if i only knew...

I am casting my votes

I am casting my votes at the Webbies (or is it Webbys?) and checking out the websites i don't know. I stumbled upon a very interesting article on GreenHome.com: Internet, New Economy Foster Widespread Energy Savings.

"We calculated the ratio of building energy per book sold in traditional bookstores versus on-line retailer Amazon.com to be 16-to-1. And contrary to what most people think, Internet shopping uses less energy to get a package to your house: Shipping 10 pounds of packages by overnight air - the most energy-intensive delivery -uses 40 percent less fuel than driving roundtrip to the mall."

Wow. I never really thought about this aspect of the internet "revolution" and it fascinates me. Maybe this would be a subject for my diploma thesis next year?