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one does not equal one
I think you article was great, but there was one point you left out. It may take more energy to make a ceramic or stainless steel cup than a styrofoam cup, but once the ceramic cup is made you will use it for years. If you drink 2 cups of coffee a day using a styrofoam cup that is 730 styrofoam cups in just one year. I don't think styrofoam is ...
Posted to The Green Lantern by jenmcmn on September 18, 2008
What about this?
Coffee that is drunk from styrofoam mugs tastes terrible. And I think there's a risk that wildlife may eat the styrofoam in landfill and suffer or die. If you only use a mug for coffee, do you have to do more than rinse it out after each use? And don't we all already own ceramic mugs?--so there's no need to go out and buy them. I come down ...
Posted to The Green Lantern by btraven on September 16, 2008