Comments on: A Bygone Era Lives http://www.flasshe.com/2008/06/28/a-bygone-era-lives/ Life, Minutiae, Toys, Irrational Phobias, Peeves, Fiber Sat, 20 Feb 2010 05:25:21 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8 hourly 1 By: Phil http://www.flasshe.com/2008/06/28/a-bygone-era-lives/comment-page-1/#comment-6200 Phil Mon, 30 Jun 2008 07:26:02 +0000 http://www.flasshe.com/2008/06/28/a-bygone-era-lives/#comment-6200 <i>these tree-eating monsters</i> If it makes you feel any better, trees are rarely, if ever, cut to make paper. When wood is used to make paper, it's waste wood from making lumber. "Really Big Things" did a show on the world's largest paper mill. They use only spruce wood from a single forest. Besides using only the waste wood from lumber operations, the number of trees in that forest is steadily increasing. Paper-making does require energy and chemicals, so you can still feel bad that your wanton Internet shopping made JC Penny feel compelled to mail you a huge catalog, if you wish. these tree-eating monsters

If it makes you feel any better, trees are rarely, if ever, cut to make paper. When wood is used to make paper, it’s waste wood from making lumber.

“Really Big Things” did a show on the world’s largest paper mill. They use only spruce wood from a single forest. Besides using only the waste wood from lumber operations, the number of trees in that forest is steadily increasing.

Paper-making does require energy and chemicals, so you can still feel bad that your wanton Internet shopping made JC Penny feel compelled to mail you a huge catalog, if you wish.

]]> By: InfK http://www.flasshe.com/2008/06/28/a-bygone-era-lives/comment-page-1/#comment-6197 InfK Sun, 29 Jun 2008 22:30:09 +0000 http://www.flasshe.com/2008/06/28/a-bygone-era-lives/#comment-6197 Too bad you can't pulp them into biomass and shove 'em into the Prius... Too bad you can’t pulp them into biomass and shove ‘em into the Prius…

]]> By: villain http://www.flasshe.com/2008/06/28/a-bygone-era-lives/comment-page-1/#comment-6196 villain Sun, 29 Jun 2008 11:41:22 +0000 http://www.flasshe.com/2008/06/28/a-bygone-era-lives/#comment-6196 We picked greendimes.org before we heard about catalogchoice.org; we've been very happy with it. We picked greendimes.org before we heard about catalogchoice.org; we’ve been very happy with it.

]]> By: DMR http://www.flasshe.com/2008/06/28/a-bygone-era-lives/comment-page-1/#comment-6194 DMR Sun, 29 Jun 2008 06:15:51 +0000 http://www.flasshe.com/2008/06/28/a-bygone-era-lives/#comment-6194 The Cabela's catalog is made for perusing while perched in the library with the porcelain seat. But, I guess the iPhone can fill in that gap, now. The Cabela’s catalog is made for perusing while perched in the library with the porcelain seat. But, I guess the iPhone can fill in that gap, now.

]]> By: Sue http://www.flasshe.com/2008/06/28/a-bygone-era-lives/comment-page-1/#comment-6192 Sue Sat, 28 Jun 2008 19:31:47 +0000 http://www.flasshe.com/2008/06/28/a-bygone-era-lives/#comment-6192 http://www.catalogchoice.org/ http://www.catalogchoice.org/

]]> By: Bill the Galactic Hero http://www.flasshe.com/2008/06/28/a-bygone-era-lives/comment-page-1/#comment-6191 Bill the Galactic Hero Sat, 28 Jun 2008 17:03:08 +0000 http://www.flasshe.com/2008/06/28/a-bygone-era-lives/#comment-6191 This is also a peeve of mine. The companies seem to have no way of keeping track of Net-only customers. I contact them to get them to stop sending me catalogs, but if I ever order anything on line, the catalogs start coming again. This is also a peeve of mine. The companies seem to have no way of keeping track of Net-only customers. I contact them to get them to stop sending me catalogs, but if I ever order anything on line, the catalogs start coming again.

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