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10-22-2009, 05:26 PM #1New Member
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Green Web Hosting?
What are your thoughts on Green Web Hosting companies, because I myself have setup a small business providing green web hosting for an affordable price, but just wanted to know what ways of advertising I should use, and whether you are bothered about whether it helps the planet or not.
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10-22-2009, 05:46 PM #2Disabled
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I don't necessarily look specifically for 'green' web hosting. However, if my provider is 'green' then I guess it can be considered a nice plus.
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10-22-2009, 05:55 PM #3Junior Guru Wannabe
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Are they truly "green" though? Most companies say they are green but what they are really doing is offsetting their energy use by buying wind certificates or credits. They aren't truly wind powered. Does that make them green?
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10-22-2009, 05:59 PM #4Disabled
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10-22-2009, 08:00 PM #6Aspiring Evangelist
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I could relate with igxhost, I never make it as a requirement for a host to be green or even just I thought of trying to look for one, but if one happens to be then it's a plus and would make me feel better choosing them over the others.
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10-25-2009, 07:56 PM #7New Member
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good questions. Host gator says they offer Green Hosting, they show wind turbines. So are you saying that they may only have the certificate and not really wind turbines?
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10-25-2009, 08:00 PM #8New Member
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I do everything I can to promote eco green anything. I have to believe that every little bit helps.
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10-25-2009, 08:26 PM #10Temporarily Suspended
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It seems the world is going green nowadays. I think things that are 'green' in everyday products is big, but i do not think it has quite catched on with web hosting and i don't think it will. I look for many things in hosting providers and weather they are 'green' or not is on the bottom of my list.
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10-26-2009, 03:31 AM #11Newbie
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the real mean going green?
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11-10-2009, 08:03 AM #14Web Hosting Master
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In the UK I wonder if it would be possible to run your data with http://www.ecotricity.co.uk/ as your power supplier. That would in theory make you one of the greenest hosts - they spend as much of your bill as possible on building wind farms and all that kind of thing Something to think about for anyone in the UK perhaps?
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11-10-2009, 11:23 AM #15Web Hosting Master
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I'm with the others. Green services aren't a requirement of mine. However if both providers are offering the same level of service and product, and one is providing green services I would consider them over the provider that is not.
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11-11-2009, 08:15 AM #16Junior Guru
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Anything that can be done to be more green is a bonus, and is one of the things I would take into consideration. I suppose the very nature of web hosting means that you can never be completely green, but you can be more green.
Just out of interest, in what areas are you green?
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11-13-2009, 01:45 AM #17Newbie
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They buy energy credits and IMO they are virtually worthless. It doesn't show that the company is actually doing anything to lessen it's environmental impact, they are just buying a clean conscience.
Unfortunately it doesn't quite work like that, as most energy companies aren't actually investing much money in new renewable power generation. The energy credits are just counted against the existing renewable generation from long established sources such as hydro, of which there's little new stuff being brought online.
Ecotricity are a world leader and they invest more in new renewable generation than all the other UK energy companies combined, a lot more in fact!
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So there's a lot more to simply buying energy credits if a company actually wants to be green, rather than just slapping the words "Green" and a few images of windmills or trees on their website and hoping no one looks deeper to see what they doLightbeing Creations - Solar Powered Websites
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03-29-2010, 11:50 PM #21Newbie
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can you explain more about green hosting?
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03-29-2010, 11:54 PM #22Newbie
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i am just a beginner in web designing and IT also.plz help.
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Hostgator purchases Renewable Energy Certificates (REC's) from 3degreesinc.com. Most companies, just about all of them, buy some form of credits. In my opinion this should be considered green because the credits are used to setup green projects such as tree planting, methane extractors, or green forms of power such as wind turbines. Therefore, the carbon hostgator emits is offset by the trees they funded to be planted.
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03-30-2010, 02:12 AM #24Web Hosting Master
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If you really think about it, People don't care if your a green host or not, They care about there service and files. They make sure you have great support and great servers.
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