May 23, 2007
SAVE POWER - Don't use Google !! Use Blackle !!
Blackle is nothing but a black version of google :-)
"A few months ago, TreeHugger Mark Ontkush wrote a post on his blog
EcoIron titled Black Google Would Save 750 Megawatt-hours a Year. The
post lays out the following train of thought. "An all white web page
uses about 74 watts to display, while an all black page uses only 59
watts." Google, which has a white background and gets about "200 million
queries a day" could reduce global energy use by 750 Megawatt-hours a
year by simply changing the color of its homepage to black.
In response to this post a black version of Google emerged called
Blackle.com. According to Blackle's homepage at publication time,
4,408.917 Watt hours have been saved by. The site encourages users to
"make a difference today [by] ... Blackling "energy saving tips" or
visit[ing] treehugger.com a great blog dedicated to environmental
awareness." Nice ideas. But how does the search measure up? Very well
indeed. Give it a whirl yourself and start saving energy one search at a
time. :: Blackle.com
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