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As we find an increasing need to become more environmentally responsible in the shadow of global warming, perhaps you’ve asked yourself, “What can I do to help?”  Let’s find out.

More and more people are coming online and using social services like Facebook and Twitter or starting their own websites and blogs.  Having your own web hosting with a personalized domain is probably one of the most effective ways of communicating with the world.Please consider the following before going out and buying your first or next web hosting account.

The data centers that are needed to run a web hosting company consume enormous amounts of electricity.  In October 2009, US Infrastructure magazine did a study on data centers and compiled some interesting facts.

Ÿ         Between 2000 and 2005, the energy consumed by large data centers doubled worldwide.

Ÿ         In 2006, online data centers in the US accounted for 1.5 percent of the entire country’s electricity use.

25% of the power needed to operate a data center goes towards air conditioning to keep the servers from over-heating.

The good news is, more data centers are turning to green energy, mainly wind and solar, to power their operations.  iPage web hosting is one of them.

A few years ago when eco-friendly web hosting was becoming popular, the pricing structure was at a premium, often more than double that of non-green hosting and with significant limitations on disk space and bandwidth. 

In recent months, prices have been drastically reduced and web hosting companies like iPage can now offer green hosting accounts with unlimited disk space and bandwidth for only $3.50/month, under pricing even the most aggressive competition.Surprisingly, that low price includes a free Carbonite account for backing up data from your personal PC and a free domain name for life.       

For webmasters not needing full hosting, iPage also offers blogging only accounts with a choice of blogging platforms, free domain name for life, 10 email accounts, online photo gallery software, enhanced security, and search engine submission so people can find your blog online.   

If you are considering purchasing web hosting, take a look at carbon neutral web hosting from iPage.

If you have a porch, but are tired of the wind or cold ruining your ability to stay outside, you should consider changing your boring porch into a screened porch. There are many different types of screened porches available, which gives you the flexibility to make the best decision for your home and needs.

The cheapest form of screened porch is merely a metal or wooden frame with full length screens. These screens are meant to keep bugs out of the porch area without impeding breezes. The installation process of these screens is extremely simple and can be done over a weekend with little difficulty. When you are installing this form of screened porch, make certain that you securely bolt the frame to your home so that your screens are at no risk of separating from your porch during wind storms.

There are several other types of screened porch that you can also invest in. However, unlike the frame and screen porches, these are all more complex and may require a contract to assist with building the porch. These are screened porches with windows, allowing you to close the porch off to the elements as needed. Kin to the solar or sun room, this type of screened porch is notably more expensive. More wood and metal is required to build the walls suitable to support windows. However, like the cheapest of forms, this type of screened porch does not use heating or air conditioning to moderate temperatures.

The most expensive form of screened porch completely walls in your porch and insulates it against the weather. Large windows with screens enable air to move through the room in the summer, and as the windows close and the room is insulated, it can be heated for use in the winter. This form of screened porch is typically called a solar. The ceiling may or may not be a window, depending on how you decide to construct the porch and its covering. This form of screened porch requires professional assistance, as there is internal wiring that needs done as well as leak proofing to ensure moisture does not enter you main home through your porch. Depending on how much you are willing to spend, your screened porch project can become extremely elaborate, allowing for a room that can convert to sunny and bright or enclosed and warm at a whim.

Before you start on a screened porch project, you should make efforts to look at several different examples of every porch type so that you can make an educated decision.