Green news and more V5.14

Bringing you, your weekly positive Green related articles. Crocus's opened this weekend. Spring is really trying. Also prepped my starting trays for planting this week.

Hollow Lamp: Salvaged Wood Pendant Shines a Light on Forestry Devastation | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building

7 Hilarious Clothing Spoofs That Made Us Laugh On April Fool's Day | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building

Old Gun Supply Store in Arizona Transformed Into Community-Friendly Creative Center of Scottsdale | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building

How You Can Make an Edible Water "Bottle" at Home! | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building

Greenpeace rates Google highly on ‘Green Internet’ report for its clean energy efforts | 9to5Google

Apple ranked well in Greenpeace’s ‘Green Internet’ report for its renewable energy efforts | 9to5Mac

Future Fashion: Solar-Powered Dress and Wi-Fi Suit : Discovery News

10 Surprising Facts About Animal Intelligence : Discovery News

Photo: Drops of water magically catch the light : TreeHugger

How green is the internet? Greenpeace ranks the big online players from best to worst : TreeHugger

7 DIY seed pots from common household items for starting seeds indoors : TreeHugger

Latest look at the Lawrence Livermore graph that tells you everything you need to know about America's energy use : TreeHugger

 

Part 2

Breakthrough Discovery Uses Sunlight to Create Materials for Solar Devices | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building

Scientists Discover an Ocean of Water and Potential for Life on Saturn's Moon | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building

UN Climate Chief Calls for 'Urgent Transformation' of Oil and Gas Industry for a Greener Future | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building

PTW Architects Unveil Glittering Gold Brazzaville Stadium Design for the 2015 All-Africa Games | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building

Building From Wood Could Help Fight Climate Change : Discovery News

Veggies Top Fruits for Prolonging Life : Discovery News

Solar Desert Tower 3D-Printed From Sand : Discovery News

Scientists Genetically Modified Trees So They Can Make Greener Paper

Tesla has sold more cars than Ford in Norway in 2014 : TreeHugger

Robert Llewellyn reviews Tesla Model S, cusses like a sailor : TreeHugger

Artist's insane swarm of animal cutouts spring from 1,200 recycled books : TreeHugger

Natural air conditioner cools with the power of terracotta and evaporation : TreeHugger

 

Part 3

Tiny English Village Blocks Giant Fracking Operation, Announces Plans To Build Community-Owned Solar Power Plants | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building

Festo Uses Biomimicry to Design an Energy Efficient Bouncing Bionic Kangaroo | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building

BMW Designs Ritzy Subway Trains for Kuala Lumpur's New Transit System | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building

Philips's New LED Bulb Looks and Feels Like an Incandescent | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building

Hummingbird's 22-Million-Year-Old Story in Photos : Discovery News

Some Canadian Roads Smell Like French Fries Thanks to Recycled Oil

GE's Wind Turbine Tester Puts Gigantic Drivetrains Through Hell

Philips' New Clear LED Bulbs Look Just Like Incandescents

Reactive solar powered robotic lamps act like pets (Video) : TreeHugger

Working out in your 20s may help you think better in your 40s : TreeHugger

Conflict-free Fairphone sets the bar high for repairable, responsible electronics : TreeHugger

Does access to morning light affect your weight? : TreeHugger

 

Part 4

Richard Branson Unveils Amazing Mahali Mzuri Eco-Camp in Kenya | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building

Hare + Klein’s Award-Winning Eco Lodge in the Australian Bush Charms with Local and Recycled Materials | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building

Madrid Starts its First Electric Bike Sharing Program | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building

Rama Llama - the World's First Genuinely Sustainable Sleeping Bag! | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building

Hypnotic Flapping Wing Turbines Keep Working in the Gentlest Breeze

How They Clean Those Gigantic Solar Energy Plants

An LED Lamp That Floats Like a Sheet of Translucent Paper

Is LG's New OLED Table Lamp Really the Future of Lighting?

5 reasons why oatmeal is a breakfast super-food : TreeHugger

Take action against trash for #ADayWithoutWaste on April 9th : TreeHugger

Nice shades: 7 Fast growing shade trees to slash your electric bill : TreeHugger

Lighting becomes building with the Philips OneSpace : TreeHugger

 

Part 5

Will the IPCC Report Convince Climate Deniers to Take Action? | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building

Honeycomb 'Wind Lens' Turbines Could Boost Energy Generation 3X | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building

INHABITAT EVENT: Join Us for a Panel Discussion on “How to Green Your Child’s Education” | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building

Piuarch's FlyingGarden Installation for Milan Resembles Mossy Japanese Kokedamas | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building

6 Awesome Repurposed Silos From Around the World | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building

Honduran Palm Oil Cooperative Named World's Most Sustainable by Rainforest Alliance | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building

Solar-Powered Umbrella Automatically Inflates When the Sun Shines

60 Minutes profiles Elon Musk, reveals struggles and successes at Tesla and SpaceX (video) : TreeHugger

Nature Blows My Mind! Timelapse film of 150,000 photos show Slow Life of corals (Video) : TreeHugger

Mesmerizing wet clay drawings created on spinning potter's wheel (Video) : TreeHugger

How can we keep pollution out of urban gardens and farms? : TreeHugger

Photo: Stunning silhouettes of sandhill cranes in formation : TreeHugger

 

Part 6

Leafy Concept Fashion Store by King George Gives Belgians a Glimpse of their Horticultural Heritage | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building

Festo's DualWingGenerator Catches the Wind Like Flapping Bird Wings | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building

UK Student Builds Surprisingly Sturdy Stools With Bacteria, Sand and Pee | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building

Winners of 2nd Annual Architizer A+ Awards Announced | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building

Rustic Off-Grid Pump House is a Solar-Powered Weekend Getaway in Australia | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building

Torafu Architects's Sparkling Raindrop Lights are Made From Recycled Fluorescent Bulbs | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building

Paul Borrero's Stylish New UNA Chair is Made From 100% Recycled Cardboard | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building

London's Famous Gherkin Building Goes Green - Literally | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building

Robots clean solar panels in Israel without using water : TreeHugger

Sterling Cooper declared the greenest office in America by the Environmental Policy Alliance : TreeHugger

International Court of Justice orders Japan to stop Antarctic whaling : TreeHugger

Bio-resin chairs upcycle discarded wood shavings : TreeHugger

 

Part 7

NASA Launches Giant Magnifying Glass into Space to Collect Solar Energy | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building

INFOGRAPHIC: How to Upcycle Leftover Wood & Tile Flooring | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building

Tesla Model S Gets a New Underbody Shield to Protect its Batteries and Prevent Fires | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building

10-Cent Plastic Bag Fee Could Curb Trash in New York | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building

MIT Engineers Create New Hybrid Materials That Could 'Grow' Electronic Devices | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building

3,280 Sq Ft Rooftop Garden Tops Impressive Solar-Powered Syd Energi HQ in Denmark | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building

Countertop composter claims it can turn food waste into odorless compost in just 3 hours : TreeHugger

Bios Urn uses your ashes to grow a tree : TreeHugger

Welcome to Hondupalma, the world’s first sustainable certified palm oil cooperative! : TreeHugger

Parce smart plug learns your energy habits to help cut home energy use : TreeHugger

Biking can be just what the doctor ordered...literally : TreeHugger