Googling leaves a carbon footprint
Jan122009According to research by Harvard University physicist Alex Wissner-Gross, two Google search generates the same amount of carbon dioxide as boiling water for a cup of tea. Ironically, searching the phrase “how big is my carbon footprint?” produces 7g of CO2 whilst boiling a kettle generates around 15g. Wissner-Gross said: Google operates huge data centres [...]
