Here is an energy saving tip that you probably have never thought about. Do you know that it takes more electricity to display a white or bright background on your computer monitor than a black or dark background? How big is the difference? Rather minor for each individual page or monitor. However, if you are the worlds most popular search engine that minor difference in electricity could make a major impact when added up throughout the course of a year.
I introduce you to Blackle. Blackle is a Google custom search embedded into a mock up of the Google home page using a black background. There is a little widget on the page that tells how much electricity has been saved so far by using Blackle instead of Google. Important note here, they are not trying to take the place of Google, just raise awareness of how changes in web design techniques can make a difference in energy consumption.
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I use the Carbon Neutral Search Engine which also offers black background search using Google Custom Search but offsets a minimum of 100g of CO2 per search, a little extra incentive than Blackle gives.
Thanks for that i think the blackle concept is well cool. Recently while surfing i also found blackle games; interesting concept: play games and save the world!! lol
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