Electric Hand Dryers vs. Paper Towels
How to keep your paws clean and green.
But, to paraphrase Darth Vader from Star Wars, don't be too proud of using those technological marvels we've created. Opting for a hand dryer over towels hardly earns you an environmental halo, as the net difference in long-term carbon emissions is minuscule at best. It's useful to think about everyday behaviors, but let's not lose focus on big-picture stuff.
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Brendan I. Koerner is a contributing editor at Wired and a columnist for Gizmodo. His first book, Now the Hell Will Start, is out now.
Illustration by Robert Neubecker.