Green news and more V7.20

Bringing you, your weekly positive Green related articles. It is still cold here in Northern IL, and I have tomato and peppers that want to go out side. And more seeds that need to get started. Someone turn on the outdoor heat.

Fermob's eco outdoor furniture offers a colorful retreat into nature | Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building

Terreform ONE unveils mushroom chair that they grew in just seven days | Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building

Brooklyn's Thislexik transforms old clothing into durable furniture | Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building

Flippable, dimmable Gravy LED wall sconces are playful wall candy for your home | Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building

Toyota Rewards Academic Excellence in STEM-Related Fields | Corporate

Toyota Financial Services Supports Environmental Sustainability by Expanding Green Bond Program | Corporate

Solar prices set to fall 33% – Santa Monica says for every home and office, a solar power plant | Electrek

The revolution is solar powered and stored in your garage: SunRun announces PowerWall system | Electrek

Photo: Wide-eyed owlet hangs close to mom : TreeHugger

CRISSCROSS flat pack furniture modules assemble with no tools needed (Video) : TreeHugger

AirplantFrame: Recyclable frames create a living wall of air plants : TreeHugger

Should we be fighting the climate crisis like we fought World War II? : TreeHugger

 

Part 2

Levi and Evrnu are teaming up to create sustainable jeans | Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building

Fermob's bulbous LED lamps can be detached and used as wireless outdoor lanterns | Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building

Iota Project furniture is hand-crocheted piece by piece with the help of women in unemployed communities | Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building

Renewables overpower natural gas in first quarter of 2016 | Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building

Nikola Motor unveils electric truck concept with up to 1,200 miles of range | Electrek

Stanford Solar Car Project was ‘key’ to Tesla’s inception, says Tesla co-founder JB Straubel | Electrek

Review: EGO Power+ battery-powered lawn mower takes much of the pain out of mowing the lawn | Electrek

Hyperloop One unveils and tests its propulsion technology in Las vegas [Video] | Electrek

Photo: Rock looks fluid at the Valley of Fire : TreeHugger

More evidence: Solar farms can increase biodiversity : TreeHugger

Immersive art installation features 10,000 tree species dating back millions of years : TreeHugger

Design competition for a New York Aquarium makes a splash : TreeHugger

 

Part 3

Plastic-scooping Ocean Cleanup project wins prestigious Katerva Award | Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building

Colorado is finally legalizing rain barrels | Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building

New IBM-designed macromolecule could be a 'magic bullet' in the fight against viruses | Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building

Disused farm buildings are transformed into a sustainable farming and cooking school | Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building

‘Hyperloop One Global Challenge’ launches to develop the world’s first hyperloop networks | Electrek

To be Solar, or not to be? Part 1: Does solar power make sense for my roof? | Electrek

Hyundai: “we are making electric plug-ins until hydrogen fuel cell vehicles take hold” | Electrek

Tesla’s new battery research partner is receiving the prestigious Governor General’s Innovation Award | Electrek

This little solar gadget uses evaporative cooling to cut AC costs up to 30% : TreeHugger

9 gorgeous dresses for spring and summer : TreeHugger

Watch a Hyperloop One model go zero to sixty in one second : TreeHugger

Modern house in Mumbai is collaged with recycled doors & windows : TreeHugger

 

Part 4

Santa Monica to require rooftop solar panels on all new buildings | Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building

Geodesic Aurora Domes offer stunning views of the Northern Lights | Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building

5 DIY cleaning hacks using lemon | Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building

Kansas City resident KC EarthKid is taking to the streets to save the planet | Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building

Avian adventures - The Boston Globe

Brooklyn's Park's New Staff Members Are Goats : Discovery News

5 Ways You Can Protect Your Pet from Lyme Disease : Discovery News

Paralympic Cyclist To Compete On 3D-Printed Leg : Discovery News

BioLite's BaseLantern delivers smart off-grid lighting for the campsite or at home : TreeHugger

Take advantage of sunshine to do your laundry : TreeHugger

The Clean Tee is the most sustainable shirt on the planet : TreeHugger

Countertop 'smart' reverse osmosis water purifier nudges you to drink more water : TreeHugger

 

Part 5

Nissan's xStorage battery for the home rivals Tesla’s Powerwall | Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building

Impressive new Stanford University energy system cuts greenhouse gas emissions by 68% | Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building

Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation dumps entire $187 million BP stake | Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building

Russia built a critical wildlife corridor to help save endangered big cats | Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building

Sustainable Seafood Surging, But Not Everywhere : Discovery News

Two Hyperloop Companies On Track For Breakthroughs : Discovery News

Paralympic Athlete Debuts Bionic Hand : Discovery News

Kepler Space Telescope Confirms 1,284 New Planets : Discovery News

Going solar can be contagious and these 10 cities prove it : TreeHugger

US power sector emissions down 12% since 2005 : TreeHugger

Energy expert: Oil companies must shrink and diversify or face rapid decline : TreeHugger

This eco-village in Panama will be constructed from recycled plastic bottles : TreeHugger

