Bringing you, your weekly positive Green related articles. Garden is finally in. Just have to keep up with the weeding. Strawberries are almost ready, along with spinach and lettuce. 12 organizations fighting food waste around the globe | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building This zero-waste woman can fit two years of trash in one small mason jar | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building MOW is the world's first inductive wireless charging lamp | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building Electroloom builds the world’s first desktop 3D printer for clothes | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building pressroom.toyota.com/releases/toyota+scion+lexus+may+2015+sales.htm pressroom.toyota.com/releases/newsweek+names+toyota+one+of+the+worlds+greenest+companies.htm pressroom.toyota.com/releases/steve+mannequin+dummy+safety+testing.htm news.discovery.com/tech/biotechnology/artificial-silk-spun-from-sugar-and-yeast-150604.htm How much energy does it really take to make a piece of toast? : TreeHugger What's that bird? New website identifies species by your photo : TreeHugger Why are ladybugs so colorful? : TreeHugger Laurentian Architecture Laurentienne: A school built out of Cross-Laminated Timber : TreeHugger
Part 2 UK installs first new electricity pylons in 90 years | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building SpaceX close to launching internet-beaming satellites | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building Vincent Callebaut's Wooden Orchids reimagines the shopping mall as a living, breathing ecotopia | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building NASA is looking for alien life on Europa | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building news.discovery.com/space/history-of-space/stepping-out-in-space-120603.htm news.discovery.com/earth/oceans/20-year-old-to-launch-first-ocean-cleaning-system-150602.htm news.discovery.com/human/life/8-ways-your-office-job-is-killing-you-150601.htm the-gadgeteer.com/2015/06/01/ravpower-15w-foldable-solar-charger-review/ When smart devices jump the shark: An 'intelligent device' for your garbage can : TreeHugger Plug-in vehicle sales up 27% in May: Tesla, Nissan and Ford in the lead : TreeHugger Italy hosts the official World Environment Day celebrations at Expo Milano : TreeHugger Organic farmers make a lot more money than conventional farmers : TreeHugger
Part 3 IKEA pledges 1 billion euros toward fighting climate change | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building Newly discovered underwater creatures caught on camera for the first time | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building Futuristic inflatable spa engulfs visitors in mist on the River Thames | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building 9-year-old girl builds tiny homes from scratch for the homeless | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building Planty lets you water your plants remotely Bill Nye's Solar-Powered Space-Sailer Has Woken Up Inflatable Greenhouse-Spa Makes Plants and Humans Happy The Ingenious Plan for the Ocean to Clean Itself Is Led By a 20-Year-Old Photo: Ants explore a peony bud : TreeHugger NASA holding $2.25 million design competition for 3-D printed space habitat : TreeHugger It's a train! It's a bus! It's the Cambridge guided busway! (video) : TreeHugger New invention captures wasted cell phone energy, feeds it back to battery : TreeHugger
Part 4 SHoP reveals design for downtown Miami's proposed "Innovation District" | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building Avoid BPA by reaching for canned foods from these brands | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building Liberty Manufacturing Co.’s sustainable industrial-style tables are 100% made in the U.S. | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building INFOGRAPHIC: The future of construction techniques | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building This Graphic Explains How Lack of Sleep Can Negatively Affect Your Brain This Infographic Shows the Best Time to Visit National Parks in the US Switch Your Ceiling Fan's Spin Direction to Warm Your Home in the Winter Knitted supercapacitors could store power in your pants | ExtremeTech Photo: Lovely forest stream feels like a secret hideaway : TreeHugger Go green while you go for gold : TreeHugger Can this tree provide income for 10 million Africans? : TreeHugger A step-by-step guide to detoxifying your beauty routine : TreeHugger
Part 5 Wi-Fi-powered electronics make Nikola Tesla's dream a reality | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building Chimps will cook their food if they have a chance, says new study | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building Curio's rubber jointed minimalist Hype table lamp can bend in any direction like Gumby | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building Hay Stack Café raises goats and hens in the heart of Philadelphia | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building Anti-drunk driving technology won't start the car if you're smashed GE's big-nosed wind turbine generates more power Carl Sagan's solar spacecraft finally deploys its sails Drones hunt illegal logging in Amazon rain forests It's a drinking straw, made from straw. Introducing Straw Straws : TreeHugger Find a campsite (private or public) with Hipcamp : TreeHugger 7 ways to spot a healthy forest : TreeHugger Copenhagenize lists top 20 cycling cities for 2015 and there are a few surprises : TreeHugger
Part 6 NASA is going to test a flying saucer over Hawaii | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building Steve Axford's new photos unveil the enchanting world of fungi | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building Tropical Box House stays naturally cool with geometric perforated concrete skin | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building ValorisationLab upcycles vintage scarfs into unique handmade caps | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building Ditch your iPhone charger with Native Union's genius KEY cable | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building Cornell's website can ID bird species through photos High-yield yeast converts 97 percent of a plant's sugars to biofuel Sony pledges to be 30 percent 'greener' by 2020 Is Big Energy about to start eating itself? : TreeHugger New documentary examines the true cost of our obsession with fast fashion : TreeHugger E-bikes encourage more cycling, research says : TreeHugger 6 of the worst chain restaurant meals in the US : TreeHugger
Part 7 The World as I See It art installation reveals a view of the world from a wheelchair | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building The Sustainable Forestry Initiative just planted over 200,000 trees in one hour | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building How sustainable is wood? | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building How to make a locally foraged spring salad with plants you can find growing in your backyard | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building Amazon just opened a dedicated solar power store in India | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building All-electric flying bicycle takes to the skies in first manned venture | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building Ecoliv modular homes have a long list of sustainable features that go beyond the factory : TreeHugger Elon Musk Strikes Back: LA Times article attacking Tesla and SolarCity 'fundamentally incorrect' : TreeHugger Mile-long ocean plastic cleanup device to launch as pilot project next year : TreeHugger Watch a green roof get installed on New York's Barclay Center : TreeHugger Apple, Facebook, Google warn North Carolina not to freeze renewables : TreeHugger Computer chips made from wood could biodegrade : TreeHugger
Part 8 LINDO Smart is a quirky electric car designed to take on city traffic jams | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building Tesla co-founder Ian Wright is transforming garbage trucks into electric green machines | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building Julian Lechner's Kaffeeform espresso cups made of coffee grounds are dishwasher safe | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building This crazy Chinese shopping mall has a massive vertical aquarium, an LED canopy and gondola rides | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building 6 Brilliant Studios Perfect For The Eco Artist | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building INFOGRAPHIC: 10 tips to save water in your home | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building Google launches $20 million challenge to innovate designs for people with disabilities | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building Google's new headquarters design by Heatherwick and BIG gets a new site | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building Futuristic Urban Algae Folly grows food, fuel and shade | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building Ben & Jerry's aims to fight climate change using ice cream | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building Frank Lloyd Wright’s historic home cuts energy bill 60% with over 2,000 LEDs | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building World’s tallest wood building proposed in Paris could store 3,700 metric tons of carbon | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building
Part 9 This 3D-printed titanium bike has vibrating handlebars to give you directions | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building Lucie lamps are brilliant lights made out of orange peels | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building China pledges to stop domestic ivory trade and protect elephants | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building Hyperloop CEO says the 700mph ride could be free for passengers | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building 8 incredible parks created from landfills | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building Jeb Bush meets with coal industry barons in private, press-free forum | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building The Urbanite Home rescues oil barrels from landfills to create upcycled modern furniture | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building World's first Ocean Cleanup Array will start removing plastic from the seas in 2016 | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building
