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Have you ever thought about the environmental impact of your blog? Do you wonder how you can make your blog carbon neutral without spending a bundle? It's easier than you may think, and it will cost you nothing but a few minutes of your time.
Make It Green!, a German organization is working with the Arbor Day Foundation in the United States to plant trees that will help you make your blog carbon neutral -- and spread the word about environmentally responsible living at the same time.
On their website, Make It Green! explains that a study out of Harvard University shows that the average website is responsible for 0.02 grams of carbon dioxide emissions for every visitor. They then calculated that a blog with 15,000 visitors each month produces 8 pounds of emissions each year. Given that the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change estimates a tree absorbs about 20 pounds of emissions each year -- though it is important to note that fewer emissions are absorbed in the tree's first few years of life -- even a blog with thousands of visitors a month can be carbon neutral by planting just one tree.
To date, Make It Green! has helped the Arbor Day Foundation plant about 350 trees in Plumas National Forest, a 1-million-acre forest in northern California that was devastated by forest fires in 2007 (88,000 acres of the forest was destroyed). The 350 trees is a good start, but eco-conscious bloggers can do their part.
How to Take Your Blog Carbon Neutral
1. Write a blog post about this initiative and insert one of the buttons from Make It Green! in the post. 2. Email the post's link to Make It Green! at co2-neutral@kaufda.de That's all it takes on your part. Once Make It Green! receives the link, they will plant a tree in Plumas National Park.
It's important to note that Make It Green! will plant one tree for each domain. But if you've got a very popular blog with more than 15,000 viewers per month, you can e-mail Make It Green! to make sure your blog is indeed carbon neutral.
