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Originally Posted by Steve Jordan
e-books concern the incredible environmental damage and pollution caused by producing, shipping and storing all that paper, damage that can now be significantly mitigated by switching to electronic readers. It's not only an aesthetic discussion, it is an environmental issue, as well.
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I do not believe this. Flatly.
I think electronics do much, much more damage to the environment than paper and the constant churning of devices ( pda's, smartphones, pc's/laptops/netbooks, dedicated reading devices, iPods, ...) in search of the shiniest, newest, brightest puts a burden on the environment of orders of magnitude higher than the renewable resource that are trees and paper. I would contend that at least for books - maybe less for disposable items like newspapers and magazines - paper is the environmentally friendly way.
When/if e becomes an extension of the body and is not dis-intermediated through a device, I will change my opinion.