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Earlier this year, a post on envrionmental blog called EcoIron pointed out that CRT computer monitors require more power to display a white (or light) screen than a black (or dark) screen. EcoIron went on to suggest that a black version of Google could “potentially save a fair bit of energy due to the popularity of the search engine”.
The creators of Blackle used Google’s own search results to create a customised black search engine which aims “to remind us all of the need to take small steps in our everyday lives to save energy."
There has been some criticism of the site’s premise (Read more on Wikipedia), but it remains a well-intentioned and thought-provoking exercise – which deserves praise for putting enviromentally-aware web browsing on the news agenda.
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