
By inmedia
This morning, EcoGeek pointed me to a report by the American Consumer Institute, which has calculated the current and future effects that broadband Internet will have on our carbon emissions. The findings are really interesting.
“This study finds that wide adoption and use of broadband applications can achieve a net reduction of 1 billion tons of greenhouse gas over 10 years, which, if converted into energy saved, would constitute 11% of annual U.S. oil imports.”
To read the full Broadband Services: Economic and Environmental Benefits report, click here [PDF].

