Green news and more V5.20

Bringing you, your weekly positive Green related articles. Looks like I can finally get outside and plant the rest of my items this week. Had to wait for the temps and rain to stabilize. And have plenty of plants in my porch up and ready to go.

Sneak Fruits and Veggies into Your Kids' Diet With These 7 Yummy Smoothie Recipes | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building

Fabrica's Uniquely Textured Polar Bear Rug Is Upcycled from Guatemalan Textile Waste | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building

LIVE: The Best Green Designs From ICFF 2014! | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building

Margot Krasojević's 3D-printed Ceramic Lamp is Powered by 100% Wind Energy | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building

Top ways to celebrate occasions in an eco-friendly way | Ecofriend

Top ideas for an eco friendly kitchen | Ecofriend

Airbus Charged Up About Electric Planes : Discovery News

How Wearable Tech Is Changing Exercise Research : Discovery News

Now THAT is a fast electric car! (1500 kilowatts!) : TreeHugger

The Chevy Spark EV gets a heart transplant for 2015 but keeps the same electric driving range : TreeHugger

11 ideas competing in the Sustainable Brands Innovation Open : TreeHugger

Photo: Fuzzy hatchling red-tail hawks : TreeHugger

 

Part 2

Massive Dose of Measles Vaccine Defeats Blood Cancer in Groundbreaking Mayo Clinic Experiment | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building

GREEN BUILDING 101: Water Efficiency, Both Inside and Outside the Home | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building

The Hottest Green Designs from Wanted Design 2014! | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building

Adorable LEGO Wildlife Garden With Frogs and Hedgehogs Opens in the UK | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building

Top myths for eco-friendly products | Ecofriend

H&M launches eco-friendly collection | Ecofriend

Smog-Busting Poem Scrubs Pollution from the Air : Discovery News

Electric Bus Goes 700 Miles Without Recharging : Discovery News

3 commuting options that are greener than bicycling : TreeHugger

18 uses for apple cider vinegar that will surprise you : TreeHugger

Petomato repurposes plastic water bottles as micro hydroponic gardens : TreeHugger

Geometric stone tableware is "grown" like stalagmites and stalactites : TreeHugger

 

Part 3

New Metal-Eating Shrub Species Could Clean Up Toxic Waste Sites Around the World | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building

Bloomberg Invests $5 Million to Bring the Little Sun Solar Lamp to Sub-Saharan Africa | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building

Japanese Designers Showcase Elegant Low-Impact Products at BKLYN Designs 2014 | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building

Switzerland Might Pay All Citizens a 2,500 Franc Basic Income Every Month | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building

How UAE is planning to go eco friendly? | Ecofriend

Gifts that are eco-friendly | Ecofriend

Now we’re cooking with glass! :: The Gadgeteer

Solar-powered Skylock smart bike lock offers security, sharing - CNET

BeGood to offer the $15 organic tee shirt you’ve been waiting for : TreeHugger

Powerful EcoReco electric scooter has 20 mile range, folds for carrying and storage (Review) : TreeHugger

New Zealand city divests from fossil fuels : TreeHugger

Elon Musk to The Oatmeal: 'Happy to help' with $8 million Tesla museum : TreeHugger

 

Part 4

Biophotovoltaic Moss Table Generates Electricity Through Photosynthesis | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building

http://inhabitat.com/biolite-basecamp-stove-transforms-fire-into-electricity-for-your-off-grid-needs/

http://inhabitat.com/scientists-finally-create-bird-friendly-glass/

http://inhabitat.com/september-11-memorial-museum-ribbon-cutting-takes-place-in-new-york-city/

How to ensure having an eco-friendly study room? | Ecofriend

Skylock Is the Bike Lock of the Future, and It's Awesome

Is the US Poised for an E-Bike Revolution?

Ramps Decodes Obscure Ingredients on the Go

Prostoria uplift is a brilliant and simple transformer sofa : TreeHugger

Natural stone offcuts recycled into artful tableware : TreeHugger

Shanghai to offer free license plates to Tesla owners (value: $15,000) : TreeHugger

6 Easy culinary herbs to grow from seed : TreeHugger

 

Part 5

GREEN BUILDING 101: Sustainable Sites—How to Live in Harmony with the Natural Environment | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building

TEST DRIVE: The 45 MPG Ford Fiesta is Fast and Best in Class | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building

Petomato Bottle Caps Convert Plastic Bottles into Tiny Gardens | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building

The Hoverbike of Your Dreams Will Hit the Market in 2017 for $85,000 | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building

