Bringing you, your weekly positive Green related articles. It is raining in mid-December, and that is just wrong. This sneaker was 3D-printed from recycled ocean trash | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building 195 Countries vote to adopt a historic climate agreement at COP21 | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building DIY: Make your own wool pom-pom bag charm or key ring | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building Test Drive: The 2016 Chevrolet Malibu Hybrid is lighter, larger, and gets 47 MPG | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building Rare footage from a Tesla Fremont Factory tour [video] | Electrek Google expands Project Sunroof, ideal rooftop solar panel locations expanded in New York, California, Arizona, more | Electrek A three-wheeled solar and human powered electric vehicle [Video] | Electrek Ford is getting serious about electric cars, announces $4.5 billion in investment and 13 new models coming | Electrek Rats to help turn an ammunition dump into a nature reserve : TreeHugger Ford investing $4.5 billion to bring electrification to 40% of its vehicles by 2020 : TreeHugger Google wants to help you go solar, expands Project Sunroof to 9 major U.S. regions : TreeHugger 195 nations agree to groundbreaking Paris climate deal : TreeHugger
Part 2 Chile’s plan to build a hydroelectric plant in the desert is actually brilliant | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building California's new renewable energy law could edge rooftop solar companies out of business | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building Kautokeino Home Care Center in the Arctic Circle achieves Norway's highest efficiency standards | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building This Japanese town will produce absolutely zero waste by 2020 | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building Toyota to Announce New Details of Artificial Intelligence Research at Consumer Electronics Show | Corporate Toyota Steps Up Reducing its Carbon Footprint | Corporate Ford to unveil a “top secret” plug-in vehicle at the Detroit Auto Show | Electrek 583 construction workers and 82 permanent employees are now working at Tesla’s Gigafactory [RGJ Report] | Electrek Paris climate talks reach the final stretch, plus a 90 second recap : TreeHugger Qube offers 'world's most affordable' smart LED lightbulb for $19 : TreeHugger 2015 is shaping up to be the best year ever for U.S. solar power! : TreeHugger What Christmas dinner without bees would look like : TreeHugger
Part 3 Stunning wood sculpture is cast from a living 150-year-old giant hemlock tree | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building Bolt electric motorcyle can be ridden like a bicycle | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building Clean energy report: a closer look at renewables in the United States | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building "Resurrection plants" could offer hope as climate change decimates crops | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building Eneco will bring the Tesla Powerwall to the Benelux in early 2016 | Electrek Hyperloop Tech announces a new “open-air” test track capable of 335 mph in Nevada by early 2016 | Electrek China opens a new fast-charging station with 25 chargers at 360 kW | Electrek Check a City's Smog Level In Real Time With This Interactive Map Life with a used Nissan Leaf: Winter update : TreeHugger Nice shades: Counterpoint House has louvred light shelves to bounce light deep into house : TreeHugger Board game introduces pathways to a competitive bioeconomy using hemp & bamboo : TreeHugger How we make laundry clean and green : TreeHugger
Part 4 Teen wins $100,000 for new water purification system to remove Everglades pollutants | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building This Madrid-based musician folds spectacularly intricate origami figures | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building Columbia scientists create first ever computer chip integrated with biology on a molecular level | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building Make strawberry gushers that burst in your mouth with our DIY recipe | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building Anker's Line of Portable Foldable Outdoor Solar Chargers Are... Really Cool | TouchArcade Climate Deal 'Final Draft' Reached in Paris : Discovery News It's a Deal! Pact Approved to Stop Global Warming : Discovery News Paris Climate Deal: What You Need to Know : Discovery News This treatment erases spider phobia in 2 minutes : TreeHugger The best device for storing renewable energy could be made of paper : TreeHugger It's time to get the diesel out of our food trucks : TreeHugger Big bags of air storing off-peak power deep in Lake Ontario : TreeHugger
Part 5 Giant wind-blown pods are made from six tons of willow saplings | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building The sleek Pen Uno is one of the most minimal writing instruments in the world | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building Waterstudio's floating sea wall harvests blue energy from crashing water | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building Greenpeace exposes academics willing to take fossil fuel money to cast doubts on climate science | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building Green Roofs Helping Make Cities More Livable : Discovery News Most Amazing Animal Friendships: Photos : Discovery News Curiosity Plays in Sandy Martian Dunes: Photos : Discovery News 'Cinderella' Tiger Video Has Conservationists High-Fiving : Discovery News House votes to ban microbeads in the U.S. : TreeHugger Torontonians urged to boycott taxi company that keeps parking in the bike lanes : TreeHugger Hyperloop Technologies will build 335 MPH 'open-air' test track in early 2016 : TreeHugger App aims to make solving climate issues "fun and rewarding" : TreeHugger
