Sure, it's the responsible thing, but it's also the smart thing to do.
You're looking at a web site that is 100% solar-powered. In California, where we've known rolling blackouts in times of peak electrical demand, that's a smart decision. My site stays online. But that's not the only reason it's a smart decision.
The huge data centers that provide the infrastructure for the Internet use a a huge amount of electricity, not only to power the servers, routers and monitoring equipment, but also to cool those very machines so they will perform properly. There are hundreds of millions of web sites, each contributing to the load on the power grid, and thus adding carbon into the atmosphere. As of this writing date, my site had helped save 17,344,465 pounds of carbon. The equivalent of not burning 14 gallons of gas, or of planting 15 trees. Multiply this effect by whatever proportion of the remaining web sites there are and you can see the value.
I pay a slightly higher price for this hosting (still less than most sites pay), but in the long run, it's just the smart thing to do. If you are interested in this program, please contact my webmaster, Bob Gelman at BGA Media and he will explain your options in choosing to "go green" with your web site.
Other Things I'm Doing to Live Richly While Leaving a Small Footprint
- Solar powered Web Site hosting
- Installed a 9000 watt photovoltaic solar array that powers all electrical systems on my property AND puts power back into the grid
- Building a high efficiency home designed to use minimal energy but still be comfortable to live in
- The home is heated and cooled by a energy efficient and non-polluting Ground Source Heat Exchange system
- In process of installing a rain water recovery system collecting rain water from the inter-locking metal shingle roofs of the structures on the property
- Compost yard debris and kitchen scraps
- Recycle every thing possible that I can no longer use
- Searching/shopping for a true all electric truck for my day to day use as well as use in my inspection business (to be powered by solar array on the property)
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