Green news and more V9.28

Bringing you; the weekly, positive, and Green related articles.

Historic warehouses updated to a boutique hotel in New Orleans | Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building

Confluence Park's solar-powered pavilions collect rainwater and provide shade | Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building

Snøhetta designs an energy-positive data center to fight climate change | Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building

UN Environment and Yale present a sustainable tiny home in NYC | Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building

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Photo: Black oystercatchers call a family meeting | TreeHugger

The truly easiest tomato sauce is no-cook and delicious | TreeHugger

This computer program could make animal testing obsolete | TreeHugger

Smoking out the differences in smoke detectors | TreeHugger

 

Part 2

This floating public park in Rotterdam is made from recycled plastic waste | Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building

Eco-conscious Birkenstock Australia HQ targets carbon-neutral status | Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building

SelgasCano designs a vibrant floating art pavilion for 2018 Bruges Triennial | Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building

New Apple Store glows like a paper lantern in Macau | Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building

Elon Musk’s Boring Company unveils bricks being produced from dirt dug in its tunnels | Electrek

The Tesla Solar Roof and Powerwall in one chart | Electrek

Watch how Audi’s virtual mirrors with cameras work in the new electric e-tron quattro | Electrek

10 common things you don't need to buy for your home | TreeHugger

7 ways to observe Simplicity Day | TreeHugger

An entire country just divested from fossil fuels | TreeHugger

Yummy wooden waffles installed at Canada's National Arts Centre | TreeHugger
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Part 3

Krill fishers partner with Greenpeace to protect Antarctic wildlife | Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building

Coral forests thrive near Sicily’s underwater volcanoes | Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building

Starbucks to ban plastic straws by 2020 for the environment | Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building

Bjarke Ingels is crowdfunding a massive reflective sphere for Burning Man 2018 | Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building

Lockheed Martin creates its largest 3D-printed space part to date

Apple partners w/ suppliers to launch $300 million China Clean Energy Fund | 9to5Mac

Honda will use electric bikes to test swappable batteries

Opener is the latest startup to reveal plans for a personal aircraft

Photo: Whirling column of air and mist caught in the act | TreeHugger

Crowdfunding campaign launched for 'wonky' vegetable deliveries | TreeHugger

A brief history of lettuce, America's first fresh vegetable | TreeHugger

This plane with a detachable fuselage could really take off | TreeHugger

 

Part 4

These beautiful desert biodomes will be 100% self-sustaining | Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building

Mode:lina upcycles construction materials into an industrial-chic eatery | Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building

Sweden on track to meet 2030 renewable energy goals this year | Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building

Origami-inspired Aqualagon water park is an extension of the landscape | Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building

The GeekAire rechargeable portable fan will keep you cool and charge your phone - The Gadgeteer

Oahu gets its first publicly accessible hydrogen filling station - Roadshow

Neutrino From Supermassive Black Hole in Another Galaxy Detected in Antarctica - ExtremeTech

NASA sees 'spiders' crawling across Mars landscape - CNET

Photo: Cheeky chipmunk cherishes the cherries | TreeHugger

Church of England fleshes out plans for fossil fuel divestment | TreeHugger

Ford has a better idea for a "smart jacket" to help cyclists keep their eyes on the road | TreeHugger

Italians ask Starbucks to serve coffee in reusable cups | TreeHugger

 

Part 5

Photo: Violet-tinged hummingbird dazzles in the blooms | TreeHugger

Edible, plastic-free packaging is created with fermentation, like kombucha (Video) | TreeHugger

Mother's milk is healthiest for baby and planet | TreeHugger

No Sun? Get a GoSun Fusion solar cooker and live better electrically | TreeHugger

Scientists trace the origin of high-energy cosmic radiation

Exoplanet Just 11 Light Years Away Could Support Life - ExtremeTech

Apple invests $300M to drive clean energy use in China - CNET

Earth-buzzing asteroid has NASA scientists seeing double - CNET

Creative firefighters rescue stuck ducklings in California | TreeHugger

Starbucks promises to go straw-free by 2020 | TreeHugger

'Being the Change: A New Kind of Climate Documentary' (review) | TreeHugger

Vast new study confirms significant health benefits of nature | TreeHugger

 

Part 6

Photo: Few things are cuter than a baby pika | TreeHugger

Government mandate: EV chargers as standard in new UK homes | TreeHugger

NASA’s planet hunting satellite to start looking for exoplanets while Kepler naps - CNET

Space looks better than ever, thanks to the ESO’s HAWK-I imager - CNET

6 reasons you need a smart sprinkler - CNET

Toyota confirms straight-six power for Supra with new teaser - Roadshow

California has already hit its 2020 greenhouse gas emissions goal

Smart bandage can monitor chronic wounds and dispense drugs

NASA's new climate science satellites switch on their lasers

New videos show how Audi E-Tron’s new virtual side mirrors work

NASA Releases Eerie Audio From Saturn's Plasma Waves - ExtremeTech

ESA Begins Designing Mission to Return NASA's Mars Samples to Earth - ExtremeTech

 

Part 7

Enceladus, Not Europa, Could Be the Best Place to Search for Extraterrestrial Life - ExtremeTech

Researching the Protoplanet That Smashed Into Uranus - ExtremeTech

PlanetBox is the eco-friendly lunchbox for kids or adults - The Gadgeteer