Going Green - The New Black(le)
Companies around the world are taking steps big and small to go green and reduce their carbon footprint. Among some of the most enterprising of these is Blackle. (If you're a Geek like me you will find that Blackle is Very Similar to the new beta visual search engine SearchMe without the page by page bells n whistles).
Blackle is essentially a Blackscreen Overlay on Google and the principle behind Blackle is based on the fact that the display of different colors consumes different amounts of energy on computer monitors. The creators of Blackle cite a 2002 study entitled Energy Use and Power Levels in New Monitors and Personal Computers where a variety of CRT and LCD monitors were tested and researchers found that an all black screen consumed less energy than an all white screen on all of them. The creators of Blackle state that a black Google would save 750 megawatt-hours a year (a megawatt-hour is the equivalent of ten thousand 100 watt light bulbs burning continuously for 1 hour) and on the Blackle homepage, the creators provide a count of the number of watt-hours that the users of Blackle have collectively saved.
In an age where enterprising employees are looking for ways to go green in both their personal and professional lives, Blackle is a great tool to effectively research the web while making an environmentally conscious little step in the right direction.
Even if your company is not making a concerted effort to go green (gasp!) there are many ways that you can individually make a difference in your office. You can start by:
- Starting a Recycling Program
- Requesting to telecommute a few days out of the month
- Turning off your computer and any other electrical devices when not in use
Visit the Grist Website for more Ideas on How to Green Your Day Job.
In the meantime, here's a short clip from the folks at the Opus Hotel in Montreal showing us how the Luxury Hospitality Industry is taking steps to go green including offering free hotel parking for drivers of Hybrid vehicles
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