Did you know that searches on Google (or actually any search engine) produce about half the CO2 used for boiling a kettle? Gartner, a US research company, says that a single Google search takes up enough energy to produce around 7 grams of carbon dioxide, while a boiling kettle produces 15 grams.
Gartner estimated that information technology accounts for about 2 % of global CO2 emissions, and said that in 2008 it surpassed the aviation industry in the amount of emissions it produced.
So, think about your search terms before you put them into your computer.....
Ecocho seems to be a good alternative. The search engine gets most results from Google and claims to be carbon-neutral:
http://www.ecocho.eu/
Posted by: Christian | January 14, 2009 at 08:42 AM
So it takes a lot of energy/ gas for them to do each search?
Wow something has got to change with them.
Posted by: Todd | January 18, 2009 at 09:15 PM