Inhabitat’s News: Zacua debuted Mexico’s first electric car

There’s a supervolcano burbling under Yellowstone park – and if it erupts, it could end life on Earth. Fortunately, NASA has hatched a plan to save the planet by drilling into the magma chamber to cool it down. In other news, Volkswagen confirmed the date when it will relaunch its iconic Microbus, while Zacua debuted Mexico’s first electric car. And it turns out people are powering their homes with recycled laptop batteries – and some systems can store more energy than a Tesla Powerwall.

Book lovers take note – the world’s largest bookstore just opened in Iran, and it has 12 miles of shelves packed with over one million books. Meanwhile, the world’s next tallest tower has broken ground in Dubai – and when it’s complete it’ll stand 300 feet above the Burj Khalifa. Finally, architects are addressing the housing crisis with some really clever solutions – check out this floating studio under a bridge in Valencia and this tiny London house disguised as an air duct.

Greenbuild 2017 kicks off this November

The world’s biggest green building conference is coming to Boston from November 8-10 – and you won’t want to miss it. The Greenbuild International Conference and Expo will convene sustainable building experts for mind-blowing exhibits, speakers, pavilions and home tours – register today!

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Score a Voltaic Converter solar backpack for Back to School!

Hey students – we’ve teamed up with Voltaic this month to give away four brand new Converter solar backpacks (worth $129 each)! We’re excited to announce that our third winner is… Patricia Hayashi! Congrats Patricia! There’s just one more bag left, so sign up now and tune in as we announce our final winner next week.

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