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Bringing you; the weekly, positive, and Green related articles. Went from Summer to late fall in the matter of days. So much left to do outside.

Richard Branson is planning to rebuild the Caribbean with clean energy | Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building

You can now explore all 19 of South Africa's National Parks on Google Maps | Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building

A beluga whale living with dolphins learned to "speak their language" | Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building

Tesla aims to ramp up Solar Roof production in Buffalo next year | Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building

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Ryder backs the Chanje to electric transport with addition of 125 medium-duty trucks : TreeHugger

You can boost happiness by simply observing nature around you : TreeHugger

Put those screens away before bed! : TreeHugger

Anthony Bourdain's new film explores problem of food waste : TreeHugger

 

Part 2

NexLoop unveils water management system inspired by spiders, fungi, bees and plants | Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building

Colorful People’s Pavilion in Eindhoven is made from 100% borrowed materials | Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building

Plantagon's crowdfunded ‘plantscraper’ aims to produce 500 metric tons of food a year | Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building

China’s new futuristic library is unlike any we’ve seen before | Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building

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Eco friendly construction methods hospitals can incorporate

How to reduce paper pollution and make a difference to the environment

Photo: Perfectly puffy Bohemian Waxwing perches in the snow : TreeHugger

Dalston Lane: The world's largest Cross-laminated timber building : TreeHugger

One day, you'll be able to charge your car while you drive : TreeHugger

See all the seasons at Rocky Mountain National Park in 4 breathtaking minutes : TreeHugger

 

Part 3

Scientists just discovered evidence of a hidden chamber in the Great Pyramid of Giza | Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building

This high-tech solar funnel allows plants to grow deep underground | Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building

Kepler data reveals 20 potential habitable worlds | Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building

Steven Holl unveils office clad in colorful photovoltaic glass for Doctors Without Borders | Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building

Simple but effective ways to reduce your gasoline bills

DIY ideas for home décor using old tires

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Photo: Weedy sea dragon puts neon lights to shame : TreeHugger

Quiz: Can you identify these common foods in the wild? : TreeHugger

We need to learn to love our leftovers : TreeHugger

Hydrogen fuel cell e-bike takes 2 minutes to fill and has a 60+ mile range : TreeHugger

 

Part 4

Street artist paints huge lifelike murals of butterflies | Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building

Gangnam’s answer to Central Park will pop up in the heart of Seoul | Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building

Inhabitat Talks to Elora Hardy, Founder of Ibuku, About the Creative and Sustainable Potential of Bamboo | Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building

Researchers shocked to discover protein that conducts electricity | Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building

This weird $9 trick increases solar panel efficiency 5-17% | Electrek

EGEB: Solar panel imports to US soar before tariff, SunPower drone, more | Electrek

Joint ‘ultra-fast’ electric car charging network unveiled by BMW, Mercedes, Ford and Volkswagen | Electrek

World’s tallest wind turbine built in Germany | Electrek

Want successful kids? Let them play. : TreeHugger

Finally, C.F. Møller shows the world how to do building-integrated solar panels : TreeHugger

Mini wastewater treatment plant produces energy, clean water and fertilizer : TreeHugger

HomeBiogas 2.0: Ready-to-use biogas solution for the home : TreeHugger

 

Part 5

Ancient flying reptile was around the size of a small plane | Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building

How hungry snails help to protect ecosystems from climate change | Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building

Five bridges topped with urban farms could revitalize war-torn Mosul | Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building

Elon Musk gives glimpse of Boring Company tunnel beneath LA | Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building

Wind powered a record of nearly 200 million European households on Saturday | Electrek

EGEB: Steelworks running on sunshine, solar tariff recommendations today, more | Electrek

Smart shipping container offers power grid resilience with ‘self healing’ capability | Electrek

Solar panel bling – custom coloring at an affordable price meeting modern efficiency expectations | Electrek

Photo: The unremitting gaze of a gorgeously gawky pelican : TreeHugger

Bill Joy on three inventions that may change the world : TreeHugger

Organic Valley going 100% renewable by 2019 : TreeHugger

More women are buying green beauty products : TreeHugger

 

Part 6

New smart grid solution heals itself amid central grid outages | Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building

Stanford's new ‘accelerator on a chip’ could revolutionize medical care | Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building

Dubai company unveils colorful building-integrated solar panels | Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building

73 million trees to be planted in largest reforestation project ever | Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building

Tesla Supercharger stays online in power outage thanks to Powerpack system | Electrek

A Salamander That Was Feared Extinct Has Been Rediscovered in Guatemala - Seeker

Hidden Chamber Discovered Inside the Great Pyramid of Giza - Seeker

Here Are the Best Places to Expand Renewable Energy in the US and Abroad - Seeker

Photo: Transformer caterpillar flips over to become a scary snake : TreeHugger

Italy is phasing out coal too : TreeHugger

Snarky bamboo TP company gives 50% of its profits to toilet, water, & sanitation projects : TreeHugger

How did these creepy critters achieve Halloween super stardom? : TreeHugger

 

Part 7

Airless tires could help Toyota make lighter electric cars | Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building

China's self-driving trackless train hits the streets of Zhuzhou | Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building

LEGO relaunches its beloved Taj Mahal model with almost 6,000 bricks | Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building

Artist upcycles plastic bottles into enchanting chandeliers | Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building

Elon Musk Tweets Out First Glimpse of LA Underground Tunnel System - Seeker

Humans Started Domesticating Crops Thousands of Years Earlier Than We Thought - Seeker

United retires the Boeing 747 - CNET

History of the 747 - CNET

Toyota's autonomous testing will soon get 'extreme' - Roadshow

NASA's spooky space sounds make Halloween cosmically creepy - CNET

Photo: Vulpes vulpes is the original silver fox : TreeHugger

Detailed photos reveal the magical wilderness of a native garden in LA : TreeHugger

 

Part 8

LG’s new smartphone repels mosquitos using sound waves | Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building

Supersonic car reaches 210mph in 8 seconds | Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building

NASA telescope hunts first moon beyond our solar system - CNET

It rains sunscreen on this 'hot Jupiter' exoplanet

Cigarette butts could be reborn as green energy storage

Toyota will test self-driving cars at tough California proving ground

Hubble Discovers Planet with Metallic Snow - ExtremeTech