Here's a start...
Posted on 12/15/2017 12:54:25 AM PST by Olog-hai
The Atlantic claims online pornography is killing the environment at a greater pace than physical pornography ever did, in an article this week.
“So many people watch porn online that the industry’s carbon footprint might be worse now that it was in the days of DVDs and magazines,” declared Atlantic writer Matt Kessler. […]
… “Using a formula that Netflix published on its blog in 2015, Nathan Ensmenger, a professor at Indiana University who is writing a book about the environmental history of the computer, calculates that if Pornhub streams video as efficiently as Netflix (0.0013 kWh per streaming hour), it used 5.967 million kWh in 2016.”
Kessler then added that, “For comparison, that’s about the same amount of energy 11,000 light bulbs would use if left on for a year. And operating with Netflix’s efficiency would be a best-case scenario for the porn site.” …
(Excerpt) Read more at breitbart.com ...
Already happened. See Moldylocks.
Are the landfills clogging up with used tissues?
Here's a start...
Only if you do it during the daytime. The math in this article averages out to 20 minutes with a 60 watt bulb per person.
“The Atlantic claims online pornography is killing the environment...”
Can’t be good for global warming either. Just think of all the CO2 being exhaled into the atmosphere from the heavy breathing.
“Oh yeah, right. Tats, noise rings, and black nail polish do it for me.”
You forgot copious quantities of armpit hair.
Moldylocks for the win. :)
Did they factor in the energy used for palm hair removal?
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