I would like to thank one of our reader lvs for introducing me to a very different form of saving energy.

Blackle is a search engine that saves energy by using a black screen. Blackle is an initiative of Heap Media.

Blackle saves energy because the screen is predominantly black. “Image displayed is primarily a function of the user’s color settings and desktop graphics, as well as the color and size of open application windows; a given monitor requires more power to display a white (or light) screen than a black (or dark) screen.”

I would really recommend blackle as it help us taking these small steps which really adds up to save energy and our dear planet.