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Thing is - as all that is being produced is information, you could generate all this power in the desert with solar power, run the machines out there, and just
by Tycho 12y ago
Thing is - as all that is being produced is information, you could generate all this power in the desert with solar power, run the machines out there, and just send the information along fibre-optic or microwave channels. There's absolutely no need for the operation to have a high carbon footprint, no matter how much power it needs. You can't say that about most things.
- brianbreslin 12y agoSolar has its own environmental impact too. Don't forget the factories and mining and energy requirements to produce photovoltaics.