Worldwide computer use requires 14 power stations for the necessary electricity, producing more harmful carbon dioxide emissions than the entire airline industry -- not including the emissions created and manufacturing and shipping around the products in the first place.
And games consoles -- of which 62 million were sold in last year -- are the gas guzzlers of this industry, using huge amounts of energy to generate the necessary mindblowing graphics and sounds.
When played online, they are linked up to huge server farms which use even more energy. (-source AFP at Yahoo).
But I kinda guessed this part:
So gamers don't care about the environment, and apparently, don't wash their clothes. And we think appealing to them is going to save libraries. Oh, help us."I don't care, we're all going to die anyway," says 17-year-old Christian.
"Most people who play games don't really think at all of the environment, they think about the fun factor," says 22-year-old Sebastian.
Seventeen-year-old Geld from the Netherlands shrugs as the sound of music in the windowless hall pumps louder and louder.
"A washing machine uses more energy than a computer," he says, turning to get on with his game, fingers working madly on the buttons.
