How can broadband impact global warming? | Speed Matters – Internet Speed Test

Wondering how to solve the climate crisis and make America energy independent? A big part of the answer is broadband, says the co-author of the recent House climate bill.

Rep. Ed Markey (D-MA) joined FCC Chairman Julian Genachowski for an FCC field hearing Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in Cambridge, Massachusetts. The topic was “smart grid” – two-way digital technology that enables utilities and consumers to monitor energy use and increase efficiency. Or, as Markey put it, "an electricity Internet..."