Bringing you, your weekly positive Green related articles. Very weird weather for February around here. California city on its way to becoming the first Zero Net Energy city in the U.S. | Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building Vincent Callebaut's Futuristic oceanscapers are floating villages 3D-printed from algae and plastic waste | Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building SPACE10 creates an open-source Growroom you can build at home | Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building The Sunbubble greenhouse is a mini Eden for your backyard | Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building 10 Simple, Intelligent Ways to Save Water at Your Home 8 Green Concept Cars That Were Destined to Never Hit the Road Be More Engaged by Choosing an Eco-Friendly Webhost for Your Website Delving deep into the background of electric cars It's like Shazam for birds: Song Sleuth app IDs birds by their song : TreeHugger Get ready for zero waste shopping with these great reusables : TreeHugger Food label sell-by dates get simplified, here's what to know : TreeHugger In business and tech, the low carbon revolution moves ahead : TreeHugger
Part 2 Zaha Hadid Architects designs Beijing tower with world’s tallest atrium | Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building World's first migratory ‘Bird Airport’ to be built in China | Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building Canoeing center wrapped in recycled materials resists winter flooding | Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building Formula E unveils the next generation of all-electric racing | Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building Eco-Friendly Ideas and Tips for Your Kitchen Remodel 5 Eco-Friendly Business Ideas for Entrepreneurs Electrek green energy brief: 1.5GW RFP in AZ, Perovskite at 30% in two years (!?), Apple backing energy storage, more | Electrek Mercedes-Benz starts ‘small series production’ of all-electric Urban eTruck and trials with customers | Electrek 10 of the largest living creatures in the sea : TreeHugger This is what the sonic boom of an earthquake looks & sounds like (Video) : TreeHugger My foray into the mysterious world of sound healing : TreeHugger Hawaii wants to ban chemical sunscreens to save its coral reefs : TreeHugger
Part 3 The UAE joins race to build first city on Mars | Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building Floating ring-shaped memorial celebrates Kenyan environmentalist Wangari Maathai | Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building Self-shaping shelters that could revolutionize emergency housing | Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building Geologists find seventh continent hiding in plain sight | Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building Electrek green energy brief: SunPower at 25%, ‘carbon dividend’ anyone?, solar is investment grade, more | Electrek Tesla Powerwall 2 now ready to ship after strong pre-orders, early Gigafactory battery production went to Powerpacks | Electrek Electrek green energy brief: 650MW solar plant construction video, world’s largest solar facade, and more | Electrek Norway is reaching tipping point for electric vehicles as market share reaches record breaking 37% | Electrek Oslo, Norway, is giving residents $1200 toward purchasing an electric cargo bike : TreeHugger Photo: Wind and water conspire to create a winter wonderland : TreeHugger 4 steps to improve your home cooking : TreeHugger Image recognition software for sharks tells them apart by their fins : TreeHugger
Part 4 Ratti designs responsive solar canopy that generates power | Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building The US solar market grew by a record-breaking 95% last year | Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building Artists recycle hundreds of plastic bottles into a dynamic arch in Chiang Mai | Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building Ethereal glass pavilion redefines the modern greenhouse | Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building Electrek green energy brief: US solar power doubles, Solar panel manufacturing in California, NE USA energy politics | Electrek Electrek green energy brief: 10th dirtiest US coal plant retiring, wind power record at 52%, 20 governors for wind+solar, more | Electrek Electric buses are now cheaper than diesel/CNG and could dominate the market within 10 years, says Proterra CEO | Electrek Electrek green energy brief: A path to 10TW, India manufacturing capacity, China does offshore wind, more | Electrek US energy spending lowest in 60 years : TreeHugger Folding waterproof solar charger packs a pocket-sized punch : TreeHugger Biodegradable drones will take off on one-way humanitarian missions : TreeHugger Lush and the Zero Waste beauty routine : TreeHugger
