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Rocks discovered in Canada hold the oldest evidence of life | Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building

San Francisco's Wave Organ captures the sounds of the sea to make haunting music | Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building

European parliament bans Monsanto from entering | Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building

Tesla is shipping hundreds of Powerwall battery systems to Puerto Rico | Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building

Mazda, Denso, and Toyota Sign Joint Technology Development Contract for Electric Vehicles | Toyota USA Newsroom

Toyota Research Institute Releases Video Showing First Demonstration of Guardian and Chauffeur Autonomous Vehicle Platform | Toyota USA Newsroom

Toyota and California State University, Dominguez Hills Dedicate Mobile Fabrication Laboratories to bring STEM Learning to Schools in the Los Angeles Region | Toyota USA Newsroom

Toyota Research Institute Demonstrates Progress in Advanced Technology Research | Toyota USA Newsroom

Artist's blossoming animal forms depict triumph of life over death : TreeHugger

Zero House is a big nothing : TreeHugger

Low-tech air conditioner uses terracotta tubes & water to naturally cool down air : TreeHugger

Kenya adjusts to life without plastic bags : TreeHugger

 

Part 2

California may ban gas and diesel-powered cars by 2030 | Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building

BIG’s LEGO House officially opens to the public in Denmark | Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building

New Passenger Drone can fly you to work hands-free with zero-emissions | Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building

New green school in Kibera slum replaces original started by concerned Kenyan mothers | Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building

It's Electric: Toyota to Bring First Hybrid Powertrain Production to U.S. | Toyota USA Newsroom

Dust Off Your Gloves – It’s National Public Lands Day | Toyota USA Newsroom

How apps and software help you build your eco friendly home

Global Warming and other factors affecting the Planet- the Millennials speak out

Photo: Forster tern selects fish for breakfast : TreeHugger

Tesla sends Powerwall batteries to Puerto Rico : TreeHugger

Meet the forest fairy, a magical marsupial from Australia : TreeHugger

This algae-filled living chandelier cleans your air : TreeHugger

 

Part 3

Here's some climate hope: global CO2 emissions stayed static last year | Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building

Former Tesla executives to produce battery "with significantly lower carbon footprint" | Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building

From trash to tiles, Pentatonic's Trashpresso brings the future of mobile recycling to London | Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building

US and Russia to build spaceport orbiting the moon together | Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building

Fluid-filled roof panels help increase your AC efficiency

Studies reveal increase in demand for sustainable products and brands

How to make the most out of your tiny garden space

Carbon nanotube yarns is the future for energy generation

Flower-like wave energy turbines could power the coasts of Japan : TreeHugger

Lighthouse picnics at Ferryland are an unforgettable experience : TreeHugger

This Swiss facility is sucking carbon dioxide out of the air for growing veggies (Video) : TreeHugger

Impossible Foods is working on plant-based 'fish' : TreeHugger

 

Part 4

Evaporation could generate 2.85 million megawatt hours of electricity each year | Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building

Scientists just discovered a whole lot more about the once-hidden continent Zealandia | Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building

VIDEO: 60,000-year-old preserved underwater forest discovered in the Gulf of Mexico | Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building

“Floating Cloud” will be a landmark of world peace in Copenhagen | Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building

Montreal is getting an even larger fleet of electric taxis and trucks | Electrek

EGEB: Solar(not)World wants blood; Microgrids in the Caribbean; Berkeley pushing solar cybersecurity; more | Electrek

First look at Tesla’s new ‘most powerful battery system in the world’ project in Australia | Electrek

Tesla is sending hundreds of battery packs to power outage-ridden Puerto Rico | Electrek

Photo: Deer caught in the sunlight : TreeHugger

This company is using algae to make environmentally friendly inks : TreeHugger

Existence of legendary 18-inch long, coconut-cracking rat that lives in the trees confirmed : TreeHugger

What you should take on a car camping trip : TreeHugger

 

Part 5

Dyson the famous vacuum maker is building an electric car | Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building

