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Originally Posted by TadW
In the article they seem to talk a lot about protection of the environment through shifting to e-paper which is complete nonsense if you ask me. A study I've seen recently seen shows that the indirect damage by using an e-book reader (battery, hardware trash, time spent online, etc.) is at least as bad for the environment as cutting trees. Before someone claims the opposite, I'd like to see proof.
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Actually, we would be doing MORE damage to the environment if we didnt use paper (books, newspapers, magazines etc) because the trees that are being turned into pupl are planted. Over the life of the tree, it absorbs a lot of CO2, and after it is cut down, another one takes its place.