Bringing you; the weekly, positive, and Green related articles. Lot of rain these last few days. 11 Solar-powered homes that show the future of architecture | Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building World’s first ‘negative emissions’ power plant opens in Iceland | Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building Beijing's five-star, LEED-certified Hotel Eclat is a green as it is swanky | Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building Switzerland's NeighborHub wins first place in the Solar Decathalon 2017 | Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building Dark, Dirty and Dangerous No More: Manufacturing Day Attempts to Dispel Lingering Perceptions | Toyota USA Newsroom Toyota Drives the Future of Zero Emission Trucking | Toyota USA Newsroom Guide to eco friendly bedding alternatives for your green home Netherlands installing highway solar panel sound barriers (SONOB) – infrastructure integrated photovoltaics (IIPV) on the rise | Electrek Photo: The amazing feats of leafcutter ants : TreeHugger How to choose and use plastic wisely : TreeHugger This monster is urging Starbucks to use recyclable cups : TreeHugger Drop-in electric bike conversion kit employs a friction drive & has a 30-mile range : TreeHugger
Part 2 Virgin Hyperloop One: Richard Branson invests in Musk-inspired high-speed transportation system | Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building 5 Mouthwatering plant-based fall recipes | Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building The Netherlands' sun-powered Nuna9 race car wins the World Solar Challenge | Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building Daan Roosegaarde unveils mind-expanding 295-foot SPACE installation in Eindhoven | Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building Oil giant Shell accelerates electric vehicle effort with acquisition of network with over 30,000 chargers | Electrek EGEB: Trump (voters) for solar, Flow batteries for 20+ years, Half cut solar cells add 3% efficiency, more | Electrek Community to get 2,900 home battery packs to create virtual ~12 MW power plant | Electrek Here’s how much of the ocean would need to be covered in wind turbines to power Earth | Electrek Photo: Little songbird shows off his impressive tail feathers : TreeHugger Lush ethics director talks animal testing, ingredient sourcing, and what it's like to have such a cool employer : TreeHugger Bold effort underway to save the vaquita porpoise from extinction : TreeHugger This interactive crosswalk "puts pedestrians first" : TreeHugger
Part 3 Google will be powered by 100% renewable energy by 2018 | Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building Foster + Partners and Heatherwick Studio spruce up Shanghai’s waterfront | Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building New super concrete makes buildings strong enough to withstand magnitude 9 earthquakes | Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building MIT battery that inhales and exhales air can store power for months | Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building Four new solar panel technologies in pictures | Electrek Paris to only allow electric cars as soon as 2030 ahead of France’s 2040 goal | Electrek EGEB: Solar designed for 155MPH hurricane holds up, rooftop tracking solar, Eversource jack prices $3.6B?, more | Electrek VW plans large $1.7 billion investment to bring electric trucks and buses to market | Electrek Microsoft's data centers in Ireland are getting an influx of wind power : TreeHugger Futuristic airless tire is 3D printed, won't go flat or need replacement (Video) : TreeHugger Mylkman: London's car-free, plastic-free, plant-based "milk" delivery service : TreeHugger When the Netherlands bans gas cars (2030), coal will be gone too : TreeHugger
Part 4 Oxford, UK to create first zero-emissions zone in the world | Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building First ever video footage of wild sand cat kittens in Morocco | Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building Incredible “green dreamscape” made of recycled threads takes over a Taipei lecture hall | Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building Incredible Ottoman-era bird palaces reveal how Turkish people pampered wild birds | Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building A weird new EV platform ‘turns humans into self-driving cars’ | Electrek Los Angeles order 100 new all-electric buses, New Flyer unveils next-gen Xcelsior electric buses | Electrek Solar panel manufacturers are gearing up for strong growth with record first half of year | Electrek Ireland to give businesses one year to add electric cars to their fleets with tax breaks | Electrek Photo: Milky Way shimmers over Horseshoe Lake : TreeHugger New study of Toronto bike lanes shows they are good for business and safety : TreeHugger Kyan’s Kabin: Make-A-Wish child chooses sustainability : TreeHugger New GoSun portable solar cooker weighs 2 lbs, cooks a meal in 20 minutes : TreeHugger
