Bringing you, your weekly positive Green related articles. First tulips bloomed today. Trying to dry out after all the rain. Energy Harvesting Eco Shade Doubles as a Light Source at Night | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building Multilevel Vertical Allotments Turn Decrepit Buildings Into Spectacular Garden-Filled Spaces | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building Are Dutch Docklands' Floating Islands a Sustainable Alternative to Dubai's Sinking World Islands? | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building This summer, vacation at a farm instead of a boring hotel | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building Unique pedal powered vehicles that will blow your mind | Ecofriend Solar powered Android smartphones take center stage | Ecofriend Brontosaurus Finally Gets Its Name Back : Discovery News Earth Shots: Must-See Planet Pics (April 6) : Discovery News The monarch butterfly needs milkweed to survive. Here's how to get seeds : TreeHugger Bringing your own bag might change the way you shop : TreeHugger Retailer Lowe's and the city of Portland ban bee-killing pesticides : TreeHugger What makes a journalist gleefully giggle and Stephen King feel like he's Luke Skywalker? : TreeHugger
Part 2 Ohio's 100-Acre Classroom teaches farming skills to middle-school students | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building Marmol Radziner transform old waterhouses into a sustainable community center | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building MIT's flat-pack table is so smart it can assemble itself without your help | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building This 3D-printed violin has a classic sound and a look straight from the future | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building Gorgeous and green sports cars for the wise gearhead | Ecofriend Stylish and eco-friendly cases for your iPad | Ecofriend Liquid metal printing puts flexible circuits on 'anything' Futuristic 'SuperTruck' doubles the MPG of other semis Jason Mraz is serious about growing his own food : TreeHugger Bike lane down center of Korean highway is covered with solar panels : TreeHugger Simple device turns your ordinary home into a smart home : TreeHugger 'This Changes Everything: Capitalism vs the Climate' (book review) : TreeHugger
Part 3 NASA says finding alien life almost certain within next two decades | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building Latvian art students transform a single birch tree into energy for 70 people | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building Chrysalis Childcare Centre uses existing trees as symbolic centerpieces | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building Garden-like Ecole Polytechnique Learning Center is bathed in soft light | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building Ecofriend » Find inspiration in the best of eco-friendly gadgets http://www.ecofriend.com/ways-out-of-the-conventional-for-getting-power.html The Solarbike is a very real thing New process harvests hydrogen from plant waste at record speeds | ExtremeTech NYC non-profit rescues food from restaurants and gives it to the homeless : TreeHugger Starbucks says it now serves “99 percent ethically sourced coffee.” So what does that mean? : TreeHugger Tesla replaces entry level 60kWh Model S with new all-wheel drive 70kWh model : TreeHugger Nerdalize wants to heat homes for free with cloud servers : TreeHugger
Part 4 OpenFarm's community-created guides help you learn to grow anything | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building 8 Ways that you can help save monarch butterflies | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building Modular net-zero net-energy SEED Classroom to debute in Pittsburgh | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building KFC, Taco Bell, Pizza Hut pledge to source 100 percent of palm oil sustainably | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building Clear smart glass that generates its own electricity | ExtremeTech An aluminum graphite battery that could charge your smartphone in 60 seconds | ExtremeTech Add a little nature to your desk with this phone dock Aluminum Battery Promises 1-Minute Phone Charges | News & Opinion | PCMag.com Decline in coal brings net growth in jobs : TreeHugger Which type of roof is best in cold climates: solar, white or green? : TreeHugger 4 health benefits of gratitude : TreeHugger 10 tips for raising a Zero Waste baby : TreeHugger
Part 5 SuperTruck is super efficient and could pave the way for the future of the semi | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building This bike lane in Korea is topped with 20 miles of solar panels | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building Facebook signs on Frank Gehry to design two more buildings for their California campus | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building Stanford's new cheap, flexible aluminum battery charges in a minute flat | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building Spacewalk GoPro Footage Is The Best GoPro Footage Phase Change Material Keeps Milk Cold When the Power Cuts Out NASA Gears Up For Hubble's 25th Anniversary We're Six Years Closer to a Clean Energy Future Than We Thought How a smart Countertop could make you and your kitchen greener : TreeHugger Peer-to-peer solar sharing network aims to make solar simple and accessible : TreeHugger 11 clever ways to conserve water at home : TreeHugger Artist's hyper-realistic bird sculptures are made from wood and paper : TreeHugger
