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The #FarmToCar mission is simple: replace petroleum-based plastics with plant-based materials.https://t.co/ETS8NqtqxL

— Ford Drive Green (@FordDriveGreen) May 10, 2016

Debbie Mielewski, Ford's Senior Technical Leader of Materials Sustainability, tells a story of innovation and struggle that would make the company's founder proud.

Plant-based materials could make a huge difference to the environmental impact of Ford's vehicles, and they might even be cheaper, too. Yet, 16 years ago, nobody wanted to hear it.

"We were told over and over it could not be done," said Mielewski. "I

Ford's new headlights make you feel better, says Ford https://t.co/fNtnoWmjJI pic.twitter.com/NfOpNHHS7q

— WIRED (@WIRED) February 10, 2016

We all know someone who suffers from seasonal affective disorder (SAD). As soon as the days start getting shorter, and the sun starts setting earlier, people with SAD start to feel tired, irritable, and even depressed.

Everyone is effected by the darker days of winter, even if you don't experience full-blown seasonal depression.

A study published in the Journal of Psychiatric Research found that people exposed to brighter light had more