Bringing you; the weekly, positive, and Green related articles. 90 degrees today and it is almost the end of September. Crazy weather. Sea turtles appear to be “bouncing back” from the brink of extinction | Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building How termites draw on solar power for climate control | Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building Astronomers observe an object in space unlike anything they've seen before | Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building Nicaragua joins Paris Accord, leaving the US and Syria as lone dissenters | Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building Toyota and VH1 Save The Music Foundation’s National Music Education Program Culminates with Grant Presentation featuring a Performance by Imagine Dragons | Toyota USA Newsroom Toyota Takes the LEED in Texas | Toyota USA Newsroom Toyota Indiana Celebrates 5 Million Success Stories | Toyota USA Newsroom A great read: Toyota Teacher of Year volunteers countless hours with vulnerable families through unique literacy programs | Toyota USA Newsroom Photo: Teeny tiny tree frog is barely bigger than a thumbnail : TreeHugger Fabric-clad Air Houses help to cool hot environments down : TreeHugger 13 items you should always buy in bulk : TreeHugger This homegrown project brings new meaning to the term magic mushrooms : TreeHugger
Part 2 Soaring timber tower could clean up contaminated water in NYC's Central Park | Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building Nouvelle AOM wins competition to give Paris' Tour Montparnasse a massive green makeover | Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building The cost of solar power has dropped over 25% in one year | Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building New York City to install around 1,000 fast-chargers for EVs | Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building Benefits of Organic Coffee that may change your perspective - Ecofriend EGEB: San Fran/Oakland sue Exxon Mobil/BP/Shell/others; South Korean panels to rule?; Fisherman sue the wind; more | Electrek All new cars could be electric in China as soon as 2030, says BYD chairman | Electrek Tesla is building a new biggest Supercharger in the world | Electrek Photo: Bitty burrowing owl peeks out from below : TreeHugger 13 storey tower built of sustainably harvested Brazilian wood : TreeHugger This is what an octopus city looks like (video) : TreeHugger It's a rule of the road: When it is easy to drive, people drive. : TreeHugger
Part 3 Renault and Central Saint Martins team up to design the car of the future | Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building UNEP chief: Polluters should pay for environmental destruction, not taxpayers | Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building New Antarctic farm will grow produce despite temperatures of -100 degrees F | Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building New waterproof solar cell generates power even after it gets soaked | Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building EGEB: Solar sedan and sports coupe; Heterojunction solar in Russia; Graham believes; more | Electrek New York City gets an extensive new electric car charging program with 50 fast-charging stations | Electrek Bosch is making the 1,000 hp electric powertrain of Nikola Motor’s semi truck | Electrek A giraffe-looking electric car charging station is powered by both solar and wind | Electrek The 10 most peaceful countries in the world : TreeHugger Raw furniture is grown with mushroom mycelium : TreeHugger Patagonia launches Worn Wear, an online store for used gear : TreeHugger This beautiful albino orangutan is waiting for her 'forest island' : TreeHugger
Part 4 Schmidt Hammer Lassen breaks ground on LEED Gold-seeking incubator in Shanghai | Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building http://inhabitat.com/danielle-trofes-brilliant-mush-lume-lamp-is-made-from-real-mushrooms/ | Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building Astronomers discover that exoplanet WASP-12b is "darker than asphalt" | Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building Biomimicry helps nature-lovers and fragile wildlife co-exist at the Votu Hotel in Brazil | Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building All-electric bus travels record 1,100 miles on a single charge | Electrek EGEB: Not illegal to offgrid in Florida; British coal dead; World’s largest solar thermal $3.9B; more | Electrek Dubai takes delivery of their first 50 Tesla vehicles to create a ‘self-driving’ taxi service | Electrek EGEB: Major paper published fake climate change attacks; Trump in or out of Paris?; more | Electrek Become a citizen of the Trash Isles to protect our oceans : TreeHugger Province of Ontario introduces new penalties for careless drivers causing death : TreeHugger The rise and fall of America's favorite foods : TreeHugger Wind-driven art installation recreates sound of 500 galloping horses (Video) : TreeHugger
Part 5 Leonardo DiCaprio Foundation gives $20 million in grants to over 100 organizations | Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building London's sewer-dwelling 'fatberg' will be converted into biofuel | Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building Extraordinary living chandelier with algae-filled leaves purifies the air | Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building UNStudio completes sustainable all-in-one urban hub in Hangzhou | Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building Electric motorhomes are coming: a new RV powered by solar panels and 91 kWh battery pack | Electrek This dumper truck is the world’s largest electric vehicle with a massive 700 kWh battery pack | Electrek Hubble Just Spotted a Bizarre New Object in Our Solar System - Seeker It Might Still Be Possible to Limit Global Warming to 1.5 Degrees Celsius - Seeker Photo: Sleeping on the dock of the bay : TreeHugger This FirePit enables "smokeless" wood campfires & charcoal grilling : TreeHugger Waterproof solar cell could go through the wash and still work : TreeHugger A vision of the future with self-driving cars, drones, hyperloops and infinite suburbia : TreeHugger
Part 6 America's largest urban farm to be planted in Pittsburgh | Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building Vincent Callebaut's visionary eco-resort for the Philippines features rotating energy-generating seashell towers | Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building Could France-sized ocean garbage patch become 196th nation? | Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building Gogoro revs up Smartscooter expansion with $300 million in new funding | Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building First-Ever Map of Water on Moon Could Help Support Lunar Missions - Seeker Proterra's electric bus drove a record 1,100 miles on a single charge - Roadshow The moon is in very rare formation right now - CNET How Peggy Whitson stayed in shape for nine months aboard the ISS Photo: Young buck is all ears : TreeHugger This super-bright LED strap light is ridiculously useful (Review) : TreeHugger Tesla Powerwall 2: An in-depth review : TreeHugger Optimizing additive manufacturing for 3-D printing stronger, lighter parts (Video) : TreeHugger
Part 7 Dubai to expand massive solar park to include world's tallest solar tower | Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building Raindrop makes rainwater harvesting at home beautiful and easy | Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building Canyon-inspired research center in Phoenix clad in gorgeous recycled copper panels | Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building Garbage from Hurricane Irma will now help power Florida | Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building Australian researchers store light as sound for the first time | Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building Electric bus sets record with 1,101-mile trip on a single charge Harness the power of the sun to charge your gear while you drive, fly, or just sit around at home 8 financial mistakes that millennials make : TreeHugger New study confirms that, when it comes to healthy homes, material choices matter : TreeHugger Life with a plug-in Pacifica hybrid minivan: Five month update : TreeHugger 12 things to know about the September equinox : TreeHugger
Part 8 Thomas Heatherwick unveils massive museum carved out of a historic grain silo | Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building This man has saved over 700 stray dogs in China over the last 8 years | Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building New Orleans golf course transformed into city’s biggest urban farm with an Eco-Campus | Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building Light-filled home for book lovers and their cute cats is built of recycled materials | Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building
