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RocketboySep 24th 2008 1:02PM

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I just had a face-palm moment....

How the hell can they consider themselves 'green', when they are a web server that's acting as a middleman between you, and google, who is actually supplying the results? It's like me calling Adam to talk to Betty, when I can just call Betty myself.

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leeSep 24th 2008 1:02PM

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They claim to offset consumption by purchasing "Green power." Theoretically, it means you're using slightly more juice, but from a friendlier source.

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RocketboySep 24th 2008 5:32PM

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Even if all of the power is being generated by people exercising on treadmills, it's still ADDING draw on the rest of the electrical system for all of the other, unallocated, energy usage. Or are they saying that they can accurately gage how much energy that Google is drawing, and how much energy is being wasted on a re-direct, and offset this using fake Carbon Credits? Both of these are a scam in the name of greenwashing.

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