Bringing you, your weekly positive Green related articles. Starting to build an Ark, because of all the rain we have been having. Innovative shoe created from fungus creates zero waste | Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building 10 magical gardens to inspire your budding green thumb | Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building Researchers make faux leather out of a kombucha-like fermented tea | Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building 5 surprisingly easy gardening projects for Spring | Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building Toyota Says Thanks a Million to Future STEM Scholars | Corporate A ‘Whale’ of a Video: High School Students from Washington, D.C. Area Win Grand Prize in Toyota TeenDrive365 Video Challenge | Corporate Toyota and VH1 Save The Music Help Music Education Get a Second Spin | Corporate RAV4 SE Wins Oregon Trail Rally | Toyota Photo: Pretty bee with flower reveals curious relationship : TreeHugger Smart irrigation valve adds connectivity and automation to any hose : TreeHugger 20 random reasons to really love trees : TreeHugger Celebrating Arbor Day: How responsible forest management helps fight deforestation : TreeHugger
Part 2 Kenya will destroy $100M of elephant ivory this weekend in history's largest burn | Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building INFOGRAPHIC: Why it's time to ditch paper | Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building These colorful animal sculptures help remove discarded flip-flops from the ocean | Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building Wiref's eco-friendly modular furniture offers vibrant storage solutions | Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building Toyota Siennas Storm into One Lap of America Race | Toyota I Was Wrong About the Limits of Solar; PV Is Becoming Dirt Cheap. | Electrek AT&T and SunPower bring IoT solar monitoring partnership to residential customers | Electrek Automakers entrenched in fuel cell hydrogen are succumbing to physics and going electric | Electrek Solar LED spotlight adds convenience & security to outdoor spaces (review) : TreeHugger Burry Port School is a Brettstapel beauty : TreeHugger Diesel is probably dying; will gasoline powered cars follow? : TreeHugger Your daily coffee habit could contribute to a carbon neutral fuel : TreeHugger
Part 3 Maharashtra Nature Park in India is getting a green, pedestrian-friendly update | Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building 3D-printing robots spin creepy webs and cocoons | Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building Galiläi: Rotating dome house in South Africa swivels 348 degrees to escape wind and sun | Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building World's longest and tallest tunnel Slide opens this summer in London | Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building Tesla will install more energy storage with Solarcity in 2016 than the USA installed in 2015 | Electrek Does a standing desk really make a difference? Hands-on with the UpDesk PowerUp | 9to5Mac One of Titan's Strange Seas is Pure Methane : Discovery News Mysterious 'Haloes' on Pluto Puzzle Scientists : Discovery News Photo: Western meadowlark strikes a calling pose : TreeHugger How to extend the life of your smartphone by years without it slowing down : TreeHugger German city embeds traffic lights in the sidewalk for people who are looking at their phones : TreeHugger Recycling packaging is important, but doesn't the inside count? : TreeHugger
Part 4 The EPA's new "Safer Choice" label helps customers avoid toxic cleaners | Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building Bioo is the world's first planter that can charge your smartphone | Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building Toyota's uBox is a flexible electric car designed for Gen-Z buyers | Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building All cell phones in India will feature a panic button to keep women safe | Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building Dolphin Freed from Aquarium Seen Years Later with Baby : Discovery News Paralympics 2016 Wheelchairs Get Design Boost from BMW : Discovery News Peacocks Shake Booty to Mesmerize Onlookers : Discovery News Eagerly Awaited: 4 Electric Cars for 2017 : Discovery News 5 DIY beauty recipes using honey : TreeHugger 9 superfoods you can grow yourself : TreeHugger Why expiration dates on food hardly matter : TreeHugger You can prevent forest fires with the Birdhouse Alarm : TreeHugger
Part 5 An energy efficent school campus replaces an agricultural estate in France | Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building Interactive LED sculpture mirrors the clouds and transforms the night's sky | Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building Heirloom Seed Library preserves Palestinian farming heritage | Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building Kengo Kuma unveils groundbreaking design for a curved mixed-use tower in Vancouver | Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building Potted Plant Charges Phone With Photosynthesis : Discovery News Explore Mariana Trench with Live Video Feed : Discovery News Covers Off! Say Hello to Our Future Mega-Space Telescope : Discovery News Enormous Coral Reef Discovered at Mouth of Amazon River : Discovery News A petal-powered bike project in Denmark’s second city : TreeHugger Mobile "half-plant, half-machine" cybernetic geodesic garden preserves native plant species : TreeHugger Hot and bothered about heat pumps : TreeHugger Lightweight solar platforms stay steady on ocean waves : TreeHugger
Part 6 East Point Park Bird Sanctuary: Folded weathered steel Bird Blind pavilions mimic flight | Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building Chetwoods unveils air-purifying "super-highway" for the middle of London | Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building Why the new discovery of an enormous lake in Antarctica is especially exciting | Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building LA prop builder designs tiny treehouses for houseplants | Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building How 'Rocket Girls' Propelled NASA Into Space : Discovery News Animals in Unexplored Area of Amazon Caught on Camera: Photos : Discovery News Biometric 'Brainprint' Is Now 100 Percent Accurate : Discovery News Florida Town Will Be Country's Most Sustainable : Discovery News Saudi Arabia approves plan to diversify economy from oil : TreeHugger OPLØFT adjustable standing desk makes a more dynamic workspace : TreeHugger Immerse yourself in the beauty of Antigua, Guatemala : TreeHugger How can we adapt to climate change? Ask a farmer (and a pastor, and a business person, and...) : TreeHugger
