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Category: Green Choices

  • Eco-friendly Renting Suggestions

    If you rent, it’s easy to feel stuck with choices that someone else made. Yet, you could have more options than you may imagine. In honor of the upcoming 40th Earth Day, rent.com commissioned a national survey to see what Americans think about eco-friendly apartments. They found that 86% of…

  • Reuse Your Greeting Cards

    There are some greeting cards you may want to keep for sentimental reasons, but you can’t keep them all. Well, you could, but would you really want to? One option is to recycle greeting cards, but reuse is better and could be cheaper than buying cards. After all, the average…

  • World Water Day 2010: It’s Today!

    If you’re reading this, you probably have the luxury of your very own comfortable and clean bathroom with that amazing thing called a toilet. And you have plenty of clean water. Yet, that’s not the case for many children and families in this world we share. The World’s Longest Toilet…

  • Guide to Homemade Eco Cleaners

    There’s nothing magic about 99.9% of the cleaners on shelves out there. Guide to Homemade Eco Cleaners at Light Green Stairs is designed to help you get started with making your own cleaners. Doing so can save you lots of money and may be as effective as some cleaners you…

  • Choose Organic for Frogs Too

    Organically grown food does sometimes cost more and there’s debate about whether it’s more nutritious. However, there’s not much debate over whether organic food is good for wildlife and the environment. Each year, millions of pounds of the herbicide atrazine is used on crops in the United States. It’s a…

  • Saturday’s Stairs: St. Patty’s Day Links and More

    The Kids Birthday Fun Review has a roundup of Fun St. Patrick’s Day Ideas For Kids. Go see the leprechaun finger puppet and leprechaun hat cupcakes! ecofabulous presents The True Meaning of Green: Top St. Patty’s Day Picks. Visit them for some green finds of all kinds. It’s almost spring,…

  • Win Some Organic Chocolate Milk

    It’s not often you have a coupon that allows you to get the whole item for free. I think that’s really fun. One winner will receive two manufacturer coupons for Horizon Organic® Low-fat Chocolate Milk Plus DHA Omega-3. Each coupon can be used for a free half gallon (64 oz,…

  • Three Disposable Habits to Beat before Earth Day

    With the 40th anniversary of Earth Day just around the corner in April, it may be a great time to make a new green goal. Consider giving up three disposables: fast-food wrappers, Dixie cups and plastic grocery bags. 1. Fast food wrappers It saddens me to see the long lines…

  • Siliskin Glass Winner

    Congrats to Jessica A who won the siliskin glass giveaway, sponsored by Silikids. Jessica has been contacted and the fun prize ideal for toddlers is on its way. Just so you know, winners of contests at Light Green Stairs are randomly selected, but fun comments are always interesting too. Please…

  • Expressive and Green: Cloth Napkins

    Once you try cloth napkins for everyday use, you’ll grow attached quickly. As cloth napkin user, I can tell you firsthand that the advantages far outweigh the added laundry. I love cloth napkins because they . . . • feel better on your lips • don’t crumble up into a…