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Wind and solar-powered Thunder Valley Regenerative Community rises in South Dakota | Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building

Iceland's "Thor" volcano power plant can generate 10X more energy than oil or gas wells | Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building

The Netherlands is developing self-healing roads that fix potholes automatically | Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building

Giant sequoia skyscrapers designed to keep rotted trees standing | Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building

Toyota Land Speed Cruiser Claims “World’s Fastest SUV” Title | Toyota USA Newsroom

Toyota celebrates 40 Years of research and development in North America with the official opening of the expanded R&D centers in Michigan | Toyota USA Newsroom

Driv’n and “Stayin’ Alive”: High School Students from Memphis, TN-Area Win Grand Prize in Toyota TeenDrive365 Video Challenge | Toyota USA Newsroom

Infographic: Environmental toll of plastic revealed...

Lions, leopards and lynxes love boxes too (video) : TreeHugger

CloudMaker showerhead promises 75% water savings by producing a pressurized mist : TreeHugger

Report: 95% of US car miles will be electric, autonomous by 2030 : TreeHugger

Arbor Day reminded us to care for trees year-round : TreeHugger

 

Part 2

Octopuses and their cephalopod cousins can edit and recode their own genes | Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building

The prefab house of the future is made from recycled, reusable, and sustainable materials | Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building

Nissan is working on a new 340-mile-range electric car | Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building

Gigantic golden egg sauna warms up residents of Sweden's northernmost town | Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building

Mobile tracker for the environment helps you monitor your surroundings

10 electric vehicle benefits you might not know about…but should | Electrek

EGEB: Trina Solar 24.1% efficiency coming out of lab, 25-year home battery warranties coming from Tesla?, more | Electrek

BYD delivers first massive 60-ft all-electric bus in the US: 275 miles range on 547 kWh battery pack | Electrek

Swedish supermarket replaces produce stickers with laser branding : TreeHugger

First wolf pack in 200 years is roaming wild in Denmark : TreeHugger

Peer-to-peer electric car charging site launches in the UK : TreeHugger

Next-gen bike tires won't go flat, because they'll be airless : TreeHugger

 

Part 3

World’s first LEED Platinum police station generates more energy than it consumes in Cincinnati | Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building

Google's Project Sunroof expands to 7 million homes in Germany | Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building

ESA 3D prints extraterrestrial bricks with concentrated sunlight and moondust | Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building

Architects envision a bright new future for Milan's abandoned railways | Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building

Tesla battery researcher unveils new chemistry to increase lifecycle at high voltage | Electrek

Tesla officials visit Argentina’s Gorvernor of Salta for solar+storage projects and sourcing lithium | Electrek

Tesla announces start of ‘solar roof tile’ production within next two months | Electrek

Electric bus maker Proterra launches an autonomous driving program | Electrek

These 2 towns have dimmed their lights to show off the glorious night sky : TreeHugger

Vienna shows how cities don't have to cater to cars : TreeHugger

Germany launched the most vegan food products last year : TreeHugger

'Clean My Space' wants to change the way you tackle a messy house : TreeHugger

 

Part 4

Indian 'fruit of the gods' could lower cost of solar cells by 40% | Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building

Man creates spectacular topiary garden with plants saved from a compost pile | Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building

The Ocean Cleanup raises $21.7 million to begin cleaning Pacific Ocean | Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building

Tesla executives start mysterious new recycling company | Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building

EGEB: Jinko $100M into PERC solar cells, Project Sunroof in Germany, more | Electrek

Tesla is believed to be behind a new startup for material recycling | Electrek

EGEB: Batteries rise again 100+ later, US budget doesn’t cut EPA, more | Electrek

EGEB: ‘Carbon capture is total BS’, BEEEEESSS!!, Pension funds warming on solar, more | Electrek

These complex yet simple floral beauties are made with ceramics (Video) : TreeHugger

Power-Blox uses swarm intelligence to create autonomous 'Internet of energy' micro-grids : TreeHugger

