The German web host Strato has stated that it will be completely carbon-free in January 2008. The impressive thing is that they will go the whole way with real renewable green energy and not just purchasing green tags (RECs).

Does it sound like a mission impossible or a PR-coup to you? It’s not. Strato has already proven that they mean serious by having reduced its energy usage with 30 % per customer in the past 18 months.

In an interview with The Register the CEO of Strat, Damien Schmidt, said that “while people may be more aware of reducing their individual carbon footprint, it was also important for tech firms to “look behind the screen” and consider the sizable, carbon-munching emissions spat out by IT equipment.”

Green Blog is happy to see that more and more web host companies are taking their responsibility by going green and wish Strato the best of luck.

http://www.strato.de

Listen up bloggers! Our goal is to spread knowledge of global warming among the blogosphere and to help fight it. We want to create a movement and show that bloggers from around the world can make a difference and change the world.

Does it sound like an impossible mission? Well maybe it is. Maybe it isn’t. One thing is for sure. We will need YOUR help to succeed. Do you want to help us save the world? Then join our movement! Spread the word! And join in on our challenges!

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It takes a lot of energy to power and maintain servers for a web host. Therefore one of the most important things you as a blogger or webmaster can do is to choose a green web host.

With green web hosts I mean hosting companies that power their servers with renewable energy such as wind and solar power. Some of these green web hosts generate their own energy via renewable energy sources. Other web hosts offers carbon offsetting, discounts to non profits, letting their employees telecommute, etc.

Please check out our Green Web Host page for a more up-to-date list on Green Web Hosting Alternatives.

• WebCtel - Solar powered hosting
• SolarWebWorks - Solar powered hosting
• EcoSky - Both wind and solar powered hosting
• The Green Web Host - Mostly wind but other energy sources too
• Locomotive Media - Wind powered hosting
• Elfon - Wind powered hosting
• SustainableMarketing - Wind powered hosting
• Aiso - Solar powered hosting
• Dreamhost - Insure that the power they use is generated in an ecofriendly manner. This is typically wind or solar, but it could also be biogas or geothermal.
• Acorn Host - Sustainable growth, Non-profit discounts and purchases Green Certificates. Green-blog.org uses Acorn host and we are so far very happy with the service.
• Green WebHost - Solar powered, paperless and will also plant a tree on your behalf.
• Athenaeum - Solar powered hosting
• Ilisys - Solar and wind powered hosting. Will also plant a tree on your behalf.

So which host should you choose then? Which is the best? I am sorry but I can’t tell you which host is the best because I haven’t tested all of them. You should always do a background check on any host you are interested in. See if they got some testimonials from customers. But any of these web hosts are better than your current one that isn’t doing anything at all to prevent global warming.