2009Jan12: Two Google searches on a desktop computer produces 14g of CO2, which is the roughly the equivalent of boiling an electric kettle, according to study by Dr Wissner-Gross of Harvard University (BBC).
Reference: BBC http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/7823387.stm
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