• It’s only eco if you need it.

    It’s wonderful so many retail stores are now offering their own versions of eco bags. Or is it? You can find shopping bags almost everywhere now, from Fossil to Macy’s. I know at least one person who collects shopping totes. If someone buys a bag because it’s cute and never uses it to carry purchases,…

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  • Green Commercial Kitchen Giveaway

    Food Service Warehouse (FSW) — a Colorado company started by a group of environmentalists — is giving away a green commercial kitchen worth more than $40,000! FSW created a leading certification program to help commercial kitchens deal with the expense and complexities of going green. The program features a free certification process (modeled after and…

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  • Offshore Wind Ugly? I think not.

    It just so happens that the first beach I ever visited is taking its first steps toward offshore wind-driven turbines. That beach is Rehoboth Beach in Delaware. The project is scheduled to be completed by 2012, but some opponents think it might make the shoreline ugly. I disagree. Isn’t it a much prettier site than…

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  • DVD to Watch: Who Killed the Electric Car?

    Who Killed the Electric Car, an award-winning documentary from 2006, was an eye-opener to me. I always thought of electric cars as unfulfilled technology, something that may be available in the future. I was wrong. Check out the trailer below and then rent the film. After that, come back here and tell me what you…

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  • Light Green Stairs Turns One

    Oh, yikes! Sorry I’ve been away so long. A few things came up, but I won’t bore you with those details. I’d like to say Happy One Year Anniversary to Light Green Stairs! This blog turned one in July. As my first blog, of course I have a soft spot in my heart for it.…

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