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How your Facebook page has the same carbon impact as 12 lattes
2013-07-04 05:35:37| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
BusinessGreen: Facebook's 1.1 billion users each emitted 3.5 kilograms of CO2 by sharing photos, sending messages, and watching videos last year, according to the latest environmental update from the social networking giant. The company announced late last week that its emissions per user grew 18 per cent between 2011 and 2012, meaning each user's account now had an annual carbon emissions impact equivalent to the energy it takes to make 12 latte coffees or 36 glasses of wine. In a statement on its website,...
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