Conduct two searches in the Google Web site "produces as much carbon dioxide (CO2) and heat water to make instant coffee," according to a researcher at Harvard University in the United States.
Echoing the concern of environmental scientists about the impact of information technology on the environment, Alex Wissner-Gross conducted a study on the impact of "googling" on greenhouse gas emissions emissions.
Wissner-Gross says in his study that a standard search on Google produces 7 grams of CO2.
If you do two searches, that amount is multiplied by two, equivalent to heat water to make some coffee.
In any case, Google said in a statement that the figures presented by Wissner-Gross are not correct, since calculated that a search on their website produces only 0.2 grams of CO2.
* Source: BBC
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