Search engine aims for greener net use

SOME people are switching off lights, others turning their heating down by a couple of degrees.

However, many 21st century environmentally-conscious computer users are switching from popular search engine Google to a darker internet force — Blackle.

According to its creators, Blackle saves energy because the screen is predominantly black and it has been found that a monitor displaying white uses 74 watts, while a monitor displaying black uses 59 watts.