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Newswatch: Spam uses a 2 billion gallon tank worth of energy with greenhouse gas emissions -SFGate

Posted on April 16, 2009

Thursday 8am Silicon Valley news report:Spam is a big polluter in more ways than one -SFGateAccording to a study released Wednesday by McAfee Inc., the security technology company in Santa Clara, the amount of energy it takes annually to transmit, process and filter spam from around the world is estimated to be equal to the electricity used in 2.4 million homes in a yearSun Said to Be Willing to Resume Talks If IBM Concedes on Terms -Siliconvalley.comThe two companies are locked in a stalemate after acquisition talks dissolved almost two weeks ago, two people familiar with the situation said. ...

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