Part 7 Plants may have memories that tell them when to bloom | Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building Biofluorescent sharks glow bright green in the depths of the sea | Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building SpaceX plans to send Red Dragon spacecraft to Mars in 2018 | Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building Beautiful light-filled Maggie’s Cancer Center opens up to nature in Manchester | Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building Exotic Eco-Resort Planned for Oasis : Discovery News The Foop lets you grow a garden in your kitchen - CNET Adam Savage rubs shoulders with future scientists at the White House - CNET Get lost in this immersive Mars panorama from NASA's rover - CNET Photo: Rainbow touches down on land in Plum Island : TreeHugger Scientists collaborate to sort fact from fiction in climate change media coverage : TreeHugger Can TWIN elevators make buildings more energy efficient? : TreeHugger Alaska SeaLife Center replaces fossil fuels with sea water power : TreeHugger
Part 8 UK’s longest treetop walkway opens at Westonbirt Arboretum | Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building Glittering Street Light Disco installation transforms Sydney's public space | Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building Turn your windows into grow space with the SekuraGarden | Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building Why you should go paperless if you haven’t already | Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building 1,000 year old music reconstructed from lost musical language - CNET Revolutionary nanowire battery tech can be charged over 200,000 times - CNET Celebrate 50 years of 'Star Trek' at NYC's Intrepid museum Plants might know when to bloom by remembering seasons Researchers use light and genes to fight cancer Ikea is selling solar panels in the UK again The Oracle of Oil – Book Review : TreeHugger Finally, a sandwich bag that's endlessly reusable : TreeHugger
Part 9 Americans used less energy in 2015, but more wind, solar, and geothermal power | Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building Splyt light kits let you build your own glowing works of art | Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building Heliofloat tech could keep solar panels afloat on the ocean - even during storms | Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building LA guerrilla gardener Ron Finley turns food deserts into oases | Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building The North American Bison Will Soon Be the US National Mammal Watch How Dead Silent an Owl Flies Compared to Other Birds The World's Highest Waterfall Is So Majestic The Physics of Peacock Tail Feathers Is Even More Dazzling Than We Realized China puts the brakes on construction of 200 coal-fired power plants | Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building Playful Livi plant holders let you create a vertical garden right on your window | Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building Why Dyson spent $43 million to develop a fancy new supersonic hair dryer | Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building San Jose's new Whole Foods is one of America's greenest supermarkets | Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building
Part 10 Amazing farm-to-table, eco-friendly housing development in California is a locavore’s paradise | Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building The U.S. Air Force just smashed the world record for maglev speed | Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building Vo Trong Nghia's Green City Hall doubles as a verdant vertical park | Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building 6 ways to purify water without expensive technology | Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building Surfing solar ocean platforms could one day power your home | ExtremeTech This Futuristic Ion Thruster Will Take a Mission to Mercury New State for Water Molecules Behaves Unlike Any Solid, Liquid or Gas Egypt to build massive $3.5 billion suite of solar power plants | Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building Surreal line of decorative vases fuses natural and man-made material | Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building This amazing Twicycle bike is powered by your arms and legs | Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building Tesla and SolarCity to add more energy storage in 2016 than the entire country did last year | Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building LA lawmakers take steps to create ‘wildlife corridor’ to protect big cats | Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building
Part 11 Gorgeous green geodesic dome design unveiled for Montreal’s 375th anniversary | Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building New metamaterial could allow us to generate solar power from heat 24-hours a day | Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building NASA invests $67 million into super efficient solar electric engines | Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building Stop throwing away banana peels - eat them instead | Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building Magnificent timber skyscraper will sequester carbon and add greenery to Bordeaux | Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building INFOGRAPHIC: How technology can help when disaster strikes | Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building Innovative cast-iron cookware is made from recycled railroad tracks | Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building Off-grid UFO home is completely powered by wind, water and sun | Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building Leonardo DiCaprio delivers passionate speech to the UN on climate change | Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building Scientists just discovered that water molecules 'tunnel' in confined spaces | Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building Enchanting fairytale museum will pay homage to Hans Christian Andersen | Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building Spectacular Deventer City Hall is covered in the magnified fingerprints of local residents | Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building Honda will offer the Clarity Fuel Cell in electric and plug-in hybrid versions | Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building Researchers accidentally discover a way to make batteries last basically forever | Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building
