02-01-2010, 04:45 PM
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The other day something occurred to me while using an air hand dryer.
The label on it was extolling the virtues of these modern marvels such as:
More sanitary than paper towels. OK, I can buy that.
Eliminates paper towel mess in this restroom. Can't argue there.
Is better for the environment. Now here is where I have the problem.
Ok....to a tree hugger that statement means that less trees will be cut for use as paper towels. HOWEVER.........this machine runs on electricity therefore facilitating the need for current to be generated by a power plant. Said electrical generation causes byproducts to be released into the environment. Self same tree huggers are up in arms about such emissions.
WHERE THE FUCK IS THE SENSE IN THAT?
Let's get real here folks. Trees are a RENEWABLE resource! You plant new ones and they grow. Imagine that!
And let's not even get into that "old growth forest" bullshit. Cripes...the trees that were here when T-Rex roamed about are gone too so go figure!
The label on it was extolling the virtues of these modern marvels such as:
More sanitary than paper towels. OK, I can buy that.
Eliminates paper towel mess in this restroom. Can't argue there.
Is better for the environment. Now here is where I have the problem.
Ok....to a tree hugger that statement means that less trees will be cut for use as paper towels. HOWEVER.........this machine runs on electricity therefore facilitating the need for current to be generated by a power plant. Said electrical generation causes byproducts to be released into the environment. Self same tree huggers are up in arms about such emissions.
WHERE THE FUCK IS THE SENSE IN THAT?
Let's get real here folks. Trees are a RENEWABLE resource! You plant new ones and they grow. Imagine that!
And let's not even get into that "old growth forest" bullshit. Cripes...the trees that were here when T-Rex roamed about are gone too so go figure!
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