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Originally Posted by rheostaticsfan
I agree in principle with markbot, however I think his estimate of the "Break even" point being somewhere around 40 books read.
It'd be very complicated to work out and I haven't done it to be sure. My gut feel however is that he's probably off by an order of magnitude.
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One thing consumers could really use is information on those "breakeven points" for products... it would help make smart decisions (especially on products like "disposables," which often have
no breakeven point). If we ever get serious about tracking environmental costs and impacts on products, and including those costs into pricing, breakeven data will be important.
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Originally Posted by axel77
I did not study this thesis in detail.. I just noticed how pro-e-reader it sounds in the introduction, so the endresult is not surprise... What I just wonder as example, how is "using" paper, *beside* production, transport, and recycling using any CO2 equivalent? I thought once produce and shipped to you, you can use it as much you want without any CO2 equivalent combustion... page 105 on the pdf.
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Yes, the CO2 output of paper,
after you acquire it, is very small. It is larger after you throw it away, and it either burns or is decomposed in landfill. But the bulk of CO2 output (not to mention other polluting aspects) is in the production, processing (printing), storage and transportation to your home.