Part 6 Groundbreaking waterless toilet could help millions who lack access to plumbing | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building Toronto plans to use its urban freeway as the roof of a massive park | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building Epson's PaperLab can recycle 6,720 sheets of paper in a single workday | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building Australian firm brings floating solar plant technology to the U.S. | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building Endangered Monkey-Eating Eagle Hatched in Philippines : Discovery News 13 Tips for Outdoor Winter Fun : Discovery News Once Ignored, 1.5C Climate Goal Gains Momentum : Discovery News Global CO2 May Be Declining for First Time : Discovery News A recipe for decadent homemade eggnog : TreeHugger How to sharpen a knife without a sharpener : TreeHugger Why a book gift exchange is the best gift exchange : TreeHugger Why every green home (really, every home) should have a sprinkler system : TreeHugger
Part 7 US on course to ban harmful microbeads from bath and body products | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building This artist turned salvaged aluminum scraps into elegant pieces for the home | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building Scientists use sonar to create first-ever visualization of what a dolphin sees | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building Gorgeous solar-powered prefab can be picked up and moved almost anywhere | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building 1 Million Electric Cars in S. Korea by 2020 : Discovery News Dive Onto Pluto's High-Resolution Landscape: Photos : Discovery News Exercise Keeps the Brain Flexible : Discovery News Ford jolts electrified vehicle development with $4.5 billion - CNET Photo: Cranes in two stages of flight : TreeHugger Why we should all aim to be carbon positive : TreeHugger Picture methane's effect on global warming: new camera measures potent greenhouse gas : TreeHugger Regional leaders commit to 12.4GT emission cut, more than China produces : TreeHugger
Part 8 Toyota reveals its 2015 environmental "to-do" list tackling everything from wildlife to water | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building Mark Ruffalo to Monsanto chief: “You are poisoning people.” | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building Aether & Hemera’s interactive mixed-media installation raises awareness of pollinators | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building Gogoro showcases its battery-swapping Smartscooter at the COP21 Sustainable Innovation Forum | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building Toyota's new Prius is one of first that talks to other cars | PCWorld The Paris Climate Agreement Has Been Adopted Activists Turned a Busy Paris Roundabout into a Symbol of Hope for the Planet How We Finally Figured Out What These Glowing Spots on Ceres Are Carbon farming: another low-tech climate solution : TreeHugger Women-led social enterprise designs unique modular and hygienic portable toilet : TreeHugger The Bronx has a new car-free link to Manhattan (video) : TreeHugger Hamwells recirculating shower saves 80 percent of energy, 90 percent of water : TreeHugger
Part 9 Mithun's zero net energy campus proposal in San Francisco honored at Architecture at Zero National Competition | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building Scientists unveil a road map for moving the planet to renewable energy by 2050 | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building How a fence made of beehives keeps crops safe from frisky elephants | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building 5 festive Christmas ornaments you can make from recycled paper | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building Secret of Ceres' weird bright spots finally revealed? - CNET NASA releases an even closer look at Pluto's heart Final climate change deal keeps emissions in check, if it sticks Google's Project Sunroof can assess homes in more states Sunnyclist is an EV powered by the sun and your hard work Adidas uses plastic ocean waste to create a 3D-printed shoe 15-year-old invents smart microwave that heats foods to their perfect temperature : TreeHugger UpUp Play Tower is a standing desk, jungle gym and play space all rolled into one : TreeHugger
Part 10 Manufract uses salvaged wood and bio-resin to create “self-healing” furniture | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building These otherworldly paper mountains will change how you look at everyday objects | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building The new Global Solar Council launches out of COP21 | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building INFOGRAPHIC: How a smart electric grid could reduce emissions by 58 percent in the US | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building The insanely fast Hyperloop will soon begin testing in Nevada | ExtremeTech Powdered metal could replace fossil fuels, eliminate greenhouse gas emissions | ExtremeTech What Would a Futuristic Low-Carbon Tech World Actually Look Like? This Sound-Absorbing Modular Wall Lets You Build an Office Anywhere That Mystery Science 3000 Theater Kickstarter Just Set A New Record We Finally Have the Full Story on Ceres' Mysterious Bright Spots Why Cities Are Better at Fighting Climate Change Than Countries Why Algae Could Be the Greatest—and Trickiest—Fuel Source of All
Part 11 Scientists watch a planet being born for the first time in history | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building Uruguay now gets almost 95 percent of its energy from renewable sources | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building German researchers crack the code for carbon-free methane to hydrogen conversion | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building 'Power paper' stores electricity and recharges in seconds | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building Artist weaves stunning rainbows from 60 miles of thread | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building This Is How We Can Secure Our Food Supply and Stabilize Our Climate Global Emissions Might Have Started to Decrease in 2015
