More DNM Shots in Concord

The Postal Service has fired back at the claims of Do Not Mail advocates in New Hampshire, where the state legislature is considering a Do Not Mail bill, HB 1506. (Earlier posts on the bill are here and here.)

The Concord Monitor, the state capital's newspaper, on Friday printed the reply of Joanne Giordano, USPS vice president for public affairs and communications, to a January 11 Monitor op-ed by ForestEthics legislative consultant Steven Krieger and George DeWolf, the activist-constituent who requested the bill from its sponsor, New Hampshire lawmaker Susi Nord.

Giordano alleged that the Krieger-Wolf commentary contained "a number of inaccurate, misleading and misinformed statements that need to be addressed. Primary among them is the fact that consumers have several options to help manage the amount and type of mail that enters their home."

Pointing to the relationship between advertising mail and jobs, Giordano also said:

"In 2006, advertising mail brought more than $3.8 billion in increased sales to New Hampshire's economy and played a critical role in the success of New Hampshire businesses, large and small.

It's also important to understand that according to the nation's environmental watchdog, the Environmental Protection Agency, only 2.4 percent of materials found in landfills across the country is attributed to advertising mail."

On Thursday, January 24, the Commerce Committee of the New Hampshire House of Representatives will resume its hearing on Nord's DNM bill. The Committee suspended its January 10 hearing and agreed to pick up two weeks later when too many witnesses -- especially opponents -- appeared to testify.