Inhabitat Weekly July 22nd

Email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser. Hey Inhabitat readers! This week Inhabitat showcased an international array of groundbreaking projects that say green design soaring to new heights. Airbus unveiled a super sleek and efficient jet of the future, while watched London completed construction on the world's first skyscraper with built-in wind turbines. Meanwhile the Plastiki plastic bottle boat completed its epic odyssey by crossing the Pacific Ocean and landing in Australia. Read on for more of our favorite green design stories from the past week! Announcing: Packaging the Future with Starre Vartan! This week we're thrilled to announce a brand new series where we explore the future of green packaging, hosted by the fabulous green journalist and Eco-Chick author Starre Vartan! We'll be bringing you a new example of innovative packaging design each week, so stay tuned and read on to learn why the humble coconut is one of nature's most perfect examples of packaging! THE WEEK IN GREEN DESIGN First Skyscraper With Built-In Turbines Opens in London! Airbus Unveils Fuel-Efficient Aircraft of the Future Giant Japanese Pyramid Blanketed in Green Grass Plastiki Successfully Crosses the Pacific Ocean London's Bicycle Superhighway Opens! 8 Tallet: Green-Roofed Eco Village in Denmark WIN FREE GREEN STUFF! Win a Vegan Handbag From Matt & Nat (Worth $225!) This week we're thrilled to be giving away a super stylish, eco-chic Matt & Nat vegan handbag, courtesy of our friends at Modnique! Enter to win it today! KIDS STORIES FROM INHABITOTS Hidden Danger: Arsenic-Treated Playground Equipment 7 Tips for Postpartum Life With a Newborn WEARABLE STORIES FROM ECOUTERRE Upcycled Gown Made From 1,000 Newspaper Cranes Nel Linssen's Sculpted Paper Jewelry UPCOMING EVENTS: Recycle E-Waste at the Hester Street Fair This Weekend! Hey New Yorkers! We’re excited to announce that the Hester Street Fair has partnered with the Lower East Side Ecology Center to set up an e-waste recycling center this weekend! So dig those dusty, broken, and outdated electronics out of your closets and drawers, go to the Lower East Side Ecology Center website to find out what you can drop off, and head on down - we'll see you there! RECYCLE YOUR E-WASTE AT THE HESTER STREET FAIR > Foodprint Toronto Takes Place at the End of this Month! Heads up green gourmands and food-focused thinkers! On Saturday, July 31st Footprint Toronto will be kicking off the second in a series of international conversations that explore the past, present, and future of food and the city. This month's event will feature an incredible series of talks on everything from urban agriculture to culinary cartography and edible archaeology, so don't miss out! CHECK OUT FOODPRINT TORONTO > Thanks for reading, we'll see you next week! Jill, Yuka & Mike Your faiithful Inhabitat editors Your are receiving this email because you opted in to our newsletter Unsubscribe fijatv.creations@blogger.com from this list. Our mailing address is: Inhabitat 7 Essex St New York, New York 10002 Add us to your address book Copyright (C) 2009 Inhabitat All rights reserved. Forward this email to a friend Update your profile