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Cheeseburgers versus I Can Haz Cheezburger?

Interesting. Some Google engineers have figured out the Co2 emissions from Google searches and compared the to everyday things, like, um, newspapers. I guess they're feeling sensitive about their carbon footprint.

Google Is Greener Than Thou: One Newspaper Equals 850 Searches In CO2 Emissions

Cheeseburgers are worse than newspapers. One cheeseburger emits as much CO2 as 15,000 Google searches. Here are a few other comparisons:

Activity Google Searches

CO2 emissions of an average daily newspaper (100% recycled paper) = 850 Google searches
A glass of orange juice =1,050 Google searches
One load of dishes in an EnergyStar dishwasher = 5,100 Google searches
A five mile trip in the average U.S. automobile = 10,000 Google searches
A cheeseburger = 15,000 Google searches
Electricity consumed by the average U.S. household in one month = 3,100,000 Google searches

(Go to the article for links to the math.)

Stephen

Full post as published by Stephen's Lighthouse on May 13, 2009 (boomark / email).