Green news and more V8.16

Bringing you; the weekly, positive, and Green related articles. Happy Earth Day!

Incredible 'Sea Organ' uses ocean waves to make beautiful music | Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building

Why scientists will march in over 400 cities on Earth Day | Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building

This insane giant traffic roundabout in England will make your head spin | Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building

Lilium self-flying electric car successfully takes maiden voyage | Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building

Changing the Game: Toyota Employees Earn National ‘Women in Manufacturing’ Award | Toyota USA Newsroom

Toyota Opens a Portal to the Future of Zero Emission Trucking | Toyota USA Newsroom

Toyota and VH1 Save The Music Partner On Six-Festival Activation To Benefit Music Education Programs | Toyota USA Newsroom

Toyota Presents RAV4 Hybrid to Heroic Soldier at New York Auto Show Opening Ceremony | Toyota USA Newsroom

Photo: Three snowy egrets waiting on a log : TreeHugger

6 cosmetics companies with refillable packaging : TreeHugger

Tour d'East River: Riding 25 miles of continuous bike lanes : TreeHugger

CO2 heat pumps can heat your home and your hot water : TreeHugger

 

Part 2

Scientists will attempt to be the first to drill into Earth's mantle | Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building

Tel Aviv's Gran Mediterraneo Tower blooms with with a lush vertical garden | Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building

Elegant bamboo bridge adds unexpected beauty to ancient Chinese town | Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building

Apple’s stunning “spaceship” campus revealed in new drone footage | Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building

10 Easy Ways to Reduce Food Waste at Home : Food Network | FN Dish – Food Network Blog

EGEB: UK’s 1st coal-free day since Industrial Revolution, 50GW US of utility solar, largest ever 4GWh battery system, more | Electrek

Tesla launches new Powerwall and solar integration in the ‘Tesla Mobile app’ | Electrek

Tesla Semi: analysts see Tesla leasing batteries for $0.25/miles in 300,000 electric trucks for $7.5 billion in revenue | Electrek

Photo: Azorian jungle is a misty dream : TreeHugger

How a 14th century manuscript could solve our antibiotic crisis : TreeHugger

Former coal mine could be largest solar farm in Kentucky : TreeHugger

British study finds commuting by bike can cut heart disease and cancer : TreeHugger

 

Part 3

Elon Musk just announced plans to launch a Tesla pickup truck | Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building

Apple announces plans to make all products from recycled materials | Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building

New plastic garbage patch discovered in Arctic Ocean | Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building

Scotland's latest wind farm will help fund 500 new affordable homes | Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building

Electrek green energy brief: Bifacial solar panels shining, Walmart and Project Gigaton, more | Electrek

Toyota turns to semi trucks for its hydrogen fuel cell tech, unveils new prototype with Mirai powertrain | Electrek

Electrek green energy brief: Utility scale solar in Vietnam gets 10¢/kWh, a pathway to 10TW of solar power, more | Electrek

Tesla takes two top spots in AAA’s Top Green Vehicle award | Electrek

10 casual shoes and sandals for vegans : TreeHugger

Ollies Blocks encourage kids' imagination & creativity (Review) : TreeHugger

Google Earth's revamp immerses users in scenic places around the world : TreeHugger

Managed forests are a powerful tool for coping with climate change : TreeHugger

 

Part 4

Scientists discover Antarctica is covered in rivers | Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building

Times Square now has double the public space | Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building

Newly discovered exoplanet may be the best place to search for extraterrestrial life | Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building

Solar Impulse co-founder aims to make electric aviation a reality with new company | Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building

Electrek green energy brief: More quotes means better solar pricing, ‘carbon tax’ Cohn, more | Electrek

Apple’s new Danish data center will supply heat to nearby homes, fertilizer to farmers | 9to5Mac

Apple Store raising money for World Wildlife Fund with Apple Pay Earth Day promotion | 9to5Mac

Apple promises to stop mining the earth, build all products from recycled materials | 9to5Mac

Photo: Frisky foxes frolic on the matriarch : TreeHugger

What should you do with old car seats? : TreeHugger

Researchers 3D print tools with Martian dust : TreeHugger

Greenpeace ranks best tuna brands for 2017 : TreeHugger

 

Part 5

Air-purifying pavilion uses plants to absorb harmful toxins in Hanoi | Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building

GE develops hybrid jet engine and battery to supplement California renewables | Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building

IKEA unveils plan to lift 200,000 people out of poverty | Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building

Scientists use Martian dust to 3D print tools | Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building

Latest drone footage shows work on Apple Park continuing into the night, offers look inside [Video] | 9to5Mac

Apple promoting Earth Day with new Apple Watch Activity Challenge | 9to5Mac

The Earth Optimism Summit Seeks to Highlight Conservation Success Stories - Seeker

Human Brain Function May Be Organized Differently Than Scientists Have Thought - Seeker

Three quarters of deep-sea creatures glow in the dark : TreeHugger

Unsubsidized wind energy is arriving, onshore and off... : TreeHugger

Smart urban commuter bike features built-in sensors, navigation, & performance tracking : TreeHugger

American Institute of Architects takes a stand on climate change : TreeHugger

 

Part 6

14 Awe-inspiring aerial photographs capture the beauty of the Earth | Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building

Earth Day: How it began, and how it helps the planet | Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building

Tiny thermophotovoltaic device harvests energy from infrared wavelengths | Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building

Street artist transforms dirty cars into animal art with reverse graffiti | Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building

Cannabis-Based Medicine Dramatically Reduces Epileptic Seizures - Seeker

Artificially bright clouds might save the Great Barrier Reef

March for Science goes to Silicon Valley - CNET

Britain has its first day of coal-free power in 135 years

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Earth Day means the world to Twitter, even Groot and Iron Man - CNET

The Women's Institute wants supermarkets to work toward reducing food waste : TreeHugger

University uses 1,250 gallons of bad mayonnaise for power : TreeHugger

 

Part 7

This electric car charging tower can power up a dozen EVs at the same time | Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building

Thailand’s first LEED Platinum “vertical village” to rise in Bangkok | Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building

Gorgeous bamboo gridshell combines Cambodian design with mathematical forms | Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building

Create the perfect minimalist garden with these circular wall planters | Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building

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Adidas will sell more shoes partially made with ocean trash

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Cassini Edges Closer to Titan Ahead of Fiery Demise | News & Opinion | PCMag.com

Toyota Brings Fuel-Cell Technology to Big Rigs | News & Opinion | PCMag.com

This is what Earth looks like from Saturn - CNET

Apple Aims to Use Only Recycled Materials | News & Opinion | PCMag.com

 

Part 8

​Apple wins Al Gore's praise on environmentalism - CNET

Galaxies snuggle up in Hubble 27th anniversary image - CNET

Researchers Wring Clean Water From the Desert Air - ExtremeTech

Newly Discovered Earth-Like Planet May Have the Right Conditions for Life - ExtremeTech

Apple is on a mission to only use recycled materials

Apple vows to end mining and use only recycled materials - CNET

2017 Toyota Prius Prime: Meaner style, greener miles - Roadshow

Nearby 'super-Earth' may be our best shot yet at finding alien life

Coal company plans Kentucky's biggest solar farm for old mine site

Dyson's updated air purifiers remove more harmful gases

Toyota is testing a hydrogen fuel-cell powered semi

Real-life tricorders are here 230 years early, courtesy of the Tricorder XPrize - ExtremeTech