Bringing you, your weekly positive Green related articles. Odd cold and windy spell this week. Weird way to start June. Sun-powered Solar Impulse begins longest, most dangerous leg of round-the-world flight | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building Actress Blake Lively tries her hand at eco-fashion design | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building HueRay's rechargeable bike grip lights protect cyclists from the side | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building Photographer & mom of 14 makes special needs kids feel like superheroes in her Superhero Project | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building pressroom.toyota.com/releases/mayors+challenge+water+conservation+2015.htm The power of algae harnessed to light lamps | Ecofriend Innovation and companies that are transforming the energy landscape | Ecofriend Green energy investments that make any portfolio look good | Ecofriend Fantastic fungi photos offer glimpse into nature's mysteries : TreeHugger Photo: Western Bluebird meets its reflection : TreeHugger Wearable air quality sensor provides real-time data, contributes to crowdsourced map : TreeHugger SunStation: Good looking solar panels, now affordable : TreeHugger
Part 2 Nanoleaf's Gem LED light bulb shines like a glimmering jewel | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building This is what Uber’s futuristic new headquarters will look like | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building Is methane evidence of life on Mars, or is it simply coming from the rover? | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building Herzog & de Meuron complete the gorgeous solar-powered Bordeaux Stadium | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building Get a smarter style with recycled laptop bags | Ecofriend Intelligence and common sense for home security can make your energy usage frugal | Ecofriend The simple road that travels to an eco-friendly kitchen | Ecofriend news.discovery.com/tech/the-sound-of-a-single-atom-150530.htm Ford opens up its electric and hybrid car patent portfolio ... for a fee : TreeHugger Upcycle wine bottles to create self-watering planters : TreeHugger Can comics solve our world's biggest problems? : TreeHugger 7 of the strangest plants on Earth : TreeHugger
Part 3 Tesla's new pop-up shipping container store fits on a flatbed truck | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building Tidal Vision upcycles Alaskan fishing industry waste into wallets | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building Eco-friendly designs by Udo Heimermann seek socio-environmental harmony | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building IKEA is launching a new line of ultra low-cost furniture made entirely of paper! | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building news.discovery.com/tech/biotechnology/bionic-lens-implant-could-improve-vision-beyond-2020-150528.htm news.discovery.com/human/90-percent-of-world-chemical-weapons-said-destroyed-150528.htm news.discovery.com/animals/adorable-baby-bears-wrestle-in-middle-of-road-video-150528.htm news.discovery.com/space/cassini-to-get-last-ever-view-of-saturns-weird-spongy-moon-150530.htm Photo: Gorgeous Western Tanager spotting in California back yard : TreeHugger Tesla's solar-powered, free-to-use Superchargers growing like weeds worldwide : TreeHugger Hybrid rooftop wind and solar generator now available in U.S. for early adopters : TreeHugger France passes new law forbidding food waste : TreeHugger
Part 4 Lilo is an easy-to-grow plant system that connects you to your herbs via an app | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building This bionic lens implant could make your vision three times better than 20/20 | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building Taco Bell and Pizza Hut removing artificial ingredients, pledge to use real food | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building Experimental eco-hostel promotes Andean culture and Pachamama love in Bolivia | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building news.discovery.com/tech/gear-and-gadgets/wheel-is-reinvented-to-provide-better-grip-150526.htm news.discovery.com/earth/world-already-reaping-benefits-from-ozone-treaty-150526.htm Solar Impulse begins its sun-powered flight across the Pacific LightSail solar spacecraft gets back in touch with its ground crew This summer, skip the spray-on sunscreen : TreeHugger The new Boston Public Market will sell only local, seasonal items : TreeHugger Free solar panels for low-income CA homeowners, funded by cap & trade system : TreeHugger Support your neighborhood school; help fight climate change : TreeHugger
Part 5 California is giving away free solar panels to its poorest residents | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building Audi unveils self-driving R8 e-tron electric car at CES Asia | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building Responsive bioclimatic skin wraps around LEED Gold ICTA-ICP building in Barcelona | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building Wood Innovation Design Center rises as world's largest timber office building | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building 'Nano-paper' chips end up in compost heaps, not landfills Switch Your Ceiling Fan's Spin Direction to Warm Your Home in the Winter Four Myths About Hydration That Refuse To Die This Graphic Shows How to Defeat Garden Pests with Other Insects The Montreal Protocol on ozone-depleting substances is already saving your skin : TreeHugger Plant this book to grow a tree (video) : TreeHugger Black silicon solar cell hits record efficiency, could bring solar to more parts of the world : TreeHugger Faceted Dune House is a gem for eco-friendly loft living among the sands (Video) : TreeHugger
Part 6 Plug n Play is a modular classroom that can be modified to suit local conditions | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building FitDesk Lets You Pedal Your Way to Fitness While You Work | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building Obama's new "Waters of the United States" rule limits water pollution and protects wetlands | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building 7 Beautiful Drought-Friendly Lawn Alternatives | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building Poop-powered bus breaks world speed record | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building INFOGRAPHIC: How vertical farming could help cities feed themselves | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building Solar Plane's Pacific Marathon Puts Pilot to the Ultimate Endurance Test An Inside Look at the Construction of NASA's Next Mission to Mars This Futuristic Megamall Wants to Make Shopping Eco-Friendly Watch how seeds grow into vegetables in these fascinating time lapses Inside the Automated UPS Complex That Sorts 7,000 Packages a Minute Computer chips made of wood promise greener electronics | PCWorld
Part 7 Portland shuts down a car lane to make room for more cyclists | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building Splyt's LED light trees are made from modular parts - so you can build your own! | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building Do you think this flag should represent planet Earth? | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building Solar-powered Christian Street House is made from locally sourced materials in Brisbane | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building 80% of popular sunscreens don't protect your skin and may be harmful to your health | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building LG unveils a 55-inch wallpaper OLED TV that hangs on the wall with magnets | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building INFOGRAPHIC: Inspirational DIY projects to get you started on upcycling | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building Take a first look at the gigantic Gigafactory Tesla is building in Nevada | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building France forces big supermarkets to donate unsold food to charity | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building Incredible video shows the first 21 days of a bee's life | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building Solar-powered Paleisbrug pedestrian and cycle bridge doubles as a raised park in The Netherlands | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building the-gadgeteer.com/2015/05/25/easily-remove-ticks-without-touching-them-or-needing-tweezers/