It's a good gesture. But the efficacy of purchased offsets is hard to verify, and often of dubious benefit.
Also, the bulk of the impact of digital devices comes from the manufacturing phase, not the use phase: http://www.lowtechmagazine.com/2009/06/embodied-energy-of-digital-technology.html JK On Mon, Aug 12, 2013 at 10:35 AM, Erin Rasmussen <[email protected]> wrote: > The computers that host the web sites and email discussions are all on an > ISP that buys 130% wind offsets from their power company. So we're not > doing > too badly there. I also recommend small attachments, reducing the size of > photos and using other measures to keep messages to the point and low > impact. > > kind regards, Erin > > -----Original Message----- > Similar to your analysis I just wonder how much electricity is needed to > sustain the storage of all these posts and webpages yet, apparently, we > cannot justify a little <4W fan a couple of hours a day to run a stove in > the most deprived areas. > > AJH > > > > _______________________________________________ > Stoves mailing list > > to Send a Message to the list, use the email address > [email protected] > > to UNSUBSCRIBE or Change your List Settings use the web page > > http://lists.bioenergylists.org/mailman/listinfo/stoves_lists.bioenergylists.org > > for more Biomass Cooking Stoves, News and Information see our web site: > http://stoves.bioenergylists.org/ > > -- Josh Kearns PhD Candidate, Environmental Engineering University of Colorado-Boulder Visiting Researcher, North Carolina State University Director of Science Aqueous Solutions www.aqsolutions.org Mobile: 720 989 3959 Skype: joshkearns
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