Inhabitat Weekly December 31st

 

Email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser. Dear Inhabitants, HAPPY NEW YEAR'S EVERYONE! It's been an incredible year for the Inhabitat family and we want to extend our thanks to all of our readers, writers, and editors for making 2009 such a success! As we count down to the stroke of 2010 we're casting our predictions for the coming year and showcasing our most popular stories from the past year on Inhabitat, Inhabitots, and Ecouterre. Cheers to all, and here's to a bright green 2010! INHABITAT NEW YEARS RESOLUTION! Just as people make new year's resolutions, Inhabitat has made one too - and it's to bring you even more connectivity and engagement in 2010 through the launch of some great new sites and features! We're thinking big and have lots of exciting plans for the coming year, so check out our New Year's resolution to see what's next! INHABITAT'S NEW YEAR'S RESOLUTION > The Top Inhabitat Stories of 2009! Despite the global credit crunch and the unfortunate turn of events at COP15, 2009 turned out to be a banner year for green design. From January to December, we witnessed incredible developments in the fields of architecture, energy, and transportation that stand to stem the onset of catastrophic climate change and ensure a sustainable future. Read on for our favorite stories from 2009, and be sure to cast your vote for your favorites! Top Green Energy Stories of 2009 Top Green Transportation Stories of 2009 Top Green Architecture Stories of 2009 The Most Popular Green Design Stories of 2009 7 Most Popular Ecouterre Stories of 2009 Editor's Favorite Inhabitots Stories of 2009 And now for our favorite green design stories from the past week.... China Unveils the World's Fastest High Speed Train Pedal-Powered Generators to Illuminate New Year's Eve Solar-Powered Eye Implant Gives Sight to the Blind LEDs Light up New Years Eve 2010 in Times Square NYC! Inhabitat Tours NYC's LEED Platinum Cooper Union Jill's New Year's Resolution for 2010 – What's Yours? Eco-Kiddie Stories from Inhabitots The Most Popular Inhabitots Stories of 2009 Top Green Baby Products of 2009 Top Green Toys of 2009 Wearable Stories from Ecouterre Top Wearable Technology Concepts of 2009 Top Up-And-Coming Green Designers of 2009 Top Bizarre Eco-Fashion Stories of 2009 DEAL OF THE DAY! New Year's Eve Oeuf Sale! Eco-cutey knit retailer Oeuf is clearing out their warehouse to make room for new stock in 2010 and is offering a 30% discount on ALL KNIT PRODUCTS until the end of the year.  That is less than 12 HOURS away, so if you want to grab some adorable eco-tot Oeuf products at a big discount, ACT FAST! OEUF SALE AT THE INHABITAT SHOP > ANNOUNCING: Our HP Mini Laptop Winner! Drumroll please... After an week of fast and furious twittering, we're thrilled to announce the winner of this limited edition HP Mini 110 Laptop designed by Tord Boontje! And the winner is... jillyrh! Congratulations to our winner, and thanks to everyone who participated in support of the Summit on the Summit Expedition!  BEST WISHES FOR THE NEW YEAR EVERYONE and see you in 2010! Jill, Yuka & Mike Inhabitat Editors Extraordinaire

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