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6 Tasty Pumpkin Seed Recipes for Healthy Fall Snacks | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building

Jenga-Like Bamboo PixelTable Can be Pushed or Pulled to Create Storage Space | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building

Dutchman Builds Life-Size Noah's Ark And Opens Its Doors To The Public | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building

Robotic Fabric Could Be Used to Create Moving Clothing | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building

Toyota Will Raffle Off First Fuel Cell Vehicle

How the West Was Won: Toyota Offers Chance to Be a Fuel Cell Pioneer | Corporate

Toyota Volunteers Lend 200 Hands for Public Lands Day | Corporate

Lego Ends Shell Oil Partnership After Greenpeace Video : Discovery News

Photo: Red dragonfly matches the fall foliage : TreeHugger

Photo: Catching a glimpse of dolphins among the waves : TreeHugger

Canadian environmental activists win .eco domain : TreeHugger

Initiative challenges Elon Musk to help create a sustainable global transportation tipping point by 2025 : TreeHugger

 

Part 2

Employees Grow Herbs and Veggies at Google's New Super-headquarters in London | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building

PalletFest is the Nation's First Upcycling Festival Made Entirely From Shipping Pallets | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building

Taniguchi Aoya Washi Unveils Luminous Paper Lampshades for Nendo | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building

The Colour House in Melbourne Wins 2014 Australian Living Green Interior Award | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building

World Space Week 2014 Top 10 Photos: Editor's Choice : Discovery News

Public Art Generates Renewable Energy, Beautifully : Discovery News

The scientists behind blue LEDs earn this year's Nobel Prize for physics

UK's iconic red phone boxes go green to charge people's gadgets

A recipe for oatmeal-almond facial scrub : TreeHugger

How to prevent gasoline from contaminating soil and groundwater : TreeHugger

Tesla unveils 691 hp dual-motor All-Wheel-Drive "D" Model S, Autopilot capabilities : TreeHugger

LEGO dumps oil company partnership, makes things a bit more awesome : TreeHugger

 

Part 3

Could Lasers Be Used to Save the Earth's Most Important Architecture and Monuments? | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building

Malala Yousafzai Becomes Youngest-Ever Nobel Peace Prize Laureate | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building

Analog Watch Co. Designs Comfortable and Chic Wooden Watches From Reclaimed Lumber | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building

University of Washington Fusion Reactor Concept Could be Cheaper Than Coal | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building

Earth Shots: Must-See Planet Pics (Oct. 6) : Discovery News

The Quirky Beauty of Sea Horses: Photos : Discovery News

Two Ways to Securely Lock Your Bike on a Comb Rack

OLED Lighting Sheets Could Replace Bulbs and Halve Your Lighting Bill

Photo: Golden sunrise over a Florida lagoon : TreeHugger

Game changer? VW says electric car range will be between 310-370 miles by 2020 : TreeHugger

“Wild Home” documents the life of a man who rescues animals from the exotic pet trade : TreeHugger

This jacket uses 50 recycled plastic water bottles to keep you warm : TreeHugger

 

Part 4

Scientists Discover What May Be the World's Oldest Art in Indonesia | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building

Tesla Unveils the 'D' Which Is an All-Wheel-Drive Model S | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building

Priestmangoode Unveils Sleek New Driverless Trains for London's Underground | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building

Korean Artist Transforms a Greenhouse Into a Kaleidoscopic Rainbow Palace | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building

Scientists Who Discovered the Brain's Natural GPS Won the Nobel Prize

This new emergency light needs only water to operate for 72 hours

LOFTEK 10 Watts Rechargeable LED Floodlight review

The Best Tips and Tricks for Your Microwave

Some interesting entries in the Create the Future Design Contest 2014 : TreeHugger

The latest in rocket mass heaters: Permaculture pundit Paul Wheaton on sustainable heating : TreeHugger

Nature Blows My Mind! Rainbow colored trees grow over 200 feet tall (Video) : TreeHugger

Coming Soon: Cheap light rooftop solar you can install yourself. : TreeHugger

 

