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<p>[QUOTE="medoraman, post: 1286359, member: 26302"]I had not heard of that volume, we could talk about it.</p><p><br /></p><p>I used to be controller of a paper distributor, and took some "paper college" classes. Its really amazing how high a percentage of paper is made from timber raised on poor ground just to be harvested for paper. Think about it, paper is usually made from small logs, large logs are actually forbidden at many mills since they are too hard to handle. </p><p><br /></p><p>I guess what I am saying is based upon my own knowledge, I do not think my books are ungreen at all. In fact, I feel worst about the electricity used to fuel the lights I used to read more than the book itself. The thing about ebooks is they will use energy every second they will ever be used, once you create a book, (from renewable resources raised to produce paper), your drain on natural resources is over. Also, more than half of my volumes have been purchased second hand, which means their green "footprint" at that time is effectively zero.</p><p><br /></p><p>Chris[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="medoraman, post: 1286359, member: 26302"]I had not heard of that volume, we could talk about it. I used to be controller of a paper distributor, and took some "paper college" classes. Its really amazing how high a percentage of paper is made from timber raised on poor ground just to be harvested for paper. Think about it, paper is usually made from small logs, large logs are actually forbidden at many mills since they are too hard to handle. I guess what I am saying is based upon my own knowledge, I do not think my books are ungreen at all. In fact, I feel worst about the electricity used to fuel the lights I used to read more than the book itself. The thing about ebooks is they will use energy every second they will ever be used, once you create a book, (from renewable resources raised to produce paper), your drain on natural resources is over. Also, more than half of my volumes have been purchased second hand, which means their green "footprint" at that time is effectively zero. Chris[/QUOTE]
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