Klaas Kuiken turns common green bottles into incredible vases with this clever trick | Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building

Ancient papyrus scroll offers insight into Great Pyramid of Giza mystery | Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building

UAE unveils plans for massive city simulating human settlement on Mars | Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building

China delays electric car plans by a year – still more ambitious than most countries | Electrek

Toyota, Mazda, and Denso lay out electric car plans with new joint-venture | Electrek

6 of the 10 fastest-selling used cars in the US are electric plug-ins | Electrek

First look at Shell’s new electric car charging stations being deployed at its gas stations | Electrek

Photo: When all else fails, baby foxes! : TreeHugger

10 ways to use less energy in the kitchen : TreeHugger

It's time to take sleep seriously : TreeHugger

Magnificent white humpback whale filmed off coast of Australia (video) : TreeHugger

 

Part 6

This incredible Frost Light is powered by melting ice | Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building

Wolves return to Rome's periphery for the first time in 100 years | Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building

Why natural stone is the best choice for your fireplace | Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building

Man builds ultra-efficient green home as a love letter to the environment | Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building

A single Tesla Powerpack battery saved this Australian town over $1.5 million in grid connection costs | Electrek

A new large fleet of 25 fully electric Volvo 7900 buses is going into operation in Norway | Electrek

EGEB: San Francisco studying solar+storage; Mission Solar signs big deal; Green Bonds maybe up 36%; more | Electrek

Electric airplane startup and easyJet join force to bring all-electric aircraft to market | Electrek

Beach audit reveals which brands are worst offenders for plastic waste : TreeHugger

Support solar. Leonardo DiCaprio will match your donations. : TreeHugger

Could you live with fewer toiletries? : TreeHugger

Flexible cooling strip breakthrough for heat removal : TreeHugger

 

Part 7

Nearly 10,000 plants grow on NYC’s largest public indoor green wall | Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building

Researchers engineer new antibody able to fight 99% of HIV strains | Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building

MIT engineers devise algorithm to identify warning signs of extreme weather events | Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building

Frida the rescue dog helps search for survivors after Mexico's deadly earthquake | Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building

Vacuum-maker Dyson confirms working on an electric car to launch in 2020 | Electrek

California is now also considering a ban on gas and diesel-powered cars | Electrek

EGEB: Antigua solar survives Cat 5; 2017 electricity prices up 3%; CA Energy storage revolution; more | Electrek

Apple touts environmental credentials of iPhone X with model-specific report | 9to5Mac

Photo: Portrait of the world's bravest wildlife photographer : TreeHugger

Electric car charging stations are getting bigger : TreeHugger

11 wondrous facts about praying mantises : TreeHugger

8 companies selling sustainable, ethical sleepwear : TreeHugger

 

Part 8

New Japanese turbines harvest wave energy and protect coastlines from erosion | Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building

Plasma Rock is a new material made from 100% recycled landfill waste | Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building

World's fastest bullet train can travel between Beijing and Shanghai in 4 1/2 hours | Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building

Apple Shares iPhone X Environmental Report - Mac Rumors

Alternatives to Antibiotics Could Improve Animal Gut Health - Seeker

Seabird Smarts May Help Humans Develop Better Weather Forecasts - Seeker

Snooze Alarm: Sufficient Sleep Improves Human Health and Longevity - Seeker

Harnessing Moisture From Evaporation Could Provide Vast Amounts of Energy - Seeker

Watch Toyota's self-driving car demonstrate its two unique modes - Roadshow

Humans on Mars: An atlas of plans to land on the Red Planet - CNET

Does buying in bulk save money, or is it a false economy? : TreeHugger

Picking wild blueberries in Newfoundland : TreeHugger

 

Part 9

Toyota's hybrid powertrains will soon be made in America - Roadshow

Tesla is shipping hundreds of Powerwall batteries to Puerto Rico

Mazda and Toyota will work together to design EVs

Russia and the US will work together to build a moon base