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We've Got a Bigger Problem Now: Powering the Internet Isn't So Green

May 27, 2008 01:09

"Data centres consumed 0.6% of the world's electricity in 2000, and 1% in 2005. Globally, they are already responsible for more carbon-dioxide emissions per year than Argentina or the Netherlands, according to a recent study by McKinsey, a consultancy, and the Uptime Institute, a think-tank. If today's trends hold, these emissions will have grown ( Read more... )

doom, internet

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snuh May 27 2008, 09:54:49 UTC

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i refuse to google it. elserracho May 27 2008, 15:38:06 UTC

i'm getting old, the mind fails me fairly often. what. the. heck. song. is. that?

Re: i refuse to google it. elserracho May 27 2008, 15:38:38 UTC

DK's?

Re: i refuse to google it. substitute May 27 2008, 22:23:19 UTC

Yeah, it's the sequel to California Uber Alles, updated for Reagan instead of Jerry Brown.

hep May 27 2008, 15:58:09 UTC

i told regulate that fkn vmware has to LATCH ON to this current ecocrisis like EnergyStar did in the 90s. VIRTUALIZATION IS GREEN!

rozezz May 27 2008, 16:59:35 UTC

damnit

eyeteeth May 27 2008, 17:16:08 UTC

Someone should figure out how much energy is wasted by people blogging about stupid shit like turning your lights off for an hour.

caladri May 27 2008, 18:20:51 UTC

If we all buy our gas from Arco for a week it will bring prices down to where they were in 1997 because it's the companies, not the futures traders or OPEC, driving up the prices. Their bottom line will be damaged unless they sell gasoline to us at a loss.

Also, Ted Williams' head is buried next to Walt Disney in carbonite. PASS IT ON TO ALL YOUR FRIENDS OR YOU WON'T GET LAID TONIGHT.