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The Music Box: Artists Turn Shanties into Musical Instruments in New Orleans (Video)

Nine ramshackle structures have been rigged by a team of musicians, artists, and inventors to create a musical shantytown.
New Film 'Beasts of the Southern Wild' Promises Magic and Wonder (Video)

The lyrical drama won the Grand Jury Prize at Sundance, and the hearts of everyone who watched it.
Massive Waste of Mardi Gras Beads is No Party

You can't kiss all that trash away: But a few environmental groups in New Orleans plan to divert some of the plastic beads from landfill this year.
Traveling Off the Beaten Path in New Orleans, Eco-Style

Steer clear of the plastic beads on Bourbon Street to experience a more local NOLA (New Orleans, Lousiana).
Supporting Food Security in New Orleans' Lower Ninth Ward

Click on image to view the video. Photo: Kickstarter A Lower Ninth Ward of New Orleans food project could promise real change to a struggling community. Our School at Blair Grocery is a Food Security Academy in New Orleans' Lower Ninth Ward. According
A Gulf Fisherman Struggles for Economic Survival (Video)

Oil seems to be a double curse for the fishermen of the Gulf Coast. Not only are they dealing with the devastating fallout of the BP oil spill, but they are struggling to keep up with ever-rising fuel costs too. Having
The Awesome Urban Farmers & Brass Bands of New Orleans (Video)

Yesterday I posted a video from The Perennial Plate about an award-winning humane dairy that lets its cows retire (as opposed to grinding them up for hamburger). While some folks questioned the sustainability of
Passive House Design from Canada Wins Competition For New Orleans

The Passivhaus (now called Passive House in North America) standard is usually thought of as a response to temperate or cold conditions, given its German origin. Certainly its annual heating energy limits are not going to
Abandoned House Becomes 'Before I Die' Wall of Dreams (Photos)

This wall asks a question. What's important to you? What do you want to do before you die? What's on your bucket list? In New Orleans, an abandoned house has been converted into a community art project,
Hypothetical Developments On Display In New Orleans

I was not quite sure what to think when Rob Walker, G.K. Darby and Ellen Susan launched the Hypothetical Development Organization late last year. In some ways, it hearkened back to the architectural storytelling
Nutmobile Travels to Green Spaces

The goofy looking Nutmobile is headed to New Orleans on a 16-city tour through summer to show off its green features, including a wind turbine,
From Pink To Paradigm: Brad Pitt's Make It Right Houses (Slideshow)

Almost three years ago, Brad Pitt built the Pink Project. TreeHugger founder Graham asked recently if we had covered it and I had to admit we had not; three years ago it seemed to me, frankly, frivolous. Who needs cute pink
From Pink To Paradigm: Brad Pitt's Make It Right Houses

The Pink Project Almost three years ago, Brad Pitt built the Pink Project, which was, as described by Archinect: "150 randomly scattered pink-clad structures have been erected to occupy 14 city blocks within the Lower 9th Ward, symbolizing the vision for
The 'Katrina of Smell' is Attacking News Orleans Thanks to BP Oil Spill

Image: NASA, public domain. A 'Gag-inducing' Fuel Smell: "my nose is now burning" As if water and (no doubt soon to come) land pollution wasn't enough, the BP oil spill caused by an exploding oil rig is also causing some serious - and disgusting - air
Tom Darden on Making It Right in New Orleans

Image: PBS Brad Pitt's vision for a green rebuild of the Lower Ninth Ward is being realized by Make It Right, an innovative organization whose cutting-edge designs, sculpted by world-class architects, are both stunning and controversial. Tom Darden is
Make It Right: The Saints Come Marching In

The New Orleans Saints not only made it to the Super Bowl XLIV, they took the championship for the first time in its history! In honor
Out of the Ruins, A More Sustainable Haiti?

With over a million left homeless and its capital city all but destroyed, Haiti is set to become the focus of an enormous rebuilding effort. Internationally, many are calling for a full-fledged "Marshall Plan" to rebuild the
Pop!Tech Pop Quiz: Tom Darden of Make it Right (Video)

Tom Darden steers Make it Right, the green building non-profit that Brad Pitt sparked after Hurricane Katrina. The mission: to bring 150 sustainable (and storm resistant) homes to the Lower Ninth Ward of New Orleans. We pinned down Darden, Make it