Bringing you, your weekly positive Green related articles. Deep cold has hit Northern IL. I actually could use 1-2 days of partly decent weather to finish the last few things outside. Maybe Thanksgiving weekend. Speaking of Thanksgiving. Everyone be safe and drive carefully. If you go out shopping on Thursday or Friday, please be kind to those working. Try to cheer them up if you can. 120 Fun and Practical Gift Ideas For a DIY Holiday! | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building INTERVIEW: We Talk Hemp with South African Materials Expert Tony Budden | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building DIY: Light Up Thanksgiving By Transforming Halloween Pumpkins Into Centerpiece Candles | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building Sergio Vergara's Guacamaya Tables Bring Colombian Craftsmanship to Modern Furniture Design | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building Strange and fascinating use of solar power - Promoting Eco Friendly Lifestyle to Save Enviornment - Ecofriend Seven unconventional and unique solar powered machines: - Promoting Eco Friendly Lifestyle to Save Enviornment - Ecofriend Report profiles Apple’s pioneering clean energy projects in North Carolina [photos] | 9to5Mac The Range Rover Hybrid is like a Range Rover, but greener | XCAR - CNET Reviews Photo: This tiny songbird is also called a "firebird" : TreeHugger How self-driving cars might change our cities : TreeHugger Pedia-Pod aims to "make kids feel like they're not in a hospital" : TreeHugger In-depth LED bulb reviews and teardowns: More than you ever wanted to know about LEDs... (videos) : TreeHugger
Part 2 World's Largest Wind Turbine Drivetrain Testing Facility Opens in Charleston, SC | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building Giant Buddha Made of Recycled Materials Pops Up on Brooklyn Waterfront | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building UNStudio Wins Bid to Design Contemporary Baumkirchen Mitte Tower Topped With Multipurpose Green Roof in Munich | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building Public Urinals Help Amsterdam Harvest Pee as Fertilizer for Green Roofs | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building Excellent eco-friendly alternatives for company transportation - Promoting Eco Friendly Lifestyle to Save Enviornment - Ecofriend Five weirdest eco-friendly vehicles you need to know of - Promoting Eco Friendly Lifestyle to Save Enviornment - Ecofriend Honda Accord chosen as the 2014 Green Car of the Year | Los Angeles Auto Show - CNET Reviews Flying Robot Moves Like a Jellyfish : Discovery News Boost your productivity by getting a potted plant, say scientists : TreeHugger Apple shows how wind turbine technicians use iPads to replace bulky manuals and computers : TreeHugger Quotes of the Day: John F. Kennedy on the environment : TreeHugger 6 Dog toy companies making tough and sustainable toys : TreeHugger
Part 3 The World’s First Bionic Eye Implant Hits US Market Next Month | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building Honda Accord Named "2014 Green Car of the Year" | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building Leonardo DiCaprio Donates $3 Million to Double Nepal's Tiger Population by 2022 | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building World's Most Sustainable Cities Awarded at UN Talks in Warsaw | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building Five brilliant eco-friendly emergency shelter concepts - Promoting Eco Friendly Lifestyle to Save Enviornment - Ecofriend Five easy and effective DIY greenhouse structures - Promoting Eco Friendly Lifestyle to Save Enviornment - Ecofriend Butterflies Inspire Ultra-Waterproof Materials : Discovery News Toyota is taking fuel cells seriously, unveils concept car and reaffirms launch in 2015 LEDs become part of the building fabric with "Light Transmissive Carpets" : TreeHugger Portable supercapacitor-powered speakers charge in 5 minutes, good for 500,000 charges : TreeHugger 11 natural tricks to tackle your winter cold : TreeHugger 5 green causes for holiday gift donations : TreeHugger
Part 4 World's First Two-Seat Electric Helicopter Lifts Off for the First Time | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building NASA Plans to Grow Plants on the Moon in 2015 | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building Global Green's 9th Annual Gorgeous & Green Gala Wows With "Green Gatsby" Theme | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building Spectrolab beats its own solar cell efficiency world record | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building What makes solar panels the most efficient way of heating your home - Promoting Eco Friendly Lifestyle to Save Enviornment - Ecofriend 11 Bizarre Sources for Alternative Energy : Discovery News Your new Cadillac ELR will come with OnStar RemoteLink too Hyundai will sell a hydrogen fuel cell SUV in 2014, 300-mile range expected | ExtremeTech Amazing glass that tints on demand is now solar powered : TreeHugger New LEED standards mean healthier, greener buildings on the way : TreeHugger VW transplants super-efficient XL1 powertrain in Twin Up! (it now gets 214 MPG) : TreeHugger London to heat apartments with waste heat from subway : TreeHugger
