Surprise, surprise.
Swedish researchers found recently that in Europe, reading the news for 30 minutes online produces more CO2 per year, per reader, than reading a printed newspaper. The greatest factors contributing to CO2 : in printed news, the production of the paper itself; in online media, the energy used to power the computer while reading or, in the case of an e-tablet, to produce the device itself. Hmm.
Source: Screening Environmental Life Cycle Assessment of Printed, Web Based and Tablet E-paper Newspaper
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