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

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. 

Churches Create Gas Company

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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(News via Monday Morning Insight)