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Data Overload: A Look into the Energy Impact of the Internet

Posted by Tessa Sanchez on Wed, Jul 31, 2013

Here at the WegoWise office, we try to be as environmentally friendly as possible. We recycle when we can, use biodegradable cleaning products, and during the summer we ditch the overhead lighting in favor of good ol’ fashion sunshine. We’ve also gone paperless by sharing files over Dropbox and Google Docs. With everything going into the cloud these days, the Internet has played a key role in decreasing demand for physical goods and services, which we can all agree is a good thing for the environment. But what about the environmental impact of the Internet itself?

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Tags: save energy, Data Centers, Energy efficiency, Digital Detox