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Originally Posted by WillAdams
The vast majority of trees which are cut for paper pulp are quick-growing loblolly pines which will be re-planted almost immediately, larger, older, nicer trees are usually cut for lumber, so one should be able to let the 8.85 pounds (of CO_2 per book) figure stand for paper products w/o concern for deforestation.
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But what about the CO2 cost of the production and transport of the book? The tree that's used to make the paper may be "carbon neutral", but the rest of the process isn't.