Brighter Planet

There’s undeniably something special about unfolding the newspaper over your morning coffee. Unfortunately, printing that newspaper and delivering it to your door has a significant environmental impact. Newspapers contain more recycled fiber than ever before, but making the paper for them still consumes almost 12 million tons of wood and emits 20 million tons of CO2 each year. You can get the exact same news online at a tiny fraction of the impact.

Printed newspaper circulation has been declining for five years, and most major newspapers offer online subscriptions. The New York Times even offers free online access to all of its content! If you must, why not buy the section you want at a newsstand — it’s more efficient than having the daily paper delivered, and how much of it do you actually read?