Bamboo: Green, With an Asterisk 09-21-2008
Bamboo seems like an environmentalist's dream come true. It's a self-regenerating plant that grows so fast (without pesticides and with little water) that it's considered a weed, and it can be used to make products from furniture to coffee filters.
Bamboo shoots and trees 11-05-2007
Bamboo is a wise alternative to wood products. But there are still a few toxic snakes in the grass.
'Bamboo City' builds its bamboo bridge 11-01-2007
The world's first bamboo bridge solid enough for 8-ton lorries to cross will open next month in Laiyang, Hunan Province.