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Dec 02
2009
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It is hard to imagine our life without computers in the 21st century. For work, office and personal use, the computer has revolutionized the way we view time and space. But computers typically use large amounts of energy and give out emissions that contribute greatly to green house gas emissions. Moreover, computer hardware, old machines, servers and other electronic components contribute much toxic e-waste and other harmful chemicals. The Governments of many nations have furiously debated on how to put a cap on this high energy consumption and emission by electronic gadgets. Non-governmental organizations have been talking about Green Computing which is essentially an environment friendly and cost effective way of power usage. Green computing can be achieved in four different ways:
