Being Green Isn’t So Hard
Thursday, December 20th, 2007
Conservation is humanity caring for the future.
–Nancy Newhall, US photography critic
According to some estimates, 20 to 30 million trees are harvested each year for paper and paper products, and the US publishing industry is one of the biggest culprits. On average, only about 5% of the paper used by US book publishers comes from recycled paper or paper managed in an environmentally friendly way. What’s wrong with this picture?
Fortunately, some publishers are trying to do better than the average. continue reading
