Water-sipping succulents offer interesting vistas

Thin rooftop panels help house produce its own power

Flexible, thin film solar panels offer increased efficiency, better hurricane resistance and can be install...

Two women who run Little Green House use the products they sell

LIVING GREEN

Here's how to save on your electric bill

As the temperature rises, so too does the cost of cooling your home. Last week Florida Power & Light reveal...

Ruling favors animals over insurance

A court ruling requiring FEMA to consider endangered species before issuing federal flood insurance could h...

GOING GREEN

In experiment, hydrogen power fuels Miami home

A switch was pulled and the shelves of equipment murmured softly and turned on the lights. A house in Miami...

Couple lives green in their Key Largo dream

South-facing small windows and Bahama shutters, light paint and a white roof offer clues to the character o...

COVER STORY

Caribbean islands want tourists back after storms

A week after back-to-back storms island-hopped through the Caribbean with varying degrees of severity, a to...

ENERGY

Crist keeps utility official

Lisa Pollack Edgar edged out former Hialeah lawmaker Luis Rojas as Gov. Charlie Crist announced he would re...

CRUISE SHIPS | HURRICANE IKE IN THE CARIBBEAN

Hurricane Ike tosses Caribbean tourism for a loop

Hurricane Ike is lashing out at the Caribbean's tourism infrastructure and has forced cruise lines and airl...

HEALTHCARE

Baptist Health goes green with new hospital

The highly prosperous Baptist Health system prepares to build a new, trend-setting hospital in West Kendall.

GLOBAL WARMING

Latins get aid in global war on emissions

Latin America is receiving international aid to fight global warming, although there are problems with corr...

FPL reactor proposal advances

New nuclear reactors may still be a decade away, but FPL customers could start paying for them next year.

Utility execs: Global warming fix not that pricey

Eight utility executives criticized their own trade group for making exaggerated claims about the costs ass...

Subtropical Storm Laura not expected to affect land

Subtropical Storm Laura -- the 12th named system of the 2008 hurricane season -- has formed in the north-ce...

Tropical Storm Kyle steams north in the Atlantic

Tropical Storm Kyle is rumbling over the open Atlantic southwest of Bermuda and could become a hurricane fa...

AEN Video Broadcast - Broward

LIVE BROADCASTS:EMERGENCY INFORMATION FROM BROWARD COUNTY America’s Emergency Network (AEN) is...

Interactive | Share reports of damage from Hurricane Ike

The Miami Herald and El Nuevo Herald are compiling reports on damage in Cuba, Haiti and other countries hit...

What to expect

The contract should include: Contractor's name, address, telephone number and Certificate of Competency or ...

RESOURCES

The University of Florida Hurricane House in Davie. This structure features working examples of various typ...

Accordions or roll-ups? Decisions, decisions

The right storm barrier for your home could be a matter of aesthetics or finances.