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pkang0202
Joined: 09 Mar 2007
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 Posted: Sat Feb 28, 2009 8:08 pm Post subject: American taste for soft toilet roll 'worse than driving Humm |
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http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2009/feb/26/toilet-roll-america
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The tenderness of the delicate American buttock is causing more environmental devastation than the country's love of gas-guzzling cars, fast food or McMansions, according to green campaigners. At fault, they say, is the US public's insistence on extra-soft, quilted and multi-ply products when they use the bathroom.
"This is a product that we use for less than three seconds and the ecological consequences of manufacturing it from trees is enormous," said Allen Hershkowitz, a senior scientist at the Natural Resources Defence Council.
"Future generations are going to look at the way we make toilet paper as one of the greatest excesses of our age. Making toilet paper from virgin wood is a lot worse than driving Hummers in terms of global warming pollution." Making toilet paper has a significant impact because of chemicals used in pulp manufacture and cutting down forests.
A campaign by Greenpeace seeks to raise consciousness among Americans about the environmental costs of their toilet habits and counter an aggressive new push by the paper industry giants to market so-called luxury brands. |
Me, I need the mutiply. Seriously, there is nothing worse than wiping your butt, only to have your finger poke through the weak toilet paper. |
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Rusty Shackleford
Joined: 08 May 2008
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| Posted: Sat Feb 28, 2009 8:53 pm Post subject: |
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Environmentalists are fucking idiots. Toilet paper is made from trees that were grown for the expressed purpose of making toilet paper(and other such products). Therefore if you want more trees, use more toilet paper.
Fucking hippy douche bags. |
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Kuros
Joined: 27 Apr 2004
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| Posted: Sat Feb 28, 2009 9:04 pm Post subject: |
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You're far from the worst offender on this board, but this word desperately needs a hiatus. |
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mises
Joined: 05 Nov 2007
Location: retired
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| Posted: Sat Feb 28, 2009 9:25 pm Post subject: Re: American taste for soft toilet roll 'worse than driving |
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[quote="pkang0202"]http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2009/feb/26/toilet-roll-america
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The tenderness of the delicate American buttock is causing more environmental devastation than the country's love of gas-guzzling cars, fast food or McMansions, according to green campaigners. At fault, they say, is the US public's insistence on extra-soft, quilted and multi-ply products when they use the bathroom.
"This is a product that we use for less than three seconds and the ecological consequences of manufacturing it from trees is enormous," said Allen Hershkowitz, a senior scientist at the Natural Resources Defence Council.
"Future generations are going to look at the way we make toilet paper as one of the greatest excesses of our age. Making toilet paper from virgin wood is a lot worse than driving Hummers in terms of global warming pollution." Making toilet paper has a significant impact because of chemicals used in pulp manufacture and cutting down forests.
A campaign by Greenpeace seeks to raise consciousness among Americans about the environmental costs of their toilet habits and counter an aggressive new push by the paper industry giants to market so-called luxury brands. |
When you start an article like that I just stop reading. And the whole "worse than xxx-bad thing-xxx" is also annoying. Further, "green campaigners".. Greenpeace? Really? So, a radical organization uses hyperbole and the Guardian (though I think the NYT ran this first) uses crude swipes at America and somehow this is supposed to convince Joe American to scrape up his ass for the sake of the Panda? I'm actually glad that these people are damn incompetent in getting their message out, but this one is stunning. |
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samcheokguy
Joined: 02 Nov 2008
Location: Samcheok G-do
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| Posted: Sat Feb 28, 2009 10:39 pm Post subject: |
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| Anyone ever notice poor countries like Cambodia and Hatai have like NO trees left? But american 3 ply is causing forests to spread. |
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Jeff's Cigarettes
Joined: 27 Mar 2007
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| Posted: Sat Feb 28, 2009 11:16 pm Post subject: |
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| This whole thing is ridiculous. What is an ideal, for leftards: a filthy, stinky, unkempt stupid savage? Looks like it. And I am really proud to say that as much as l love humans of the female variety, I have never dated a leftard. Now I know why. First, obviously, they are dumb and annoying. Second, they are un-hygienic nasty pigs. How can anyone shag a babe who barely or never wipes her bum and does not take showers every day? Ugh! These motherfuckers probably drink piss, too. |
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Rusty Shackleford
Joined: 08 May 2008
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| Posted: Sat Feb 28, 2009 11:25 pm Post subject: |
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| samcheokguy wrote: |
| Anyone ever notice poor countries like Cambodia and Hatai have like NO trees left? But american 3 ply is causing forests to spread. |
What is your point. Cambodia has been logged because they are dirt poor and wanted cash to finance a war. As for Haiti they are dirt poor and what are you meant to burn for fuel when you have no money? |
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mises
Joined: 05 Nov 2007
Location: retired
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| Posted: Sat Feb 28, 2009 11:35 pm Post subject: |
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| Rusty Shackleford wrote: |
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| Anyone ever notice poor countries like Cambodia and Hatai have like NO trees left? But american 3 ply is causing forests to spread. |
What is your point. Cambodia has been logged because they are dirt poor and wanted cash to finance a war. As for Haiti they are dirt poor and what are you meant to burn for fuel when you have no money? |
I think the point is that consumption of trees in the US causes production of trees, where in the third world consumption of trees causes deforestation. |
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tigercat
Joined: 10 Oct 2008
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How can sale of luxury lotion-infused toilet paper go up when the economy is going down the sh*t hole??? Wtf?  |
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pkang0202
Joined: 09 Mar 2007
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| Posted: Tue Mar 03, 2009 5:47 am Post subject: |
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| How can sale of luxury lotion-infused toilet paper go up when the economy is going down the sh*t hole??? Wtf? |
Nothing worse than being poor, jobless, and have your finger poke through the toilet paper when you wipe.
I think when that happens, you've hit rock bottom. |
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bacasper
Joined: 26 Mar 2007
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| Posted: Tue Mar 03, 2009 10:01 am Post subject: |
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Some simple solutions: get a bidet, or at least a spray-type bum washer.
Sh*t before you shower.
Use baby ass-wipes. One of those can replace a whole bunch of TP. |
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tigercat
Joined: 10 Oct 2008
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| Posted: Wed Mar 04, 2009 5:06 am Post subject: |
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| pkang0202 wrote: |
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| How can sale of luxury lotion-infused toilet paper go up when the economy is going down the sh*t hole??? Wtf? |
Nothing worse than being poor, jobless, and have your finger poke through the toilet paper when you wipe.
I think when that happens, you've hit rock bottom. |
Oh noes...  |
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zeldalee13
Joined: 08 Nov 2008
Location: Seoul, South Korea
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| Posted: Wed Mar 04, 2009 5:53 am Post subject: |
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| Don't Canadians use toilet paper too:?: |
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tigercat
Joined: 10 Oct 2008
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| Posted: Wed Mar 04, 2009 5:55 am Post subject: |
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| Don't Canadians use toilet paper too:?: |
Trick question. Canada is a state.  |
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Robot_Teacher
Joined: 18 Feb 2009
Location: Robotting Around the World
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| Posted: Wed Mar 04, 2009 6:02 am Post subject: |
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Well, I've got to wipe. What else would I wipe with? Please don't say hand.
Oh, a bidget is the most environmentally (and economically!) sound way get clean during your millions of great king of the empire moments on the throne. |
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