Green news and more V6.12

Bringing you, your weekly positive Green related articles. Chicago Flower and Garden Show was awesome. Makes me very excited for Spring, even though we might get a couple inches of snow over night.

President Obama launches $150 million textiles-innovation competition | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building

Middle school class builds a Frozen-themed 3D-printed prosthetic hand for a little girl | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building

How To: Dye Easter eggs the natural way | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building

This gorgeous t-shirt is a glamorous way to charge your phone with solar power | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building

Employ old books for a classy home décor - Promoting Eco Friendly Lifestyle to Save Enviornment - Ecofriend

Evidence suggests that solar power is better than wind power - Promoting Eco Friendly Lifestyle to Save Enviornment - Ecofriend

Spring scenes - The Big Picture - The Boston Globe

Tesla makes it 'impossible' to accidentally run out of juice - CNET

We truly are social animals: Loneliness as bad for your health as obesity, study shows : TreeHugger

Photo: Flock of cranes fly across the blush of sunrise : TreeHugger

Maine legislators move to speed up GMO labeling law : TreeHugger

Urban farming in your backyard? There's a vertical aeroponic garden for that : TreeHugger

 

Part 2

Researchers are making super-strong spider silk for regenerative medicine | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building

In honor of World Sparrow Day, meet Robin and Puck! | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building

Google is going to 'go fly a kite' to generate wind power next month | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building

INFOGRAPHIC: Celebrate International Day of Forests with these important forest facts | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building

Celebrities who shined in 2015 Oscars for wearing eco-friendly fashion - Promoting Eco Friendly Lifestyle to Save Enviornment - Ecofriend

Can solar powered robots really enhance workplace safety? - Promoting Eco Friendly Lifestyle to Save Enviornment - Ecofriend

Shoe Headlights Illuminate Your Night Run : Discovery News

Dew-Collecting Greenhouse Grows Veggies in the Desert : Discovery News

Tesla: Model S update 6.2 makes it impossible to "unintentionally run out of range" : TreeHugger

Litelok breaks the old rule about bike locks, is both light and strong : TreeHugger

Wanted: Big ideas for innovative applications for thin-film solar : TreeHugger

36 eye-opening facts about water : TreeHugger

 

Part 3

Perth's Carnegie Wave Energy project produces clean power and potable water from the motion of the ocean | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building

Earth's newest volcanic island is photographed for the first time—and maybe the last | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building

INFOGRAPHIC: 2015 marks The International Year of Soils | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building

Portland architecture students build outdoor Pickathon Music Festival stage from 520 recycled pallets | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building

Electric Cars Combat Urban Heat : Discovery News

Oddball 'Crystal' Crashed to Earth Inside Meteorite : Discovery News

Mercedes will have 10 new plug-in hybrid cars by 2017

Obama orders 40 percent cut in federal government's carbon emissions

Photo: Signs of spring in northern Illinois : TreeHugger

How to improve energy efficiency while cooking : TreeHugger

Italian energy giant to phase out coal, go carbon neutral before 2050 : TreeHugger

180 degrees: After being banned for a year, Tesla can now sell direct in New Jersey : TreeHugger

 

Part 4

O2 Recycle creates a freshly-cut cell phone from grass clippings | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building

Portable and affordable Elevate desk lets you stand in style | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building

Roots Up's Dew Collector greenhouse provides veggies and water in Ethiopia | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building

How Juniper Ridge creates wilderness perfume that smells just like the great outdoors | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building

These Skyscrapers Don't Cast Shadows : Discovery News

How the Chicago River Turns Green on St. Patrick's : Discovery News

Switching to electric cars would help cool down cities

'Defective' graphene makes for super-efficient fuel cells

Road test: Joel Feder takes the BMW i3 electric car for a spin (video) : TreeHugger

Climate scientists step out from behind the data to share their personal stories : TreeHugger

Mercedes to introduce 10 plug-in hybrids vehicles by 2017, one every 4 months : TreeHugger

NYC’s vegan pop-up market: The Seed : TreeHugger

 

Part 5

Help protect native bee populations by joining the Bee With Me network | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building

