- The carbon footprint of Facebook is half that of New York City (per capita) -- source
- The carbon footprint of a Second Life avatar is the same as that of an average Brazilian -- source: Ian Mulvany (or a Mexican, according to Paul Sanders)
- The carbon footprint of the production process of an Apple MacBook is the same as flying to Moscow and back -- source: Steve Lawson
Incredible set of photographs by Yann Arthus-Bertrand, courtesy of The Boston Globe/Boston.com.
And if you like this, you may also like the work of Edward Burtynsky.
Update, 1 Nov 2008: there's also a BBC documentary on Arthus-Bertrand, viewable online for another four days.Aiming to inspire people to think globally about sustainable living, Arthus-Bertrand has been photographing unique views of our planet, seen from the sky, since 1994.
And if you like this, you may also like the work of Edward Burtynsky.
