Comments on: Blog Action Day – Green Hosting a Farce?

By: kwolph

kwolph — Thu, 18 Oct 2007 03:00:43 +0000

There are so many different avenues that society is creating to improve issues like carbon emissions and excessive energy use.

Do you know that Congress has a chance to pass a monumental energy bill? We’re talking about a bill that would free us from foreign oil, help our economy, lower gas prices, and create jobs all at the same time. But interest groups are trying to make sure the two most important provisions (a fuel economy standard of 35 mpg and a renewable electricity standard of 15%) don’t make it into the final bill.

I am working with a coalition to make sure Congress passes a bill that puts the American people and economy first, not lobbyists. You can help, just sign the petition at http://www.energybill2007.org.
and tell Congress to do the right thing.

By: Speedlinking - 15 Oct 2007 » Derek Semmler dot com

Speedlinking - 15 Oct 2007 » Derek Semmler dot com — Tue, 16 Oct 2007 04:18:14 +0000

[...] Gary Jones provided some insight into why BlueFur decided to participate in carbon balancing and how some people don’t believe that makes them a green company. In my opinion, I would [...]

By: Matt

Matt — Tue, 16 Oct 2007 01:37:12 +0000

The only way for a host to be truly Green is for them to setup a datacenter wheres there's lots of sunlight, wind and a river that they have to themselves. The sunlight for solar power, the wind for wind turbines and the river for a dam to make electricity. Then, they could also use energy efficient PSU's for their servers (Antec has them for desktop computers). Even then, they might not be producing enough power to be completely green. Not to mention, this would cost millions of dollars. :P Where do you plant the trees anyways? Or do you donate to some company that plants trees?