Part 5 Third highest CO2 polluter in U.S. to shut down 25 years early | Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building Bill Nye is back with new (real) science show | Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building Massachusetts lawmakers sponsor 100% renewable energy bill | Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building India doubles down on solar power with huge park capacity increase | Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building 65% of electricity from 2016 infrastructure will be clean – for decades | Electrek This Powerful New Technology May Be The Only Way To Explore Venus - Seeker - Video 2,000-Year-Old Seeds Found in Chinese Tomb May Reveal Clues of the Past Liquid Metal Circuits and Atomic Microchips Could Be the Future of Electronics - Seeker Photo: Be mine? : TreeHugger The best trick for cutting down on sugar : TreeHugger Give the world a Valentine – shop sustainably : TreeHugger Collaborative conservation: The story behind the nation’s newest wildlife refuge : TreeHugger
Part 6 Jimmy Carter built a new solar plant on his old peanut farm | Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building Water-trapping zeolite beads prevent crops from rotting in humid countries | Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building 350.org shares helpful environmental action tips for concerned citizens | Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building From now on all Smart cars in North America will be electric | Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building Insect-Inspired Turbine Blades Could Radicalize Renewable Wind Power A 66-Year-Old Albatross Is Still Making Babies - Seeker A Hidden Continent Dubbed 'Zealandia' May Lie Beneath New Zealand - Seeker What You Need To Know About Organic Matter On Ceres - Seeker - Video Utilities vote to close gigantic Arizona coal plant : TreeHugger Coworking space features 1,000 plants for a healthier, open plan office : TreeHugger Interface introduces vinyl flooring. What would Ray say? : TreeHugger This new battery runs on seawater : TreeHugger
Part 7 Powerful new Penn State battery turns waste CO2 into electricity | Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building Scientists hatch crazy $500 billion plan to refreeze the Arctic | Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building Future solar technology inspired this bio-sustainability research center’s prefab facade | Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building DIY: Sweet plantable valentines made from recycled paper | Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building Impact of Climate Change on Public Health Gets Renewed Focus - Seeker Organic Material Discovery Suggests Life Could Exist on Dwarf Planet Ceres - Seeker Everything You Need To Know About Galactic Ice Volcanoes! - Seeker - Video This Company Is Poised to Generate Satellite Images of the Entire Earth — Every Day - Seeker New plastic wrap might keep buildings cool even when the sun is shining : TreeHugger Forget about "balance" with cars; we have to prioritize walking, biking and transit : TreeHugger Hip hop is used to teach kids about gardening : TreeHugger New aluminum battery with urea electrolyte could be a low-cost renewable energy storage solution : TreeHugger
Part 8 New super-thin film acts like "air conditioner" for buildings | Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building Stanford researchers pioneer world's first affordable urea battery | Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building British supermarket chain launches trucks powered by food waste | Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building Wonderful recipes for the weird veggies in your CSA box | Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building These Cutting-Edge Solar Panels Roll Up Like Wrapping Paper - Seeker Food Scraps Fuel These UK Supermarket Trucks - Seeker New Batteries Could Last a Decade With Minimal Upkeep - Seeker Science Finally Says We Should Never Work 40 Hours A Week - Seeker - Video Tokyo wants to make Olympic medals from old smartphones | PCWorld Solar powered, anti-theft Lifepack offers plenty of juice on the go Photo: Yosemite's Nevada Fall is a picture of paradise : TreeHugger Affordable solar-powered device can create water out of air (Video) : TreeHugger
Part 9 This powerful video sheds light on 5 things about plastic you might not know | Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building NASA develops new hell-resistant electronics for a mission to Venus - ExtremeTech Mercedes' electric Urban eTruck will hit the road this year - Roadshow Japan recycles old phones to make medals for 2020 Olympics - CNET A supercomputer in coal country is analyzing climate change Dawn probe spots organic materials on dwarf planet Ceres Gates Foundation: Empowering women is key to fighting poverty Toyota's 10 millionth hybrid sale hints at a greener future A Travel Photographer Reveals the Best Hidden Spots in Popular U.S. National Parks Choose the Right Refrigerator With This Helpful Graphic
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