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9th Ward 4: One for the Team

Well we did it, we actually did it… we the 9th Ward group actually went to the community. Not a big deal, you say? But since this is a community arts class and we had no community, it is to us… more →

Building Community Through The Arts '08

Report: 'Green' jobs grew in Louisiana — 2 comments

neworleanscitybusiness wrote 1 month ago: By Deon Roberts, Online Editor Over the nearly four years since Hurricane Katrina, there’s bee … more →

Tags: Conservation Corps of Greater New Orleans, Hurricane Katrina, Pew Charitable Trusts, Reed Dickson

Caroma donates Toilets to Katrina victims

ecotransitions wrote 1 month ago: Source: http://www.allbusiness.com Hillsboro, OR – Caroma, the Hillsboro, OR-based manufacture … more →

Tags: caroma, Environment, Green Building, Toilets, Water Conservation, dual flush toilets, dual-flush, derek kirkpatrick, Katrina

Trouble With Water — 6 comments

karliehustle wrote 2 months ago: I caught this documentary last night on Cox On Demand. If you have Cox and HBO, you can peep i … more →

Tags: Lessons, Karlie Hustle, Hurricane Katrina, hurricane, Katrina, New Orleans, The Pointed Finger, Trouble With Water, Documentary

Laissez les bons temps rouler... at the dinner table, that is — 5 comments

marybethw wrote 2 months ago: Warm, puffy, flakey, and covered in powdered sugar. Beignets were one of the very few traditional … more →

Tags: Business & Politics, Food & Health, Justice + Outreach, Nature & Travel, Science / Tech, beignet, cafe du monde, fema, food banks

Unfortunate Events Turn Cities Green

earthpromise wrote 4 months ago: Headquartered in California, Global Green USA is the offshoot company of Green Cross International … more →

Tags: Environment, Community, Energy Efficient, Global Warming, climate change, Green, green practice, Green$ense, Eco-Friendly

Photos and stuff — 1 comment

Katie wrote 5 months ago: I can’t begin to explain how tired I am tonight. I was tired all day, but mudded just the same … more →

Tags: Daily Activities, Art, Katrina, Mud, NOLA, Tired

Prelude to an Adventure

globalhopenow wrote 6 months ago: How many Global Hopefuls does it take to screw in a light-bulb? How many volunteers are required … more →

Tags: New Orleans, January 2009, Construction, Volunteer, rebuild, global hope

City accused of razing healthy homes — 1 comment

neworleanscitybusiness wrote 8 months ago: By Deon Roberts, Online Editor New Orleans has lost a large number of houses thanks to Katrina. The … more →

Tags: New Orleans, Katrina, home demolitions, ACORN, Steve Bradbury, Tracie Washington

Der Scherz

Matthias Bernold wrote 9 months ago: Laurence Nelson is disappointed by the lack of governmental support. "It is a joke," he sa … more →

Tags: Angelina Jolie, brett pit, Make it Right, New Orleans, roadtrip to the white house

The Obama's 1.6 Million Dollar House... — 1 comment

erikaleighphoto wrote 10 months ago: BUILDING BLOCKS - Shown here are the building blocks of not a 1.6 m … more →

Tags: Brad Pitt, Make It Right Foundation, New Orleans, Barack Obama, obama, Michelle Obama, Democratic National Convention, 1.6 Million Dollar House, Photographer

Some N.O. neighborhoods rebuilding faster than others — 1 comment

neworleanscitybusiness wrote 10 months ago: By Deon Roberts, Online Editor A drive around New Orleans reveals that some neighborhoods have rebou … more →

Tags: New Orleans, Hurricane Katrina, Mississippi, Gulf Coast Business Council, Greater New Orleans Community Data Center, algiers point