No, Climate Savers isn’t a new brand of computer manufacturer. Nor is it a hip new computer store.
No, Climate Savers is a coming together of computer manufacturers to reduce the power consumption of computers by 50% by 2010.
There are a lot of big brand manufacturers there (although conspicuously absent are Sony and Apple).
Climate Savers has a browsable catalog of computers (laptops, PCs, and Servers). Select your preferred manufacturer and you get a listing of the low energy rated computers available they produce.
With the rise and rise of ethical consumerism, this kind of site is very important in helping computer purchasers decide which computer model to opt for.
Bear in mind that with the rising cost of energy, the capital cost of computers is now being overshadowed by the increasing operating costs associated with keeping them running. The less power they consume, the better for the planet but also the better for your wallet/bottom line.
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It never ceases to amaze me how this basic concept - that living green will actually save you money in the long run - hasn’t grabbed the collective imagination. I can understand how people aren’t concerned about the Amazon or the polar bear in their daily lives. These things are not part of their immediate reality. They don’t ‘affect’ them as they go about their business. But finding ways of saving money here and there dominate the consciousness of most people in the world. Going green can save you money and you get to ‘do good’. Why are people not getting this? If they did (that is, if the marketplace entire was motivated by this to go green) that would be a significant step forward. Those who supply the marketplace would have to take notice or fade away.
Check out this US Carbon Footprint Map, an interactive United States Carbon Footprint Map, illustrating Greenest States to Cities. This site has all sorts of stats on individual State & City energy consumptions, demographics and much more down to your local US City level…
Very Clever Tom ; this would give us lots of runnig years of social computing, in a green aim…I posted a mid-fun, mid-not paper about “green social behavior”…here : http://evidencesx.wordpress.com/2008/04/16/is-social-networking-green
Tell me…
Best Regards,
L.