India eNews - At last, tech industry takes energy-saving seriously

India eNews - At last, tech industry takes energy-saving seriously: "A recent report by the US government estimated that the server farms that power the internet in the US consume more than $3.3 billion in energy every year.
Another report by environmental advocate Zerofootprint estimated that the traditional practice of leaving computer screens on even when not using them consumes 60,000 megawatts an hour - double the total energy capacity of China's Three Gorges hydroelectric dam.
Now, factor in the huge toxic waste problems caused by the rapid obsolescence of most consumer devices, and it's clear that for all the energy we save by using modern technology to telecommute and shop online, our addiction to electronic gadgets represents a huge challenge to the environment."


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