Light Green Stairs

Month: November 2007

  • Ask for green for Christmas

    Not money, of course. If you’ve been wanting to go more green, but need a few tools to make it easier, add them to your Christmas list. That way, when someone asks you what you want for Christmas, you can talk about reusable shopping bags and all that fun stuff!…

  • The way we used to wrap gifts?

    I’ve been thinking about this one quite a bit. I really love a cute gift bag, and just saw some old-fashioned Christmas bags made of kraft paper at Target. However, they weren’t made from recycled materials. There’s always wrapsacs.com, subject of a post back in September. But how do you…

  • Turning poo to paper

    Also during my recent trip to Chattanooga, TN, I visited World Next Door Market, which specializes in fair trade gifts from around the world. It was exciting to see many products I had read about online (like mats made out of old flip flops), but not seen in person. One…

  • Green restaurants

    During a recent trip to Chattanooga, TN, I happened upon 212 Market, Tennessee’s first certified green restaurant. Of course, I had to go in and have lunch! Did I notice a difference? Yes! Everything tasted very fresh and extremely delicious. I’ll never be able to have another chicken club sandwich…

  • Is the Smart car really smart?

    First, I’m no car reviewer. I’ve never driven this car, but I have read several articles about it. The gas mileage is good (40 plus mpg). It fits in small spaces. It’s great for congested areas. And, it’s cute! But, it still uses gas. Less of it, yes, but gas…

  • Help color the schools green

    Here are some facts from the US Green Building Council (in a recent press release): *Twenty percent of Americans go to school each day. *It costs on average less than 2 percent more to build a green school rather than a conventional school. *The payback for a green school occurs…