Google to Tackle Global Warming

by Michael Graham Richard, Ottawa, Canada on 07.13.06
Business & Politics

larry brilliant googleWired has an interview with Larry Brilliant, the new head of the Google Foundation. He's the man in charge of spending $1,000,000,000 plus one percent of the equity, 1 percent of the profits, and 1 percent of the people of Google. For now, the foundation has a triple mandate: In no particular order, global public heath, global poverty and the climate crisis. Mr. Brilliant says: "I’m going to approach this the way a venture capitalist would – map out the industry to see what the gaps are. You fund an initiative, learn what works, and ask, 'Will it scale?' [...] Many of the issues we face in dealing with rapid climate change are well suited to an engineering mind." ::Wired Interview with Larry Brilliant, ::Official Google Press Release. See also ::How Google Fights Power Consumption, ::Google's Earth Day Logo, ::Google Founders Invest in Nanosolar, ::Google's First Mashup Is Green, ::Google Does Public Transit

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Comments (7)

So what's up with Google's luxury jet, then?

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2006/07/11/GOOGLE.TMP

So much for fighting global warming.

jump to top Jasmin Chua [TypeKey Profile Page] says:

So what's up with Google's luxury jet, then? So much for fighting global warming.

The perfect is the enemy of the good. Proven here daily.

jump to top Anonymous says:

in other news, google is going to get another hc on the moon, again!

jump to top bob says:

There is no GLOBAL WARMING!

GOD IS IN CONTROL OF THE WORLD, NOT MAN

jump to top Roy says:

hi

jump to top yingchi wang says:

google doesn't care about global warming all they care about is money

jump to top bobby says:

global warming is the problem created by human. It the symbol of artificiality.why human have not remain natural or wild because they are not satisfied. they want high standard of life and for this they have exploited nature, plants and animals, each and every component of nature.
But there needs a balance and nature will show how it balance the things now with humans. they have killed innocent animals. now they have to pay for it. No one can do nothing for global warming. what did u think that reducing the emission will revert all thing back, NO not at all.
we are still unaware, millions are unaware. they are just fighting with each other. Nations are fighting with each other. they will suffer......., surely...........

jump to top Akash chachar says:

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