Free frying grease fuels old truck
It's French fries - no, make that egg rolls. Wherever "Big Brown Betty" goes, the rusty 1985 Ford truck leaves the hot smell of deep-fried food in her wake.
View ArticleEnvironmental groups promise to keep fighting proposed Ky. power plant
Environmental groups are continuing to keep Kentucky air quality officials and Peabody Energy in legal limbo over the fate of a proposed coal-burning power plant in Muhlenberg County. The latest round...
View ArticleGreenway having volunteer cleanup day Saturday
Volunteers will be working on the Pigeon Creek Greenway Passage from 8:30 to noon Saturday at the Sunset Park - Greenway Passage Trailhead.
View ArticleStudy explores energy alternatives
An Evansville attorney is involved in an alternative energy project that may be able to help power Honda's new manufacturing facility in Decatur County. The project would turn waste from animal farms...
View ArticleSummer garden chores
Vinegar has been approved by the Environmental Protection Agency as a nonselective weed control. Use white vinegar off the grocery shelf, undiluted. Be sure to use a plastic sprayer because vinegar is...
View ArticleRemodeling & Energy Expo giving off illuminating ideas
Joe and Martha Koressel were just "browsing around" the Remodeling & Energy Expo on Friday at The Centre. But Joe Koressel, a cook at Deaconess Hospital and the primary culinary artist in the...
View ArticleCalif. mattress maker offers organic sleeping
As a child, Walter Bader was a prisoner of his allergies.
View ArticleGreen house: Design aims to save money and the environment
TAMPA, Fla. - When it rains, it pours -- into a 5,000-gallon tank under Anna and Michael Parsons' new home. Rain will flow from their kitchen tap, wash their clothes and stream from their showerhead.
View ArticleDivine Design: A decadent, indulgent bath just for Mom
Every woman wants -- and deserves -- a room of her own, preferably a quiet, relaxing oasis where she can be quiet with her thoughts and escape the daily stresses of life.
View ArticleLead-free recycled stoneware tiles for the floor
San Francisco interior designer Claudia Juestel wanted a durable floor made of recycled material for a new wine and coffee bar/cafe designed by her company Adeeni Design Group, so she chose stoneware...
View ArticleEco-friendly kitchens continue to gain steam
Just a few years ago, calling a kitchen green would have meant the walls were painted sage.
View Article101 Ideas: Eco-friendly accessories
Accessorize your eco-friendly home with stylishly green ideas:
View ArticleGreen cleaners tackle dirt but vary in strength
We've all seen the commercials. Just spray on a cleaner and magically, as it drips down the surface ...Voila! It's clean!
View ArticleHow to wrap presents in 'green'
Every Christmas Eve my grandma would open her gifts ever-so-carefully, making sure not to rip the wrapping paper. It took foooorrreevvverr as she diligently folded every piece into a neat pile to use...
View ArticleOrchid display at Mesker Park Zoo provides escape from winter chill
Of the approximately 36,000 varieties of orchids, some 100 of them are on display through March 10 during Orchid Escape inside Amazonia at Evansville's Mesker Park Zoo & Botanic Garden.
View ArticleRecycled aquarium water benefits goldfish and seedlings
The relaxing sound of trickling water echoes through Hank Brinzer's attached greenhouse in the Pittsburgh suburb of Clinton. Underneath a bench filled with lush plants, goldfish unknowingly feed...
View ArticleHeinz unveils stronger vinegar for cleaning
The H.J. Heinz Co. has decided to embrace the trend toward consumers using vinegar as a natural cleaning product.
View ArticleBloomington artist sees potential in others' trash
Phillips' creature creations are on display through Nov. 23 at By Hand Gallery in Fountain Square Mall. Her "Moe Menagerie" exhibit is a collection of animals, birds and fish all derived from recycled...
View ArticleRural recycling centers have trouble breaking even
There's no money to be made in the world of rural recycling.
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