Part 5 New World Trade Center Park Will Perch Above 9/11 Memorial Site | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building Prysm Uses Laser Phosphorus Tiles to Create the World's Greenest Video Wall | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building Bloom: Floating Phytoplankton Farm Absorbs Carbon Dioxide and Monitors Rising Sea Levels | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building Super Fast-Charging EVA Electric Taxi Unveiled at the Tokyo Motor Show | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building Skiing on Garbage to Help Green Ski Season : Discovery News Electric Car Sales Accelerate in Oil-Rich Norway : Discovery News Bridgestone's Futuristic Airless-Tires Are Almost Ready For Your Car Intel Receives U.S. Green Building Council Leadership Award Tesla Model S gets near perfect score (99/100) in Consumer Reports customer satisfaction survey : TreeHugger 17 ways to fix, hack, and upgrade gadgets with Sugru : TreeHugger Peecycling will fertilize the green roofs of Amsterdam : TreeHugger Photo: Does your autumn look like this autumn? : TreeHugger
Part 6 Most 'Outstanding' BREEAM One Angel Square Officially Opens in Manchester | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building Susana Soares’ Glass Device Uses Honey Bees to Detect Cancer | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building Cupertino City Council Gives Apple's Spaceship Headquarters the Green Light | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building Norway, US, and UK Pledge $280 Million to Fight Deforestation | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building This Chair Was Made From Artichokes And Cooking Oil Kawasaki built a time machine and stole a bike from the future Screw Salt, Wisconsin Is De-Icing Its Roads With Cheese Brine You Can Visit 44 National Parks From the Comfort of Google Street View Tel Aviv's Porter School of Environmental Studies to be Israel's first LEED Platinum building : TreeHugger Should plastic bags be recycled or banned? : TreeHugger This robotic trash can enlists children to pick up litter : TreeHugger He cleared landmines. She built fighter jet simulators. They fell in love and started an eco-fashion line. : TreeHugger
Part 7 Hakan Gursu's Unique Flame Stovetop Kettle Heats Water Up in a Flash | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building BIG Wins Competition to Design Green-Roofed Museum of the Human Body in Montpellier | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building 6 Vegan and Vegetarian Turkey Alternatives for Thanksgiving | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building Hawaii's Big Island Bans All GMO Crops and Biotech Companies | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building Jeff Woolf's Incredible Folding Bike Helmets Could Revolutionize Cycling Safety | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building The ISS, Earth's Ultimate Outpost, Turns 15 Today Artificial Photosynthesis: Making Cheap Hydrogen From Water and Light 6 Ways the new Apple Headquarters will be green : TreeHugger Dog and elephant are inseparable best friends [Video] : TreeHugger Kids' museum challenges throwaway mentality with repair exhibition : TreeHugger 5 steps to calm your mind and increase creativity : TreeHugger Photo: What it looks like to fly with gulls : TreeHugger
Part 8 London to Warm Homes With Harvested Subway Heat | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building Infographic: Energy Efficiency and Why it Matters | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building This Transmissive LED Carpeting Will Make Sure You Never Get Lost In The Airport Again | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building INTERVIEW: Architect James Cleary on Designing the Kitchen of the Future, Today | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building Fireclay Tile Turns Old CRT TVs & Monitors into Stunning Recycled Glass Tiles | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building Six Yummy Organic Pumpkin Recipes You Can Make Today! | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building Turn an old laptop screen into a stand alone monitor : TreeHugger Off-grid solar in Africa is bankable. Crowdfunding initiative sets out to prove it. : TreeHugger Every day is 'Bike to School Day' in Portland! (video) : TreeHugger Apartment dwellers: 9 key ways to green your home for winter : TreeHugger Doh! Most solar panels are facing the wrong way, new study shows : TreeHugger Photo: Magical morning light on a frosty deer : TreeHugger
Part 9 Solar-Powered ConnecTable Charges Devices in Outdoor Public Places | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building Watch the Lion Whisperer Play with a Fully-Grown Pair of Lions in South Africa | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building Africa's First Underwater Hotel Lets Adventurous Guests Sleep With the Fishes | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building Zaha Hadid's Qatar World Cup Stadium Uses Passive Design to Tackle Desert Heat | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building 'Change or Die,' UN Climate Chief Tells Gathering of International Coal Industry In Poland | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building COMING SOON: An Animal Adventure Roulette With Subaru | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building Meet the Winners of the First Cradle to Cradle Product Innovation Challenge | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building Recargo Releases Report Detailing the Habits of EV Drivers | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building Las Vegas Extreme Sports Park Combines Snowboarding, Organic Food and Repurposed Shipping Containers | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building How not to get killed on your bike: an infographic : TreeHugger Woosh Water is reinventing the drinking fountain : TreeHugger Self-healing electrodes could make lithium-ion batteries last 10 times longer : TreeHugger