​Google's self-driving car turns out to be a very smart ride - CNET

New battery tech may lead to inexpensive, safer electric cars - CNET

How a water bottle gave birth to a whole new world of self-healing products

Prius battery guru says future EVs will be powered by nothing but cotton

What good are coral reefs? They protect around 200 million people who live in coastal areas! : TreeHugger

5 Tips to keep your butt on your bike after Bike to Work Week : TreeHugger

Greenwash Action fights back against the attacks on LEED green building certification : TreeHugger

Bicycle share fact sheet : TreeHugger

 

Part 6

Bureo Launches the World's First Skateboard Made From Recycled Fishing Nets | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building

DIY Modular Concrete Planters Let You Create Living Walls in Your Space | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building

Flower-Inspired Blom Sports a 100% Recyclable Petal-Like Lampshade | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building

IKEA's 'Home for Hope' Program Finds Families for Homeless Pets | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building

Flower Power review: Can technology give you a green thumb?

IBM discovers new class of ultra-tough, self-healing, recyclable plastics that could redefine almost every industry | ExtremeTech

BioLite's BaseCamp Stove Grills Your Food and Charges Your Gadgets

Corn Grown in Space Caves Could Be the Future of Farming

Portable, collapsible wind turbine weighs less than 4 pounds : TreeHugger

A $200 device could reduce bycatch of endangered albatross by 95%! : TreeHugger

Web cartoonist The Oatmeal shares his (hilarious) experience owning a Tesla Model S : TreeHugger

Protecting the world’s last Ka forest : TreeHugger

 

Part 7

GREEN BUILDING 101: How to Choose the Best Spot for Your Dream Green Home | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building

6 Great Green Designs that Put South Africa on the Map | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building

Phil Gautreau's Spectacular Salvaged Wood Bowls Win the 2014 BKLYN Designs Reader's Choice Award! | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building

Mark Jupiter Wins the Inhabitat BKLYN Designs Editors' Choice Award! | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building

Dual Carbon batteries: Is this finally the breakthrough we’ve been promised for so long? | ExtremeTech

Toyota abandons Tesla’s EV tech, will push hydrogen fuel cell vehicles instead | ExtremeTech

Choose the Right Form of Meditation for Your Needs

Hubble is the single most useful science instrument ever created

Use chemistry life hacks to solve everyday problems : TreeHugger

Photo: Unopened lilac blooms : TreeHugger

Is the Powerhouse Kjørbo "the world’s most environmentally friendly office building"? : TreeHugger

Second best job ever taking applications now : TreeHugger

 

Part 8

Giant Air-Purifying "Urban Forest" Unveiled for the Milan Expo 2015 | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building

New Gluten-Free Flour Could Reduce the Coffee Industry's Appalling Environmental Impact | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building

Environmentalists Sue US Government to Get Bees Listed as Endangered Animals | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building

Dinkoff Architects Design Solar-Powered Service Center for Taiwan's Kinmen Seaport | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building

5,600-Square-Foot Tah.Mah.Lah. Passive House Restores the Surrounding Environment | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building

Designer shoes that are eco friendly | Ecofriend

Marketing to the Conscious Consumer : TreeHugger

White House and USDA propose advertising limits in schools : TreeHugger

Birdwatching app puts a comprehensive birding guide in your pocket (Review) : TreeHugger

Beetle that sprays at predators inspires anti-theft technology : TreeHugger

Do fossil fuel industries understand how unpopular they are? : TreeHugger

Photo: A hummingbird moth’s silhouette at sunset : TreeHugger

 

Part 9

Origami-Inspired Microgarden Gives City Dwellers an Easy Way to Grow Fresh, Organic Veggies at Home | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building

Electric Bus Breaks World Record by Traveling 700 Miles in One Day | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building

Coloni: Exotic Mini-Gardens for Small Spaces | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building

GreenChamp Bamboo Balance Bikes Trains Kids to Pedal Their Way to a Lower Carbon Footprint | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building

The Kola Superdeep Borehole in Russia: The World's Deepest Hole Yields Fascinating Data | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building

Eco-Cleaning Company Ecover is Making Bottles Out of Recycled Ocean Plastic | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building

Nigerian Student Converts a VW Beetle into a $6,000 Wind- and Solar-Powered Car | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building

Honda Wants You to Drink the Emissions From Its New Car | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building

13 baking soda uses to clean almost everything : TreeHugger

Floating solar power to supply electricity for Singapore : TreeHugger

British Airways wants to fly garbage-powered planes from NYC to London in 2017 : TreeHugger

Solar panels are back on the White House roof, 28 years later (it's about time!) : TreeHugger

Plug-in vehicles and hybrids used 1.4 GWh of batteries in the first 3 months of 2014 : TreeHugger

Tips: How to set up your bike like a pro! (video) : TreeHugger