Our Web of Inconvenient Truths: The Internet, Energy Use, Toxic Waste, and Climate Change

by Katie Singer

Teams of scientists report that we've got to eliminate fossil fuel use and greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 in order to curtail extreme weather and climate-related events. How does the Internet fit in this picture? In Our Web of Inconvenient Truths, Katie Singer explains how much energy the Internet's access networks and data centers guzzle. Shedescribes the energy, toxic waste and CO2 embodied in every electronic device and presents ways that households, municipalities, schools and businesses can begin immediately to reduce their Internet footprint. Consider this book a must-read for anyone who wants to participate in solving our energy and climate crises.

184 pages, Paperback

Published May 31, 2019