Molly bought me an adirondack chair for my birthday earlier this year. This weekend, I am finally getting around to staining it. I wanted to use a non-toxic, eco-friendly stain, so I headed over to the website of the Environmental Home Center and picked up some OSMO Country Color in Nordic Red. EHC is an amazing resource for green building and home improvement products, and is a great example of the kind of business that leads the world towards greater sustainability.

Thus it was with special sadness that I read the news that EHC’s warehouse/store burned down on Wednesday night. This is a tragedy for the environmental community and the sustainable business community. My heart goes out to all of them, and I am looking forward to seeing them back in operation soon.