Much of the land of the native Houma people is now underwater, and after the oil spill, one healer's great-grandson fears that the traditional plants once used to save the ill will soon be lost too. Jason Pitre grew up hearing stories of how his great-grandfather healed babies on the cusp of death using herbs and plants found along Louisiana's bayous. The tribal healer, or traiteur , was known ...

Any day you might find Nancy Greenwalt walking Mid America Mall with a bag of trash. Greenwalt, 61, had enough of watching co-workers toss trash, but there was no recycling in the building where she works as a surveyor in the licensure office of the state Department of Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities.

PETERSBURG - Having a green home has little to do with solar panels and wind generators. It is about being energy efficient, and it can be done without spending a fortune.An important aspect in making your home more energy efficient is understanding the

David Etzler is on a "green" journey.

Santonio Holmes, 26, has captured trophies and encountered trouble from South Beach to North Jersey, emerging from a childhood that saw him swim in plastic garbage cans for lack of better options to an adulthood picking up $2,500 tabs for friends in Las V.

Sam Aanestad oppose the bill on environmental grounds, including greenhouse gas emissions," Gold said. Los Angeles County Supervisors are expected to vote ...

Those ceramic orchid pots with holes in the side are a bad choice: "Unless you have a greenhouse, they dry out too fast. You can't provide adequate water. ...

A cold frame's clear top lets in sunlight and retains heat, much like a greenhouse. Gardeners can use recycled materials to construct their own cold frames. ...

Scott framed the slab, covered it with plastic and put six large tables in his first greenhouse. He planned to start a few tomato plants to put in the ...

Azerbaijani state leasing company JSC Aqrolizinq has announced a tender for the installation of a greenhouse with a special plastic coating to cover an area ...

New ribs and plastic for the greenhouse! Last winter knocked the greenhouse down. Daddy Shealy rebuilt it , extending the length by a few feet. kale is already sprouting up. Posted by NATASHA SHEALY-natasha@thenoise.us at 12:16 PM ...

Another inexpensive version of this type of hobby greenhouse is shelving covered with a zippered tent of clear plastic. This type of arrangement is great for small hobby gardeners want a place for her flowers or houseplant starts loving ...

Chag: It's articulated, comes with a boatload of accessories, and has a display base that doesn't suck balls, so I should have every reason to love this latest plastic incarnation of Miku. .... A halter top plus arm warmers, furry wings and greenhouse shorts? That's about as temperature-clashed as a bikini model wearing a full fur coat. There's a palpable charm to the goofiness of the character design, but I'm not sure how many people would be willing to spend 8000 yen ...

On the roof of a Cambridge, Massachusetts company, a green house hides a variety of switchgrass, Panicum virgatum, which produces plastic in its leaf tissues. The plastic begins with Nature and since it breaks down, it can end in Nature ...

Truss kits for garden sheds that use 2×4's make easy frames to cover with plastic for an instant, inexpensive greenhouse. The overall cost should be around $100, depending on the grade of wood and plastic used. Using recycled wood would ...