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PREFAB FRIDAY: Prefab Takes Up Residence At The MOMA!

Prefab is taking center stage this summer at The Museum of Modern Art in NYC with the Home Delivery: Fabricating the Modern Dwelling exhibit opening in July. As part of the exhibit, five renowned architects will bring a mix of existing and prototype prefabricated designs to full form on a exterior lot adjacent to the museum!
Grease bandits strike WA biodiesel maker - Seattle Post Intelligencer
Seattle Post Intelligencer - 28 minutes ago
Biodiesel refiners are getting hit by "grease bandits" who steal used cooking oil from restaurants to make the environmentally-friendly fuels. ...
Biodiesel, worker pay on council agenda - Times-Journal
Times-Journal, AL - 1 hour ago
The first is a proposed plan to make biodiesel for use in city vehicles to offset the rising cost of diesel prices. The two problems of rising diesel costs ...
City may require parking lot paving Times-Journal
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King County to study biodiesel - KING5.com

KING5.com
KING5.com, WA - 1 hour ago
Councilmember Dunn is calling for an in depth study of biodiesel. King County Metro buses use about two million gallons of biodiesel each year. ...
Caution flag raised in race to embrace biofuels Seattle Post Intelligencer
What's Right with Biofuels BusinessWeek
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Swift Enterprises Introduces Synthetic Hydrocarbon General Aviation Fuel from Biomass
Sustainability Gets Its Own NBB Page

There's a collection of good info there, that will only get better. For instance, under feedstocks, there's actually a pretty good write-up on the Chinese Tallow Tree.
Report: Nissan-NEC JV to Begin Mass Production of Li-Ion Batteries for EVs in 2009
BKLYN Designs STARTS TODAY! Inhabitat is in Brooklyn!

BKLYN Designs STARTS TODAY!!
We are thrilled to be on the scene at this year’s BKLYN Designs - it is one our favorite springtime events, and we couldn’t be more excited! Locally sourced and inspired, the BKLYN Designs furniture fair captures a side of sustainable design that is near and dear to Inhabitat’s mission - drawing local designers together into a familiar, yet fresh, environment to celebrate design innovation. This year is especially exciting as four of our Inhabitants (Jill, Ali, Mike & Abigail) have converged upon Brooklyn to scope out the scene and partake in eco-conscious events during this design extravaganza. We will be here all weekend reporting back with the best in sustainable design from BKLYN Designs 2008!
MOTHERS DAY GREEN DESIGN WALKING TOUR - Sunday May 11th @ 2pm
Your favorite Inhabitat editors Jill and Abigail will be leading a Green Design Walking Tour this coming Sunday. In honor of Mother’s Day, it will be a mom-focused, family friendly event, so bring your kids, your mom or whomever else to learn more about local sustainable furniture design with the Inhabitat team. The tour is filling up fast, and we have a max of 15 spaces, so if you’d like to partake, please email us at to sign up inhabitat at gmail.com.

Electro Energy to Continue Development of Ultra-High Energy Density Li-Ion Chemistry
AC Transit Orders 8 Bus Fuel Cell Systems, Options 13 More
MIT Study Concludes US LDV Fleet Can Reduce Fuel Consumption by 2035 to Pre-2000 Levels
Eco-friendly Prefabs for Pets: Greenrrroof Animal Homes

Move over Michelle Kaufman, these new prefabs will leave you and your pet drooling. LA-based Sustainable Pet Design combines green design, healthy living, non-toxic paints and your pet to create this sustainable Greenrrroof Animal House. Now man’s best friend will feel confident that his home has a low environmental impact and that he or she isn’t inhaling toxic fumes all night long.
50,000 Acre Kenya Biofuels Project Threatens Birdlife …and Humans
Conservationists in Kenya are opposing a multi-million dollar biofuels project citing threats to bird life abundant in a riverine delta area. The 50,000 acre sugar cane project was meant to provide raw cane for a giant sugar milling company too but it is believed its vision was more for biofuel than food.
European Commitment to Wind Power Grows
The European Parliament has set a target of having 25% of their energy come from renewable energy by 2020. Of that 25%, half is planned to come from wind energy.
Europe is already well on their way to making this happen as well, with 5 countries (Denmark, Spain, Portugal, Ireland and Germany) having more than 5% of their energy provided by wind farms. Currently there exists 80 GW of installed wind capacity in the EU, though only 3.5 GW of that is derived from wind farms built off-shore.
Coral Adventure on East Africa Coast: A Safari to Kenya’s Reefs
Coral gardens have also been popular spots for water sports tourism especially diving. I joined this custom safari with a group of friends on this fine May morning that combined a variety of both marine and terrestrial research together with community development projects within the tropical environment of East Africa.
South Korean Solar System Community on Jeju Island a Brilliant Idea
Donggwang has achieved what even the most powerful countries in the world are still struggling to accomplish: total energy independence with clean technology.
PREFAB FRIDAY: Maison EvolutiV by Olgga

This gorgeous wood container prefab from Olgga Architects was turning heads at Salon Europeen du Bois in Grenoble last month. At just 70 square meters (about 753 square feet), this energy efficient abode is made of two prefabricated modules perched one on top of the other. Rather than box out the structure with a stacked configuration, the designers pivoted the top unit to create a variety of interesting and integrated outdoor spaces, as well as a variety of structural possibilities.
A Bishop, a Preacher, and a Tibetan Buddhist Walk into “The Time 100″
Wait, wasn’t there supposed to be a rabbi in there somewhere?
Tonight was the Time 100 Gala, where Time Magazine celebrates 100 of the most influential people in the world today. This year, three religious leaders are included.
The Worst Pollution; or, A Green with Heart. Part 2: Turning Down the Thermostat
Part 2 of Justin van Kleek's musing on activism, anger and better ways to communicate an environmental agenda.



