Most people acknowledge that global warming poses a serious threat to the planet. In
As the Oceans Rise, Chuck Tremper explores the various actions that could be taken by governments, by industry and by individuals to mitigate the effects. Of particular interest is Chapter 5 --
find an excerpt here -- where Dr. Tremper talks about the transition from printed to electronic materials, with an emphasis on e-books:
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Awareness of e-reading's benefits for the climate could accelerate adoption. Although the trees used for making paper are a renewable resource, they're being consumed more quickly than they're being replaced. As long as the total demand for all paper products, including the books, newspapers, and magazines that e-readers can eliminate, exceeds the worldwide capacity of sustainable forestry, rainforests and other precious woodlands will continue to vanish. Even though e-readers consume energy and become electronic waste, they take us in the right direction by reducing not only the demand for paper, but also the energy needed to produce and transport printed materials.
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As the Oceans Rise is available in various e-book formats, including Adobe PDF (optimized for e-readers), Mobipocket, Microsoft LIT and MP3. Mr. Tremper has kindly offered MobileRead members a 10% discount; to use it enter the code 1041 at the
check out.