Green, it’s the ubiquitous, yet trendy buzzword of the present.  And, with the price of fuel skyrocketing and social consciousness for our environment increasing, the term green will be with us for the foreseeable future.  In our last “green” post, we discussed a tech. project that was a less formal way to think green.  This time we will look at a more official way of going green – green web hosting.

Green web hosting companies come in a couple different flavors.  The first are the hosting companies that buy renewable energy credits for solar, wind, geothermal, etc.  Typical hosting companies in this category are DreamHost and HostPapa.  The second type of green hosting company actually consumes green energy that they produce themselves.  For example, Affordable Internet Services Online, Inc employs solar panels that run their data center, have solar tubes that bring in natural light, and utilize servers with AMD Opteron processors that consume less power.  Pretty impressive!

Obviously, if you are looking for a host that is about as green as you can get in the industry, you want to sign on with a company like Affordable Internet Services Online, Inc.  However, companies such as DreamHost and HostPapa are also worth a look, as it is better to do little, rather than nothing when it comes to being environmentally conscious.

Keep in mind, these hosting companies cater toward small to medium-sized business and are not meant to power fortune 500 websites. 

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