IT on par with Airlines in terms of Emissions

According to Rob Aldridge (I may be spelling his name wrong-sorry) at Cisco.  I was recently approached by a representative at Cisco to post about TechWise TV. 
If you are not familiar with TWTV you may want to check them out.  Personally I have known about TWTV for some time now.  In fact I used to take the bus to work and listen to TWTV podcasts.  So for me to be asked to comment on the personalities Robb Boyd and Jimmy Ray Purser, immediately I thought, " I love those guys!"  They are funny yet the information they deliver is timely and technical.

That being said, lets get back to the topic at hand.  This Thursday TWTV is putting on a 1 hour show dealing with Energy Efficiency in the Data Center. Check out this preview:

I was privileged enough to be able to preview this web-cast and I have to say, I was shocked to hear some of this stuff.  Did You know that:

• The number 1 source of greenhouse gas emissions is the world is Electrical Consumption and the emissions from burning of coal to provide that Electricity!
• IT is on PAR with the Airlines in terms of emissions!
• 55% of the worlds Electricity comes from burning coal!

And the most shocking to me was this one:

• A 1U Server running 24/7 puts out the same emissions as a Toyota Camry that drives 15,000 miles a year.

Wow!  I did not know that!  I wonder what my 6509 puts out?  It's gotta be nearly the same as an Escalade or a Ford Excursion (do they still make those beasts?).

Anyhow you can view this Web-Cast by clicking the link below and registering.

As an Added bonus, and to promote community the first 5 commenter's  (with a valid email address) that comment AFTER watching the webinar will get a free Cisco T-Shirt.

So I leave you with this question to start the commenting;

Do you care about how IT is leaving a footprint on the Environment and what have you done or do you plan on doing to help?

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