Bringing you, your weekly positive Green related articles. Time for some up and down January temps here in IL. Could super-insulated clothes eliminate need for indoor heat? | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building Dolfi is a washing machine that fits in your hand | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building GenZe is a smart scooter that helps redefine urban mobility | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building Amazing Replica of Harry Potter's Hogwarts School of Wizardry Made from 400,000 LEGO Bricks | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building Deutsche Bank's 2015 Global Auto Industry Conference - Bob Carter | Corporate New Driving Simulator from Toyota TeenDrive365 Uses Oculus Rift to Bring Dangers of Distracted Driving To Life | Corporate Delivering the Goods: Toyota North America Built Nearly Two Million Vehicles in 2014 | Corporate Sustainable Selection: Toyota Picks BHDP Architecture to Design New Digs in Michigan and Kentucky | Corporate Photo: Winter plants perfectly encased in ice : TreeHugger Let’s get real about cute little wind turbines : TreeHugger 4 ways animals sense a world invisible to humans : TreeHugger Heucy’s dresses and jumpsuits are a chic lesson in versatility : TreeHugger
Part 2 Italian graphic designer helps to beautify "ugly" organic produce | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building TEST DRIVE: 2014 Mitsubishi i-MiEV is the cheapest electric car you can buy, but can you live with it? | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building Smart Seattle dog rides the bus by herself to the dog park | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building Naturally striped Antarctic icebergs are almost too beautiful to be real | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building Google launches 100% electric, WiFi-powered Mountain View Community Shuttle program | 9to5Google Future Eco Towers Scrub Smog from Paris Air : Discovery News Ocean Art Underwater Photo Winners : Discovery News California Takes Lead in Developing Energy Storage : Discovery News The Power Broker: A very late book review : TreeHugger Infographic shows the health benefits of teas and tisanes : TreeHugger Tyrone Hayes on the misfortune of frogs, crooked science and why we should shun GMOs : TreeHugger This small-scale hybrid energy device harvests both sun and wind : TreeHugger
Part 3 Traditional cotton textile production is helping rural Indian artisans thrive | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building Elon Musk reveals plans for 'Hyperloop' test track | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building INFOGRAPHIC: The most common places that everyday germs are hiding | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building Polish farmers blockaded Chevron frackers for 400 days and stopped drilling in their region | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building White House Seeks Major Methane Emissions Cuts : Discovery News Steam Machine Turns Sludge into Drinking Water : Discovery News Chevy's New All-Electric Car Goes 200 Miles on a Charge : Discovery News Tesla's Gigafactory Will Be Bigger Than You Think : Discovery News Elon Musk: 'Will be building a Hyperloop test track for companies and student teams' : TreeHugger Posters from the past still inspire today : TreeHugger Why do people keep saying electric car sales are slow? : TreeHugger WASP 3D printer creates hyper-local affordable housing out of mud (Video) : TreeHugger
Part 4 Google gives free electric community shuttle buses to Mountain View | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building 6 Designs That Could Save Your Life | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building Pope Francis announces that climate change is mostly man's fault | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building Bring the wild indoors with PaperTrophy’s cruelty-free paper animal trophies | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building Earth Shots: Must See Planet Pics (Jan. 12) : Discovery News Elon Musk plans to build Hyperloop test track - CNET 3D-printed model heart helps doctors save a little girl's life - CNET Get a closer look at the glossy 2016 Chevrolet Volt (pictures) - CNET New York City’s biggest industrial wind turbine is up and running : TreeHugger Why is Bill Gates drinking poop-water? (video) : TreeHugger This forest sings and sighs with sound : TreeHugger Smart window tints to block sunlight, generates energy : TreeHugger
Part 5 Chipotle pulls pork from menus after pigs found to be poorly treated | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building New York's fracking ban is the cue for eco-activists to mobilize | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building Help the Food is Free Project transform your community | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building This smart flower pot chases sunlight to help your plants grow | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building Honda hedges its alternative-fuel bets at 2015 Detroit auto show - CNET Honda challenges Toyota for the hydrogen spotlight (pictures) - CNET Deep-fried graphene may be the key to long-lasting batteries New York City's first commercial wind turbine proves its worth 2016 Hyundai Sonata Plug-in Hybrid unveiled with 22-mile range and 93 MPGe efficiency : TreeHugger Photo: Bee feeds on a fuchsia thistle : TreeHugger After the Volt, meet the Bolt, a 200-mile range EV that could sell for around $30,000 : TreeHugger Hello Kitty organic farm is obviously super cute : TreeHugger
