One latte uses as much carbon as an entire year of dicking around on Facebook

One latte uses as much carbon as an entire year of dicking around on Facebook | Grist

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One latte uses as much carbon as an entire year of dicking around on Facebook

As guilty pleasures go, Grist List is officially endorsing Facebook, and not just because it’s great for us when you share our funny-awesome-holyshit-cool stories with all your friends and they click on our site and hooray! No, it’s not our self-interest but our love for the planet that is motivating this endorsement. Because of the two guilty pleasures we’re willing to bet that many of you are indulging in right now — Facebook and a delicious latte — Facebook is the carbon equivalent of a carrot stick and some hummus, and the latte is the equivalent of a gigantic, juicy steak. Just one latte dumps the same amount of carbon into the atmosphere as an entire year of Facebook use. We know this because Facebook released a bunch of data about its 2011 energy use (and because Katie Fehrenbacher at GigaOm figured out the coffee-carbon comparison). It’s nice that Facebook’s at lea...

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@smbilodeau » 15 Aug '12, 9pm
One latte uses as much carbon as an entire year of dicking around on Facebook #energy [link] by slaskow via @grist
@sunpeoplegoods » 08 Aug '12, 7pm
Humorous and thought provoking...latte vs Facebook [link]
@TheSecrtLife » 03 Aug '12, 7pm
Did you know that one @Starbucks latte uses as much carbon as your entire year of #Facebook stalking? [link] #whoknew
@sallcoll » 02 Aug '12, 7pm
One latte uses as much carbon as an entire year of dicking around on Facebook [link] via @zite
@jbanszky » 02 Aug '12, 5pm
@cdschulz what does this mean for you? [link]
@jmsperling » 02 Aug '12, 1pm
I feel deep shame: "Just 1 latte dumps the same amount of carbon into the atmosphere as an entire year of Facebook use" [link]
@RiverProjectLA » 02 Aug '12, 4am
You gave me a giggle- RT @grist: Facebook is the carbon equivalent of a carrot stick and some hummus: [link]
@wilfredphua » 02 Aug '12, 3am
RT @BB_See: RT @hai_ren One latte uses as much carbon as an entire year of dicking around on Facebook [link] ht @cubismwonder
@missfors » 02 Aug '12, 3am
RT @hai_ren: One latte uses as much carbon as an entire year of dicking around on Facebook [link] (ht @cubismwonder)
@hai_ren » 02 Aug '12, 3am
One latte uses as much carbon as an entire year of dicking around on Facebook [link] (ht @cubismwonder)
@grist » 02 Aug '12, 1am
Facebook is the carbon equivalent of a carrot stick and some hummus: [link]
@DrSeaRotmann » 02 Aug '12, 12am
“@grist: One latte uses as much carbon as an entire year of dicking around on Facebook [link]” #energy #carbon
@mdengleson » 02 Aug '12, 12am
Wow! RT @grist One latte uses as much carbon as an entire year of dicking around on Facebook [link]
@boulderganic » 01 Aug '12, 6pm
Would you give up coffee to lower your carbon footprint? [link] via @grist
@annecberkeley » 01 Aug '12, 6pm
What does one latte have in common with #facebook? [link] #carbon
@TedLott » 01 Aug '12, 5pm
For those of you keeping score @ home... RT @grist: 1 latte uses as much carbon as a year of dicking around on Facebook [link]
@juhotunkelo » 01 Aug '12, 5pm
RT @grist: One latte uses as much carbon as an entire year of dicking around on Facebook [link]
@KerryGiven » 01 Aug '12, 5pm
RT @gristlist: One latte uses as much carbon as an entire year of dicking around on Facebook [link]
@ManxCat637 » 01 Aug '12, 5pm
Facebook is the carbon equivalent of a carrot stick and hummus, the latte is the equivalent of a giant, juicy steak. [link]
@metadesigners » 01 Aug '12, 5pm
Oops....having given up meat....now it looks like I had my last cafe latte today:-( [link]
@ParagonDigital » 01 Aug '12, 5pm
Feel a little less guilty about that social media addiction. The carbon footprint: Facebook for a year < a latte! [link]
@heatheddy » 01 Aug '12, 4pm
RT @drgrist: One latte uses as much carbon as an entire year of dicking around on Facebook [link]
@gristlist » 01 Aug '12, 4pm
One latte uses as much carbon as an entire year of dicking around on Facebook [link]
@Maria_Ali » 01 Aug '12, 7pm
RT @grist: One latte uses as much carbon as an entire year of dicking around on Facebook [link]
@JohnVaillant » 01 Aug '12, 7pm
RT @grist: One latte uses as much carbon as an entire year of dicking around on Facebook [link]
@andy_s_64 » 01 Aug '12, 7pm
One latte uses as much carbon as an entire year of dicking around on Facebook [link] (via @grist)
@rhamdu » 01 Aug '12, 6pm
RT @grist: One latte uses as much carbon as an entire year of dicking around on Facebook [link]
@GreenerEvanston » 01 Aug '12, 6pm
What does one latte have in common with #facebook? [link] #carbon
@exactlyAllan » 01 Aug '12, 5pm
RT @grist: One latte uses as much carbon as an entire year of dicking around on Facebook [link]
@lafemmecojones » 01 Aug '12, 5pm
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@anaturephotog » 01 Aug '12, 5pm
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@LentilBreakdown » 01 Aug '12, 5pm
RT @grist: One latte uses as much carbon as an entire year of dicking around on Facebook [link]
@ChrisHayton » 01 Aug '12, 5pm
RT @grist: One latte uses as much carbon as an entire year of dicking around on Facebook [link]
@acharya_dude » 01 Aug '12, 5pm
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@grist » 01 Aug '12, 5pm
One latte uses as much carbon as an entire year of dicking around on Facebook [link]
@themonicator » 01 Aug '12, 5pm
RT @drgrist: One latte uses as much carbon as an entire year of dicking around on Facebook [link]
@kabutar » 01 Aug '12, 5pm
RT @drgrist: One latte uses as much carbon as an entire year of dicking around on Facebook [link]
@HarryOsibin » 01 Aug '12, 4pm
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@cubillinois » 01 Aug '12, 4pm
RT @drgrist: One latte uses as much carbon as an entire year of dicking around on Facebook [link]
@archambo » 01 Aug '12, 4pm
RT @drgrist: One latte uses as much carbon as an entire year of dicking around on Facebook [link]
@drgrist » 01 Aug '12, 4pm
One latte uses as much carbon as an entire year of dicking around on Facebook [link]