Well, it’s been a busy week, and I haven’t had a chance to post as often as I wanted to, but there’s always next week, right?

Thank you so much to our guest blogger this week, Susan of Susan Serra & Associates.  Due to her MANY other commitments, she was only able to offer us two posts, but they are great ones!  You can see them here, and here.  We hope to have her back at some time in the future, so she can tell us more about greening the kitchen!

On a more somber note…

Image via Treehugger - SFI certified clear cut; Steve Ringman, Seattle Times

Treehugger writes about the ongoing debate about whether the USGBC should accept SFI (Sustainable Forestry Initiative) lumber as well as the more stringently regulated FSC certified wood.  I’m going to write my two cents worth on this next week, but for now please feel free to read my post about why FSC certification matters on HomePortfolio.com.

Next up, the death of the incandescent bulb at Toshiba, a challenge from Green Your Decor and Sylvania, and a toilet that, um, separates your, um… oh just read it!

Image via Inhabitat

According to Inhabitat, Toshiba will no longer be manufacturing incandescent bulbs.  What a bright idea!

green your decor is throwing down the energy gauntlet (and having a giveaway at the same time)!

And finally, as seen on Interior Design Magazine’s Design Green blog, the NoMix toilet.  Yep, being concerned about the environment started out with separating plastic from glass recyclables, now in several European countries it’s something else they are planning to separate.  Very environmentally sound idea, but do you think other areas of the world would also accept it?  I’m thinking particularly of the U.S., where people are still unsure about what duel flush toilets do, much less something that has a built in strainer.

And on that note, I wish you all a wonderful weekend!