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    The Wall Street Journal‏Verified account @WSJ 5 Dec 2012

    When you're drying your hands, "the electric blower uses more energy than making a paper towel."http://on.wsj.com/Rzs6ky 

    11:19 AM - 5 Dec 2012
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      2. Jeffrey Young‏Verified account @JeffYoung 5 Dec 2012
        Replying to @WSJ

        I knew it! RT: @WSJ: When you're drying your hands, "the electric blower uses more energy than making a paper towel." http://on.wsj.com/Rzs6ky 

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      1. Larutaday Cebolla‏ @the_onion_route 7 Dec 2012
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        ¿How about we #usa #news #paper and #eLectric #energy not either/or to #dry #hour #hands #win #reading #The #Prestigioso @WSJ So what?

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      1. Good Buddy‏ @AkAkula 5 Dec 2012
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        @WSJ I was always intrigued at the signs next to a blower saying "reduce paper, save earth by using blower"

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      1. rastamafk‏ @rastamafk 5 Dec 2012
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        @WSJ pls, don't forget deforestation impact.

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      1. Michael Coffey‏ @BlueCottonMike 5 Dec 2012
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        @WSJ not to mention its nearly impossible to dry your hands in a reasonable amount of time.

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      1. Cascades‏ @CascadesSD 5 Dec 2012
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        @WSJ Just talking about the subject and an #innovation in hand hygiene: http://bit.ly/XnGwG3 

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      1. Clayton Guiraud‏ @cg_mv 5 Dec 2012
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        @WSJ Don't bother my utopia with facts!

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      1. Basil Bell‏ @BasilAdd5on 5 Dec 2012
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        @WSJ How much #energy was wasted on writing this article? I have just made a contribution.

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      1. Daisy‏ @dlatinbetty 5 Dec 2012
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        @WSJ Well. It seems that we haven't gotten far w/that "solution"!

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      1. mike and dave‏ @Hauck_n_Haggs 5 Dec 2012
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        @WSJ and it's less sanitary

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      1. Yianis Paradisios‏ @YParadisios 5 Dec 2012
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        @WSJ BRATT WRONG! Trees felled or paper recycled, Disposal and Landfill Costs and possible Diseases!

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      1. Kristen Robinson‏ @ProfKRobinson 5 Dec 2012
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        @WSJ Paper towels are also better for kids on the spectrum with sensitive ears.

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      1. Eve Hill‏ @EveHill4 5 Dec 2012
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        @WSJ ash but it doesn't kill a tree does it

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      1. Peter Wiebe‏ @PeterJacob 5 Dec 2012
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        @WSJ - procuring raw materials, creating paper towels, delivery, and storing takes less energy than a blower? I question that logic.

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      1. Joe Markley‏ @markleyjr 5 Dec 2012
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        RT I knew it! @WSJ When you're drying your hands, "the electric blower uses more energy than making a paper towel." http://on.wsj.com/Rzs6ky 

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      1. Salman Shakeel‏ @sshakeel 5 Dec 2012
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        @WSJ but is electric blower energy > making + recycling paper towels?

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      1. Tucker Johnson‏ @TSoss 5 Dec 2012
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        @WSJ Solution: Don't wash your hands.

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