first North Carolina mosque aiming to be among first in country to go solar By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 18 Sep 2015 06:51:04 -0400 The Muslim American Society of Charlotte isn't just putting solar on its mosque. 40 of its congregants are going solar too. Full Article Business
first Canada's first tiny house festival debuts as part of planned tiny housing development By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 27 Jul 2015 15:29:59 -0400 We visited Canada's first tiny house festival to find out more about this newly declared eco-residential development in Quebec for homes under 1,000 square feet in size. Full Article Design
first Resurf: First Group to Recycle Surfboards and Wetsuits By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 06 Feb 2009 13:00:00 -0500 So you hit a gnarly wave and end up on shore with your board in two pieces. Bummer dude. But your green side can't bear to just trash that board that's gotten you through some pretty wild rides. You could repair it yourself, Full Article Living
first Los Vecinos: First Platinum LEED-Certified, 100% Solar Powered, Affordable Housing in San Diego By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 06 May 2009 20:39:00 -0400 Image via: Wakeland Housing & Development Corporation Los Vecinos, the first LEED-Certified Platinum, 100% solar-powered affordable housing in San Diego, offer 42-units of state of the art in green housing. The $17.6 million USD project opened its doors Full Article Design
first Save the Buffalo River! America's first national river threatened by Cargill factory hog farm By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 29 Aug 2013 14:22:26 -0400 Forty years ago, activists blocked plans to dam the Buffalo River, eventually getting Congress and President Nixon to designate the river as America's first National River. Now, a factory hog farm is putting one of Arkansas' most beautiful spots at risk. Full Article Business
first River Ethiope could be first waterway in Africa recognized as a living entity By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 12 Mar 2018 15:27:59 -0400 Rivers are people too, you know. Full Article Science
first First pedestrian death caused by speeding autonomous car By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 20 Mar 2018 11:50:43 -0400 Perhaps AVs should have their own lower speed limits until they figure this all out. Full Article Transportation
first Two transportation tragedies show how it is time to put pedestrians first By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 04 Apr 2018 15:48:15 -0400 On National Walking Day, a look at how putting cars first kills people who walk and drive. Full Article Transportation
first First Iowa Cellulosic Ethanol Plant Gets $105m Loan Guarantee From DoE By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 11 Jul 2011 12:00:00 -0400 If it seems like you've read a variation of the above headline before you're not wrong, and as much as anything it's a sign of the rock road cellulosic ethanol and biofuels in general have had in the past few years. The details: The Department of Full Article Energy
first Fairphone 2 is the world's first ethical, modular smartphone By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 21 Jun 2018 08:44:20 -0400 If only we could buy it in North America. Full Article Technology
first The First Worldwide Green Hajj Guide & Eco-Mosques in Qatar: More on Islam & The Environment By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 13 Sep 2011 13:50:00 -0400 Some timely examples of the intersection of Islam and environmental stewardship, both coming via the good folks over at Green Prophet: 1) Any new mosque built in Qatar must be eco-friendly, and 2) a new green guide to Full Article Living
first World's First Green Pilgrimage Network Launches At End of October By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 10 Oct 2011 12:53:00 -0400 An interesting step towards eco-friendly spiritual travel: The Alliance of Regions and Conservation, working with WWF, is about to launch the Green Pilgrimage Network. The program, to formally kick off at an event in Full Article Science
first BC's First Energy Star Qualified Home is a Round Beauty By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 07 Jun 2012 11:51:27 -0400 A round home is British Columbia's first home to be Energy Star qualified, a topic of contention on TreeHugger. Full Article Design
first Cambodia's First Ethanol Plant Will Use One-Fifth of Nation's Cassava Crop By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 18 Nov 2008 12:55:00 -0500 Just a quick one on ethanol and Southeast Asia: Chinaview.cn is reporting that Cambodia has opened the nation’s first ethanol production facility. Using cassava as a feedstock, at least initially all of the Full Article Energy
first It's time to put Passivhaus First By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 09 Jan 2020 10:28:48 -0500 How my thinking has evolved in the last decade Full Article Design