 

Part 6

Hyperloop One hits 116 mph in 1.1 seconds on first public test run | Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building

Stunning home made of local materials in Africa matches its jaw-dropping reservoir views | Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building

Samples from over 10,000 unique and nearly extinct tree species make up this installation in Bristol | Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building

Crissross is modular furniture that grows and changes with you | Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building

Carbon from Power Plants Could Feed Fuel Cells : Discovery News

Mercury Travels Across Our Sun's Face: First Videos : Discovery News

Pluto's Moon Coated in Nearly Pure Water Ice : Discovery News

Six smog-eating designs that purify the air

Get your hit of nature inside your home or office with NaturePod : TreeHugger

The Phononic solid state heating and cooling revolution is almost here : TreeHugger

Tesla Gigafactory is spreading out over the Nevada Desert : TreeHugger

These musicians play instruments made of vegetables : TreeHugger

 

Part 7

Harvard's cheap paper Zika test can detect the virus in hours instead of weeks | Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building

Glow-in-the-dark cement could illuminate dark highways without electricity | Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building

Robot Missions aims to clear shoreline debris with tiny robots | Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building

How to create a prize-winning show garden | Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building

Hyperloop One: New name, same goal - CNET

Green news and more V7.20 | PriusChat

Hurtling 700 mph into the future with Hyperloop One (The 3:59, Ep. 44) - CNET

Nikola Motor Company wants to be the Tesla of trucking

Bottle Seedling House turns bamboo and plastic bottles into shelter for Vietnamese farmers | Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building

Down Side Up LED suspension light rotates to change the feel of your space for work and play | Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building

Germany generated so much renewable energy last weekend electric prices went negative | Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building

It's official: Kepler has discovered 1,284 new exoplanets | Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building

 

Part 8

Futuristic metro station puts a novel spin to the everyday commute in Taipei | Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building

Washington Hobbit Hole is the first of three in an off-grid Shire | Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building

Wonderful recipes for the weird veggies in your CSA box | Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building

Recycled wood wall art serves as a stunning tribute to nature | Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building

Hyperloop One shows off its high-speed propulsion system

BioLite's new lantern doubles as a campsite power grid

Red Dwarf: Planet beyond Neptune confirmed as third-largest in the solar system | ExtremeTech

Hyperloop One conducts first ever full-scale test of Hyperloop propulsion system | ExtremeTech

MIT researchers create a "second skin" that could make you look younger | Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building

How the colors in your home change your mood | Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building

Joya Da Terra upcycles PET bottles and coconut husks into sustainable footwear | Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building

Everything we know about the Earth's mantle is completely wrong | Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building

 

Part 9

Intricate laser-cut wooden sculptures resemble spiraling coral reefs | Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building

Japan has more EV chargers than gas stations, diffusing range anxiety for good | Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building

Millions of genetically altered mosquitoes are being released in the Cayman Islands to fight Zika | Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building

New bionic hand lets amputees 'feel' their fingertips again | Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building

The Incredible Physics of the Hyperloop

Solar Impulse Has Made It to Tulsa

A Huge Unnamed Dwarf Planet, Almost the Size of Pluto, Has Been Hiding in Our Solar System

This Four-Planet System Features One of the Coolest Orbital Arrangements We've Ever Seen

BioLite's new BaseLantern is Bluetooth-enabled and charges up to four smartphones | Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building

Vertical forest Mountain Hotel will clean the air in Guizhou, China | Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building

SowHow are the perfect seed packets for the modern urban farmer | Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building

Ashcroft Design proposes a hard drive cooling cover made from recycled tires | Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building

 

Part 10

Ashcroft Design proposes a hard drive cooling cover made from recycled tires | Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building

Solar-powered SunGlacier uses store-bought materials to make water from thin air | Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building

Antarctic fossil hunters hit a 71-million-year-old jackpot | Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building

Lilium is the world's first personal aircraft designed for vertical takeoff and landing | Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building

What’s Happening With Hyperloop, Explained

Seeing Dolphins Swim in Glow-in-the-Dark Waters Is Beyond Stunning

Watch the First Full-Scale Demo of Hyperloop Technology

Why Do Airplane Wings Curl Up at the End?

Oregon and California sea star populations rebound 2 years after devastating viral outbreak | Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building

Festo's new AutomationCenter outsmarts Germany's strict energy standards | Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building

India plans to spend $6.2 billion to create new forests | Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building

Dazzling LEED-Gold seeking SFMOMA finally reopens this week | Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building

 

Part 11

Studies show that feeding infants this food could prevent peanut allergies | Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building

Elon Musk calls for a global revolt against dirty energy | Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building

Here's What the First Full-Scale Test of the Hyperloop Will Look Like

BioLite's New Bluetooth Lantern Means Smartphones Are Now an Essential Camping Accessory

Watch NASA's Beautiful Mercury Transit Time Lapse

Five Things to Do Now to Prepare Your Home for the Summer Heat

Turn an IKEA Wine Rack Into a Wall-Mounted Herb Garden