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The article deals with the results of a case study of paper consumption behavior at the School of Public Health at the University of Alberta. Explanations of pro-environmental behavior with respect to paper consumption in academia were tested using methods of social research. An inverse relationship between willingness to adopt pro-environmental behaviors and individual effort is observed.

The article offers tips for an eco-friendly party during the holiday season. It is advisable to use a free and paper-free online service like Evite to invite people. Party hosts should encourage their guests to reuse their drinking glass throughout the night. Using a hand broom, rather than a hose, when cleaning an outdoor party area is recommended.

The article discusses the issue of sustainable buildings. Now people can live in a paper house that is so strong even stones would not make a dent. Researchers Kate Thayer and Clyde Curry of Marathon, Texas tell several advantages of building with recycled paper. For the past four years they have been testing and building with various forms of papercrete, manageable-sized bricks made of recycled paper products and Portland cement. With readily available raw materials and short construction times, interest is growing in the concept of turning trash paper and cardboard into inexpensive houses that are strong, well insulated and easily built. Papercrete provides strength without the weight of concrete, making it an ideal material for building arches, domes and vaulted ceilings. Construction costs with papercrete are estimated at 20 to 30 percent less than conventional housing. Scan Sands built his ecologically responsible home in Columbus, New Mexico with $500 in materials. Papercrete structures also require only 50 percent of the energy needed to heat and cool conventional buildings.

Presents issues relevant to environmentalism in the U.S. as of October 2002. Information on various tree-free sources of paper; Trend in used building material centers; Literacy program on renewable energy.

In this article the author argues that post-consumer recycled paper has no environmental benefits. It discusses why the recycled paper may be environmentally damaging. The author refers to the annual sustainability reports from about 20 global pulp and paper manufacturers. The reports document the type of paper being made at each mill and the amount of internal and external CO2 emissions.

The author comments on the litter problem and its environmental implications. She argues that paper are not the safer, more economical, and overall better choice for the environment. She points out that the negligence in recycling plastic bags costs marine animals their lives and earth's future. She contends that people can reduce their wastefulness by making simple changes.

This article offers tips for controlling printing costs. Usually, printing only uses one side of a paper. After making use of the documents printed, the sheets may be returned back into the paper tray to use the other blank side. Not only will it save money, it will also reduce waste and ease the environmental burdens of paper production. The default settings of a printer support the ink cartridge business as well as ensure high-quality printouts. Ink usage may be controlled by adjusting the printing options.

The article focuses on the environmental impact of online publishing and print and paper. According to Jonathan Koomey of Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory in California, data centers that drive the Internet already consumed 1 percent of global electricity capacity. Sainsbury's, British supermarket chain, announced its decision to distribute its report and accounts in electronic form only, due to environmental reasons. When reading magazines and books, people are reminded of raw materials and energy that have gone into their production. It is argued that a better understanding of sustainability strengths and weaknesses of print or online communication can help to make better-balanced decisions on which to use and how.

The article reports on the decision of Avis Rent A Car to stop the printing of customer brochures and collateral marketing materials to reduce its paper consumption. This, in turn, will save some 1,500 trees annually. Avis, in lieu, is placing emphasis on its website, www.avis.com, where promotions, deals and preferred-supplier programs are offered, along with maps, vehicle descriptions, and other essential information for customers. It also started an initiative to reduce its environmental impact through water and energy conservation and other moves.

The article offers a look at strategies that can help reduce the environmental impact of the publishing sector. Each ton of postconsumer recycled freesheet that replaces a ton of virgin fiber saves 24 trees and reduces greenhouse gas emission by 37%. Another option is to reduce trim size, and evaluate the weight of the paper being used for each project to see if a lighter-weight paper would be suitable. It is best to print with vegetable-based inks that contain less than 5% volatile organic compounds (VOC).

The article reports on the measures taken by "T& E" magazine to minimize its impact on the environment. The author says that beginning in 2008, the magazine printed on 85% recycled paper and certified by the U.S. Forest Stewardship Council. Furthermore, it has converted a percentage of its subscribers to the magazine's digital format that is delivered electronically.