Herald staff
SEATTLE — Developing nations can save valuable resources by adopting digital technology, Amazon.com founder Jeff Bezos told a conference on Third World development Tuesday.
Bezos, Time magazine’s Person of the Year for his work on electronic commerce, said replacing real-world resources with virtual alternatives can help the environment.
"Take a look at the gasoline wasted on shopping on a typical 20-mile trip round trip," Bezos said. "You will use 60 percent of that energy if you order online and air express it overnight on a 1,000-mile trip. If you order it ground delivery, it’s just 10 percent of the energy."
Bezos joined other high-tech leaders at the "Creating Digital Dividends" conference sponsored by the World Resources Institute.
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