Green Web Hosting that is 100% Wind Powered
 Our customers have the added peace of mind that the company that
hosts their web sites is powered by 100% renewable energy provided
through Vision Quest and the Pembina Institute. All of our plan
include this at no extra cost to you! EthicalHost purchases 3,933
kilowatt hours worth of Green tags renewable energy certificates
yearly to offset the energy used by web servers as well as our offices
with extra to spare to make sure we are more than compensating for
what we use. Over the span of 1 year, this amounts to the prevention
of the emission of 3,496 KG of CO2 and other greenhouse gasses.
It is equivalent to removing 1 car from the road for 12 months. This
effectively means that your websites are powered by the wind. Our commitment to corporate
social and environmental responsibility drives us to look for ways to
minimize any negative impact our web hosting business has on the planet.
How do we do it?
Obviously we can't just throw up a Wind turbine outside our office
and it would be very expensive to do so (but would be very cool if we
could!) This is where green energy certificates or Green
Tags come into play. After auditing our energy usage, we were able to calculate the electricity
usage of our office and computers. We are then able to purchase the necessary
amount of Green Tags through a nationally recognized provider:
The
Pembina Institute.
 How does it work?
By purchasing the green
certificates, we have offset the amount of greenhouse gases produced
by our electricity use by purchasing wind power elsewhere on the grid
in Canada. This helps to further increase the amount of renewable
energy coming online and to reduce the dependence on non-renewable
energy sources. Does your host use green energy?
If your business is environmentally minded or wanting to do more to
reduce your impact, then you might want to consider hosting with
Ethical Host, a green hosting solution. Once you are hosted with
us, you can advertise this fact to your customers to help improve your
environmental commitments. We would be happy to provide you with a
logo you can put on your web site. Consumers are starting to become
more aware of our increasing energy demand and the impact that has on
the environment. You might also want to consider extending this to
other areas of your business including your offices. There are many
accredited providers of green energy and your local utility may even
have an option to purchase green energy certificates or the energy
directly.
The cost to you is simply the value over normal electricity rates. The faster we all start to support and adopt renewable energy, the
faster we will become less reliant on polluting fossil fuels by
creating more demand for wind and solar power projects. Hosting with
Ethical Host my be your first step it might be your last step in
greening your operation but either way we can help consult with you on
green options for your business and we would certain love to work
together with you. See our Green Web
Hosting plans here.
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