It’s
a known fact debated that black web pages consume less energy than white web pages. Google the dominant search engine is all white, in steps GreenbackSearch which delivers the same results as Google albeit in a black interface.
The site purchases carbon offsets by donating 50% of their funds to the the Carbonfund.org, which is a non-profit dedicated to promoting clean energy while eliminating climate impact. They even have badges and widgets that you can place on your website or Facebook profile.
Click to learn more about how Greenback Search helps you to help the environment.
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Hyder has been blogging for the past two years on this blog. He started Weborithm, his web company, in 2007 and along with designing blogs and websites also releases various web related products.
Ryan Wickens on August 28th, 2007
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It’s funny how black pages save more energy, and you give Google some crap for having a white page, yet your site is a white page. Ironic
Erika on August 28th, 2007
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Hi,
This all started with Mark Ontkush’s blog entry entitled: “Black Google Would Save 750 Megawatt-hours a Year”. Greenback Search took it to the next level! Congratulations to them!
Erika
mercutiom on August 28th, 2007
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It’s great that they’re purchasing carbon offsets with their income. I’ll all for that, but it is a myth that black pages use less energy. It all depends on the type of monitor you have. If you’re using an old CRT, then yes, black uses less energy. If you’re using a flat-panel monitor, however, it cost the same if not more energy, as they are designed to emit light, and blocking it uses more power. So, while I applaud their effort they may want to do a little more research into what the easiest color to display on a specific monitor is. It’s possible to write a script that recognizes what the customer is using and display for that.
Ali on August 28th, 2007
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It’s not really white, it’s #FBFBFB which is slightly away from white. Plus my main background is a dark gray, so I’m doing the best I can.
I’m not giving crap to anybody, just pointing what is black and white that’s all.
Joe Anderson on September 3rd, 2007
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I did an article on Web 2.0 ways to help the environment
Krista on September 24th, 2007
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I actually really like using Greenback Search. For me, It’s not so much about the debated eco-friendly colors and black background but the fact that they donate a substantial part of their revenue from searches to an environmental organization in order to purchase carbon offsets. I really think that its a nice way to help the environment and there really is not much difference in search results.