Light Green Stairs

  • No More Toy Story BPA Soup?

    There may be some hope for Campbell’s Soup Company. It seems they’ve given in to pressure from parents and advocacy groups and made themselves a pledge without a timeline. The famed soup company has said they’ll phase out the use of BPA in their can linings. They say that efforts have already started and it…

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  • How about a hedgehog filled with organic catnip?

    Real hedgehogs aren’t exactly good playmates for cats, but Imperial Cat has made a mighty hedgehog filled with certified organic catnip! My kitty Oscar, the great indoor adventurer, is happy. Please watch the short video of Oscar playing with his Cat ‘n Around catnip toy from Imperial Cat. The toy also came with a cheerfully…

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  • Monday’s Stairs: Birds in Books, Green Sidewalks and DIY iPad Cases

    Green Building Elements featured sustainable sidewalks from PaveGen. The recycled rubber slabs make use of kinetic energy from footsteps to power nearby appliances. Meanwhile, the very visual and inspiring Colossal featured colorful recycled skateboard deck sculptures by Haroshi, and Birds in Books by artist Paula Swisher. Please check out this lovely stuff by artists who…

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  • Girl Scouts Aren’t Evil, But Palm Oil…

    What kind of  hippy freak would encourage you not to buy Girl Scout cookies in order to help save rain forests? Well, me. But it’s a very reasonable thing. I don’t have a brain tumor, and I have nothing against the Girl Scouts. In fact, the Girl Scouts are dealing with an internal uprising consisting of…

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  • Decorating with Vintage Items

    Anyone who has ever ventured down certain aisles of a Hobby Lobby knows they are full of pretend vintage decorating objects made in China. Why not buy the real thing? The cost is often similar and the real thing is just so much more… REAL! Umm, that’s better usually. Here’s a decorating scene in my…

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