Bringing you, your weekly positive Green related articles. Although there is already have a separate forum thread for the new Gen 4 Prius. I am starting off this batch of green related articles with postings of the new Prius from the various websites that I use to find Green related articles. 2016 Toyota Prius Drops Cover, Boasts Improved Efficiency The 2016 Toyota Prius is here Meet the 2016 Toyota Prius: longer, sportier and 55 mpg | ExtremeTech Toyota Shows Off Fourth-Gen Prius | News & Opinion | PCMag.com Toyota officially launched the 2016 Prius – Here’s what you need to know | Electrek The all-new 2016 Toyota Prius is sportier, leaner, and gets 10% better gas mileage | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building
Part 2 15 Delicious meatless dinners for quick, low-mess meals in just one pot | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building Donate your unwanted furs to help rehabilitate orphaned and injured animals | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building Instead of dispensing junk food, this vending machine gives out books | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building INFOGRAPHIC: A visual history of flooring from around the world | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building Google moving towards wider production of its electric self-driving cars, making a ‘few hundred’ | Electrek LAPD is getting a Tesla Model S – Los Angeles will lease a fleet of 288 electric vehicles | Electrek Australia brings online its own “Electric Highway” | Electrek Public and Private Sectors Work Together to Test Renewable CO<sub>2</sub>-free Hydrogen Supply Chain | TOYOTA Global Newsroom Photo: Field of sunflowers in Texas : TreeHugger How forest certification standards keep our drinking water clean : TreeHugger On MNN: Bikes stopping for red lights! And other reporting from Copenhagen : TreeHugger Court sides with the bees, overturns EPA approval of a pesticide : TreeHugger
Part 3 6 Brilliant designs to fight desertification | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building Fascinating new photos of Pluto contradict previously held beliefs | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building Every gas station in Russia must install an electric vehicle charger by November 2016 | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building This Indonesian volcano is filled with mesmerizing blue fire | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building SolarCity signed a 52 MWh solar energy storage deal to power Kaua’i with solar energy when the sun is down | Electrek Nissan confirms LEAF 2016 details: 107 miles of range on 30 kWh, $34,200 starting price for SV and more | Electrek Jaguar showcases 3 new platforms for electric vehicles and hybrids | Electrek Solar energy represents 40% of new electricity generation installed in 2015 | Electrek Little Sun solar light gets a phone-charging big brother, the Charge : TreeHugger Watch how these incredible squid camouflage with water in plain sight : TreeHugger Surgeon General's prescription for health: walkable communities : TreeHugger Nissan unveils 2016 LEAF electric car with 25% bigger battery pack : TreeHugger
Part 4 Residential solar panel installations just hit a new record high | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building Beautiful glass inlays bring unexpected beauty to everyday objects | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building CEBRA's Smart School Meadow is an inclusive learning space that doubles as community center in Russia | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building A new 3D map shows how volcanic activity on the surface stems from deep below the Earth's mantle | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building Bosch to announce new thermal management system that could increase electric vehicle range by up to 25% | Electrek Possible Nissan LEAF 2016 spotted at Nissan HQ in Franklin TN | Electrek Test flight of manned aerial battery-powered multi-rotor drone [Video] | Electrek New Pluto Pics Show Beautiful, Complex World: Photos : Discovery News Interesting backyards make the best playgrounds : TreeHugger Study: Sperm whales speak in 'clan dialects' : TreeHugger Two new entries to the smart shower device market claim huge water savings : TreeHugger 3 tips for taking better breaks from work : TreeHugger
Part 5 2016 Nissan Leaf can now travel 107 miles on a single charge | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building Temporary Urban Farm pops up at Oslo’s Øya music festival | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building Jaswig's standing desk adjusts to any height and helps prolong your life | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building A massive green roof sits atop a Copenhagen cruise ship terminal | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building Tasty Tech Eyes the Frankfurt Auto Show : Discovery News Monarch Butterflies Lift Off for Fall Migration: Photos : Discovery News Real NASA Space Tech in 'The Martian': Photos : Discovery News Solar Panels Twist to Track the Sun's Path : Discovery News Vacations will make you happier, healthier, and more creative : TreeHugger What's in a name? The Department of Energy is considering new ones for green building : TreeHugger Will farms replace golf courses as the housing amenity of choice? : TreeHugger Australia's longest rammed earth wall forms eco-residence for seasonal workers : TreeHugger
