Green ISP fills the gap for eco-broadband
Tuesday 10 June 2008
As supermarkets start to become more shrewd with their carrier bags, recycling bins fill up to capacity and more people than ever start reading the labels on their clothes before they buy them to find out how far the goods have travelled, the awareness of global warming and the determination to offset carbon emissions looks as if it's being embraced by the UK masses. If you dig deep into the small print of plenty of the larger UK ISPs chances are you will stumble upon mission statements revealing the initiatives that the company is taking to reduce their carbon footprint. In fact, many telecommunications companies are jumping onto the bandwagon to use new eco methods as a way of attracting new, conscientious customers.
However, tucked away in the background is an ISP that has been concerned with working in an environmentally friendly ethic since 2003. Green ISP (
http://greenisp.net) is a 'not for profit' organisation where customers aren't only able to surf the net with the confidence that they're encouraging environmentally friendly practices and social responsibility, the company staff take the issue just as seriously. All of the staff at
Green ISP reportedly travels to their solar powered offices on public transport, Green ISP headquarters is said to be a virtually paper free office and for every customer that signs up to Green ISP a tree is planted to assist the offset of their CO² emissions. Once the tree has been planted the customer is then sent out a personalized tree-planting certificate.
Available as unmetered 512kb, 1Mb, 2Mb and 8Mb options ranging from £16.99 to £32.99 and a pay-as-you-go package set at £19.50 per month, broadband from Green ISP certainly doesn't fair the cheapest compared to the larger broadband companies, but it looks to fill a gap for a broadband service that actively cares for the environment.
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Green ISP
