Citizen complaint of the day: Why are phone companies still allowed to kill trees?

Why do we allow the gas companies to kill trees? Seriously, a good read about a local guy.

I know, that this isn't what the eco Nazis want to hear even though they know it to be true, but trees are a renewable resource. You cut one down, you plant another in it's place which is exactly what logging companies have as their long standing policy. This is why there will always be huge and massive forests in the United States and Canada. Have the eco nuts tired of railing against plastic water bottles and Styrofoam cups already? It's kind of amusing that phone books upset these people but the 2000 plus pages it takes to produce every copy of Obamacare does not seem to bother them. Selective outrage based on one's personal ideology does little for the credibility of this bunch..

Even neglecting the profits made in selling advertising, people can use them to seek out telephone numbers of businesses and individuals. Not everyone has reliable Internet access, and even those who do may not be able to get reasonable results.

Frankly, I am not entirely keen on search engine optimisation, myself. That said, I can't remember the last time I referenced a telephone book. I'm just going to assume that some people still use them for purposes other than propping up toddlers in restaurants.

Although they are badged as Verizon, the phonebooks are actually from these people:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SuperMedia
Given the financial problems they have had over the last few years, I suspect the phonebook problem will eventually take care of itself in future years.

I'm an environmentalist, and I really don't care about stuff like this.

There's far bigger personal choices we should lobby against, like people who drive everywhere even when walking or transit are reasonable, or run the A/C 24/7 when opening the windows when they're home at night would work just as well.