Comments on: Google Searches Are Power Hogs

By: The Internet Saves/Sucks Energy Round #3: Google Defends Power Use

The Internet Saves/Sucks Energy Round #3: Google Defends Power Use — Tue, 12 May 2009 07:02:06 +0000

[...] in March. Well, Google really doesn’t like being deemed — fairly or unfairly — an energy glutton, as a press report earlier this year claimed. And the search engine giant has been working on its self defense moves in that [...]

By: Yes, Spam Uses Energy…As Does Everything Else on the Internet

Yes, Spam Uses Energy…As Does Everything Else on the Internet — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 18:45:18 +0000

[...] carbon, according to the report. One Google search query, on the other hand, emits just 0.2 grams, according to Google. Further, a whopping 80 percent of the energy consumed by spam is expended by searching through and [...]

By: Carbon Footprint of Spam: Hello, the Internet Uses Energy

Carbon Footprint of Spam: Hello, the Internet Uses Energy — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 17:20:56 +0000

[...] four grams of carbon. Regular email requires energy — a lot more than spam email. And Google has said that an average Google search query results in about 0.2 grams of CO2 emissions (while there were some issues with the original Google carbon [...]

By: Stuff That Matters « revolutionary grammar

Stuff That Matters « revolutionary grammar — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 03:19:40 +0000

[...] suggestions that we should all do our part are welcome reminders, and while Katie’s take — that Google’s working on its footprint — is spot on, well, it just seems to me that Googling — or using the Internet in general — [...]

By: Liz Gannes

Liz Gannes — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 18:15:29 +0000

Power: yum yum.

By: Slingshot

Slingshot — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 16:03:47 +0000

check out http://www.blackle.com – energy saving searches!

By: Why Pick On Google? How Green Are We The People?

Why Pick On Google? How Green Are We The People? — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 15:46:25 +0000

[...] explore the carbon emissions impact of networking infrastructure, as well as various other topics.) As Katie over at Earth2Tech points out, Google’s business depends on its search being the best, which means cutting carbon emissions [...]