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Green Holiday
Rapping on Wrapping
Awaking Populace This year many green folk, recalling
Bottled Water Makes No Sense garbage bags from past Christmases
For the first time this century, U.S. bottled water guzzling is
stuffed with mounds of wrap-
slowing as people wake to the concept that “being charged
ping paper and ribbon, will opt
for water is like being charged for gravity,” as one tap water
for alternatives, such as reusable
promoter puts it. “Instead of being a badge for health and
fabric covers, Sunday funnies and
old road maps topped by natural
status, bottled water has now become a badge for environmental wastefulness.” Ac-
accents like pine cones. But some,
cording to the Beverage Marketing Corporation, our annual bottled water consumption,
like Heather Lionette, of Boston,
which had shot up nearly 46 percent between 2002 and 2007 to nearly 30 gallons per
are taking this waste-reducing idea
person, will grow only 6.7 percent in 2008, the smallest increase this decade.
a step further: They’re not wrapping
Earlier this year, the U.S. Conference of Mayors passed a resolution to phase out
gifts at all.
city spending on bottled water. The resolution, though not binding, received strong sup- Lionette says she may just
port from more than 60 mayors across the country. put some presents under the tree
“The fact is,” says San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom, “Our tap water is more
Christmas morning and heighten
highly regulated than what’s in the bottle.” Millions of barrels of oil go into plastic bottle
the surprise by creating a scavenger
manufacturing, and cities have been spending some $70 million annually on bottle dis-
hunt for her young son. She muses
posal. Too, many bottled water brands come from the same source as public tap water,
that the experience may even con-
sold back to citizens at thousands of times the cost.
tribute to his fledgling environmen-
talism. She also reports that she’s
received positive reactions to her
For more information visit
ThinkOutsideTheBottle.org.Source: Adapted from
Grist.org
au naturel presentation ideas from
friends and family.
Children are used to hunting
Donated Dollars for things at Easter, and advocates
Charity Navigator Guides
suggest that when little ones grow
Intelligent Giving
up without the tradition of holiday
’Tis always the season for lending a helping hand, and it’s vital that wrapping paper, it will be the gen-
we place our hard-earned financial support with worthy causes who esis of a new tradition.
use our dollars wisely. Charity Navigator is a good first stop. It’s the “Wrapping paper for the
nation’s largest and most popular guide to the objective evaluation of more than 5,300 typical child is just an impediment
American charities. to getting what is underneath,”
At
CharityNavigator.org, we’ll find user-friendly assessments of an organization’s advises Bob Lillenfeld, author of
financial health, insightful articles on industry trends, and tips for effective giving. Their Use Less Stuff. “There’s no need for
findings clearly signal who is doing a good job and who is not. The researchers have fancy bows and expensive paper
done a good chunk of our homework for us; they even verify each charity’s commit- for kids.”
ment to keeping donors’ personal information confidential, to help them avoid becom-
ing victims of mailing list appeals. Check out their “Top 10 Best Practices of Savvy Source: The Christian Science
Donors.” The site is easily navigable by charity name, location or type of activity. Monitor.
Kirtan College
Kirtan and Bhakti Yoga Training with widely recognized
Chant Artists David Newman (Durga Das) and Mira
at Kashi Ashram in Sebastian, Florida
February 15th to 22nd, 2009
This joy filled course explores the many facets of the rich Indian devotional chant
tradition known as Kirtan. The program includes: Sanskrit mantra pronunciation
and translation, storytelling of the ancient myths of India, Bhakti Yoga teachings,
musical guidance, and support for practicing and leading Kirtan.
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