and it'd also save a lot of trees

. . . and it'd also save a lot of trees.

finishes his note on E-paper Willie D.Jones in IEEE Spectrum [1].

Yet, when proliferating such phrases one should be aware that producing, powering, and then disposing of all those devices kills a lot of trees, and the overall environmental gain is not so obvious.

References
1. W.D. Jones, E-paper: Paper or Plastic, IEEE Spectrum vol.48, No.1 (int), 2011, p.28

M.Drozdowski on January 31, 2011. If you'd like to comment, please send me a message.