of solar energy - Promoting Eco Friendly Lifestyle to Save Enviornment - Ecofriend Drivers: Never Sit At A Red Light Again : Discovery News New on the Runway: 2014 Detroit Auto Show : Discovery News One of the world's largest rooftop farms is in Brooklyn : TreeHugger The amazing edible, biodegradable, cuttlefish ink battery : TreeHugger Best-selling F150 pickup goes on a diet, loses 700 lbs to improve fuel economy : TreeHugger You will want to live in The ROSE Cottage, a net zero energy home built for a lifetime : TreeHugger
Part 9 Bioglow's Starlight Avatar is the World's First Light Producing Plant | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building Urbanarbolismo's Magnificent 1500 m2 Vertical Garden Covers the Palacio de Congresos in Spain | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building Solar Trees Now Power the "Welcome to Fabulous Las Vegas" Sign | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building Teeny Tiny Windmills Could Power Future Smartphones | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building How to build a sustainable future - Promoting Eco Friendly Lifestyle to Save Enviornment - Ecofriend How vegetarianism can help us protect the environment - Promoting Eco Friendly Lifestyle to Save Enviornment - Ecofriend Honda's new EV charger can draw some of its power directly from the sun Is Human Pee the Future of Fertilizer? Single-wheeled self-balancing electric skateboard is like a hands-free Segway : TreeHugger The full story behind Earthrise, the iconic photo that created the modern environmental movement : TreeHugger "America's Dairyland" Wisconsin using cheese brine to deice roads : TreeHugger Jerry Yudelson becomes President of the Green Building Initiative, an alternative to LEED certification : TreeHugger
Part 10 US auto fuel efficiency hits record high | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building 2014 AIA Institute Honor Awards for Architecture Winners Announced | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building INTERVIEW: Nuclic Founder David Kim Shares His Green Flooring Tips with Inhabitat | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building New Software Allows Developers to Create Super Efficient Solar Parks | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building Micro-windmills could one day charge cell phones : TreeHugger This inspiring family generates only 1 quart of waste annually : TreeHugger These Beautiful Solar Orbs Are So Efficient They Even Harvest Moonlight New Honda Fit Helps You Change Lanes | News & Opinion | PCMag.com Audi Unveils Allroad Shooting Brake Hybrid at the 2014 Detroit Auto Show | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building Wisconsin Uses Cheesy Water to De-Ice Wintery Roads | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building Massive 579MW Solar Star Power Plant Goes Online in California | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building VW's Passat BlueMotion Has the Highest Fuel Economy Rating of any Non-Hybrid Midsize Sedans | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building Ford Showcases Sun-Powered C-Max Solar Energi Car at the 2014 Detroit Auto Show | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building 2015 Ford F-150 Drops 700 Pounds Thanks to New Super Lightweight Aluminum Body | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building Intel Unveils Smart Earbuds That Sync Workout Music To Your Heartbeat | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building
