As World Earth day is falling on April 22, the 40th one at that, there is again going to be a lot of talks, glorifying green technologies and preaching the virtue of being environment-friendly.
Though so much has been spoken about the issue, the clamor for addressing the real concern of environmental issues like data center consumption and carbon emission now seems to have given way for a plethora of highly profitable businesses aiming at cashing in on such concerns.
Off late, every other day, the world is witnessing the launch of a technology product with a tag attached to it which accommodates at least one green element as a feature of the product, making 'go green' a USP rather than a cause. Like the 'organic food' tag becomes a fad for the elite ones!
As a result, the increasing number of the so-called green products also could now be contributing to the ever-increasing carbon emission.
So, here is an attempt to think as to what the world employees could do to save the planet at least for a day - the Earth Day.
At least for this occasion, one shall put to rest all the not-so-necessary devices like music players and decorative lights, instead of operating a less energy consuming device.
Similarly, rather than choosing a PC with a green processor to work on the day, one shall make sure he or she switches the monitor off when going out for a break during work.
It is considerable for you to decide not to send any spam mailer or forwards on World Earth day. Excess use of mobile phones shall be cut down too by limiting the use only for talking purpose; datacentres are also facing the same burden as is the case of mother earth.
Not-so-necessary browsing shall be given leave for the day as that may give a little bit respite to data centers around the world which grumble each time you put a search request on Google.
And then, if you are a postpaid mobile customer, today itself send an email asking them to send bills online and also make sure that you pay through your card rather than giving the cheque.
As sitting late in office will cause electronic appliances like AC, fans lights to consume more energy, you shall try to start and finish your work in time. Less chat more work!
All over the world, the city traffic has been a main contributor to carbon footprint in the environment. So thinking about harnessing the cyber space to alleviate the road heat by joining a car-pooling community to save energy, efforts and earth can be a good start.
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