first Will Ferrell gets first BMW Hydrogen 7 By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Sun, 19 Aug 2007 16:39:36 -0400 BMW has built the first of their Hydrogen 7 cars for public use, and handed the first set of keys over to US funny-man, Will Ferrell. 25 of the first 100 cars will be handed out to celebrities in order to promote their hydrogen cars in a predictable PR Full Article Transportation
first First ever porous liquid shows promise for carbon capture By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 17 Nov 2015 17:55:00 -0500 Up until now, only solid materials have offered the ability to capture materials using the filtering power of pores Full Article Science
first The world's first 'test tube' puppies could help preserve endangered canid species By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 10 Dec 2015 12:26:00 -0500 It could also help us eradicate heritable diseases in dogs. Full Article Science
first Illinois passes first microbead ban in the world By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 16 Jun 2014 08:00:00 -0400 Finally one state is putting a stop to the "exfoliocean." Hopefully others will follow its lead, forcing companies to adopt eco-friendly alternatives. Full Article Living
first A bird's eye view of the first ever 'zero emission' scientific station in Antarctica By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 09 Jan 2015 15:44:50 -0500 This looks a bit like the Hoth rebel station in Return of the Jedi... Full Article Science
first First Commercial Tidal Power Project in US Launches in Maine By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 24 Jul 2012 16:32:00 -0400 Though only powering 75-100 homes at launch, the TidGen Cobscook Bay project, in Eastport, Maine, is slated to expand to ten times its initial size. Full Article Energy
first 6 first aid tips to help trees after a storm By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 24 Apr 2015 07:00:00 -0400 For Arbor Day, learn how to show damaged trees the love they deserve. Full Article Living
first First wolf cubs born wild in Bavaria in over 150 years By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 15 Aug 2017 11:00:20 -0400 When you watch the video do you see a triumph of nature or the beady eyes of a predator? Full Article Science
first UC San Diego students help produce the world's first algae-based surfboard By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 18 May 2015 16:35:24 -0400 Instead of using a conventional polyurethane core, this sustainable surfboard starts with an algae-based foam blank. Full Article Technology
first Eco-friendly 'super food truck' first on the East Coast By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 07 Apr 2016 11:48:41 -0400 Yumbii, an Atlanta-based food truck, adds a low emissions super food truck to its fleet. Check out its environmentally friendly features. Full Article Living
first Brooklyn Fashion and Design Accelerator welcomes its first entrepreneurs By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 12 Nov 2014 18:05:31 -0500 A new collaborative space dedicated to sustainable fashion design is now open for production. Full Article Living
first First wolf in a century spotted in the Czech Republic By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 17 Apr 2014 15:54:15 -0400 These apex predators play a much bigger role in ecosystems than most people suspect, and their absence causes all kinds of problems that we aren't always able to solve. Full Article Science
first Australian School Ditches Bottled Water, While Another Becomes First Carbon Neutral School By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 24 Aug 2010 08:30:07 -0400 While no longer breaking news, the endeavours of students and staff at two different Australian schools still merits attention. One school went bottled water free, whilst Full Article Living
first Barcelona to Build First Carbon-Neutral Indoor Ski Slope in 2015 By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 19 Jan 2012 03:39:17 -0500 Barcelona wants to build an indoor carbon-neutral ski dome, taking waste energy from the gas industry to cool the hall and using renewable energy to power the rest... fact or fiction? Eco-friendly or greenwashing? Full Article Design
first World's first carbon-negative data center coming to Sweden By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 02 Mar 2015 07:00:00 -0500 The makers of the EcoDataCenter prefer the term "climate-positive." Full Article Technology
first UK to build world’s first ‘zero carbon hub’ for heavy industry By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 14 Dec 2018 08:00:00 -0500 By 2030, Britain hopes to demonstrate that even cement, steel and glass industries can operate at net zero emissions. Full Article Business
first Meet America's first climate refugees By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 15 May 2013 13:56:13 -0400 The people of Newtok, Alaska are living a slow-motion disaster that will end, very possibly within the next five years, with the entire village being washed away. Full Article Science
