The Internet is anything but intangible, as all of these messages, images and videos live in data centers, which consume immense amounts of energy. Credit: Rawpixel, CC BY We’re used to thinking that going digital means going green. While that’s true for some activities — for example, making a video call across the ocean is …
Search engines sell advertisements, so they have an incentive to encourage more consumption. Credit: Google, CC BY-SA Almost everyone thinks they know how to use Google and usually get the answer they want. Many will intuitively know that the query “milk good for you” leads to different results than “milk bad for you”. The same …
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(MENAFN – The Conversation) Almost everyone thinks they know how to use Google and usually get the answer they want. Many will intuitively know that the query “milk good for you” leads to different results than “milk bad for you”. The same goes for queries for “climate change” versus “climate hoax,” or for “valid 2020 …
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Almost everyone thinks they know how to use Google and usually get the answer they want. Many will intuitively know that the query “milk good for you” leads to different results than “milk bad for you”. The same goes for queries for “climate change” versus “climate hoax,” or for “valid 2020 US election” versus “stop …
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Driving a small car to the cinema with a friend can have lower carbon emissions than showing the same movie alone at home We’re used to thinking that going digital means going green. While that’s true for some activities — for example, making a video call across the ocean is better than flying there — …
5 Reading minutes One of them is the impact of the internet on the environment and how it also contributes to climate change. Most of us spend hours glued to screens and devices, but few of us consider the greenhouse gas emissions cost of this behavior. The internet has become an integral part of our …
