The Green Web
Automatically check the sustainability of a website with The Green Web add-on.
What is The Green Web?
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Summary
With the Green Web add-on, you can see the green (or not so green) status of a website at glance, based on what kind of energy is used to power the servers it runs on.
Is the site running on green power? Hurray! Smiley face! Is the site is still running on grey power, from fossil fuels? Boo! You'll see a sad face. Why not ask them to switch?
But wait! There's more!
If you search with Google, Yahoo, Bing or Ecosia, you'll see which sites in results run on renewable power - green links get smiley faces in the results.
Also, if you're on a page with links to external sites, you can see if the external site is hosted on green servers too. Links to green sites have a checked green underline on them.
The Green Web Foundation maintains an open database listing which datacentres around the world run on green power. We use this to present this information in this browser extension.
Both the platform, and the browser extension are open source, so if want, you can see what's happening under the hood when you use the service.
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Pros
- The extension is meant to promote eco-friendly browsing
- Easy to see if certain green-related sites are genuinely eco-friendly
- Users appreciate the concept behind the extension
Cons
- Lack of sufficient information on how it determines if a site is 'green'
- Inconsistencies in the classification of some sites
- No way of knowing if a certain site is gray because they have no data on it or because it's actually 'not green'
Most mentioned
- Need clarity on the criteria for being labeled 'green'
- Facebook and Google are labelled as green, but Ecosia search is not
- The host must be registered in the extension's database to get a green smiley
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Risk impact
The Green Web is risky to use as it requires a number of sensitive permissions that can potentially harm your browser and steal your data. Exercise caution when installing this extension. Review carefully before installing. We recommend that you only install The Green Web if you trust the publisher.
Risk likelihood
The Green Web has earned a good reputation and can be trusted.
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