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Take a first look at Timberland's new boots and bags made out of recycled plastic bottles | Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building

Talented dad builds amazing wheelchair costumes for kids in his non-profit Magic Wheelchair | Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building

How to Make Your Own Organic Caramel Apple Treats for Halloween | Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building

8 Adorable DIY Halloween costumes for pets | Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building

Millennials & Manufacturers Mesh on Manufacturing Day at Toyota Bodine Aluminum | Corporate

Prime Mover: Toyota Maxes Out Tech and Style in the World’s Best-Selling Hybrid to Create the 2017 Prius Prime | Toyota

Germany pushes for Europe-wide ban on gas-powered cars by 2030, only EV sales onward | Electrek

Tesla is doubling the energy capacity of the Powerpack with new battery cells from the Gigafactory | Electrek

This head-spinning burrowing owl may be the cutest owl ever (video) : TreeHugger

The restaurant that employs grandmas instead of chefs : TreeHugger

How to eat a whole pumpkin : TreeHugger

People are buying fewer clothes, for very good reasons : TreeHugger

 

Part 2

MIT Media Lab designs an indoor Synthetic Apiary to keep honeybees safe year-round | Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building

Intelligent Trees documentary reveals arboreal bonds with "friends and family" | Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building

10 DIY Halloween costumes based on toys and games | Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building

How to make delicious, vegan no-bake pumpkin pie truffles | Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building

SpaceX’s 1-mile Hyperloop test track is now up along its HQ and Tesla’s Design Studio | Electrek

Canada can clean carbon for cash at $50/ton – “There is no hiding from climate change” | Electrek

Tesla/SolarCity’s ‘Solar Roof’ is not a solar shingle but ‘very similar’ to Forward’s solar roofing, source says | Electrek

Toyota of Corvallis, Oregon seeking to become the world’s very first net zero energy dealership | Electrek

Photo: The heart-melting smile of a slender-legged tree frog : TreeHugger

The White House will now have a 'permanent' kitchen garden : TreeHugger

How do palm trees survive hurricanes? : TreeHugger

Bees have feelings and can experience optimism : TreeHugger

 

Part 3

The White House Garden is here to stay | Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building

Rainforest Solutions Project wins the 2016 Buckminster Fuller Challenge | Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building

Zurich Insurance Group's new green-roofed headquarters in Chicago aims for LEED Platinum | Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building

Wind-powered Water Seer pulls 11 gallons of clean drinking water from thin air | Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building

Toyota Prius Prime plug-in hybrid to have a $27,100 price tag and mighty 124 MPGe | Electrek

Hydrogen-Powered Ferry Could Float in SF Bay

Furry Wetsuit Design Inspired by Otters

191 Countries Strike Deal to Cut Aircraft Emissions

Photo: Butterflies and bees doing the good work : TreeHugger

Do bike lanes cause congestion? Nope, they are part of the solution to it. : TreeHugger

A close up tour of large-scale wind energy : TreeHugger

Bulk Barn takes promising step toward reusable containers : TreeHugger

 

Part 4

Belgian supermarket unveils plan to sell food grown on their own rooftop garden | Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building

New hunting ban in Romania protects large carnivores | Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building

The cost of solar power has fallen 25% in just five months | Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building

Land Art Generator Initiative Santa Monica winners address California's energy needs and drought | Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building

The Paris Climate Deal Will Be Law Before Election Day

Noble Prize Winners Chemistry 2016

Your Yawn Reveals the Size of Your Brain

Curiosity Kicks Off Next Mars Odyssey With a Selfie

Photo: Wood duck proves Mother Nature's flair for drama : TreeHugger

8 awesomely illustrated cleaning tricks from the early 1900s : TreeHugger

Why I shop with reusable grocery boxes instead of bags : TreeHugger

Celebrate local & democratic ownership during National Co-op Month : TreeHugger

 

Part 5

3 Inventors of world's tiniest machines to share Nobel Prize in Chemistry | Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building

Autonomous robotic garden drives itself around the city in search of sun | Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building

Poland unveils glowing bright blue bike lane that's charged by the sun | Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building

Biodesign Competition winners announced - algae takes center stage | Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building

Chevrolet Colorado ZH2 Hydrogen-Powered Army Truck Is Quiet

Hyperloop for Canada: Montreal to Toronto in 45 Min.

Hawaii Reefs Reveal Species Found Nowhere Else

Work on Exotic Matter Wins Physics Nobel

Adaptable kids' furniture unit nurtures family interaction & play : TreeHugger

Quieter offshore wind energy means happier porpoises : TreeHugger

Trees can form bonds like an old couple and look after each other : TreeHugger

How Americans are taking back their kitchens : TreeHugger

 

Part 6

India ratifies Paris climate agreement on Gandhi's birthday | Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building

PHOTOS: Sacramento Kings' new LEED Platinum solar-powered arena | Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building

The world’s largest artificial tree rises in Dubai's massive new indoor rainforest | Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building

Bees placed on the endangered species list for the very first time | Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building

Foldable Helmet Offers Recyclable Protection

NASA Tests New 'Eyes' for Mars 2020 Rover | News & Opinion | PCMag.com

Wireless power systems could one day beam electricity from space | PCWorld

GM Making Fuel-Cell Pickup for the Army | News & Opinion | PCMag.com

Pumpkinfest gives prize to Canada's largest vegetables : TreeHugger

Study shows that bike lanes are a great public health investment : TreeHugger

Touring an 11,500 gallon, "wet pipe" rainwater harvesting system : TreeHugger

Here's how drivers can help save cyclist lives: Do the "Dutch Reach" : TreeHugger

 

Part 7

Studio Mumbai unveils handmade pavilion crafted from seven kilometers of bamboo | Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building

Amazing Singapore National Stadium will feature the world's largest free-span dome | Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building

COBE architects to transform Cologne's old industrial harbor into an eco-friendly neighborhood | Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building

6 stunning architecture projects receive the 2016 Aga Khan Award | Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building

Top tech cars of the 2016 Paris Motor Show | ExtremeTech

Hurricane Matthew Unearths 150-Year-Old Civil War Artillery in South Carolina

German Lawmakers Vote to Ban the Internal Combustion Engine 

How Did the 12 Months of the Year Get Their Names?

How Does the Nobel Peace Prize Work?

Photo: Matching glasswings reflect upon each other : TreeHugger

23-year-old lives dream life for Nat Geo WILD (photos) : TreeHugger

8 extraordinary winning images from the Weatherwise photo contest : TreeHugger

 

Part 8

The 2017 Toyota Prius Prime Is A High-Tech Pretend Tesla That Gets Incredible Mileage

Curiosity’s Latest Selfie Is an Instant Classic

New Clean Energy Report: America May Not Be Screwed After All

Start with Patience

Six next-gen battery technologies

Part of Scotland will soon be powered by kites

Toyota's Prius Prime plug-in hybrid starts at $27,100

 

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