black is the new green!

someone spread a message about blackle through mailing-list. and i'm impressed. such a simple way to reduce energy use!


this is what wikipedia said about blackle

Blackle is a non-profit website powered by Google Custom Search, which aims to save energy by displaying a black background color for search results.

The concept behind Blackle is that computer monitors can be made to consume less energy by displaying much darker colors. Blackle is based on a study which tested a variety of CRT and LCD monitors. Dispute over whether there really are any energy saving effects.

This concept was first brought to the attention of Heap Media by a blog post, which estimated that Google could save 750.0 megawatt-hours a year by utilizing it for CRT screens. The homepage of Blackle provides a count of the number of megawatt-hours that have supposedly been saved by enabling this concept.

so,what are you waiting for?

use www.blackle.com as your search engine!

black is the new green :)