Bringing you, your weekly positive Green related articles. Had two freezes over night, and it finished off the garden, but the garden was mostly done anyway. Also, picked some great Golden Delicious apples today. American Eagle’s new jeans are made with recycled coffee grounds | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building Hurricane-resistant SURE HOUSE wins the 2015 Solar Decathlon | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building INFOGRAPHIC: Using aromatherapy to support your emotional health | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building Trees thriving on contaminated land could help clean up humanity's mess | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building How Toyota Plans to Reduce Its Environmental Footprint Through 2050 More 2016 Toyota Prius Technical Secrets Revealed 2016 Toyota Avalon: Hushed and Plush, it's the Premium Midsized With a Sporty Attitude and Plenty of Power | Toyota espnW and Toyota Announce 'Everyday Heroes' at 2015 The espnW: Women + Sports Summit | Toyota Photo: Fall colors along a country lane : TreeHugger Tour this DIY aquaponics system made from plywood and no pond liner (Video) : TreeHugger Flat pack 25 Lamp is one step toward biomimetic electricity-free lighting : TreeHugger The lightest metal ever is 99.9% air : TreeHugger
Part 2 Add a skylight to any room with these amazingly realistic LED panels | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building Tiny green-roofed house proves the superiority of Ecuador's traditional construction techniques | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building Renzo Piano to convert a Moscow power station into a solar-powered arts center | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building Additional lawsuits filed against Monsanto over Roundup's cancer link | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building Toyota Family Learning Answers a White House Call to Action to Invest in Latino Communities | Corporate Toyota Takes You 'Back to the Future' | Toyota Toyota Partners with Yahoo and Live Nation to Extend Music Initiatives | Corporate Toyota Unveils Advanced Technologies in All-New Prius | Toyota Can you collect more ocean plastic than Pharrell? : TreeHugger The biggest risk is keeping kids indoors : TreeHugger Mountain geodesic dome refuge is a 'platform for living' : TreeHugger 15-year old scientist wins $25K for her ocean energy device : TreeHugger
Part 3 Green-roofed Flower Building springs to life in Shanghai | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building Boost your protein intake and make tempeh right at home with the TempehSure | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building Support Twig Terrariums and reap the benefits of horticultural therapy | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building 5 Mouthwatering plant-based fall recipes | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building Zero Motorcycles unveils its 2016 lineup and adds 2 new models [Photo Gallery] | Electrek Volvo unveils its electric vehicle strategy, first all-electric car for 2019 | Electrek Solar Team Eindhoven unveiled the Stella Lux, an energy positive solar car [Photo Gallery] | Electrek China to push for fourfold increase in solar production by 2020 | Electrek Watch the epic journey of a spoon (video) : TreeHugger Solar-powered water purification system a huge success in Mexican village : TreeHugger Toyota plans 90% CO2 cuts from cars, 100% from factories by 2050 : TreeHugger How can fashion be ‘sustainable’ or ‘ethical’? : TreeHugger
Part 4 2016 Green Car of the Year finalists announced ahead of the LA Auto Show | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building Eco Village community starts to build Germany's first Earthship | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building Awesome Tempescope cube brings lightning and fog indoors | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building The benefits of sleeping on a buckwheat pillow | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building Toyota unveils new tech for the Prius, will offer two choices of battery packs with higher energy density | Electrek Yale University purchased a massive 4,400-solar panel installation | Electrek Tesla battery packs to power “hybrid-electric office buildings” in Irvine | Electrek SolarCity sparked a “war” of high-efficiency solar panels | Electrek Impressive kinetic sculpture simulates hummingbird flight (Video) : TreeHugger The (surprising) greenest city in the US is? : TreeHugger Toronto zoo welcomes twin giant panda cubs (Video) : TreeHugger We need an energy miracle, says Bill Gates : TreeHugger
Part 5 Scientists may have discovered an alien megastructure in space | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building Stunning twisted art museum by BIG will span a river in Norway | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building Dubai's latest supertower will create an artificial rainforest and a beach in the middle of the desert | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building Artist transforms colored pencils into gorgeous jewelry | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building Hot-air balloon festivals - The Boston Globe Most Amazing Medical Breakthroughs : Discovery News Kepler's 'Bizarre' Signal Sparks Alien Intelligence Speculation : Discovery News Can We Turn Air Pollution Into Printer Ink? : Discovery News The all-new 4th generation Prius has many improvements, but there's an obvious thing missing... : TreeHugger MIT scientist develops method for turning pollution into printer ink : TreeHugger 9 energy boosting drinks that aren't coffee : TreeHugger 13 crazy facts about the common cold : TreeHugger