Part 6 The Blue Diversion Toilet is a portable potty that filters waste water | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building Energy-positive portable classroom produces four times more energy than it needs | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building The Bolt is the smallest and lightest electric skateboard in the world | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building Fantastic Cities is an architecture-themed coloring book for adults | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building 6 smart LED bulbs put to the test: We name the best and brightest Philips Hue review: The pioneer in LED lighting is showing its age iLumi Small A21 Smartbulb review: Easy to set up, but pricey OORT SmartLED review: This is one dim bulb Osram Lightify review: This white-only LED bulb is solid value LIFX Edison A21 review: This is one bulky LED bulb, but we like it LED bulbs could protect people from malaria : TreeHugger Young students learn about food security in their own community : TreeHugger
Part 7 This solar-powered e-bike has a top speed of 30 mph | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building DIY lawn couch for sweet summer lounging | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building Tesla introduces new base Model S 70D to appeal to mainstream luxury car buyers | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building Fluidstance helps keeps you moving while you work | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building INFOGRAPHIC: The top 8 home interior trends of 2015, according to Pinterest | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building http://www.ecofriend.com/4-bridges-that-show-the-beauty-of-being-eco-friendly.html Desktop ecosystem showcases aquaponics as a solution to food and water shortages : TreeHugger Should I buy an electric bicycle? Here's everything you need to know to get started! : TreeHugger 6 simple tricks to nix food waste at home : TreeHugger Costa Rica hasn't used any fossil fuels for electricity so far in 2015 : TreeHugger Why online grocery shopping isn't for me : TreeHugger After Indiana: Will tech CEOs force action on climate too? : TreeHugger
Part 8 INFOGRAPHIC: The top 8 home interior trends of 2015, according to Pinterest | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building Obama finally admits climate change is a public health issue | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building Los Angeles to become first city in the world to control all LED streetlights remotely | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building Iconic VW Camper van to be revived as a battery-electric vehicle | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building INFOGRAPHIC: The Zayed Future Energy Prize celebrates achievements in renewable energy and sustainability | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building The IR3 is a next-gen 3D printer that will assemble components into finished products | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building Photo: Barn owl swoops through a blue sky : TreeHugger 5 nuts not grown in California : TreeHugger How do you plant 1 billion trees a year? With drones, of course : TreeHugger How the eruption of Mount Tambora 200 years ago led to the invention of the bicycle : TreeHugger World Environment Day launches logo design competition : TreeHugger Happy Teflon Day! Stick around and find out if it is safe : TreeHugger
Part 9 Looking for a place to eat local and sustainable foods tonight? There's an app for that | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building INFOGRAPHIC: How upcycling turns trash into treasure | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building Plants with a sixth sense? Researchers say it's likely | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building Robotic vehicle captures a never-before-seen view of Antarctic sea floor | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building INFOGRAPHIC: Your ultimate spring cleaning guide | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building 13 easy Earth Day crafts you can make using recycled materials | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building 7 Weird and Wonderful Uses For LED Lighting Technology | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building A swirling green roof tops the gorgeous Nanyang Technical University in Singapore | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building Falling price of battery packs may usher in age of affordable electric cars | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building Lloyd Godman’s experimental air plant sculpture teaches students about tensegrity | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building Perspiration to perfume: New fragrance smells better when you sweat | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building Our best advice for managing stress : TreeHugger
