Is the Internet bad for the environment?

We know that our computers use energy, and if we think about it, we recognize that all those servers that enable our e-mails to reach South America or Japan require plenty of power, too. But what we probably haven’t envisioned is how much energy it takes to power the data centers that keep the Internet running. It’s an estimated 152 billion kilowatt hours yearly, says an article in New Scientist magazine by Duncan Graham-Rowe.

By Judy Lowe

Full Story: http://features.csmonitor.com/environment/2009/05/08/is-the-internet-bad-for-the-environment/