Saving The Planet With Your Computers Power Switch.

I have a few computers running at the same time and yes some of them could not be powered down and some could. Like my notebook had "do nothing" when the lid is closed ;( . But I have changed over the years.
The computers that run all the time have become better by using power efficient components. For an example, one computer that provided DNS and Simple web services have gone down from 400 Watt to 60 Watt and being better in processor, memory and storage (Now uses flash drive). My notebook, whch is more powerfull than most desktops, now hibernates the moment the lid is closed or been left unattended and not being used for more than 5 minutes. Yes little things like this can save our planet and we should kick ourselves, for not doing it earlier.
But there are thousands of other small things that we could do to help and save our planet.

You can pay a visit to Google co-founded Climate Savers Computing Initiative (CSCI) to learn about promoting a smarter, greener computing future. Simple things I mentioned and many more around the house can help to reach the goal to reduce carbon dioxide emissions by 54 million tons per year by 2010 — the equivalent of taking 11 million cars off the road.

So Google blog posted about the following contest, go join and help to powerdown the planet.
"The biggest obstacle we face is not technological, it's awareness. That's why we're excited that CSCI has launched the Power Down for the Planet video contest, a challenge to you and your friends to develop original and creative videos that educate, entertain, and inform others about the importance of energy efficient computing."


Official Google Blog: Power down for the planet

Tags: Climate Savers Computing Initiative, CSCI, save our planet, Power Down for the Planet