Printers face threats not only from a bad economy
but also misguided political policy.

Last week I wrote about how jobs are flying out the door to China and other far-east print-shops, for print-work which will be used locally in North America or Europe. This was posted in a piece titled, “Print is not dead. Neither is outsourcing. China.” Now I want to expand on that (But reading some of the comments on the Linkedin link within that post are well worth the clicking.), especially with regards to this whole “green movement” which is going on.

First, let me make it clear, I love God’s creation and especially nature. We certainly have responsibilities not to pollute and cause intentional harm to our ecosystems. Thus, perhaps it is fair pushing the green thing on printers, to have them use less dangerous chemicals and inks in their commercial print shops. But why the double-standard when it comes to outsourcing and the environment or the green movement?

The host government aside in these outsourcing nations, how does our US government (Any “western” gov.’t really.) allow print outsourcing to go on at all; especially in light of these environmental effects? On that note, we read:

How 16 ships create as much pollution as all the cars in the world

Today award-winning science writer Fred Pearce – environmental consultant to New Scientist and author of Confessions Of An Eco Sinner – reveals that the super-ships that keep the West in everything from Christmas gifts to computers pump out killer chemicals linked to thousands of deaths because of the filthy fuel they use.
Source: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech

Seems really green to out-sourcing printing, now doesn’t it? One thing is for certain to help you to stop wasting inks, chemicals, plates and paper. . . That is FlightCheck Professional. Preflight and stay truly green. Yet, this said, I cannot resist highlighting this little blunder on the global warming front, first in obscure forums on the Internet and then in the MSM (main stream media):

U.S. NEWS – Wall Street Journal
NOVEMBER 23, 2009.
Climate Emails Stoke Debate
Scientists’ Leaked Correspondence Illustrates Bitter Feud over Global Warming.ArticleCommentsmore in US.

By KEITH JOHNSON
The scientific community is buzzing over the thousands of emails and documents, posted on the Internet late last week after being hacked from the computer of a prominent climate-change research center, which some say raise ethical questions about a group of scientists who contend that humans are responsible for global warming.

The email correspondence between dozens of key climate-change researchers around the world, including many in the U.S., paints a picture of an angry backlash by those who believe human activities are causing global warming against those who argue that the link between humans and climate change remains uncertain.

Some emails also refer to efforts by scientists who believe man is causing global warming to exclude contrary views from important scientific publications…. Continues…
Source: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB125883405294859215.html?mod=igoogle_wsj_gadgv1&

Enough of the talk, let’s get back to work and hopefully the politicians, our generally elected officials of this world will too. Stay responsible.

Tags: commercial print, environment, global warming, governments, green movement, outsourcing, print-shops, print-work

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