[PADG:402] RE: Green Press Initiative

["Robert Harriman" <rbharriman1@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Thanks.  Saw this earlier and didn't know whether to be depressed (as a
preservation professional) or elated (as a businessman).  At this stage
of my life, and still carrying lots of ambivalent feelings about the
wisdom of my "fellow" professionals around - I'll most assuredly opt for
the latter.  MAKE ME RICH! (But please don't quote me until I'm dead)
Speaking of which

I mentioned to Sigrid three weeks ago that Jesse Jackson (to my
amazement) hadn't yet shown up in Florida - today he arrived (apparently
he'd been preoccupied with the Michael Jackson interview for his TV show
up to this point)  We need to find a new definition of liberal or a new
definition of me.  I've had it.  And I'm not going to take it anymore.  

And now they're putting a feeding tube into the Pope.  Wonder how
they'll feel about it fifteen years from now when he's still using up
space in the most expensive hospitals in the world.

See how you got me started???

And you're not even around to calm me down.  Damn
 
Take care. BH

-----Original Message-----
From: owner-padg@xxxxxxx [mailto:owner-padg@xxxxxxx] On Behalf Of
Lorraine Olley
Sent: Tuesday, March 29, 2005 5:06 PM
To: padg@xxxxxxx
Subject: [PADG:401] Green Press Initiative

Check out:

http://www.greenpressinitiative.org/

There appears to be a movement afoot once again to change the
composition of the paper used in publishing.  It does not appear that
permance/durability is a consideration for the Green Press Initiative,
whose mission is:  "to work with publishers, industry stakeholders and
authors to create paper-use transformations that will conserve natural
resources and preserve endangered forests."  [Note the absence of
libraries and librarians as stakeholders.]  The "Paper Use Standards" on
the web site make no mention of permanence/durability.

This resurfaced unpleasant memories for this graying former preservation
librarian of the GPO insistance on the use of recycled pulp in gov pubs,
which at the time we felt would adversely affect paper durability.  Is
there cause for alarm again?

Lorraine Olley
lolley@xxxxxxx