Interesting short article about the energy footprint of information communications technologies:
http://grist.org/news/your-iphone-uses-more-electricity-than-your-fridge/ some highlights: "The average iPhone requires more power per year than the average refrigerator..." "...it takes more electricity to stream a high-definition movie over a wireless network than it would have taken to manufacture and ship a DVD of that same movie." On Mon, Aug 12, 2013 at 12:55 PM, Erin Rasmussen <[email protected]> wrote: > Ok, I'll reword - we do the best we can, and we use a hosting provider > that buys wind power in excess of their consumption of that power. I know > that you buy wind power you just end up subsidizing some wind production > and power, not actually getting wind generated power at your facility. > Yes, I understand about environmental costs of manufacturing and digital > technology, and that's part of why we encourage smaller, and more efficient > messages. Someone shouldn't need the latest technology or a fast connection > (and the associated cost in energy and peripherals) to be able to get > valuable information about cooking stoves. Please keep your messages > small, so that we can keep getting the word out to more remote communities. > **** > > ** ** > > Kind regards,**** > > Erin **** > > [email protected] **** > > _______________________________________________ > 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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