Earth-Friendly
“Not that print journalism actually emits much in the way of greenhouse gases. We have an itty-bitty carbon footprint. We’re earth-friendly. The current press run of an average big city daily newspaper can be made from one tree. Compare that to the global warming hot air produced by talk radio, cable TV, and Andrew Sullivan.”
Editorial Comment: Buy a paper. Hug your mother....
Of Interest: Aging dinosaurs bloviate on the future of “The American Newspaper,” on KUED-TV’s “Utah Now.”
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Peter writes: "Ouch. But true."
ReplyDeleteTed replies: "Here in Cache Valley, scientists have determined that winter smog would be significantly improved if less hot air and methane were produced by a) USU and b) cow farts. (Researchers also say there is some considerable overlap between these sources.)
Lest the mathematically inclined gasp in horror as they mentally calculate how many trees per year times the number of big city dailies, etc., etc., let us reassure them that trees for paper are grown like any other crop -- Google 'Tree Farm' and you'll get Paper University's site and many others. We don't think twice about eating grains and veggies -- paper trees are a similar crop with a longer (but not by much) growing cycle.
ReplyDeleteNewspapers need to make that information more of a marketing point.