From: Techwatch
A new search engine called Ecosia claims to be the world’s most environmentally friendly search site.
Ecosia points out that the big search giants, such as Google with its large server networks, cause an inordinate amount of CO2 emissions.
Apparently according to figures from some “experts”, whoever they may be, a single Google search causes the same level of emissions as a light bulb running for an hour.
So now you’ll feel really guilty when you mis-type a query and have to immediately search again.
Ecosia’s solution is simple. It donates 80% of its income to save the Amazon rainforests, offsetting any damage caused, and it also runs its servers on green electricity.
Every search performed on Ecosia rather than one of the normal search engines saves two square meters of rainforest, apparently.
The search engine is backed by Yahoo, Bing and the WWF (the world’s leading environmental organisation, not the wrestling people). The site is launching today, to coincide with the Copenhagen Climate Change Conference.