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Seems the spotlight is back on the internet in the environmental world—after a Harvard physicist claimed that a single Google search used about as much carbon as making a cup of tea, the focus is back on the Internet as a major energy consumer to consider. This is in part due to the fact that data centers that websites pull information from are energy intensive to maintain, and the manner in which input queries are sent through myriad servers worldwide. The new info has a simple implication, however: we all should consider how we can tread more lightly with all our online activities. And I'm looking at you, bloggers.
According to the Blog Herald, there were some 185 million blogs being racked by Technorati and a Chinese Internet Information Center. And those are just the ones being tracked. And that stat comes from last February. Point is, there are a ton of blogs out there, and we should all be keeping an eye on the environmental impact of our online pet projects.
Now, I know what you might say, and it may very well involve kitchenware and calling it black—yes, as a blogger by trade, I should be wary too. Well, then consider the following advice for me to abide by, too:
