Bringing you, your weekly positive Green related articles. Back to cooler weather here. But got some planting done this week. Tesla's Powerwall home battery is already sold out through 2016 | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building Could this giant straw be the solution to the problems with wind turbines? | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building Bill Gates tackles child mortality with network of disease surveillance centers | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building Tesla's $35,000 Model 3 will debut in March 2016, production kicks off in 2017 | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building Call for Creativity in Toyota i-Road R&D Project in Tokyo | Corporate Toyota Sienna Named Best 3-Row Vehicle for Families | Toyota Toyota Engineers to Drive One Lap of America Endurance Race | Corporate Apple announces new environmental initiatives for China: responsibly managed forests, solar for manufacturing | 9to5Mac 6 simple exercises proven to reduce snoring : TreeHugger How to decide if you should repair your shoes or buy them new : TreeHugger Roll over everything with the RadRover electric fat bike : TreeHugger 5 delicious ways to eat oatmeal for breakfast : TreeHugger
Part 2 CREE reimagines fluorescent office lighting that dims to take advantage of natural light | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building Lowe's follows in Home Depot's footsteps and pledges to phase out phthalates from flooring | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building Chicago wins Barack Obama Presidential Library bid | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building Solar-powered safari lodge offers sustainable luxury digs in Botswana | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building Minimizing your exposure to toxic substances in this synthetic world | Ecofriend Living life the green way, the responsible way | Ecofriend Picking up the right way to manage your home waste | Ecofriend Quick ideas for greater energy efficiency in the kitchen | Ecofriend How a cheap plywood temporary building became the inspiration for Google's new headquarters : TreeHugger Swedes show how eating organic eliminates a family's pesticide load : TreeHugger Sociable weavers' superlative nests turn phone poles into works of art (photos) : TreeHugger Clean Ride Mapper helps cyclists avoid polluted air, find quietest route to destination : TreeHugger
Part 3 Printed Nest offers free plans for 3D printable bird feeders | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building Astronomers capture 13-billion-year-old galaxy on camera | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building Pakistan is planting 1 billion trees to revive plundered forests | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building Bacteria “mini-factories” could someday replace consumer plastics | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building Smart ways to go about that sustainable and beautiful garden you wanted | Ecofriend Rely on solar chargers to power your gadgets everywhere | Ecofriend Reap the benefits of green roofing | Ecofriend Here’s why your home must harness solar power | Ecofriend Tesla will reveal the Model 3 in March 2016, made 11,160 EVs in first 3 months of year : TreeHugger The Nest treehouse is a solar-powered getaway for families (Video) : TreeHugger The Story of Stuff takes on the microbead : TreeHugger Show moms around the world some love by choosing Fairtrade for Mother's Day : TreeHugger
Part 4 14 awesome green designs spotted at BKLYN Designs 2015 | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building INFOGRAPHIC: How we can help reduce the impact of natural disaster | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building Google's new Mountain View headquarters will be built by robots | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building House Republicans seek to slash millions in funding for NASA's study of earth science | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building Points to know when buying solar chargers for your mobile devices | Ecofriend Chargers to harness power of the sun for your Smartphone | Ecofriend Belkin’s WeMo app adds IFTTT & support for more bulbs including Cree | 9to5Mac Belkin Partners with Cree to Bring WeMo Support to Connected Cree Bulb - Mac Rumors Give kids healthier restaurant meals ... and they'll eat them! : TreeHugger Bank of America just dumped coal mining : TreeHugger How forests can help to feed the world : TreeHugger UPS to experiment with renewable biogas in 400 vehicles : TreeHugger
Part 5 This bamboo bicycle kit comes to you in the mail | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building VIDEO: Inhabitat Sees Green at BKLYN Designs | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building Over 200 leading scientists agree: non-stick pans are bad for you | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building Pikaplant's self-watering systems are made for the gardener on the go | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building Hawaii Plans to Run on 100 Percent Renewables : Discovery News Ways Animal Moms Carry Their Young: Photos : Discovery News Replicator-Like Gadget Creates Meals in 30 Seconds : Discovery News California Opens Up the Floodgates for Desalination : Discovery News This giant straw is actually a vertical bladeless wind turbine : TreeHugger Innocon, Canadian cement company voluntarily puts side guards on its trucks : TreeHugger What I'm doing to fight climate change : TreeHugger Scientists use lasers to measure live whale sharks : TreeHugger
Part 6 Re Rag Rugs use textile industry discards to create stylishly sustainable floor coverings | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building Bill Clinton visits Solar Sister site in Tanzania, where women are empowered by clean energy | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building HOW TO: Grow an Avocado Tree from Seed | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building Chevy lowers the 2016 Volt's price to $33,995, almost $1,200 less than the current model | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building Shipping Containers Grow Food Anywhere : Discovery News 11 Amazing Animal Appendages : Discovery News Solar Oven Works on a Cloudy Day : Discovery News Here's What Thunder Looks Like : Discovery News Photo: The bright belly of the Bullock’s Oriole : TreeHugger Plug & play folding solar system features dual axis tracking, claims 40% more output : TreeHugger Squishy robots from shape-shifting, self-powered material could mimic living things : TreeHugger Texas legislature bans fracking bans : TreeHugger
Part 7 INFOGRAPHIC: Top 10 mobile apps for the building and construction industry | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building Yellow is the new green: researchers investigate 'peecycling' | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building Solar Impulse is gearing up for five-day solar-powered flight across the Pacific Ocean | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building Modular organic farming commune is topped with a green roof in Argentina | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building Self-driving Freightliner Inspiration rolls out on public roads in Nevada - CNET 4 things you should know about Freightliner's self-driving truck - CNET Carl Sagan's solar-powered spacecraft is getting its first test flight Kill Broadleaf Weeds with Vodka Keep cool without air conditioning sitting around the Climactic Table : TreeHugger Church of England divests from dirtiest fossil fuels : TreeHugger Gigantic whales have super cool 'bungee cord' nerves : TreeHugger Why did the Netherlands embrace the bike? : TreeHugger
Part 8 Elegant Zero-Energy Furniture can store heat and regulate indoor temperatures | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building BottleCloths are modern, stylish table cloths made out of recycled plastic bottles | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building Enel's solar-powered Expo pavilion is a virtual forest made of 650 LEDs | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building Los Angeles completes city’s tallest vertical garden and DTLA’s first pocket park | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building Build a Clip-On Hydroponic Garden with PVC Slice Vegetables Quickly with a Pizza Cutter Plant Your Garden with What You’ll Eat, Not Just What’s Easy Carl Sagan's Solar Sail Is Ready For Its First Test Flight U.S. senators want cosmetics industry to clean up its act : TreeHugger 3D printed bird feeders give urban birds a cozy place to eat : TreeHugger Pakistani province to plant 1 billion trees : TreeHugger Guatemala’s Maya Biosphere Reserve shows how forest communities can fight deforestation : TreeHugger
Part 9 California adopts ambitious goal to slash greenhouse gas emissions 40% by 2030 | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building LEED-certified TMB Headquarters raises the bar for the construction industry | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building Behold the Gigantic Vertical Farm That the US Built For the World's Fair Relax, This Moon Isn't A Death Star Daimler Demos Self-Driving 18-Wheeler | News & Opinion | PCMag.com Belkin’s WeMo app will soon control Cree Connected LED bulbs Ketra brings dynamic LED lighting to affluent smart homes Photo: A peaceful waterfall cascades down a wall of green : TreeHugger Refrigeration Battery is a cool idea for saving energy at the supermarket : TreeHugger Foot-powered washing machine lets you clean your clothes off grid : TreeHugger
