GREEN WEB HOSTING MOVEMENT

UNDERSTANDING GREEN WEB HOSTING

Green web hosting means solar power runs your website, NOT Renewable Energy Credits (Renewable Energy Credits) or Carbon Offsets.

Green Web hosting has become a common term in the online arena, with a multitude of companies proudly displaying their choice and promoting clean renewable methods of powering their data centers. Type in the phrase “Green Web Hosting” in a search engine and you’ll receive an overwhelming amount of sites, promising technologies such as “sustainable websites”, “wind powered hosting,” or “solar powered servers.”

Some time ago data centers realized web servers may be contributing to CO2 emissions so the online community decided to take some time helping to reduce the effects of global warming by cutting down on our 'carbon footprint'.  The first step in making data center operations more environmentally friendly was finding a center that would voluntarily offset all the CO2 emissions caused by servers.

HOW COMMITTED ARE THEY?

While more Green Hosting companies pop up on the internet, they might not be as environmentally committed as they’re promoting. You really have to read between the lines to see what they really have in terms of powering their facilities and then finally you see – green credits.

What makes the vast majority of these Web Hosting companies “green” is the purchase of renewable energy credits (REC). Web hosts audit the amount of harmful greenhouse-gas producing energy they use, and then purchase renewable energy credits which fund and support the production of renewable energy across the country.

WHAT CONTRIBUTIONS CAN WE MAKE?

Each time you turn on an electrical device natural resources are consumed to generate the electricity that you use. A staggering 98 percent of electricity in the United States comes from non-renewable resources.  Using non-renewable resources to create electricity produces more harmful emissions linked to global warming than any other human activity. 

Everyone can play a role in helping our environment by switching off your computer at night and not on standby and recycling your computer materials. 

The Benefits include Reducing Air Pollution and Preserving the Environment. Your participation will result in many benefits for you and future generations.