Comments on: Google shows off energy calculator

The search giant devotes some precious and powerful home page real estate to a Halloween-theme tool to reduce energy usage.

[Dpaterso1]

Dead Link, i cant actually get to the calculator

[aMUSICsite]

Gone offline!

[TheTechKid]

It's up again.

[sanenazok]

Turn off stuff and replace wasteful bulbs with CFL's. Wow this is going to save the world! My utility also wastes money on ads like this...at least Google isn't charging customers for putting this out.

[c|net Reader]

CFL's are a silly idea. Most contain toxic chemicals and the usual mantra is to replace existing bulbs, thus adding to landfills prematurely. They often fail well short of their purported life, so yield little, if any, savings. I also wonder how much CFL's cost to manufacture relative to incandescent bulbs and whether the additional cost is included in the ROI analysis.

[GoGreenGLI]

Also go to http://www.greenlineindex.com to find greenservices

[Cgager]

For businesses, going paperless is a great way to reduce expenditure. Costs associated with ink cartridges, toner, and maintenance of printers, copiers, and fax machines, not to mention the cost of paper itself, can really add up. Besides being cost effective and easier on the environment, going paperless is a more effective way to store and share data with colleagues and customers alike.
Courtney Gager,
http://www.milestechnologies.com