Interestingly the vast majority of energy consumption is from users viewing and sifting through spam emails, the report estimates that if every one used spam-filtering it would reduce energy consumption by 75%. We’ve got some pretty good spam filtering available for our customers to use, so now is a great time to make sure you’ve got it activated.

Vast amounts of spam is sent from zombie PCs; those infected by viruses sending out spam without their owners even knowing it. So make sure you’ve got protection installed on your computer; that doesn’t necessarily mean expensive annual subscriptions as there are several excellent anti-virus programs that are completely free.

I use Avira AntiVir Personal on all my family and friend’s computers (when I do a bit of technical support moonlighting) and its never let me down, I’ve also heard good things about AVG Free.

So make sure you’re with a good email provider, check that your anti-virus is up-to-date and it’s another way to do your bit for our planet.