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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72"><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-ZA style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>Dear Colleagues<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-ZA style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-ZA style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>Please see the very relevant article below. It was published in an ASSAf Journal from UCT (editor Dr Mok Roberts) – <a href="http://journals.assaf.org.za/jesa">Journal of Energy in Southern Africa</a>. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-ZA style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.17159/2413-3051/2016/v27i2a1343"><span style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#27467B;background:white'>http://dx.doi.org/10.17159/2413-3051/2016/v27i2a1343</span></a><span lang=EN-ZA style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-ZA style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-ZA style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>Kind regards<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-ZA style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>Ina<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-ZA style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-ZA style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='mso-fareast-language:EN-ZA'>From:</span></b><span style='mso-fareast-language:EN-ZA'> Desre Stead <br><b>Sent:</b> 28 July 2016 09:26 AM<br><b>To:</b> 'nsbpf@lists.assaf.org.za' <<a href="mailto:nsbpf@lists.assaf.org.za">nsbpf@lists.assaf.org.za</a>><br><b>Subject:</b> A life cycle assessment of e-books and printed books in South Africa<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-ZA><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-ZA style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:#203864'>A life cycle assessment of e-books and printed books in South Africa <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-ZA style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif'>Vinesh Naicker, Brett Cohen<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><i><span lang=EN-ZA style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif'>Journal of Energy in Southern Africa</span></i></b><b><span lang=EN-ZA style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-ZA style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-ZA style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif'>The paper presents the results of a study comparing the life cycle environmental impacts and cumulative energy demands of reading printed books (print system) with those of reading e-books from an Apple Air iPad (digital system), with a specific focus on production of books and use of both options in South Africa.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-ZA style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-ZA style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif'><a href="http://journals.assaf.org.za/jesa/article/view/1343/1151">http://journals.assaf.org.za/jesa/article/view/1343/1151</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-ZA style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></body></html>