Socially responsible website hosting companies

Servers, temperature control and other equipment used to host website are notorious power consumer, web hosting industry is one of the largest consumers of electricity, consuming about 4% of electricity. Server manufacturers are beginning to make more energy efficient servers, in the meantime 3% of hosting company have taken environment concern into their own hands by using innovative way to reduce electricity consumption.  Though this adds about 31% more to their running cost, but for some being socially responsible take precedence over profit. You will find green hosting companies listed on the pages of this section of ethical directory.