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New Kinetic Boots Could Help Marines Shed Battery Weight | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building

HOW TO: Create a Natural Medicine Cabinet Stocked with Edible Remedies | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building

Fabric Pen is a tiny 3D Printer that Mends Clothing On-the-Go | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building

Stop the Cove Point Natural Gas Terminal From Exporting Our Energy Independence! | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building

Toyota Selects KDC to Develop New North American Headquarters | Corporate

How is Toyota Mississippi Turning Blue Springs Green? | Corporate

Apple issues 2014 Environmental Responsibility Report, highlights its significant advances in clean energy usage | 9to5Mac

Apple acquires land to build another solar power farm in North Carolina | 9to5Mac

Happy Birthday Bucky Fuller! : TreeHugger

Cup wars: Which reusable coffee cup do you prefer? (survey) : TreeHugger

Ditch disposable cups with this collapsible coffee cup that fits in your pocket : TreeHugger

From Doula to diapers: bringing up a green baby : TreeHugger

 

Part 2

FLAP is Making Canada's Buildings Safer for Birds | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building

Erik Meldahl Wants to 3D-Print this Extraordinary Maasaica Car with Biodegradable Materials in Kenya | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building

The First Building in Canada to Rise to the Living Building Challenge (Is for Kids) | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building

INTERVIEW: Biotect David Benjamin on Building The World's First Mushroom Tower at PS1 | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building

Sand-based Batteries to Power Your Castle : Discovery News

Cassini's 10th Year: Recent Saturn Mind Blowers: Photos : Discovery News

BMW and Daimler developing wireless EV charging systems | Digital Trends

Go Inside the Factory That Makes the World's Solar Panels

Ditch disposable cups with this gorgeous cork and porcelain travel mug : TreeHugger

Antibacterial chemicals need to be banned in consumer products, new study says : TreeHugger

3 Natural DIY sunscreen recipes to make at home, for cheap (Video) : TreeHugger

For Nikola Tesla's 158th birthday, Elon Musk donates $1 million to The Oatmeal's Tesla Museum : TreeHugger

 

Part 3

The World's Largest Indoor Farm Produces 10,000 Heads of Lettuce a Day in Japan | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building

Stallo: Practical and Elegant Cups Upcycled from Glass Bottles | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building

Elon Musk Donates $1 Million for a New Museum on Nikola Tesla's 158th Birthday | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building

Uhl Foundation Headquarters Made from Salvaged Materials Boasts Spectacular Mountain Views in Italy | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building

Gorgeous Slow-Mo of the Machine-Like Beauty of Honeybees in Flight

Everything You Need to Know About Vegetable Gardening in One Graphic

Solar singlet fission bends the laws of physics to boost solar power efficiency by 30% | ExtremeTech

A Solar-Powered Ladybug That Might Just Save Global Agriculture

Tesla Superchargers have delivered over 1 GWh last month, enough for 3.7 million electric miles : TreeHugger

This former semiconductor factory is now the world's largest indoor farm, producing 10K heads of lettuce per day : TreeHugger

Cities and real estate developers are all peddling bike lanes : TreeHugger

NIST Net Zero Energy House is in fact net positive. It is still a robotic green dinosaur. : TreeHugger

 

Part 4

Rocket Scientist Designs 'Flare' Pot That Cooks Food 40% Faster, Saves Energy | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building

Say Goodbye to Disposable Chopsticks Forever with Penstix | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building

Net-Zero Boulder Home for Two Attorneys Produces 140% of the Energy it Needs | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building

6 Ways to Add Passive Solar Features to Your Home | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building

On Nikola Tesla's birthday, Elon Musk gives quite a gift - CNET

The World's Largest LED Hydroponic Farm Used to Be a Sony Factory

Happy Birthday Nikola Tesla

Russia bets its energy future on waste-free fast breeder nuclear reactors | ExtremeTech

11 ways to green your laundry : TreeHugger

Photo: An incredibly close look at a rose : TreeHugger

6 reasons to garden with your kids : TreeHugger

Vegetarians live 20% longer, according to massive study : TreeHugger

 

