Cloud computing and Internet use suck energy and emit CO2, says Greenpeace. “Clicking on all those viral videos, chain emails, celebrity tweets and paparazzi photos online sucks up enough energy to rank the Internet — if it were a country — fifth in the world for electricity use, reports Tiffany Hsu.

Photo: Facebook displays a new server that is part of the company’s efforts to become more energy efficient. Credit: Kimihiro Hoshino / AFP/Getty Images

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    Holy Shit? Stop computing?

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