Friday 19 March 2010

Go Green!

Do you know that our seemingly-harmless blogging activity is producing a yearly carbon dioxide emissions of 3,6kg (8lb)?

That's scientifically proven
according to a study by Alexander Wissner-Gross, PhD, physicist at Harvard University and environmental activist.
This can mainly be tracked back to the immense energy usage from (mainframe) computers, servers, and their cooling systems.


What Can We Do: 1 blog, 1 tree
The atmosphere can be relieved by an average of 5kg (11lb.) carbon dioxide every year by planting one tree. An average blog causes 3.6kg (8lb.) of carbon dioxide emissions. Consequently, a tree neutralises the carbon dioxide emissions of a blog. Since a tree lives for an average of 50 years, carbon dioxide emissions of your blog can be completely neutralised for this time period.

Please join the "My Blog is Carbon Neutral" initiatives. It's such a worthy cause. Just a few easy steps to make it green:

1. Write a blog post about the initiative + insert your favourite button
2. E-mail the link to your post to CO2-neutral@kaufda.de
3. We plant a tree for your blog in Plumas’!

For more information, go to the website kaufa.de. Save the Planet!
Make sure your blog is carbon neutral!

17 comments:

Tuesdai Noelle said...

Hey Fe :)

Now, this is intriguing........

Unknown said...

very interesting post
gonna have to do some research on this
lovely blog by the way :)

Tamanna A. Shaikh said...

Ohh what a find!! I feel bad. I will do this pretty soon. Good insight, Fe. Good job.

its simple love said...

Oh wow go you! I am going to have to do this too. Thanks for the info.

Did you know in Spanish your name means faith? I find that beautiful.

Rachael

Anonymous said...

This is such a fantastic cause! Your blog is so cute! :)

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LenoreNeverM♡re said...

I try my very best to be greener. Thanks dear for the reminder~
xo

Oh my Dior! said...

This cause is so beautiful I'm totally doing it thanks :)


http://www.ohmydior.org/

Ren- Lady Of The Arts said...

Well that is the first I have heard about this. I will plant a tree (four actually, even though I have only one blog).
Lovely post.

Unknown said...

that's so intriguing and I feel like I really need to do this. I am going to do this (: thanks for mentioning it, I bet we all didn't know as of I. I have two blogs so I will plant two trees :D

love your blog~!


- Michelle
http://lovely-bookie.blogspot.com

Beben Koben said...

hmmm...interesting blog...full style
thanks for coming to my blog yah ^_^

hewnly said...

wow, it like in dreams - a lot of light and all plans in her!

Christin said...

thank you so much for participating in our initiative and making your blog carbon neutral!

Christin

Susan said...

fabulous post, darling! I didn't really think about this... blogging... well, yes, we need to think about that!
xoxo

Anonymous said...

great post! i had a summer job planting christmas trees one year back in middle school, so i think i'm covered for quite a few blogs :P

chantelle said...

what a brilliant post fé!
have a lovely week :)
x

Sheshanna said...

I wasn't going to comment while reading your blog, but this is awesome! I'll be sure to blog this! (:

Salt + Vinegar

Fé... said...

Yes Tuesdai, that's exactly how I felt when I first read about this. I've never even thought that my seemingly-harmless blogging activity can effect the environment that much. But it's a good think we found out a way to save the planet!

Really, Rachael? This is why I love foreign languages. They're all so much fun. I simply love languages... I think it's wonderful that my name means faith :) Thanks for letting me know...

The pleasure's all mine, Christin, and what's important is it's for a good cause! I'm honored to be of assistance to you.

Thanks S, that's the spirit!