We are happy to make clear that this does not refer to a one-hit Google search taking less than a second, which Google says produces about 0.2g of CO2, a figure we accept. In the article, we were referring to a Google search that may involve several attempts to find the object being sought and that may last for several minutes. Various experts put forward carbon emission estimates for such a search of 1g-10g depending on the time involved and the equipment used.While it seems impossible, the article uncovers other research stating that "the global IT industry generated as much greenhouse gas as the world's airlines." Read the awful truth here, and check out Wissner-Gross' www.CO2stats.com. (Note that the earlier link also features a video presenting the research, ironically hosted at Google Video.)
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(TechCrunch) http://tinyurl.com/axl6dm,
(Google Response) http://tinyurl.com/7a7p4j
And the Times updated article:
http://tinyurl.com/836r22
Fret not, we can search google in peace.