The Green Web

Automatically check the sustainability of a website with The Green Web add-on.

The Green Web - Sustainable Web Browsing Extension

'The Green Web' is an innovative Chrome extension that lets you see the sustainability of a website at a glance. It does this by identifying the energy source powering the servers the website runs on. Additionally, this extension visually differentiates between sites run on renewable power and those run on fossil fuels in search results. The aim is to encourage users to frequent websites that opt for green energy solutions. The Green Web Foundation maintains an open database of green datacentres globally, which powers these insights. With an added feature of ethical filtering, it offers a eco-friendly browsing experience. It is an open-source platform with all its code available on GitHub.

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Extension stats

By: https://www.thegreenwebfoundation.org

Users: 872

Rating: 3.32

(19)

Version: 2.3.0 (Last updated: 2020-07-17)

Creation date: 2020-05-25

Permissions:

http://api.thegreenwebfoundation.org/
webNavigation
tabs
storage

Size: 307.20K

Email: su*****@thegreenwebfoundation.org

URLs: Website ,Privacy policy

Full description: See detailed description

Ranking

# 31,012 ▲ 250

Other rankings

#531 in Social Networking ▲ 11 #129 in changelog keyword 18 #205 in browser keyword 37 ▼ 9 #255 in power keyword 12 ▲ 10

Other platforms

Not available on Android

Not available on Firefox

Not available on Edge

User reviews

These summaries are automatically generated weekly using AI based on recent user reviews. Chrome Web Store does not verify user reviews, so some user reviews may be inaccurate, spammy, or outdated.

Pros

Helps users identify environmentally friendly websites.
Great idea for promoting green hosting practices.
Easy to see if green-related sites are genuinely eco-friendly.

Cons

Lacks clear criteria for what constitutes a 'green' website.
Often displays misleading results, classifying harmful sites as 'green'.
No detailed classification system; only 'green' or 'grey'.

Most mentioned

No information on the criteria for determining green status.
Users experience issues with the extension not functioning properly.
Concerns about trust and accuracy in the extension's results.

User reviews

N'a pas l'air de fonctionner sur mon PC portable. Je n'ai tout simplement pas de pastille qui s'affiche devant mes résultats de recherche

Thibault Menz, 2021-09-02

There's no information on the criteria on which it draws its conclusion. Read Nichol Brummer's review, I completely agree with it. We don't know if it's even neutral or something, google and facebook green but not ecosia search? Right... Also, you only have "green" sites, but no way of knowing if a certain site is gray because they have no data on it or because it's actually "not green". Meh. No way of knowing if this thing is accurate.

AngieMel Ruiz-Rigade, 2019-08-23

l'ecologie est très importante

Jean lemart, 2019-07-27

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Extension safety

Risk impact

The Green Web requires some sensitive permissions that could impact your browser and data security. Exercise caution before installing.

Risk impact analysis details

Critical Grants access to browser tabs, which can be used to track user browsing habits and history, presenting a privacy concern.
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