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Sea turtles appear to be “bouncing back” from the brink of extinction | Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building

How termites draw on solar power for climate control | Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building

Astronomers observe an object in space unlike anything they've seen before | Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building

Nicaragua joins Paris Accord, leaving the US and Syria as lone dissenters | Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building

Toyota and VH1 Save The Music Foundation’s National Music Education Program Culminates with Grant Presentation featuring a Performance by Imagine Dragons | Toyota USA Newsroom

Toyota Takes the LEED in Texas | Toyota USA Newsroom

Toyota Indiana Celebrates 5 Million Success Stories | Toyota USA Newsroom

A great read: Toyota Teacher of Year volunteers countless hours with vulnerable families through unique literacy programs | Toyota USA Newsroom

Photo: Teeny tiny tree frog is barely bigger than a thumbnail : TreeHugger

Fabric-clad Air Houses help to cool hot environments down : TreeHugger

13 items you should always buy in bulk : TreeHugger

This homegrown project brings new meaning to the term magic mushrooms : TreeHugger

 

Part 2

Soaring timber tower could clean up contaminated water in NYC's Central Park | Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building

Nouvelle AOM wins competition to give Paris' Tour Montparnasse a massive green makeover | Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building

The cost of solar power has dropped over 25% in one year | Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building

New York City to install around 1,000 fast-chargers for EVs | Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building

Benefits of Organic Coffee that may change your perspective - Ecofriend

EGEB: San Fran/Oakland sue Exxon Mobil/BP/Shell/others; South Korean panels to rule?; Fisherman sue the wind; more | Electrek

All new cars could be electric in China as soon as 2030, says BYD chairman | Electrek

Tesla is building a new biggest Supercharger in the world | Electrek

Photo: Bitty burrowing owl peeks out from below : TreeHugger

13 storey tower built of sustainably harvested Brazilian wood : TreeHugger

This is what an octopus city looks like (video) : TreeHugger

It's a rule of the road: When it is easy to drive, people drive. : TreeHugger

 

Part 3

Renault and Central Saint Martins team up to design the car of the future | Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building

UNEP chief: Polluters should pay for environmental destruction, not taxpayers | Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building

New Antarctic farm will grow produce despite temperatures of -100 degrees F | Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building

New waterproof solar cell generates power even after it gets soaked | Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building

EGEB: Solar sedan and sports coupe; Heterojunction solar in Russia; Graham believes; more | Electrek

New York City gets an extensive new electric car charging program with 50 fast-charging stations | Electrek

Bosch is making the 1,000 hp electric powertrain of Nikola Motor’s semi truck | Electrek

A giraffe-looking electric car charging station is powered by both solar and wind | Electrek

The 10 most peaceful countries in the world : TreeHugger

Raw furniture is grown with mushroom mycelium : TreeHugger

Patagonia launches Worn Wear, an online store for used gear : TreeHugger

This beautiful albino orangutan is waiting for her 'forest island' : TreeHugger

 

Part 4

Schmidt Hammer Lassen breaks ground on LEED Gold-seeking incubator in Shanghai | Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building

http://inhabitat.com/danielle-trofes-brilliant-mush-lume-lamp-is-made-from-real-mushrooms/ | Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building

Astronomers discover that exoplanet WASP-12b is "darker than asphalt" | Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building

Biomimicry helps nature-lovers and fragile wildlife co-exist at the Votu Hotel in Brazil | Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building

All-electric bus travels record 1,100 miles on a single charge | Electrek

EGEB: Not illegal to offgrid in Florida; British coal dead; World’s largest solar thermal $3.9B; more | Electrek

Dubai takes delivery of their first 50 Tesla vehicles to create a ‘self-driving’ taxi service | Electrek

EGEB: Major paper published fake climate change attacks; Trump in or out of Paris?; more | Electrek

Become a citizen of the Trash Isles to protect our oceans : TreeHugger

Province of Ontario introduces new penalties for careless drivers causing death : TreeHugger

The rise and fall of America's favorite foods : TreeHugger

Wind-driven art installation recreates sound of 500 galloping horses (Video) : TreeHugger

 

Part 5

Leonardo DiCaprio Foundation gives $20 million in grants to over 100 organizations | Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building

London's sewer-dwelling 'fatberg' will be converted into biofuel | Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building

Extraordinary living chandelier with algae-filled leaves purifies the air | Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building

UNStudio completes sustainable all-in-one urban hub in Hangzhou | Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building

Electric motorhomes are coming: a new RV powered by solar panels and 91 kWh battery pack | Electrek

This dumper truck is the world’s largest electric vehicle with a massive 700 kWh battery pack | Electrek

Hubble Just Spotted a Bizarre New Object in Our Solar System - Seeker

It Might Still Be Possible to Limit Global Warming to 1.5 Degrees Celsius - Seeker

Photo: Sleeping on the dock of the bay : TreeHugger

This FirePit enables "smokeless" wood campfires & charcoal grilling : TreeHugger

Waterproof solar cell could go through the wash and still work : TreeHugger

A vision of the future with self-driving cars, drones, hyperloops and infinite suburbia : TreeHugger

 

Part 6

America's largest urban farm to be planted in Pittsburgh | Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building

Vincent Callebaut's visionary eco-resort for the Philippines features rotating energy-generating seashell towers | Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building

Could France-sized ocean garbage patch become 196th nation? | Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building

Gogoro revs up Smartscooter expansion with $300 million in new funding | Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building

First-Ever Map of Water on Moon Could Help Support Lunar Missions - Seeker

Proterra's electric bus drove a record 1,100 miles on a single charge - Roadshow

The moon is in very rare formation right now - CNET

How Peggy Whitson stayed in shape for nine months aboard the ISS

Photo: Young buck is all ears : TreeHugger

This super-bright LED strap light is ridiculously useful (Review) : TreeHugger

Tesla Powerwall 2: An in-depth review : TreeHugger

Optimizing additive manufacturing for 3-D printing stronger, lighter parts (Video) : TreeHugger

 

Part 7

Dubai to expand massive solar park to include world's tallest solar tower | Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building

Raindrop makes rainwater harvesting at home beautiful and easy | Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building

Canyon-inspired research center in Phoenix clad in gorgeous recycled copper panels | Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building

Garbage from Hurricane Irma will now help power Florida | Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building

Australian researchers store light as sound for the first time | Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building

Electric bus sets record with 1,101-mile trip on a single charge

Harness the power of the sun to charge your gear while you drive, fly, or just sit around at home

8 financial mistakes that millennials make : TreeHugger

New study confirms that, when it comes to healthy homes, material choices matter : TreeHugger

Life with a plug-in Pacifica hybrid minivan: Five month update : TreeHugger

12 things to know about the September equinox : TreeHugger

 

Part 8

Thomas Heatherwick unveils massive museum carved out of a historic grain silo | Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building

This man has saved over 700 stray dogs in China over the last 8 years | Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building

New Orleans golf course transformed into city’s biggest urban farm with an Eco-Campus | Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building

Light-filled home for book lovers and their cute cats is built of recycled materials | Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building