Make Your Blog Carbon Neutral for FREE

I had no idea how much CO2 we make by sharing ideas in the bloggosphere! But no worries. You can get your eco-karma back! Just head on over to Thomas Chasm's Green Eyed View blog and read his post on going CO2 Neutral. The "Make It Green" program is really neat . . . and thinking about it makes me want to go for a hike in the woods. Why? Well, I guess you'll just have to read all about it to figure that one out! :)

I bet you are wondering how a blog can have a carbon footprint. I actually never thought to even think about it until I read this interesting post by Thomas Chasm over at The Green Eyed View in which he explained how much CO2 is produced every year by blog visits. "According to a study by Alexander Wissner-Gross, PhD, physicist at Harvard University and environmental activist, an average website causes about 0.02g (0,0008oz.) of carbon dioxide for each visit. Assuming an average blog gets 15,000 visits a month, it has yearly carbon dioxide emissions of 3,6kg (8lb.). This can mainly be tracked back to the immense energy usage from (mainframe) computers, servers, and their cooling systems." Well, who'd have thought? I can't say I am the most "carbon neutral" of people as I still do travel quite a lot and carbon neutrality is not a strong suit of any air travel, but I certainly do try to enhance our eco system when not in the air!

Thomas Chasm tells of a fascinating scheme in which we effectually plant trees when we race our fingers across our keyboards — and trees suck in carbon dioxide and spit out oxygen. That means we bloggers are not indulging our illusions of fame and fortune. We’re at the forefront of solving climate change. We can tell our spouses that we’re changing the world when they ask us what we’re doing.

Blog post regarding green diapers, as in are they worth it not? Also entered in a green blog hop. I posted a link at the bottom of the post about his article.

I recently ran across a very interesting blog post about the carbon footprints of blogs...yep, your blog has a carbon footprint. Who'd have thunk it? "Making Your Blog Carbon Neutral For Free" on Green-Eyed View has some pretty interesting facts and figures on how much carbon dioxide is emitted by the average blog every visit. I know my little corner of the blogosphere isn't anywhere near average, but I was nevertheless shocked at the thought of my blogging causing carbon emissions, although when I stop and think about it, I do get it.
The answer? Plant a tree. One tree will neutralize the carbon footprint of your blog 100%. sounds pretty cool, but I bet you're thinking about the cost of a tree, care and maintenance, etc., right?