Heap Media are saving the planet one internet page at a time. It just so happens, the page they started with is Google, one of the most-viewed-pages in all of cyberspace.

Inhabitat have invited use all to use Blackle, the green alternative to Google. Its simple trick is to turn all that is white on the Google home page to black and thus save megawatts. The theory is based on the concept that a monitor requires more power to show a light screen than a dark one. Although the difference is marginal, arguably negligible, it is enough to become significant when multiplied by the vast number of internet browsers that use Google on a daily basis. Built using Google co-op, Blackle is a response to a regular TreeHugger contributor named Mark Ontkush who wrote on his blog, ecoIron back in January about the virtues of a black Google.

This is the kind of energy saving ArtsWom appreciates, no vast lifestyle changes required, minimum effort and a communal global movement (well the beginning of at least). Change your homepage to Blackle… Save a polar bear.