http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/7823387.stm

Does anyone have the working for this?  I would LOVE to see it, given that
(for a start):

"a typical Google search on a desktop computer produces about 7g (0.25oz) of
carbon dioxide"

1) Google searches are not done on a desktop computer, they are done in a
server centre;

2) There is no such thing as a "a typical Google search" and how does a
complex search differ in carbon dioxide output compared to a simple one, for
example?

3) Desktop computers do not produce "carbon dioxide", they use electricity
that causes it to be generated in a power station.

And so forth...

Is this the worst bit of maths on BBC News so far this year?

Brian

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