Plaine Products sells shampoo in non-plastic, refillable packaging : TreeHugger

5 fun nature-inspired beauty trends : TreeHugger

 

Part 5

You won't believe the interior of Japan's jaw-dropping new train | Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building

Zero-emission hydrogen-powered car is designed to revolutionize everyday travel | Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building

Utah plans $5 million wildlife bridge over deadly I-80 highway | Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building

Portland plans to replace diesel using waste methane from sewage | Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building

Tesla to announce not ‘2 or 3’, but ‘probably 4’ more Gigafactories this year | Electrek

Tesla is not delaying its solar roof launch – it’s still coming this summer | Electrek

Cassini's ‘Grand Finale’ Dives Could Show How Quickly Saturn's Rings Will Fade - Seeker

Video Shows Cassini's View During First Saturn Ring Dive - Seeker

Photo: Cute little tree frog hides in plain sight : TreeHugger

New peer-to-peer seed sharing platform aims to facilitate a diverse seed supply : TreeHugger

10 bee-friendly annual flowers : TreeHugger

Sowing seeds, connecting to nature : TreeHugger

 

Part 6

Explore incredible worlds inside these landscapes carved into books | Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building

This $6,800 house was built from recycled bricks in just 5 days | Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building

Researchers want to save shrinking Swiss glacier with 4,000 snow machines | Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building

Elon Musk's Boring Company video envisions underground LA as a crazy slot car race | Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building

America's First Offshore Wind Farm Shutters Diesel Power Plant - Seeker

Biodegradable Circuitry Could Shrink the World's Growing Piles of E-Waste - Seeker

Cassini Makes Second Saturn Ring Dive as NASA Studies Unexpected Emptiness - Seeker

‘Exercise in a Pill’ Could Boost Endurance Without the Need for Training - Seeker

6 most common sources of plastic pollution : TreeHugger

Artist hides giants in the wilds of Copenhagen, luring seekers into nature : TreeHugger

Church solar project inspires solar for neighborhood : TreeHugger

Atlanta sets goal of 100% renewable energy by 2035 : TreeHugger

 

Part 7

Experience Manhattan as it was 400 years ago | Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building

Maidan Tent aims to improve life in refugee camps with pop-up public space | Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building

Church built for $35k stays naturally cool in Malawi | Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building

Google’s Project Sunroof expands beyond US for first time, now available in Germany | 9to5Google

GoSun Sport review: Portable solar oven makes cooking fun yet goofy | TechHive

New Recycling Process Turns Waste Plastic Into Oil | News & Opinion | PCMag.com

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How organic is your milk? : TreeHugger

8 packaged foods you can make yourself : TreeHugger

This bike trailer not only carries cargo, it pushes your bicycle with an electric motor : TreeHugger

Why you should look for Fairtrade cotton : TreeHugger

 

Part 8

Tiny chip supersizes battery life of electronics : TreeHugger

Why you should try tai chi : TreeHugger

Carbon fibre pavilion is woven by robots, drones & inspired by moths (Video) : TreeHugger

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Cassini Finds Saturn's Ring Gap Emptier Than Expected - ExtremeTech

Stanford Researchers Develop Flexible, Biodegradable Semiconductor - ExtremeTech

San Francisco train service plans to run solely on clean energy

Proterra wants to build autonomous vehicles for public transit

NASA's inflatable greenhouse could feed astronauts on Mars

 

Part 9

Mars-like soil makes super strong bricks when compressed

The Navy built rechargeable batteries that won't explode on you

Cassini probe survives first dive between Saturn and its rings

Thousands descended on DC to march for truth and science

NASA turns Cassini's first Saturn dive into a gripping movie - CNET

UPS begins testing hydrogen fuel-cell delivery truck - Roadshow

UPS will save you from that mountain of empty Amazon boxes - CNET

BMW envisions hydrogen filling stations as simple, elegant - Roadshow

Colored ink captured with a macro lens mesmerizes - CNET

Unwrapping a Concorde - CNET