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Re: [RC] You have no clue....and neither do (or can) I - Angie FuraHmm - will have to check out those implications. I'm not educated enough to dispute or comment on them.
I'm not sure that, in itself, is a reason to discount or eliminating recycling. Reusing materials minimizes the need to produce new materials. This tranlates in less esources required to manufacture new products. Yes, recycling in itself takes energy and produces unwanted outputs. But think of how many less resources would be required to fell trees and transport them to the paper mills? And think of how many acres of tree farms could potentially be transitioned into recreational areas.
Trace Tribute 25/55 www.tracetribute.com ----- Original Message ---- From: "rides2far@xxxxxxxx" <rides2far@xxxxxxxx> To: tracetribute@xxxxxxxxx Cc: ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Friday, June 29, 2007 11:43:28 AM Subject: [RC] You have no clue....and neither do (or can) I > If we all just receycled aluminum cans and cardboard, just think of > how much waste we could prevent from filling land fills! Never one to miss a chance to burst someone's bubble I must relate these facts I recently read: A study from the National Wildlife Federation study showed that recycling one hundred tons of newspaper produces forty tons of toxic sludge. Thirteen of the 50 worst Superfund hazardous waste dumps were once recycling facilities. "Add to that that 87% of all paper stock comes from trees which are grown as a crop specifically for the purpose of paper production. Acting to conserve trees by paper recycling is like acting to "conserve corn" by cutting back on corn consumption". Jerry Taylor of the Cato Institute Angie McGhee http://www.lightersideofendurance.com =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Ridecamp is a service of Endurance Net, http://www.endurance.net. Information, Policy, Disclaimer: http://www.endurance.net/Ridecamp Subscribe/Unsubscribe http://www.endurance.net/ridecamp/logon.asp Ride Long and Ride Safe!! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Pinpoint customers who are looking for what you sell.
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