blackle
(Thanks to Jenny for this)
I feel like most of us use a Google search bar in our browsers, but:
When your computer screen is white, an empty Word page, or the Google page, consumes 74 watts, whereas when it’s black it consumes only 59 watts. Mark Ontkush wrote an article about the energy saving that would be achieved if Google had a black screen. Taking into account the huge number of page views, according to his calculations, 750 megawatts/hour per year would be saved.
In a response to this article Google created a black version of its search engine, called Blackle, with the exact same functions as the white version, but with a lower energy consumption at http://www.blackle.com Right on.
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Thanks for sharing this!
Whoa! I never knew!
I did a little research, and it turns out that using Blackle will only save energy if you’re using a CRT monitor. If you have an LCD monitor it actually uses MORE energy. Also, an LCD monitor is more energy efficient than using Blackle with your CRT monitor.
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The Carbon Neutral Search Engine also uses a black background and Google Custom Search but offsets a minimum of 100g of CO2 per search, an nice little extra that makes me feel environmentally guilt free as I search
There are around 17 different versions of “black google” online. The best one I’ve found is http://www.cleanblack.com. Cleanblack is the only version that allows you to change the text colors of the google search results. Try it yourself by going to http://www.cleanblack.com/theme/