Bringing you, your weekly positive Green related articles. Starting to clean out the garden, but may plant one more small planting of lettuce and spinach. Blackbody’s luminous LED “FIRE RING” turns head at London Design 2016 | Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building Tennessee “bag ladies” recycle 52,000 plastic bags to help the homeless | Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building This scarf can filter pollution and monitor local air quality | Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building DIY: Make delicious apple cider served in apple cups | Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building Toyota Develops a New DNA Analysis Technology to Dramatically Accelerate Improvements in Agricultural Production | Corporate 2017 Toyota Corolla Celebrates the Big Five-O with New Style and a Major Leap in Safety Technology | Toyota New Washington Museum Celebrates African American History and Culture | Corporate Powered by Passion: Toyota West Virginia Celebrates 20 Years | Corporate How to decipher a coconut oil label : TreeHugger TreeHugger hero Thomas Thwaites wins an Ig Nobel Prize for being a goat : TreeHugger Handcrafted recycled paper sculptures of insects & fungi document a curious nature (Video) : TreeHugger Just what we needed Dept: Volvo develops bus that honks at pedestrians automatically : TreeHugger
Part 2 INTERVIEW EXCLUSIVE: 7 Questions With Star Architect Steven Holl | Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building National Museum of African American History and Culture set to open tomorrow | Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building World’s largest rooftop farm sprouts 10 million pesticide-free crops each year | Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building WerkBundStadt: ingenhoven architects unveil green residential building for Berlin's new 'live-work city' | Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building Toyota Announces 2017 Mirai Pricing | Toyota National Public Lands Day: Let’s Help Elk…and Their Ilk | Corporate Fulfilling your home’s heating requirements with help from the sun - Ecofriend Easy tips to live an environmentally friendly lifestyle - Ecofriend Photo: The Matterhorn is the mountain of mountains : TreeHugger Toronto school bans juice boxes from students' lunches : TreeHugger Art installation draws attention to plastic pollution : TreeHugger Beautiful classic VW Beetle converted to 100% electric : TreeHugger
Part 3 Historic Paris climate deal on track to activate before year's end | Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building The Cocoon: a biodegradable vessel that nurtures tree growth in harsh and arid conditions | Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building Innovative Water-Gen machine harvests up to 825 gallons of clean water from thin air in a day | Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building "Fish choruses" in Australia could lend information about rich ecosystem | Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building Simple tricks in recycling e-waste with some help from your kids - Ecofriend Eco-friendly accessories that pair well with your smartphones and tablets - Ecofriend Significance of Renewable Energy - Ecofriend Electric car concepts that push the envelope for imagination - Ecofriend Photo: Misty autumn path rings in the fall : TreeHugger Underwater gliders could bring more accurate hurricane predictions : TreeHugger 7 plastic-free lunch boxes and bags : TreeHugger The 10 most peaceful countries on the planet : TreeHugger
Part 4 Homey village in France provides healing space for people with Alzheimer's and dementia | Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building Unique meditation pavilion in the Netherlands generates its own mist | Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building President Obama orders US govt to consider climate change a national security issue | Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building The Real Junk Food Project opens UK's first 'pay-as-you-feel' food waste grocery store | Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building Pedal powered buses? Yes, they exist and they are fun - Ecofriend Green ideas to boost your organic garden - Ecofriend Simple ideas that make your kitchen a greener place - Ecofriend Tesla integration of home charging station + energy storage + solar will change everything | Electrek This app gives drivers in Japan a free coffee for not looking at their smartphone : TreeHugger How to banish plastic straws from your life forever : TreeHugger Portable micro wind turbine prototype weighs 2 lbs and packs down to the size of an umbrella : TreeHugger Zero Waste grocery store opens in Montréal : TreeHugger
Part 5 LAGI graphic shows surface area required to power California with 100% renewables | Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building 375 members of National Academy of Sciences pen open letter on the "serious risks of climate change" | Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building Seed-Saving Part 1: Harvesting and Storing Herb, Tomato, and Berry Seeds | Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building Tiny two-pound Micro Wind Turbine folds up just like an umbrella | Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building Tesla starts to deliver ‘first grid-scale Powerpack system’ in Europe | Electrek Tesla aims to unveil ‘Solar Roof’, next gen Powerwall and new Tesla charger on October 28 | Electrek BMW and Bosch open new 2.8 MWh energy storage facility built from batteries from over 100 electric cars | Electrek Tesla Semi: the automaker hired several engineers from Daimler’s ‘SuperTruck’ program | Electrek Kids who eat well are better at reading : TreeHugger The Times gushes over Chevy Bolt, describes it as Tesla's dream car... : TreeHugger Ocean plastic upcycled into elegant "ocean terrazzo" table : TreeHugger Plug-in car sales growing 10x faster than gas-powered cars : TreeHugger