first Melting ice and rising seas will make Alaskan villagers America's first climate refugees By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 26 Sep 2013 10:34:48 -0400 Adapting to climate change is going to affect the lives of every human on Earth. But for some those impacts are hitting a little sooner and a little harder than they are for others. Full Article Science
first Maersk to send first container ship through the Northeast Passage By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 22 Aug 2018 11:04:00 -0400 They call it a "one-off" but it is the shape of things to come. Full Article Science
first Massive Wall of Birds is the first mural depicting all modern bird families (Video) By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 05 Dec 2018 13:02:31 -0500 The wonderful world of birds, painted in life size and all together on a huge 2,500-square-foot wall. Full Article Living
first Mobile Bay Alabama's First Line Of Oil Defense Is Bigger Boom On 2,000 Pound Anchors By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 12 May 2010 11:50:12 -0400 A most painful demonstration of Murphy's Law - that Full Article Business
first Alabama Becomes First State To Officially Adopt Anti-Agenda 21 Legislation By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 05 Jun 2012 10:35:00 -0400 Environmentalists and Urban Planners on the run as smart growth and sustainability become illegal in the State. Full Article Design
first First 6 storey wood building in Ontario wins Wood Works! Award By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 16 Nov 2016 09:15:27 -0500 The Templar Block in Hamilton Ontario pushes a lot of buttons. Full Article Design
first Why we need Sufficiency First By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 23 Jan 2020 09:19:31 -0500 Making things more efficient is not enough; we have to ask ourselves what we really need. Full Article Business
first First-ever climate telethon raises millions to plant trees in Denmark By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 17 Sep 2019 11:51:23 -0400 The good people of Denmark phoned in enough kroner to plant nearly a million trees. Full Article Science
first Heathrow will nix landing fees for first electric flight By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 19 Oct 2018 09:00:00 -0400 CEO John Holland-Kaye expects to be taken up on this offer within the next 12 years. Full Article Transportation
first All-electric commercial airplane takes first flight By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 11 Dec 2019 09:04:49 -0500 “December 10, 2019 will be remembered as the day the electric aviation age started.” Full Article Transportation
first World's first plastic-free flight took off this week By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 28 Dec 2018 08:57:00 -0500 The plane carries no single-use plastics – but aren't we ignoring a much bigger environmental issue? Full Article Science
first Construction begins in UK on first subsidy-free wind farm By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 24 May 2018 05:57:40 -0400 Corporate commitments to clean energy mean renewables are harder than ever to derail. Full Article Energy
first First wolf pack in 200 years is roaming wild in Denmark By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 05 May 2017 07:54:31 -0400 Denmark’s last wolf was killed in 1813, but after a female travels 340 miles from Germany and meets some males, cubs are expected soon. Full Article Science
first Just what we needed dept: Biomega launches world’s first dedicated Bicycle Tie and Bow Tie By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 22 Dec 2017 13:34:43 -0500 It is reflective and glows in the dark, perfect for "enhanced safety in traffic" -- and the dance floor. Full Article Transportation
first U.S. dietary guidelines may include environmental concerns for the first time By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 23 Feb 2015 13:15:06 -0500 The U.S.’s top nutritional panel has recommended that Americans eat less meat, both for their health and to help protect the planet. Full Article Business
first 2019 Equinox: 12 facts about the first day of fall By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Sat, 21 Sep 2019 09:26:58 -0400 Learn when the autumn equinox happens and what to expect as we bid farewell to summer. Full Article Science
first The UK is getting its first bat highway! By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 03 Sep 2019 16:48:16 -0400 The red glowing street lights allow light-shy bats to cross the road. Full Article Science
first Scientists surprised by what first-ever recording of a blue whale's heart reveals By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 25 Nov 2019 16:22:15 -0500 Among other things, the data reveals answers about the size of blue whales, the largest organisms to have ever lived on Earth. Full Article Science