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Environmental Impact of Music Streaming?

posted by janrinok on Monday February 18 2019, @06:54PM   
from the it-makes-sense dept.

takyon writes:

How streaming music could be harming the planet

Once vinyl or a CD is purchased, it can be played over and over again, the only carbon cost coming from running the record player. However, if we listen to our streamed music using a hi-fi sound system it's estimated to use 107 kilowatt hours of electricity a year, costing about £15.00 to run. A CD player uses 34.7 kilowatt hours a year and costs £5 to run.

Solution: Use a smartphone or laptop with headphones unless you are playing music for guests. Download the songs you play repeatedly.

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Original Submission

• Re:Four step solution Re:Four step solution (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday February 18 2019, @08:53PM (1 child)

  by Anonymous Coward on Monday February 18 2019, @08:53PM (#803172)

  Mathematical models have proven the earth is going to mend in 11 years if climate change is not stopped. But you people "on the side of climate change" would rather stream music then do anything to help I guess.

  And fine, make the discount a rebate then. For every hour of noneducational material each device must play an hour of educational material to offset the emissions. Tax or rebate the difference, then people can get paid to learn if they only listen to educational streams.

  Parent

• Re:Four step solution (Score: 1, Insightful) by Anonymous Coward on Monday February 18 2019, @10:29PM

  by Anonymous Coward on Monday February 18 2019, @10:29PM (#803217)

  Maybe they can educate you not to fall for climate change hoaxes. Let me guess... you also don't want to vaccinate your child because of the autism.

  Parent