Some churches will be a little more green this Sunday, and not just because it falls on the eve of St. Patty’s Day.
Thanks to Dean A. Current, who has spent years developing methods for sustainable palm harvesting, churches now have a green option for buying palms.
The Boston Globe published an article today about Nina M. Scott, a retired University of Massachusetts Amherst professor of Spanish Literature.  Instead of chocolate, Scott has chosen to give up carbon this Lent.  She is doing a few extra things to reduce her carbon footprint, such as hanging her clothes up instead of using a drier and carpooling to use less fuel.
Many Christians sacrifice a personal pleasure such as chocolate, liquor, or cigarettes to mark Lent, the period of penance and prayer before Easter.
This year, Nina Scott is giving up carbon.
These actions will do little to slow global warming – at most, Scott will probably reduce her “carbon footprint†by 1 or 2 percent during Lent – but she says it’s important to do nonetheless.