Part 6 California’s State Senate approves ban on harmful plastic microbeads | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building This stunning passive home in Seattle is 51% more energy-efficient than its neighbors | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building Wavy solar panels inspired by Japanese kirigami collect 30% extra energy | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building Eco-friendly KWIECO Shelter House empowers women in Tanzania | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building Aquarium to Test World's First Automated Fish Health Monitor : Discovery News Rare Pink Dolphin Might Be Pregnant : Discovery News New Calves Raise Hopes for World's Rarest Rhino : Discovery News Rare Pink Dolphin Might Be Pregnant : Discovery News Documentary highlights the global evolution and impact of urban farming : TreeHugger McDonald's releasing 8 million egg-layers from their cages : TreeHugger Photo: Unexpected beauty along a forest road : TreeHugger Two big environmental documentaries hit the screens this fall : TreeHugger
Part 7 Lumos helmet keeps bikers safe with turn signals and brake lights | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building INTERVIEW: Inhabitat talks with NYC's 9/11 Memorial Designer Michael Arad | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building Chilli Island is half lounge chair and half watercraft for awesome fun on the water | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building Antony Gibbon’s new Inhabit Treehouse is designed for the ground | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building Top 10 Hardest Working Animals Never Take a Holiday : Discovery News 'Superhenge' Found Buried Near Stonehenge: Photos : Discovery News Stonehenge: Myths and Conspiracies : Discovery News Pluto, you so crazy (pictures) - CNET Voltaic introduces Shine, a better and brighter solar light : TreeHugger Paper art-inspired solar cells track the sun while the panel stays flat : TreeHugger In 2 years, all streetlights in India will be LEDs : TreeHugger Daan Roosegaarde's smog eating tower opens in Rotterdam : TreeHugger
Part 8 Researchers turn coffee grounds into a cheap carbon sponge in just one day | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building Polar bear range states agree on groundbreaking protection plan to save the species | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building Elegant solar-powered Shine light delivers 30+ hours of portable energy with just one charge | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building Egyptian researchers developed a cost-effective method for cleaning saltwater in just minutes | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building Listen To The Solar System Sing With This Fantastic Simulation 2016 Nissan Leaf gets new battery option, best-in-class 107-mile range - CNET Huge newly discovered monument dwarfs nearby Stonehenge - CNET Researchers find new evidence of ‘Superhenge’ near Stonehenge monument | ExtremeTech Photographer documents India's forgotten yet still remarkable water stepwells : TreeHugger There are over 3 trillion trees on Earth, 7.5x more than we previously thought : TreeHugger Should you buy an electric bike? Your questions answered! : TreeHugger Farm kids are healthy kids, according to study on allergies and asthma : TreeHugger
Part 9 Roofgarden Arnhem’s Watertower is a wooden flat-pack structure powered by the wind | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building China and Pakistan are building the world's largest solar farm in the Punjabi desert | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building Finally, an umbrella you'll never lose | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building The Yeung sisters from Seattle successfully launched a DIY craft to the edge of space | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building Fix Scratches in Wood Furniture with Olive Oil and Vinegar Prevent Avocados From Browning With Cooking Spray LA is Going to Have the Largest Electric Vehicle Fleet in the Nation Cupertino May Replace Its Dead Mall With the Biggest Green Roof Ever Built Some Simple Slices Could Help Solar Cells Track the Sun Stressed out? Prescription strength nature might be the cure for what ails you : TreeHugger Canning tomatoes: a late-summer task that's deeply satisfying : TreeHugger Happy Labor Day, or Labour Day, or However You Want To Spell it : TreeHugger
Part 10 We may be able to throw Biolicht E-waste in the compost bin within 3 years | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building World’s largest smog-sucking vacuum cleaner could rid cities of pollution | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building California close to passing new legislation to set fierce climate change standards | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building Hundreds of beehives hang off a steep cliff in China to save wild honeybees | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building Calculate the total gas cost of your next road-trip and save using Gasbuddy How Do Archaeologists Use Technology to Discover Forgotten Ancient Monuments? New Hybrid Solar Cell Produces 5 Times Higher Voltage Than Competitors Kuskus is a rocking chair made from upcycled plastic bottles | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building Solar-powered Vintage Overland Caravan is tough enough to go off-road | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building IKEA's Modular Better Shelter Housing Unit is a solar-powered emergency home for refugees | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building Enormous ritual stone monument discovered near Stonehenge is "archaeology on steroids" | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building FurniQi's stylish furniture will wirelessly charge your smartphone | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building
