Green web hosting is about the efficient use of resources. Modern society has seen unprecedented abundance of resources but even though resources might be abundant, this by no means implies they are endless. They are in fact not endless and if we go on like we are used to, we could be in deep problem sometime soon.
Green web hosting won't increase the availability of resources but thanks to it we can achieve more with less. Here are some aspects in which green web hosting can help in saving planet Earth:
1. Less carbon is emitted. Carbon emissions are no doubt the major culprit for the present disastrous eco situation. Green web hosting helps directly to reduce carbon emissions because when you consume less energy, less energy needs to be manufactured and less carbon is emitted, and also indirectly - when you bike to work rather than drive in a car.
2. Less resources are used in order to manufacture the energy a web host demands. Energy is the main culprit why data centers are such eco monsters. When the energy a data center needs is produced in the traditional way, this takes many resources. When a data center goes green, in some cases the energy it uses (i.e. solar panels) is just free and its production is 100% eco-friendly.
3. Less resources are needed to produce servers. Lower carbon emissions aren't the only ecological benefit of the reduced consumption of energy and other resources in green hosting. A web host needs computers, server rooms, etc. and when you go green (i.e. you use virtualization and as a result of this you need fewer physical machines and less space to perform the same amount of work), you demand fewer resources and thus you spare the natural resources required to produce what you need.
4. Fewer trees are cut. Trees are the source of oxygen and when trees are cut, this is bad. This is why the paperless office is such a gigantic step ahead – you have all the information you need in electronic form and there is no need to cut trees in order to have the same stuff on paper.
5. You stimulate the development of new and better green technologies. When you buy green technologies, your money is used for research and development of new products and improvements to existing ones. This way you are stimulating the growth of green technologies manufacturers and enable them to offer better and more affordable green products.
Green web hosting can save planet Earth. Well, green web hosting can't compensate for all the injuries we inflicted on Mother Nature alone but it certainly can help to heal the wounds.
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