Part 5

LEGO Dumps Partnership with Shell Oil in Wake of Greenpeace Campaign | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building

Six Healthy Coffee Alternatives to Warm Up Your Mornings This Fall | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building

Honda and SolarCity Announce $50 Million Fund to Make Solar Power More Accessible | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building

Sistine Chapel to Illuminate Michelangelo's Masterpiece with 7,000 LEDs | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building

Tour 6 of New York City's Most Incredible New Design Destinations | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building

Help Smart Hydro Power Bring Clean, Green Energy to a Peruvian Cocoa Plantation | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building

Industrial engineer quits job to plant mini-forests everywhere : TreeHugger

5 reasons why you should take cold showers : TreeHugger

Soccer field lights powered by kids' pounding feet : TreeHugger

Everything is built out of recycled pallets at the PalletFest upcycling festival : TreeHugger

Panasonic confirms big investments in Tesla's Nevada Gigafactory (tens of billions of yen) : TreeHugger

Blue LED inventors win Nobel Prize for "energy-efficient, environmentally-friendly light source" : TreeHugger

 

Part 6

SXSW Eco Announces Winners of the 2014 Place by Design Competition | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building

Pomona College's New Sustainable Art Hall Bonds the Creative Process with Surrounding Nature | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building

UNStudio Completes Work on the Glowing Theatre de Stoep in the Netherlands | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building

Rice Architecture Students Design Interactive Sculpture That Creatively Eavesdrops Across Campus | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building

Lamborghini Unveils its First Plug-in Hybrid at the Paris Motor Show | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building

Art + Environment Conference Kicks Off This Weekend at the Nevada Museum of Art | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building

Photo: Glass-like water reflects a pastel sky : TreeHugger

Can ditching diesel make recycling less cost-prohibitive? : TreeHugger

Make LED turn signal gloves for biking at night : TreeHugger

It's hard work being a low-tech parent : TreeHugger

Photo: Adorable duckling : TreeHugger

Should cities have private transit along with public transit? : TreeHugger

 

Part 7

Three Inventors of Blue LEDs Share 2014 Nobel Prize for Physics | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building

A Reflection on Energy Justice Summer—The Fight Against Fracking in Pennsylvania | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building

Brock Environmental Center Will Be Most Sustainable Building in Virginia | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building

TGH Architects Gives a LEED Platinum Upgrade to Hupomone Ranch in California | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building

Kickstart the Homebrew Oil Testing Kit and You Could Catch Oil Polluters Right in Your Backyard | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building

London Converts Iconic Red Phone Booths into Free Solar Charging Stations | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building

Supercave in China is the World's Largest Underground Chamber | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building

Find and order healthy meals from local restaurants with HealthyOut : TreeHugger

Standing desks are good for school-age children too : TreeHugger

Solarbox converts old London phone boxes into free solar charging stations : TreeHugger

I converted my home to 100% LED lighting and you should too : TreeHugger

It's tough, heating and lighting the 145 room Castle Howard. Heat pumps and LEDs help. : TreeHugger

 

Part 8

INFOGRAPHIC: Journey to the Center of the Earth | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building

The DIY Pet House is an Animal Shelter Made From Recycled Bottles | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building

Kelly Cullen Community: San Francisco Landmark Transformed Into a Modern Affordable Housing Development | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building

World's First 'Bionic Leg' Helps People Learn to Walk Again | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building

The Aeon Project Brings Augmented Reality to your Daily Commute | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building

Costa Rica's Breathtaking Lapa Rios Eco Resort is Powered by Pig Waste | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building

The Schiller X1 Lets You Bike Across the Waves | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building

Elon Musk's Big Call of the Week – Colonizing Space Will Protect Us From Extinction | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building

Super Durable Cardboard Surfboard Won't Disintegrate While You Surf | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building

The Secret to Beating the Monday Blues Could Lie in Changing Your Lighting | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building

COBE Completes Curvaceous Green-Roofed Kindergarten in Copenhagen | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building