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Image via: Tesla
The first Tesla Store located outside of California opens its doors this week. Here’s how you can be part of the grand opening party and get to ride in a Tesla Roadster….

Posted on July 13th, 2009 under Cars and Transportation. Comments: None

Image via: Hannaford Supermarket
Hannaford Supermarket, which first opened in 1883, and is known for their Guiding Stars program, is now the first supermarket in the US to be Platinum LEED certified. They also use about half of the energy of a normal supermarket thanks to the help of their rooftop solar array, the largest in […]

Posted on July 13th, 2009 under Design and Architecture. Comments: None

Look Like They Had a Great Time
Our friends at StreetFilms produced this great short film about the Tour de Queen 2009 (the second annual edition, mark your calendar for next year!), which t…

Posted on July 13th, 2009 under Cars and Transportation. Comments: None

images by Jim O’Connell for The New York Times
Two years ago we covered the imminent demolition of the Kurokawa’s iconic Nagakin Capsule Tower, where 140 prefab capsules are attached by high tension bolts to a central core. It is getting old, but is fixable; before he died, the architect proposed “unplugging” each box and replacing […]

Posted on July 13th, 2009 under Design and Architecture. Comments: None

H1N1 swine flu attacks the respiratory system in a more sustained way than the standard seasonal virus, research in animals shows.

Posted on July 13th, 2009 under Health and Medicine. Comments: None

images from Knoll and Inhabitots
I don’t quite know what to think about this. I always wanted Mies Van Der Rohe-designed Barcelona chair, but could barely afford the VITRA scale version. Now Knoll is making them for kids. Jill at Inhabitots says they are green- (GREENGUARD Indoor Air Certified, meaning that they are low or no […]

Posted on July 13th, 2009 under Design and Architecture. Comments: None

Image via: Chrissy Hunt on Flickr.com
Unfortunately not all of the dorms at University of Virginia (UVA) are coming outfitted with snazzy, new green products, but the demonstration dorms on campus now feature green cleaning products, green school supplies and even electronics, reports The News Leader. The new products are also available for purchase, but will […]

Posted on July 13th, 2009 under Design and Architecture. Comments: None

Image from Creative Commons, Ragesoss and Wikimedia
A particular chemical used in LCD display screens can also be used in medicine from pills to bandages. Researchers are hoping this is a solution not just for hospital patients but also for e-waste….

Posted on July 13th, 2009 under Science and Technology. Comments: None

The GAO says it requires 7-321 gallons of water per gallon of corn ethanol, but when it comes to second generation biofuels, we have very little good data. Photo: Don O’Brian via flickr
By this point the water intensity of using first generation feedstocks such as corn to make biofuels is pretty well known. Though it […]

Posted on July 13th, 2009 under Science and Technology. Comments: None