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Subject:Re: PAPER PRICES RISIN From:Romay Jean Sitze <rositze -at- NMSU -dot- EDU> Date:Fri, 9 Dec 1994 12:07:02 -0700
On Fri, 9 Dec 1994, Gregg Roberts wrote:
> Paper prices rising? Good thing. Keep the forests intact a while longer, and
> force business into the hands of those who know how to trasnfer and interpret
> online information!
Market costs may well be the motivating force that leads us in this
direction, although alternative sources for paper may also be developed as
a result. Some of my students addressed this issue in a research paper
which expounded on the benefits of raising hemp as a cash crop for paper
production. It sounds like a need to explore such options may become a
driving force for the future.
