UK church leaders recommend technology fast for Lent

Church leaders in the UK are encouraging people to give up their iPods rather than chocolate for Lent to help save the planet.

Church leaders in the UK are encouraging people to give up their iPods rather than chocolate for Lent to help save the planet.

Senior bishops are calling for a technology fast and a cut in personal carbon use.

Their list of ways to achieve this also includes: eating by candlelight; cutting meat and vegetables thinner so they cook faster and flushing the toilet less often.

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