Two Google searches produce the same amount of CO2 as bringing water to a boil on your stovetop, according to research from Harvard University. Google claims that the Harvard study is flawed. The Harvard study was first published in British newspaper The Sunday Times. »
technology.timesonline.co.uk/tol···9134.eceGoogle doesn't seem to be happy with the negative publicity the latest Harvard research brings. Only hours after the initial publishing,
Google posted on their official blog an article explaining how they "have designed and built the most energy efficient data centers in the world," calling Dr. Wissner-Gross's research numbers "many times too high." Google also says that driving a car for a kilometer (0.6 miles) equates to the same amount of CO2 produced by a thousand of your Google searches.
So is Googling bad for the environment or not? The only thing left to see is how good to the planet Google will be as years go by and even more people gain access to the Internet.
