Thinking Bigger Than Yourself

mohandasgandhi:

alexanderclarence:

laliberty:

mohandasgandhi:

My new number 1 goal in life is to make excessive paper use as illegal as possible. It’s time we properly embrace technology already. This is beyond ridiculous. No one should need a warehouse just for half of their files.

I’m printing this out and sharing it with all my…

^—What he said.

Also, harvesting trees for paper is actually good for the environment. Ask any economist who specializes in natural resources. When the trees are harvested, more trees are planted to replenish the trees that are harvested. The land in question is kept more fertile so that the trees grow more efficiently, since the owners of said land only have a limited amount to grow on. They only have a limited number of trees. They must continue to grow trees and replant trees in order to continue their business.

Do a little more research into that before making accusations.

If your problem is with the stench of the paper-mills, or the “environmental” problem of factories, that’s a different topic. You probably should also look into how much more it takes to produce “energy efficient” products than non-“energy efficient”.

Personally, I much prefer reading from paper than a computer screen. And that’s one of the reason I purchase open-source materials instead of reading straight from the downloadable PDF. Well, sometimes I print them myself. But depending on the length, at times it’s less cost-efficient.

I don’t give a damn about what an economist has to say about environmental science.  An economist doesn’t know what’s best for the environment or how it functions, scientists do.

I’m not making arbitrary accusations either.  My fields of study are environmental science and environmental law.  I should hope I know what I’m talking about.  Cutting down trees is in no way good for trees.  Forest regrowth is a major issue in the United States right now, as young forests provide for insufficient habitats and ecosystems for animals and unfortunately, a majority of our forests constitute as such.  Also, the land is not more fertile if you continue to grow the same plant over and over again.  This strips the land of minerals and is why farmers alternate the crops they grow each season.

If I really need to explain how cutting down trees and the logging industry have destroyed the environment worldwide and are actually heavily impacting your precious economy, then I’ll do it.  However, I thought elementary school teachers went over this.

The current consumption of natural resources is unsustainable.  Any good economist will tell you that if we continue at the rate we are now, we will soon face a worldwide economic meltdown that has never been seen before.

Reblogged for smackdown. In short, cutting-down-trees-is-good-for-the-environment MY ASS; MG puts it much more eloquently though.