Blackle
Update on this post here.Speaking of energy savings, particularly small changes that can make a big difference,
Blackle is a take on the Google search but completely in black. Why? Because it takes
more power to display a white screen than a black one. Multiply one screen by millions and the savings become very significant. The idea is based on
a quick study from earlier this year showing that if Google was black, 750 Megawatt-hours could be saved per year. So far, by the site's estimate, 113,772.351 Watt hours have been saved.
Spread the word, use it instead of the Google homepage. Little differences add up.
via
Raph.
Labels: Google, green, search
Simple reminders
I bought this charger for my phone back in February, after my bags had been lost on a flight through Paris.
For a while, I thought it was a bit of a waste to have an LED light up whenever the charger is plugged in. LED's don't consume a significant amount of power, but over time, electronics left on standby or mobile phone chargers left plugged in to the wall
drain up to 10% of a households total energy. This little red LED was yet another tip of the energy iceberg in my apartment. After some time however, that turned out to be a good thing. The red light serves as a reminder that the charger is still drawing power and, if I'm not currently charging my phone, I should pull it out. The LED's consumption turned out to be a tiny price for a much greater savings.
Labels: green, mobilephones
