Online videos use a lot more energy than you might think.

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To learn more about this topic, start your googling with these keywords:

• Data: information, typically stored on computers via electrical signals
• Electrons: small elementary particles that flow through wires to transmit power and data
• Photons: small elementary particles of light that carry information from screens to your face
• Local Metro Network: computer network on the scale of a city, town, neighborhood, etc
• Live action video: a video recording of the real world (people, scenery, etc) created using a camera
• Data compression: storing data (pictures, video, text files, etc) in less space than the way it’s normally displayed. Kind of like a modern version of microfilm. Or words.
• Illustrated video: video created using computer software to generate still images, kind of like a fancy powerpoint slideshow
• Gangnam style: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9bZkp7q19f0

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Script Writer: Henry Reich Script Editor: Alex Reich Video Illustrator: Omkar Bhagat Video Director: Emily Elert Video Narrator: Henry Reich With Contributions From: Kate Yoshida, Ever Salazar, Peter Reich, Rachel Becker, David Goldenberg Music by: Nathaniel Schroeder

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REFERENCES

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Assessing Internet energy intensity: A review of methods and results: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0195925513001121

The Energy Intensity of the Internet: Home and Access Networks: http://publicationslist.org/data/lorenz.hilty/ref-229/2014_Coroama_Schien_Preist_Hilty_Energy_Intensity_Internet_Home_Access.pdf

The Energy Intensity of the Internet: Edge and Core Networks: http://publicationslist.org/data/lorenz.hilty/ref-229/2014_Coroama_Schien_Preist_Hilty_Energy_Intensity_Internet_Home_Access.pdf

Emerging Trends in Electricity Consumption for Consumer ICT: http://tinyurl.com/h69uvma

Average energy use of American home: https://www.eia.gov/tools/faqs/faq.cfm?id=97&t=3

Typical wattages of everyday electronics: https://www.gozolt.com/blog/power-devices-consume/

Energy in AA Batteries: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AA_battery

tablet energy use: http://tinyurl.com/zy8jcle http://tinyurl.com/j8for2u http://tinyurl.com/zy8jcle http://tinyurl.com/o2u2y9m

Hidden energy costs online: http://tinyurl.com/zh93kwq

Average computer energy use: https://www.griffith.edu.au/sustainability/sustainable-campuses/sustainable-initiatives/energy/average-computer-energy-usage (~100W)
https://www.forbes.com/sites/christopherhelman/2013/05/22/how-cree-perfected-the-20-year-lightbulb/

Estimate to transfer 1Mb of data (average efficiency): http://www.katescomment.com/energy-of-downloads/

Broadband usage guide: https://www.whistleout.com.au/MobilePhones/Guides/Mobile-broadband-usage-guide#section-youtube