Part 6 AVCI Architects transformed a derelict building into a striking LED-lit headquarters | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building Help make FRED the world’s first 100% sustainable lamp | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building NBBJ-designed Samsung HQ in Silicon Valley aims at LEED Gold Certification | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building This incredible giant ‘Couch’ building cleverly doubles as both bleachers and a clubhouse, underneath | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building Hoverboard 2.0: Back to the Future, Again : Discovery News Sponge-Like Metal Is Lighter than Styrofoam : Discovery News Up-Close Bee's Eye Takes Nikon Imaging Top Prize : Discovery News Hubble's Stunning Jupiter Maps Reveal Weird Structures : Discovery News These Giant Magnets Are About to Start the Journey to Absolute Zero Eating organic reduces the level of pesticides found in children’s bodies : TreeHugger Photo: Fall colors reflected : TreeHugger Chicago power company aims for 1 million smart thermostats by 2020 : TreeHugger
Part 7 Gorgeous 11MW bioenergy plant in Leeds will sort 214,000 tons of waste each year | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building Knowledge is Power: Dumbbells made from books work out your body and mind | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building In villages in Laos, even the boats are made of bombs | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building 8 amazing homes that are 100% powered by the sun | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building E-Fabric Lights Up When It Detects Deadly Gas : Discovery News Canada's First Giant Panda Cubs Born at Toronto Zoo : Discovery News Mars Pebbles Carried for Miles by River : Discovery News 'Super Ants' Carry Huge Seeds Over Long-Haul Distances : Discovery News Amazing shot of pollen-covered honeybee eye wins Nikon competition - CNET Specialized Turbo e-bike gives your ego a boost, too - CNET Is the 'reign of recycling' really over? : TreeHugger A line-by-line teardown of John Tierney's article on Recycling : TreeHugger
Part 8 White Castle switches to a vegan bun for all its tiny sandwiches | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building World’s largest cross-laminated timber residential project will take root in Montreal | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building Pendulous LED-lit tower in Germany demonstrates the dynamics of the Earth's rotation | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building Warmpod empowers communities to provide portable, disaster-proof shelter for the homeless | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building 3D-printed eco-bikini cleans the ocean as you swim - CNET Scientists make an artificial heart out of foam Tesla batteries will help power California office buildings Toyota to Ditch Gas-Only Vehicles by 2050 | News & Opinion | PCMag.com Scott Kelly Shares a Space Station Sunset Washington DC is Turning Our Nation's Poop into Power These Are the Best Microscopic Images of 2015 Simply Putting Fins On Tires Could Improve a Vehicle's Fuel Efficiency
Part 9 11 green planters & vases for the home | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building The cost of clean energy is rapidly closing in on fossil fuels | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building World's largest waste-to-energy system turns Washington D.C. poop into power | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building Energy-efficient timber cabin is made from all-natural materials in Norway | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building How Growing More Weed Can Help California Fix Its Water Problems How Do You Collect Samples From an Active Volcano? Rainwater Tanks and Green Roofs Could Be the Best Way to Avoid More of Last Week's LA Mudslides New IPCC chief: Let's focus on climate change solutions rather than more research | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building World’s first smart microhabitat can grow just about anything in your home | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building The volunteer-run ABARI Foundation is rebuilding Nepal with bamboo and earth | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building Panasonic develops most efficient solar panel ever with 22.5% sunlight conversion | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building Dutch firm set to build Africa's largest-ever wind farm | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building
Part 10 Solar-powered STILE house is constructed from recycled steel shipping containers | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building Acre Design's automated Axiom House is an affordable zero-energy home | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building This modern prefab Reflect Home has windows that double as solar panels | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building German architect Werner Sobek wants to create an emissions-free city in five years | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building Breathtaking photos show U.S. National Parks illuminated by LED hoop tricks | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building Sweden's house-in-a-greenhouse grows food sustainably with recycled wastewater | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building