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Digital Minimalism: Habits & Tips to Declutter Your Devices [Infographic]

Digital Minimalism: Habits & Tips to Declutter Your Devices [Infographic] | ecogreenlove

An average user spends 2 hours and 27 minutes per day on social media. 89% of college students have moderate or severe nomophobia (the fear of being detached from mobile phone contact).

How to put an end to this madness?

Digital minimalism is the answer.

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How Memes are Killing the Planet [Visuals]

The Carbon Footprint of the Internet | ecogreenlove

The number of Internet users reaches record highs every year, but did you know that for every tweet, comment, email and google search, a small amount of CO2 is emitted? For one person, the numbers aren’t too impressive, but when you factor in every person on planet earth who’s using the internet, those small numbers suddenly look ginormous, and worrying.

Here are some internet and social media stats per second and the resulting CO2 emitted.
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The carbon footprint of the digital age [Infographic]

The carbon footprint of the digital age [Infographic] | ecogreenlove

When we think of things that are affecting our atmosphere, we tend to think of car fumes or factories etc. But did you know that sending a tweet or an email is also causing damage to the planet?

This infographic that Fuel Fighter provided, shows just how much damage is being done by the digital world by breaking down the amount of CO2 that is produced every time we tweet, email, watch TV, download music and even when we purchase something online.

The infographic will also show you what huge companies like Google and Amazon are doing to counteract the amount of CO2 that they produce.

So take a look, it might make you think twice about retweeting that funny cat video!

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