In their words:

EthicalHost is dedicated to providing professional, low cost, green &
ethical web hosting services that make a difference in the environment and
in people’s lives and communities. Based in Toronto, Canada, we donate 10%
of our pre-tax profits to social and environmental organizations. In order
to reduce our businesses impact on the environment, we have partnered with
Bullfrog power to supply green electricity directly to our office. To offset
our servers (and supporting equipment) carbon footprint, we have purchased
offsets from Planetair which supports only gold certified renewable energy
projects. We also reduce in other ways such as telecommuting, using energy
star rated equipment, re-using paper and using only post consumer recycled
paper wherever possible.

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We provide truly progressive web hosting services that include both environmentally friendly and socially responsible benefits. We are completely powered by wind energy and contribute financially to environmental projects on an ongoing basis.

This is one of only two hosts we’ve found that are both environmentally friendly web hosts and socially progressive. Check then out here.

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“SustainableWebsites.com is a project of SustainableMarketing.com – a community of green businesses using the power of network effects to promote their businesses. The more green businesses that host with us, the better the network becomes, and the more opportunities grow for all of us!”

SustainableWebsites offsets their energy use with wind power. They also have a strong back end of sustainability through their other work as a collaborative of green businesses. They offer WordPress, Drupal and Joomla hosting which is always a nice bonus. Plus you know their background in e-marketing will be helpful.

A small company is the best kind to work with as a customer so I would not hesitate to recommend checking them out.

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HostPapa has taken the initiative of going green by purchasing 100% green renewable energy to power our data center, web servers, office computers, laptops and office space. These energy sources supply HostPapa’s entire equivalent energy consumption into the power-grid with certified 100% renewable green energy sources, such as wind and solar-powered energy.

HostPapa was an early riser in the green hosting industry. Though it wasn’t that long ago – 2006 found green web hosting in its infancy. Hostpapa was there – offsetting their energy use by purchasing the equivalent of 100% green energy. The price is right for several unlimited features – we hope to see HostPapa rise in the ranks of green web hosts in the near future. Check them out here.

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Eco Chic Hosting offsets 100% of our energy usage with Certified Wind Power. Our Servers, computers, laptops, office equipment and lights are all offset. Including the servers that our customers sites are hosted. Renewable Energy Certificates (RECs) enable us to match up to 100% of our electricity usage with clean, renewable energy.

Check them out here.

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“AISO.Net is a reliable and responsible green web hosting company. We have made a strong commitment to help fight pollution and preserving our natural resources. Solar panels run our green data center and office, not energy credits.

Solar tubes bring in natural light from the outside providing light during the day. AMD Opteron powered IBM servers use sixty percent less energy; generate fifty percent less heat.

These are just some of the ways AISO.Net is becoming the world’s most responsible green web hosting company.”

AISO.net is by far the most environmentally friendly web host we’ve found. This is because their servers are directly powered by renewable energy. You won’t find renewable energy credits here. Check them out here.

In their words:

“HostGator hosts over 1,300,000 websites on its shared and reseller servers. That means a lot of servers, and a lot of carbon emissions. So we asked ourselves, What can we do to be part of the climate change solution? We took steps to minimize our environmental impact at the office, but still we weren’t satisfied. We then switched to 36% more efficient servers, but still we weren’t satisfied!”

Check them out here.

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In their words:

“We’ve calculated the impact of everything that DreamHost uses and leaves behind in the course of our daily work. All of the resources that we use – paper in the office, electricity for our servers, even the gas in our cars that bring us to the office – leaves behind some kind of soul-sucking residue in the world.

When we learned that running DreamHost generated as much carbon dioxide as 545 average-size homes we realized we had to do something to neutralize our emissions.

With a bit of research we found the most effective approach begins with resource conservation: turning off the lights, reducing travel, printing on both sides of the page. Efforts are being ramped up here daily to do what we do with less. The next step is to use clean, renewable energy. Without the option to put up solar panels or connect with a green power utility for us this means purchasing Renewable Energy Credits. Finally, to neutralize those unavoidable emissions we’ve invested in Emission Reduction Credits (a.k.a. “offsets”) which guarantee our remaining impact is effectively erased.”

Dreamhost makes the point that “green hosting” is not just purchasing carbon offsets. Although that is their chosen method of greening their energy use, they also believe in environmentalism’s place in the office, and in their community. From using coffee cups made from renewable sources (ceramic mugs would be even better), to upgrading server quality to save primary energy usage – Dreamhost is making real efforts to clean up web hosting. Check them out here.

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In their words:

“We strive to be a constantly evolving and improving, socially-responsible company, providing the very best green web hosting services, and dedicated to playing our part in making this world a better place for all.”

ThinkHost offers green web hosting powered by renewable wind and solar energy, over a world-class outsourced network. Your carbon neutral account with us offers you top-level technology, while at the same time supporting a more earth-friendly future.

We provide unlimited domains, unlimited databases and unlimited emails… And we support the community, with subsidized hosting for selected partners in progressive causes.

We’ve been providing quality web hosting services since 1999.”

Check them out here.

In their words:

“Interactive Online is a privately held company dedicated to helping individuals and businesses create a powerful online presence easily and economically. Founded in 1997, Interactive Online has grown considerably by providing a comprehensive array of web services backed by superior service and the latest technology. Interactive Online is able to successfully meet our customer’s evolving needs. Our value-packed plans keep your costs low and profits high. Additionally, by carefully managing our growth and remaining privately owned, we have avoided the financial hardships that so many publicly traded web services firms have experienced. Interactive Online utilizes state-of-the-art data center facilities. Our customers receive all the benefits of more expensive hosting services at an extremely competitive price. The greatest factor in our success is the quality of our network, which rests on two foundations – structural diversity and technological excellence.”

Check them out here.