tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29774939.post2905668123673980739..comments2023-07-20T10:16:46.141-04:00Comments on TheGreenMiles.com: Harry Potter Gets GreenerTheGreenMileshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15774630689123316690noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29774939.post-21700094903795803852007-07-28T12:04:00.000-04:002007-07-28T12:04:00.000-04:00miles reads potter? yet another surprisingly nice...miles reads potter? yet another surprisingly nice attribute:)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29774939.post-9458793274400785222007-07-28T00:40:00.000-04:002007-07-28T00:40:00.000-04:00You should reconsider your judgmental "pet peeve" ...You should reconsider your judgmental "pet peeve" and recognize that changes aren't going to happen overnight. Whether or not scholastic could do more, this is the step in the right direction.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29774939.post-68825342075509641652007-07-27T09:21:00.000-04:002007-07-27T09:21:00.000-04:00TreeHugger makes some great points on this issue:[...TreeHugger makes some great points on this issue:<BR/><BR/>[http://tinyurl.com/2gfry9]<BR/><BR/>Hank Green notes that "only 65% of the pulp used in HP7 (American edition) is certified ancient-forest friendly." So 130,000 trees have been saved but how many have been chopped because of Scholastic's intransigence? <BR/><BR/>That 35% of a doorstop the size and print run of the American Harry Potter probably represents more trees lost than any other book published in the States this year. Hank says "Scholastic is being fairly backward and profit-driven here. How much cash do they really need to haul here. Honestly, they could pass the cost onto the consumer and absolutely no one would mind." <BR/><BR/>It is surprising that smart American green websites would fall for this international averaging out of Scholastic's boreal clearcut.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com