The Environmental Impact of Computing

I feel like I’m always sitting in front of a computer, don’t you? I know we’ve talked about the environmental impact of e-waste before, but what do you know about the impact of computing? Did you know that between 9 and 5 each day, computers use 1.7 million megawatts of energy? To put this in perspective, that is…

I feel like I’m always sitting in front of a computer, don’t you?

I know we’ve talked about the environmental impact of e-waste before, but what do you know about the impact of computing?

Did you know that between 9 and 5 each day, computers use 1.7 million megawatts of energy? To put this in perspective, that is enough energy to power Yankee Stadium until the 2596-2597 season.

How many hours do you stare at your computer each day?

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