A recent study by Carnegie Mellon, Stanford and Berkeley Lab (sponsored by Microsoft and Intel) found that, in general, the transition to digital media was healthier for the environment — as opposed to creating hard CDs — as a download consumes far less energy, produces less carbon emissions and results in less plastic trash. However, the study did not take into account portability products such as iPods, iPhones, etc., that are disposed of when they break, require batteries, etc. Read the entire summary at mixonline.com.
