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Title: Spam 'produces 17m tons of CO2'
Post by: Clive on April 19, 2009, 14:32

A study into spam has blamed it for the production of more than 33bn kilowatt-hours of energy every year, enough to power more than 2.4m homes.

STORY (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/8001749.stm)

Title: Re: Spam 'produces 17m tons of CO2'
Post by: Simon on April 19, 2009, 17:10

Crikey!  Good report.  Something's got to change, as the internet will be unusable in a few years time, if the current trends continue.  :(

Title: Re: Spam 'produces 17m tons of CO2'
Post by: Rik on April 19, 2009, 17:34

A charge to send email would seem to be the only solution. :(

Title: Re: Spam 'produces 17m tons of CO2'
Post by: GillE on April 19, 2009, 18:58

Brewing beers wines and spirits also produces CO2.  I wonder how much?  It will probably make this figure look like the proverbial drop in the ocean, if that isn't a mixed metaphor too far.