Nature
Bamboo as Food and Medicine
Pandas eat bamboo, so why shouldn’t we? Many Asian cultures have used bamboo as a food source for centuries. But what exactly can bamboo offer to people as food and medicine? - Much more than originally thought.
Bamboo is rich in minerals and high [read more...]
Have You a Use for Bamboo?
A hardy plant, bamboo grass can be quite daunting to deal with when planted in your backyard. Bamboo will grow as far and wide as you will allow it, covering most a yard in months and just about all of the sky line if you allow it. Bamboo is also difficult to [read more...]
Clothe Yourself in Bamboo
Bamboo clothing? After industrial hemp, what will they come up with next, but bamboo organic clothing? Seriously? Just the thought of bamboo clothing makes you want to start scratching doesn’t it? That long, hard stalk of bamboo can be made into textile [read more...]
What Are The Real Rainforest Facts?
We all know a few facts about rainforests from Tarzan movies; for instance, in the rainforest you will find lush green vegetation, exotic animals, restless natives, and usually a few white men up to no good. But beyond those stereotypes, what are the real rain [read more...]
The Effects Of Environment On Water Crystals
Water has to be one of the most amazing things on our planet. It is everywhere in several different forms. It is found in the atmosphere of our planet and it takes on liquid form as well to rain down upon us in most places. There are fresh water sources and sa [read more...]
Are We Being Smothered By Toxins In Our Air
We commonly refer to the smoke that we see coming from the stacks of factories and plants as pollution. We call it pollution for a very good reason because that is exactly what it is. We have been polluting our air more and more over the past two hundred years [read more...]
Disease Could Run Rampant In India Due To Un-Seasonal Flooding
While here in America we have been so wrapped up in our own recent events such as tropical storm Fay, hurricane Gustav, and the coming of possible hurricane Hannah, we have probably not given much thought to the hundreds of thousand of people in India that hav [read more...]
The Dangers Of Flash Flooding And Rushing Waters
In the spring time everyone welcomes the gentle rains that make the trees and flowers bloom. Farmers love it when the warm weather comes and the rain falls so that their seeds will sprout and begin to grow. Life is renewed and it is always pleasant to know tha [read more...]
What Makes Floods So Dangerous And How To Avoid The Dangers
Floods are one of the worst things to go through because it will cause so much damage. When you have a really bad storm it can cause a flood in your city or town. It will flood your streets, knock down your homes, drag your cars, and tear down the light pole. [read more...]
A History Of New Orleans And Bad Hurricanes
Well it has finally been made official. Hurricane Gustav was a category three and was making a bee line straight for New Orleans and surrounding areas. This will be the second time in less than five years that New Orleans was expecting a direct hit from a hurr [read more...]
