Socially Responsible and Environmentally Friendly Web Hosting
Computers by themselves consume a lot of energy. I know because a good portion of my Meralco bill is due to my computer use. Imagine the energy consumed by a web hosting company with servers and air conditioners running 24/7.
Lynn from Sustainable Business has a couple of posts (here and here) about web hosting companies that are socially responsible and environmentally friendly.
I’m doing my best to make my whole operation as socially responsible and as environmentally responsible as possible. Having said that, getting a green web host is a no-brainer. Right now, I still have to finish the contract with my current web host but once that’s done I’m switching to a green web host. What I can do right now though is offer this to my clients and promote it on this web site. Hopefully the readers of this blog will take the green route as well.
Here’s a list of web hosting companies to consider:
Acorn Host
AISO
EcoHosting
ecoSky
Elfon
Green Web Host
Locomotive Media
Planetmind Internetworks
Solar Web Works
SolarHost
SustainableWebsites
WebCTel
Please take note that some companies do not use solar or wind power to run their equipment. They purchase something called alternative energey credits or green certificates to offset their use of fossil fuels.
Here are posts from other blogs about green web hosting:
Go Get a Green Site
More Wind and Solar-Powered Web Hosting
This Blog Is 100 Percent Solar
H 2... oh, that's much simpler part 2 Opportunity International
Hey Andre, thanks for the mention _ I love how you’ve done even more research on green web hosting. I’m considering using green hosting myself in the future.
— Lynn 19 May 2006, 23:02 #