Comments on: WWF Paper Towel Dispenser

By: ehf

ehf — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 15:37:22 +0000

why is everyone so pessimistic? it's an awesome way of advertising and raising awareness. it makes people think.

people are not going to stop using paper towels any time soon, so we may as well guilt them into thinking about the environment when they do. maybe they'll use less!

i think mr james schend is misinformed. it's not just about loss of forests - it's much more complicated than that. it's the fact that forests are the home to many species, including endangered ones, and forest resources sustain most of the 1.2 billion people in the world who live in extreme poverty.

look at the big picture.

By: shelley

shelley — Sat, 20 Oct 2007 19:25:49 +0000

Well..That's it. We could always use our hands like the arabs. We have plenty of soap and plenty of water..so there. Leave the trees alone.

By: ted

ted — Sat, 20 Oct 2007 00:24:56 +0000

Great, another reason to feel guilty in the bathroom...

By: Andrew32

Andrew32 — Fri, 19 Oct 2007 23:35:30 +0000

pack your bags ladies and gentlemen!

we're going for a guilt trip!

By: Bob

Bob — Fri, 19 Oct 2007 22:12:56 +0000

What about trees being cut down to make way for sugarcane ethenol production? It gets complicated..........

By: James Schend

James Schend — Fri, 19 Oct 2007 22:02:36 +0000

The WWF demonstrates again how out-of-touch they are to modern environmental issues. Do they seriously think that paper towels are made from trees cut down in the rain forest? Paper towels (and paper products in general) all come from sustainable tree farms now. Hell, look at the price of lumber-- it's too valuable to use for paper towels.

The world's level of forest has been *increasing* over the last 50 years, not *decreasing*. The only reasons/places where deforestation is actually a problem have more to do with local government policies and weak enforcement than usage of paper products.

By: Michael

Michael — Fri, 19 Oct 2007 22:01:07 +0000

[/quote]This is pretty misleading and not a little simple minded as the vast majority of paper comes from crop trees and tree farms. These trees were planted to be turned into pulp.[quote]

That's true, but...

a) The graphic doesn't have to mean that just paper is coming from the amazon, it can also just be a reminder that

b) It'd be hard to recreate the same effect for use where people would see it using sugar or beef (two of the main crops that Brazilian farmers plant after clear cutting the forest)

By: Vonskippy

Vonskippy — Fri, 19 Oct 2007 22:00:18 +0000

Stupid wildlife, causing all the world's paper problems.

//or am I not reading the paper towel sermon correctly?

By: Reechard

Reechard — Fri, 19 Oct 2007 21:25:47 +0000

Oh I feel stupid. I only read the headline and stared at the picture for a good 10 seconds. "What the hell does this have to do with the World Wrestling Federation"

By: Rebecca

Rebecca — Fri, 19 Oct 2007 20:50:58 +0000

This is pretty misleading and not a little simple minded as the vast majority of paper comes from crop trees and tree farms. These trees were planted to be turned into pulp.

By: Alex

Alex — Fri, 19 Oct 2007 20:35:00 +0000

Oh no! South America is running out of paper towels!

By: neato

neato — Fri, 19 Oct 2007 19:09:45 +0000

Once the World Wildlife Foundation reads The R-S-C Factor, they'll be able to figure out why this is such a tough item to sell.