Part 6 Reverse sunglasses outfitted with LED lights chase the winter blues away | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building The 'Carbon Black' is the slickest wheelchair you've ever seen | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building A new solar system is installed every 2.5 minutes in the U.S. | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building Divest of all fossil fuels, Stanford profs demand | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building Cree's affordable smart bulb works with Zigbee and Wink home hubs These shoes generate power with every step you take | ExtremeTech All the World's Cows on Treadmills Could Power Six Percent of Earth Elon Musk Says He's Building a Hyperloop Test Track Smart & stylish Woodster is a CNC made cruiser bicycle : TreeHugger Turin design collective repurposes pizza sauce cans into colorful lamps : TreeHugger Shellfish-derived food packaging alternative could reduce plastic waste : TreeHugger 6 ways to make an emergency candle with household objects : TreeHugger
Part 7 Plant Power: Dutch company harvests electricity from living plants to power streetlights, Wi-Fi, and cell phones | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building Incredible ICEHOTEL shows off stunning fantasy-like rooms carved from ice and snow | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building New Study Revisits Old News: Keep Fossil Fuels in the Ground | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building Boston Power plans battery superfactories to rival Tesla | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building Recycling Rare Earth Metals With, Yes, Fish Sperm My Climb to the Top of New York City's Tallest Wind Turbine Cree's Cheap New Smart Bulb Is a Long-Lasting LED Dream Google Is Already Building Its Driverless Cars in Detroit Mercedes-Benz introduces the C350 Plug-In Hybrid at the Detroit Auto Show : TreeHugger GM unveils the all-new 2016 Volt with 50-mile EV range (102 MPGe) : TreeHugger This seeds of the month club features only organically-grown heirloom varieties : TreeHugger Photo: Hummingbird fits perfectly between fence links : TreeHugger
Part 8 Planned eco-tourism center will pay respects to Cambodia’s wildlife and dark history | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building Lush green parks will top Hamburg's Autobahn this year | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building Mercedes-Benz C 350 Plug-in Hybrid debuts at the 2015 Detroit Auto Show | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building How to live comfortably without power if an emergency forces you off grid | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building Cree jumps into the connected LED bulb market Honda Will Have An All-New EV And Hybrid By 2018 The 2016 Chevy Volt Goes 50 Miles On A Charge Life with a Nest smart thermostat: week one : TreeHugger Save the bees with seed bombs : TreeHugger Just what we needed Dept: A real solar highway : TreeHugger 6 ways to start teaching your kids how to cook : TreeHugger Super-insulated clothing could let you skip indoor heating : TreeHugger
Part 9 INFOGRAPHIC: How to make a small space look bigger | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building Obama's plan for methane regulations targets the oil and gas industry | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building DIY: Force flower bulbs and seeds to beat the winter blues | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building Honda FCV fuel-cell concept makes its U.S. debut at the 2015 Detroit Auto Show | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building 2016 Hyundai Sonata Plug-in Hybrid has a 22-mile electric driving range | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building The Terroir Project Transforms Danish Seaweed into sustainable chairs and lamps | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building Sioux is a handmade solid beech coat rack inspired by American Indian culture | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building NASA is working on robots to explore Hawaii's volcanoes | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building Korean researchers develop most efficient solar cell to date | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building Embassy of Finland becomes first LEED Platinum-certified embassy in the U.S. | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building New spinal implant may allow people who are paralyzed to walk | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building Bibliophonies is a public bench that dispenses music, text and light | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building
Part 10 New smart bike warns cyclists of oncoming obstacles with a buzz | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building Acura unveils production-ready NSX hybrid supercar at the 2015 Detroit Auto Show | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building Obama's veto on Keystone pipeline will likely hold | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building Salt-grown potatoes could revolutionize crop production | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building Natural wooden skateboard is not barking up the wrong tree | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building Volkswagen previews Cross Coupe GTE hybrid at the Detroit Auto Show | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building Voxel8 unveils world’s first 3D electronics printer | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building INFOGRAPHIC: How digital technology is empowering your inner interior designer | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building Incredible news: Tropical forests are absorbing CO2 | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building Chevrolet unveils $30k Bolt electric car with a 200-mile range at the 2015 Detroit Auto Show | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building Chevrolet announces 2016 Volt specs at the Detroit Auto Show | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building Evidence of life on Mars mounts with new research | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building Turenscape’s regenerative wetland park cleans up a post-industrial landscape in China | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building