Part 6 ENR2 becomes the largest project in Arizona to earn a LEED Platinum certification | Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building Germany unveils world’s first zero-emissions hydrogen-powered passenger train | Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building INHABITAT INTERVIEW: Green Architect & Cradle to Cradle Founder William McDonough | Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building IND Solar Farm is the world's largest airport-based solar farm | Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building Venturi sets new electric world land speed record: 341mph | Electrek Fully Charged takes out an all-electric 1965 ‘Voltswagen’ Beetle for a spin | Electrek VW to launch a new all-electric commercial van with ~124 miles of range next year | Electrek Tesla Energy executive talks ‘next gen inverter’, hints at upcoming Vehicle-to-Grid capacity for Tesla | Electrek Wearable electronics could someday be powered by body heat : TreeHugger This food cart looks good enough to eat : TreeHugger Growroom is a prototype for food-producing architecture in our cities : TreeHugger 17 ways to have a healthier, safer bathroom : TreeHugger
Part 7 Volvo SuperTruck improves fuel efficiency by 70% after 5 years in development | Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building Humanscale only company ever to achieve Full Living Product Certification - with two products | Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building How to regrow scallions all year-round with your own personal green onion garden (VIDEO) | Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building Sweden wants to fight waste with new tax breaks for repairs | Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building Forward Labs shows how a SolarCity/Tesla roof could look better than a traditional roof while generating electricity | Electrek Massachusetts’ advanced energy leadership = 1600MW Solar & Wind + 600MW Storage | Electrek Teleported Laser Pulses? Quantum Physics Approaches Sci-Fi Level Sensors Show How Whales Handle Big-Gulp Feeding What Would A World Without Plastic Look Like? - Video Showy Lizard Wins UK Animal Photo Competition Explore the microscopic world of a plant cell with virtual reality : TreeHugger France leads the charge against single-use plastics : TreeHugger
Part 8 World's first piloted solar-powered helicopter lifts off in Maryland | Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building Flow Hive honey harvester demonstrates the sweet success of viral crowdfunding campaign | Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building Despite Hawaii success, American wave energy lags behind rest of the world | Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building Everything we thought we knew about the moon's origins is probably wrong | Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building Using Dozens Of Elephants To Save Rhinos - Video UN Climate Pact Moves Closer to Taking Effect This Reptile Was a Wanna-Be Dinosaur Leaf Peepers Only: Fall Colors Around the World Here's What That Heart Shape on Pluto Is All About | News & Opinion | PCMag.com Cree soft-white dimmable LED review: Great light and perfect dimming D-Wave will ship a 2,000-qubit quantum computer next year | PCWorld China Powers Up the World's Largest Alien-Hunting Telescope
Part 9 San Francisco may be first US city to require green roofs on new buildings | Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building French ban will outlaw all plastic utensils, cups and dishes by 2020 | Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building The UK designates over one million square kilometers of ocean as protected | Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building “Eyesore” garage transformed into a stunning waterfall illusion during Lithuanian street art festival | Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building California Sea Otter Population Bouncing Back Which Countries Run On 100% Renewable Energy? - Video Why Leaves Take Different Shapes: Photos Dead Sea Scroll 'Virtually Unwrapped' This New Light System Shines as Bright as 21,700 Suns The Paris Climate Agreement Just Passed a Major Milestone We Now Know What Caused the Weird Eruptions on Rosetta's Comet Those Used Coffee Grounds Could Get the Lead Out of Your Water
Part 10 Copenhagen's Hanging Gardens will allow residents to grow and sell their own vegetables on-site | Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building Curved timber "Smile" building in London is "stronger than concrete" | Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building Tesla to install world’s largest backup battery for the city of Los Angeles | Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building General Motors announces plans to switch to 100% renewable energy | Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building Royal Society Selects Best Animal Photos Complete Mammoth Skull Found in Channel Islands Philae's Incredible Comet Odyssey: Photos Mentos and Diet Coke Experiment Guy Builds a Water-Cooled 72,000-Lumen Flashlight and Boy Is It Bright We Finally Know What Made the Huge Heart on Pluto Lindsey Stirling's sterling YouTube career - CNET The most ancient civilisation on Earth is still around today - CNET
Part 11 Mysterious 'heart' on Pluto has finally been explained - CNET Six sun-powered ships ICYMI: All aboard the hydrogen fuel cell train! White House hopes to fight climate change with data sharing Hydrogen fuel cell train offers pollution-free rail trips Lockheed Martin's bioenergy plant turns waste into clean power Scientists use 3D scans to 'unwrap' an ancient scroll The SproutsIO smart microgarden nurtures your inner botanist Avocado Is the Perfect Ingredient for Silky, Creamy Soup These Foods Will Help Keep You Hydrated Ripen Fruit Faster By Putting It In a Paper Bag