Part 5

All Electric, Hybrid and Fuel Cell Vehicles Are Now Tax-Free in China | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building

Apple Set to Build its Third Enormous Solar Farm in North Carolina | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building

Urban Cultivator Grows 100% Organic Hydroponic Greens in a Stylish and Fully Automated Indoor Garden | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building

Brazil’s Mineirão is the First World Cup Stadium Completely Powered by the Sun | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building

India plans to build the world's largest floating solar farm

Make Your Own Reusable Food Wraps with Beeswax

Build a Solar Powered Heater with Recycled Cans

Two Intel Employees Recognized among Most Powerful Female Engineers

The stars over the Grand Canyon like you've never seen them before! (video) : TreeHugger

This beautiful ceramic Bluetooth speaker is powered by fire : TreeHugger

Pared down, customizable standing desk folds flat for small offices : TreeHugger

10 ways to make your kitchen more green : TreeHugger

 

Part 6

Federal Government Creates Largest 'Critical Habitat' Ever to Protect Endangered Loggerhead Turtles | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building

ASMO Phone Charger Stops Eating Energy When You Unplug Your Phone | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building

Solar-Powered OnTop House Can be Added to the Top of Almost Any Urban Home | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building

Casa FENIX: Solar-Powered House Evolves Over Time to Shelter Victims of Natural Disaster | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building

New Forest Study Centre: A Treehouse Retreat for Environmental Education | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building

Philips Gift of Light Program Brings Solar Lighting to a Vietnamese Village | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building

Toyota develops high-efficiency ‘free piston’ no-crankshaft combustion engine… to power an EV | ExtremeTech

India's Building a Huge Floating Solar Farm (This Is Just the Start)

Rugged robot from Saudi Arabia cleans dusty solar panels without using water : TreeHugger

The office of the future may well look like a giant rock : TreeHugger

Kids need more time to play : TreeHugger

'Cleanest' SUV switches to all-electric at touch of a button : TreeHugger

 

Part 7

Journalist to Film Factory Farms from Above Using Drones | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building

Eco-Friendly Blackbird Clara Ukulele Boasts a Rich Sound within an Ekoa Composite Body | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building

Recycled London Skyscraper is Made From its Tenants' Waste! | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building

Mercedes-Benz' Self-Driving Future Truck Completes its First Autonomous Test on the Autobahn | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building

Even McDonalds Can Build Green | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building

Why You Should Personally Give A Damn about Climate Change | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building

Device cuts out 93 percent of lawn mower pollution : TreeHugger

Bostonians will be able to charge their gadgets with solar powered smart benches : TreeHugger

How to choose green furniture : TreeHugger

Why it's important to buy fair trade coconut products : TreeHugger

Toyota i-Road 3-wheeler launching in French carsharing & smart city scheme : TreeHugger

Victory in Colorado a rebuke against coal leasing : TreeHugger

 

Part 8

Three-Wheeled Toyota i-ROAD Electric Vehicle Becomes Part of France's Smart City Car Sharing Program | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building

Hawaii Considers Plan to Protect Endangered Birds with Lasers | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building

Transbay Center: San Francisco is Building the Future of Public Transportation Beneath a 5.4-Acre Rooftop Park | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building

Bucharest's EFdeN Modular House Is Part Home Part Greenhouse | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building

Nesting Block Birdhouses for Trendy Tree Sparrows | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building

INTERVIEW: Boyan Slat, Teenage Inventor Of The Ocean Cleanup Array | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building

Sol Design Lab Installs Awesome Solar Charging Stations At UT Austin | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building

Brilliant Solar-powered 'Ladybird' Robot Increases Farm Productivity! | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building

New Study Reveals the Great Whale Conveyor Belt is Essential to Ocean Health | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building

Scientists Create Solar Powered Fuel Cells for Capturing Carbon | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building

Scientists Find That Koalas are Officially the Original Tree Huggers | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building

Leave a lighter footprint: green funeral and burial tips : TreeHugger

Musical shaker could light the way home for African school kids : TreeHugger