Blackle is a website powered by Google which aims to save energy by displaying a black background and using grayish-white font color for search results.
Concept The concept behind Blackle is that computer monitors can essentially use less energy by displaying much darker colours. In January 2007 a blog post titled "Black Google Would Save 750 Megawatt-hours a Year" proposed the theory that a black version of the Google search engine would save a lot of energy. The Blackle homepage tells you how many watt/hrs has been saved for the day, so you can actually see how much energy is saved for youself!
www.blackle.com
How can you help? Not many people know about Blackle, I only heard about it last week...so spreading the word is so important! It is encouraged that we set Blackle as our homepage. This way every time we load our Web browser, we will save a little bit of energy. Every Watt counts! You will also be reminded about the need to save energy each time you see the Blackle page load. Help us spread the word about Blackle by telling your friends and family to set it as their home page. Why not put the following text in your email signature: "Blackle.com - Saving energy one search at a time".
theclimateissue.com will be transitioning to a black background in the coming weeks.
WHICH COUNTRY AM I? Below are five facts about a country in the world. Can you guess which country it is?
I am the eigth largest country in the world
I am the largest spanish-speaking country
I have the largest consumption of red meat
I was the first country to have radio broadcasting in 1920
I share my border with 5 other countries
ANSWERS WILL BE REVEALED IN THE NEXT ISSUE!
ANSWER TO THE SEPTEMBER 2020 ISSUE IS SWITZERLAND
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