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

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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  • (Score: 2) by NateMich on Tuesday February 19 2019, @03:36PM (1 child)

    by NateMich (6662) on Tuesday February 19 2019, @03:36PM (#803492)

    Make sure the candles are pure bees wax so they'll be carbon neutral! :-)

    But what about the poor bees?

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  • (Score: 2) by sjames on Wednesday February 20 2019, @03:21AM

    by sjames (2882) on Wednesday February 20 2019, @03:21AM (#803841) Journal

    Give them E Bee T cards?