My Blog is Carbon Neutral!

How does a blog contribute to carbon emissions?

According to a study by Alexander Wissner-Gross, PhD, physicist at Harvard University and environmental activist, an average website causes about 0.02g (0,0008oz.) of carbon dioxide for each visit. Assuming an average blog gets 15,000 visits a month, it has yearly carbon dioxide emissions of 3,6kg (8lb.). This can mainly be tracked back to the immense energy usage from (mainframe) computers, servers, and their cooling systems. [source]

Thus the “My blog is carbon neutral” initiative.  Originally started in Germany by the “Make it Green” program, it has the goal to reduce carbon dioxide emissions. They plant a tree for your site and thereby neutralize its carbon footprint for the next 50 years!  What a wonderful project!  :)

Want to get involved?  Check it out.