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Green Mother’s Day gift ideas
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According to the last U.S. Census, there are over 82.5 million mothers in the United States. This year, Mother's Day is on Sunday, May 9. As with other holidays, buying typical gifts can have a significant environmental impact. If you're looking for greener Mother's Day gift ideas this year, consider these local, eco-friendly alternatives.
Typical category: Flowers
Green/local alternative: Potted plants or seeds
The Massachusetts Department of Agriculture's Mass Grown Map lists locations for locally grown flowers, or better yet, seeds and trees to plant. You could also consider taking mom to the New England Wildflower Society to view or photograph flowers.
Typical category: Chocolate
Green/local alternative: Taza chocolate or chocolate cooking classes
Taza is an all-organic chocolate company whose factory is in Somerville. Taza has teamed up with Mass Farmers Market in a Love Your Mother campaign to raise money for local farmers' markets. For each online purchase of their Mother's Day chocolate gift bag, they will donate $20 to Mass Farmers Markets. Alternatively, consider a gift certificate to a local cooking school, such as the Cambridge School of Culinary Arts, which offers courses in working with chocolate, such as their "Craving Chocolate" class.
Typical category: Spas
Green/local alternative: Green spas
Check out the Green Spa Network for ideas. These spas recognize connections between personal health and environmental responsibility by incorporating measures such as organic products, reducing water use, using unbleached paper products, and energy audits to identify potential conservation measures.
Typical category: Dinner out
Green/local alternative: Restaurants that serve local, organic food
The Green Restaurant Association is a good resource to find a Green Certified Restaurant. These restaurants are certified based on their water, waste, building, food, energy, disposables, and chemical reduction practices. There are also many restaurants in the area that serve local and/or organic food that aren't certified, such as Gilson's Herb Lyceum in Groton, TW Food in Cambridge, and Ten Tables in Jamaica Plain. Check out the Slow Food Boston organization for more ideas and resources.
Typical category: Coupons to help mom around the house
Green/local alternative: Green spring cleaning
Consider offering to clean your mother's home using natural or green cleaning supplies.
Another option is to consider a donation in your mother's name. For example, the International Rescue Committee is sponsoring an Honor a Mother, Rescue Another Campaign. Through this organization, you can help mothers in need around the world, such as by purchasing mosquito nets, helping fund pre-natal care, or sponsoring education.
Typical category: Flowers
Green/local alternative: Potted plants or seeds
The Massachusetts Department of Agriculture's Mass Grown Map lists locations for locally grown flowers, or better yet, seeds and trees to plant. You could also consider taking mom to the New England Wildflower Society to view or photograph flowers.
Typical category: Chocolate
Green/local alternative: Taza chocolate or chocolate cooking classes
Taza is an all-organic chocolate company whose factory is in Somerville. Taza has teamed up with Mass Farmers Market in a Love Your Mother campaign to raise money for local farmers' markets. For each online purchase of their Mother's Day chocolate gift bag, they will donate $20 to Mass Farmers Markets. Alternatively, consider a gift certificate to a local cooking school, such as the Cambridge School of Culinary Arts, which offers courses in working with chocolate, such as their "Craving Chocolate" class.
Typical category: Spas
Green/local alternative: Green spas
Check out the Green Spa Network for ideas. These spas recognize connections between personal health and environmental responsibility by incorporating measures such as organic products, reducing water use, using unbleached paper products, and energy audits to identify potential conservation measures.
Typical category: Dinner out
Green/local alternative: Restaurants that serve local, organic food
The Green Restaurant Association is a good resource to find a Green Certified Restaurant. These restaurants are certified based on their water, waste, building, food, energy, disposables, and chemical reduction practices. There are also many restaurants in the area that serve local and/or organic food that aren't certified, such as Gilson's Herb Lyceum in Groton, TW Food in Cambridge, and Ten Tables in Jamaica Plain. Check out the Slow Food Boston organization for more ideas and resources.
Typical category: Coupons to help mom around the house
Green/local alternative: Green spring cleaning
Consider offering to clean your mother's home using natural or green cleaning supplies.
