The Environmental Cost of SPAM [Infographic]

Did you know that SPAM has also a considerable environmental cost?
The folks at WebpageFX have calculated the carbon footprint of the world’s spamming activities and they discovered that “a certain amount of Spam emails is actually the equivalent to the level of Green House Gas (GHG) emissions released from driving 3 feet.”
In particular 28.5 million metric tons of CO2 per year are spam related. Pretty impressive.

Check out the infographic below and you will find out why spam is more than just an annoyance.