A barrage of questions from a newbie.

Okay so, this may turn out to be a ton of questions, but I'd really enjoy some professional advice. First off I'd like to say that I have been reading about IM for a number of months now, but have never put anything into actions so I do not have first hand or technical knowledge. So I apologize if these questions are really nooby lol.

Alright so, one of my biggest passions in life includes nature and animals. I am very passionate specificly about endangered species, and inhumane activities. I thought about making a website that includes a blog on these subjects. The main website would be general information, the blog which would be attatched and easily viewable as a 'tab' on the website, would have detailed information about different species, animal stories in the news, up to date info, etc. Which I would focus on on a daily or weekly basis depending on how much I can work with at the time. I never thought to make profit of this but here are some questions I have.

1) Is this a "sleezy" market? By that I mean, most animal and wildlife websites are not for profit, so is it a bad idea to even think about any profit from this?
2) I would not be making direct sales from affiliate programs or anything, if anything I would sell tshirts with my designs to help promote my website and the cause. BUT are there other ways to make money, and NOT from pushing some outside product? Like putting ads on my site maybe? Or how? Please explain this as detailed as possible.

Also, as far as web hosting goes.. I was looking at webs dot com, and from what I can see it gives you a website builder and has blog support and a domain for $5-$7 a month.. But isn't unlimited space.

1) Is using webs dot com a good place to start?

2) Will a blog take up a ton of space, therefor need unlimited space?

3) Because I know little about coding, are there any other good sites out there that have customizable templates that I will have better success with? Who and why?

4) What about sites like Bluehost? If I find a cheap hosting service, can I expect a website builder too?

5) If I make a webs dot com site, can I connect it to a host site like Bluehost, and get the host sites benefits and unlimited space and still have a fully customizable site? I'm not sure how this works.

The reason I am not interested in something like Wordpress is because I do not want my site to be entirely a blog, but also have other website elements.. Your thoughts? I'd appreciate any advice or even criticism. Thank you.