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Posted Jun 4, 2011 10:51 am.
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As you check your Facebook page, did you realize that you’re contributing to the world’s carbon footprint?
Experts now say internet usage, including Facebook, Google searches and email, now account for three percent of the world’s electricity use.
According to the Calgary Herald, that makes the web one of the fastest growing contributors to carbon emissions.
Much of the power being sucked up is by huge data centres that are the backbone of the system.
One company in Montreal is trying to mitigate its carbon footprint using power from cleaner sources, including wind, solar, and hydro-electric power.
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