Comments on: Blackle’s not the new black http://greenlagirl.com/blackles-not-the-new-black/ Urban environmental lifestyle blog in Los Angeles Fri, 25 May 2012 17:16:34 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Siel http://greenlagirl.com/blackles-not-the-new-black/comment-page-1/#comment-545862 Siel Sat, 19 Jun 2010 22:18:32 +0000 http://greenlagirl.com/2007/07/31/blackles-not-the-new-black/#comment-545862 Canaderek -- Please read the text properly, and follow the links if you're confused. If you do, you'll see that I'm not saying "only a little energy" is being saved via color. I quoted an expert saying that the color of the screen "mattered very little" -- a statement that's ambiguous as to which color's actually more energy efficient. If you follow the link, you'll see that sometimes darker colors can in fact use up more energy than light colors on LCD screens. Canaderek — Please read the text properly, and follow the links if you’re confused. If you do, you’ll see that I’m not saying “only a little energy” is being saved via color. I quoted an expert saying that the color of the screen “mattered very little” — a statement that’s ambiguous as to which color’s actually more energy efficient. If you follow the link, you’ll see that sometimes darker colors can in fact use up more energy than light colors on LCD screens.

]]> By: Canaderek http://greenlagirl.com/blackles-not-the-new-black/comment-page-1/#comment-538330 Canaderek Fri, 21 May 2010 14:41:20 +0000 http://greenlagirl.com/2007/07/31/blackles-not-the-new-black/#comment-538330 So it saves "very little" energy on an LCD monitor? Alright. Why is saving a little energy not a good idea? Does the author feel that the fact only a little energy is saved would mean that by using Google rather than Blackle, a lot of energy would be saved? If so, I think she misunderstands Bialik. A Thought Experiment: If a very simple change could be made in public policy, and that change would reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 0.2%, who among the readers would consider such a change a bad idea because it's only helping the environment "very little"? The "I like the environment and all, but I don't want to be made even slightly uncomfortable - it's not THAT big a deal..." is a very common anti-environmentalism argument. I think it's shameful, but obviously very common in the United States. Is this blog's name ironic? If so, I can appreciate the joke, if not the politics. I myself write for a site with the ironic name "Freedom Haters". So it saves “very little” energy on an LCD monitor? Alright.

Why is saving a little energy not a good idea? Does the author feel that the fact only a little energy is saved would mean that by using Google rather than Blackle, a lot of energy would be saved? If so, I think she misunderstands Bialik.

A Thought Experiment:
If a very simple change could be made in public policy, and that change would reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 0.2%, who among the readers would consider such a change a bad idea because it’s only helping the environment “very little”?

The “I like the environment and all, but I don’t want to be made even slightly uncomfortable – it’s not THAT big a deal…” is a very common anti-environmentalism argument. I think it’s shameful, but obviously very common in the United States.

Is this blog’s name ironic? If so, I can appreciate the joke, if not the politics. I myself write for a site with the ironic name “Freedom Haters”.

]]> By: earth http://greenlagirl.com/blackles-not-the-new-black/comment-page-1/#comment-326909 earth Sat, 16 Aug 2008 11:38:14 +0000 http://greenlagirl.com/2007/07/31/blackles-not-the-new-black/#comment-326909 There are around 22 different versions of “black google” online. The best one I’ve found is www.cleanblack.com. Cleanblack is the only version that allows you to change the text colors of the google search results. Try it yourself by going to www.cleanblack.com/theme/ There are around 22 different versions of “black google” online. The best one I’ve found is http://www.cleanblack.com. Cleanblack is the only version that allows you to change the text colors of the google search results. Try it yourself by going to http://www.cleanblack.com/theme/

]]> By: Energy Saver http://greenlagirl.com/blackles-not-the-new-black/comment-page-1/#comment-183945 Energy Saver Tue, 18 Dec 2007 13:56:02 +0000 http://greenlagirl.com/2007/07/31/blackles-not-the-new-black/#comment-183945 There is also the <a href="http://www.carbonneutralsearch.co.uk/" rel="nofollow">Carbon Neutral Search Engine</a> it uses Google Custom Search but offsets a minimum of 100g of CO2 per search, saving the environment as you search There is also the Carbon Neutral Search Engine it uses Google Custom Search but offsets a minimum of 100g of CO2 per search, saving the environment as you search

]]> By: Bobby http://greenlagirl.com/blackles-not-the-new-black/comment-page-1/#comment-106395 Bobby Thu, 02 Aug 2007 17:55:18 +0000 http://greenlagirl.com/2007/07/31/blackles-not-the-new-black/#comment-106395 http://www.Darkoogle.com does the same thing. But the only difference is their use of text. Darkoogle.com uses green text which is more easy for our eyes and reduce more eye strain. http://www.Darkoogle.com does the same thing. But the only difference is their use of text. Darkoogle.com uses green text which is more easy for our eyes and reduce more eye strain.

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