Global Conscience
At 3W Studios, we are doing our part to look after the world we live in. By existing and operating online, we already have reduced need for resources, except for that key ingredient: electricity. And that means we help create carbon dioxide. If you still do not buy in to the global warming theory, please think again. Living in Florida as we do, we're quite sensitive to certain atmospheric phenomena. The warming oceans might not be solely responsible for the monster hurricanes of recent years, or then again...
We are partners in the EPA Green Power Partnership; this means we buy local green power as part of our energy portfolio. 12% of our office power is now locally produced green energy, and as we work to reduce our overall power consumption that percentage will rise. Our current green mix includes the following:
- 55% wind
- 25% bioenergy
- 15% hydro
- 5% solar
This program allows us to offer green hosting from one of our server environments.
We also plant a tree (or several) for each new design project we undertake. Each sapling will go part way toward offsetting the CO2 production involved in creating and maintaining a website. "Hold on," you say, "do trees really help? I thought the oceans did most of the work when it comes to CO2?"
It's true that the oceans remove about a third of CO2 releases each year by human activity; however, we have yet to come across a successful phytoplankton farming program. Forests actually account for 80% of the CO2 exchange between the land and the atmosphere; and apart from their absorbing qualities, trees create great green spaces for people and animals. When was the last time you took the family out to visit your local phytoplankton?
Our saplings are planted through the Carbon Neutral Company, and we encourage you to visit their site to learn more about how you can help reduce and offset your own CO2 production.