James Corner Field Operations unveils plans for 10-mile "Underline" park in Miami | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building

Chicago Uber customers can now order an electric car ride | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building

A Starter Guide To Urban Gardening | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building

Vacuum Maker Dyson Invests in 40-Hour Battery : Discovery News

World's Largest Cave Explored by Drone : Discovery News

Researchers Turn Packing Peanuts Into Rechargeable Batteries

Watch Your Dead Tech Get Demolished at an E-Waste Recycling Plant

Here comes the sun, with NBBJ's No Shadow Tower : TreeHugger

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It's Fix-a-Leak Week! Household water leaks waste 1 trillion gallons each year : TreeHugger

LED bulbs could foster an urban farming revolution : TreeHugger

 

Part 6

Conceptual Farm-X is a modular vertical farm that grows food hydroponically | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building

BMW X5 eDrive40e plug-in hybrid SUV debuts with 19-mile EV range | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building

Vincent Callebaut's City of Science in Rome is turning a former military district into a self-sufficient urban ecosystem | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building

Ignacio Canales Aracil transforms pressed flowers into ephemeral sculptures | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building

Eagle-Cam Captures Dive from World's Tallest Tower : Discovery News

Earth Shots: Must-See Planet Pics (March 16) : Discovery News

Will a $15m investment from Dyson change lithium ion batteries forever?

The New Materials That Are Revolutionizing Helmet Safety Right Now

Ben & Jerry's new 'ice cream Tesla' will deliver free scoops during climate tour : TreeHugger

Spring clean your kitchen naturally in 6 steps : TreeHugger

Levi’s wants you to help lower the impact of jeans : TreeHugger

DIY coffee-coconut exfoliant bars for face and body : TreeHugger

 

Part 7

Report: Wind could supply a third of the USA's electricity by 2050 | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building

Phipps Center for Sustainable Landscapes achieves Living Building Challenge certification | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building

New Hong Kong school campus to boast a green, bioclimatic facade | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building

Toronto's Gladstone Hotel hosts landscape architecture series for Earth Day | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building

Our Cities Could Become High-Density Solar Power Plants

A Tour of the World's Most Futuristic Port

​How to Take Your Running to the Trails for a More Satisfying Workout

Reuse Potting Soil for Your Next Plant with a Few Additives

Is the global coal boom over? : TreeHugger

5 bike trends to make you a happier cyclist : TreeHugger

Photo: Rainbow bird nibbles at a bright pink flower : TreeHugger

37 green food recipes that don’t include artificial color : TreeHugger

 

Part 8

Freight Farms are super efficient hydroponic farms built inside shipping containers | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building

Delphi's self-driving car is set to take a road trip from San Francisco to NYC | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building

5 great reasons to build a geodesic dome home | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building

A new space race? Japan can now transmit solar power from space | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building

UN committee announces support for fossil fuel divestment movement | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building

Reuse Spent K-Cups as Seed Starters for Your Spring Garden

Avoid Emotional Eating with the Broccoli Test

How to Properly Freeze Fruit for Longer-Lasting Freshness

Print your own urban farm: AKER offers a full suite of open source urban ag kits : TreeHugger

New record: SolarCity rooftop systems produced 4GWh in a single day last week : TreeHugger

The Guardian calls on Wellcome Trust & Gates Foundation to divest from fossil fuels : TreeHugger

Canadian grocer will sell ugly fruits and vegetables at a discount : TreeHugger

 

Part 9

PlantLab could grow fruit and vegetables for the entire world in a space smaller than Holland | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building

Tornado-shaped Oklahoma Weather Museum sits atop a 1920s warehouse in Tornado Alley | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building

INFOGRAPHIC: Surprising water use facts and how you can make a difference | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building

JAILmake Studio's Awesome Plantable Table Invites Nature to Dinner | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building

Splinster and Vanmoof just unveiled the bike share of the future at SXSW | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building

INFOGRAPHIC: Free and low-cost smartphone apps to improve your home's energy efficiency | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building

Green-roofed Hong Kong health center is 100 percent naturally lit and ventilated | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building

Virtual mouse could make animal experiments a thing of the past : TreeHugger