Another option is to consider a donation in your mother's name. For example, the International Rescue Committee is sponsoring an Honor a Mother, Rescue Another Campaign. Through this organization, you can help mothers in need around the world, such as by purchasing mosquito nets, helping fund pre-natal care, or sponsoring education.
Posted by Andrea Ruedy Trimble, at boston.com
Sale al mercado el primer papel higiénico ecológico
La empresa holandesa Van Houtum ha presentado el papel higiénico 'Satino Black', fabricado con papel reciclado y elementos naturales en vez de aditivos químicos, materiales completamente inofensivos para la naturaleza.
El papel también cuenta con algunas acreditaciones ecológicas como el certificado 'Cradle to Cradle', el 'Ecolabel' y el certificado de bosques FSC, y en su proceso industrial se han utilizado tan sólo energías renovables, evitando la electricidad de centrales convencionales, como las térmicas, de gas o nucleares.
Según el presidente de Van Houtum, Henk van Houtum, este producto contribuye a disminuir la tala de árboles destinados al papel higiénico: "Muchos usuarios no saben que la mayor parte del papel de baño se sigue realizando con árboles, que se cortan por este motivo en concreto" lo que según el presidente supone "una medida innecesaria".
Apple's iPad Sells Like Hotcakes...Like A Million Hotcakes
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Love it or hate it, Apple is the master of product launches. And the iPad has proven to be no exception, as the tablet has now been rung up on the cash register over a million times.
The catalyst that pushed it over the milestone was Friday's release of the iPad 3G, which in and of itself sold 300,000 units. According to Apple, that push brought total iPad sales to the 7-digit mark.
"One million iPads in 28 days—that's less than half of the 74 days it took to achieve this milestone with iPhone. Demand continues to exceed supply and we're working hard to get this magical product into the hands of even more customers," said Steve Jobs in a statement.
Despite the fact that Apple is usually dodgy when it comes to numbers, today's press release was filled with them. Sales on the iBookstore have now gone over 1.5 million titles, and more than 200,000 apps are now available on the App Store. Around 5,000 of those were designed specifically for the iPad, while others are merely ported over the iPhone App Store, or jointly developed and marketed for both platforms.
Apple shares went up a higher-than-usual 2.0%+ in early Monday trading.
Apple shares went up a higher-than-usual 2.0%+ in early Monday trading.
Churches Create Gas Company
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Some churches in Germany have gas. And they're looking to compete with local companies to help the community deal with sky-high energy prices. Here's what the chairman of the society of churches had to say:
"At first we want to concentrate on supplying gas to our parishes and to charitable and social organizations here in Baden-Wuerttemberg. If that works out well, we'll be glad to welcome others from outside who will increase our purchasing capacity."
So how do they do it? They simply work with gas suppliers and cut out the middle man to provide cheaper gas. They're in this for charity, not for windfall profits.
I guess 10% off your gas bill is a good incentive for church membership, but going head-to-head with local business might be a bit foolish. I don't know whether to call genius or foolery on this one, but I wouldn't be too upset if a local church could give me a good deal on gasoline.
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Church Saves $268,000 By Going Green
The First Baptist Church in Springdale, Ark., which has about 6,000 in attendance on Sunday mornings, implemented an energy savings plan in the last year and managed to save $268,000. The plan involves simple, practical things like shutting off the lights, powering down computers at night and turning down the thermostat over night.
"We tell our [staff]: Hey, act like you're at home," says Ben Mayes, the church's executive leader of finance, explaining how simple the changes are. "I think biblically, you're called to be good stewards of what God blesses you with, and I think that's the underlying reason why you do it."
A few things we can learn:
- They partnered with a company called Energy Education. Churches partnering with things can be a huge win and a great show of what God calls us all to.
- They focused on two types of stewardship. This is an issue about the environment and the economy. This encourages people who care about each of these things. (Although, of course, people will still find a way to get upset.)
- They taught. They did this, but they let their members and other church know about it to spread the word that they can help too.
- They made sacrifices. The thermostat settings changed throughout the week (but not on Sunday), and people cut back. This helps make the goal personal and, in a small way, encourages people to live a life of sacrifice.
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