Duplex Printing Neg

By: Joseph Clarkson

Harms
A. 1 tree cut down = 5 more to replace it
B. No deforestation because trees grow on plantations
Inherency
A. U.S gov. already doing this

Harms
A. 1 tree cut down = 5 more to replace it

Technical Association of the Pulp and Paper Industry

2001
"EarthAnswers - How are trees grown for paper?"
http://www.tappi.org/paperu/all_about_paper/earth_answers/EarthAnswers_GrowTree.pdf

More trees are destroyed by fire and insects than are cut down to make paper. And, on an
average, when a tree is harvested for making paper, five more are planted in its place.

B. No deforestation because trees grow on plantations

Technical Association of the Pulp and Paper Industry
2001

http://www.tappi.org/paperu/all_about_paper/earth_answers/EarthAnswers_GrowTree.pdf

Most trees used for paper come from forests called managed timberlands. Even though the trees
in these timberlands may look like “woods,” they are an agricultural crop - like vegetables on a
farm. The trees are grown to be made into products for human use. Not using paper in order to
save trees is like not eating salad in order to “save” vegetables.

Inherency
A. United States gov. is already doing this
THE WHITE HOUSE Office of the Press Secretary EXECUTIVE ORDER (The White
House is the official residence and principal workplace of the President of the United
States.),
October 5, 2009
"FEDERAL LEADERSHIP IN ENVIRONMENTAL, ENERGY, AND ECONOMIC
PERFORMANCE," Southern Utah University
http://www.suu.edu/sustainability/pdf/2009fedleader_eo_rel.pdf
(ii) Establishing and implementing policies to enable power management, duplex printing, and
other energy-efficient or environmentally preferable features on all eligible agency electronic
products;