Part 5 Photo: Milky Way shimmers over Horseshoe Lake : TreeHugger Richard Branson's Virgin Galactic is almost ready to launch into outer space | Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building Renewables keep booming despite Trump administration's attempts to axe Obama's Clean Power Plan | Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building New EV charging system lets Nissan Leaf owners sell power back to the grid | Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building The Dutch government confirms plan to ban new petrol and diesel cars by 2030 | Electrek Solar inverters are evolving to support smart home energy storage | Electrek Proterra unveils new dual motor all-electric drivetrain for buses, partners with Van Hool for electric coaches | Electrek Tesla starts installing more solar roof systems | Electrek Photo: Cross fox shows off its unusual beauty : TreeHugger Sleep like a Swede using the lifestyle philosophy of 'lagom' : TreeHugger Procter & Gamble launches dish soap bottle made from recycled ocean plastic : TreeHugger Yes, electric commercial flights might really become a thing : TreeHugger
Part 6 This new energy concept from Sweden can make any building net zero | Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building The entire world could be powered by one deep-sea wind farm | Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building How to cook a whole pumpkin (seeds, guts and all) | Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building Scientists locate half of the universe's missing ordinary matter | Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building JinkoSolar and Fraunhofer ISE break solar efficiency records for everyday solar panels | Electrek World Solar Challenge goes live: Solar cars racing from north to south across Australia | Electrek Tim Cook visits Swedish forests with ‘innovative & sustainable’ packaging supplier chosen by Steve Jobs | 9to5Mac Apple donating $1 million to CA wildfire relief effort, matching employee donations | 9to5Mac This concentrated solar power plant is totally tubular & easily transported : TreeHugger Why in the world would anyone want a wooden nail? : TreeHugger How to use flowers in your beauty routine : TreeHugger Happy Thanksgiving, Canada! : TreeHugger
Part 7 This prefab concrete house harvests rainwater with food-growing vertical gardens | Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building These Dutch designers are harvesting stardust from rooftops | Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building Alphabet X to beam wireless service to Puerto Rico with a fleet of balloons | Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building 10 groundbreaking designs by Shigeru Ban that changed our ideas about architecture | Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building Apple details environmental efforts in its ‘Paper and Packaging Strategy’ report | 9to5Mac App-connected smart planter waters your plants, nudges you when it needs help [Video] | 9to5Mac Google publishes Environmental Report recapping last year, progress update for 2017 | 9to5Google Genetically Engineered Chickens Lay Cancer-Fighting Eggs - Seeker Alphabet to Use Balloons to Help Restore Puerto Rico’s Damaged Telephone Network - Seeker Floating Wind Farms in the North Atlantic Could Power the World - Seeker What's the difference between Canadian Thanksgiving and American Thanksgiving? : TreeHugger Photo: Downy woodpecker perches in the light : TreeHugger
Part 8 Greenbuild: The world's biggest green building conference is coming to Boston this November | Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building Well-Preserved Hydrothermal Deposits on Mars Offer a Window Into Early Earth - Seeker Richard Branson buys into Hyperloop high-tech train business - CNET Weird dwarf planet Haumea has one very Saturn-like feature - CNET EasyJet air travel innovations - CNET EasyJet Innovation Day photos - CNET Van Hool electric bus could make commutes greener - Roadshow ISS commander shares video of California 'lightning dance' - CNET First-ever 'negative emissions' power plant goes online Paris wants all gas-powered cars out of the city by 2030 Toyota’s fuel-cell big rigs are ready to haul cargo Eco-friendly concrete protects old buildings from earthquakes
Part 9 Richard Branson and Virgin join forces with Hyperloop One Microsoft buys 15 years worth of energy from GE’s Irish wind farm Solar car race kicks off 30th anniversary with a fresh challenge Yellowstone Supervolcano Could Erupt Sooner Than Expected - ExtremeTech Use the magic of fire to charge your gadgets Use the power of the sun to charge your gadgets with this ultra thin solar charger
