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Surprise, Surprise: Google Also a Big Fan of Cheap Electricity
Google's recent decision to venture into renewable energy - while met with some skepticism by the press and its shareholders - was largely embraced by environmentalist groups and eco-oriented publications
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How's The Google Plug-In Hybrid Fleet Doing?
As we've mentioned before, Google is quite interested in plug-in hybrids. For those not familiar with the technology, a plug-in hybrid is just like a regular hybrid - it can be powered by either a gasoline engine or electrical motor, or both at the
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Google Founders & Larry Brilliant on Saving the World
Dr. Brilliant starts with a general introduction, but the conversation soon becomes about Google's ambitious renewable energy plans.
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TreeHugger Picks: Mapmaker, Mapmaker, Make Me a Map
1) When searching for
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Luna Gaia: The Green Side of the Moon
Here's one for the apocalyptic, techno-nerdy and ecological design enthusiast alike: "Luna Gaia," a lunar habitat designed international team of scientists, engineers and grad students that'll make dwelling on the moon not only almost entirely
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Google Tech Talks on Installing Solar Energy
So it’s coming up to that time when folks start making all kinds of resolutions for the year ahead. If yours is to finally start researching the process of going solar, then this video from Google Tech Talks might be of help. Running through an
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Got a Supercomputer? Run It By Bicycle!
We've already seen some interesting entries as part of the Innovate or Die contest sponsored by Specialized and Google, the aim of which is to "invent and build machines that transform pedaling energy into new and useful purposes." Now, those clever
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Googling The GooglePlex: With More Solar Googlables To Come
Just because the pictures are cool: here's the finished Google roof top solar project - top view. Below the fold, the installation is shown in progress.
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Google Sets Ambitious Goals For Renewable Energy
If Google is anything, it is ambitious. 'To organize the world's information and make it universally accessible and useful' is the simple, honest, ambitious goal Google sets for itself everyday. Google has found tremendous success in this bold
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Most Huggable: Sustainable Countertops, Biodiesel from Algae, Google Does It Again + More
The most sustainable option for a countertop for your kitchen remodel might just be concrete.
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2008 TED Prize: And The Winners Are...
Congratulations are in order for cosmologist Neil Turok, writer Dave Eggers, and religious historian Karen Armstrong, the winners of the 2008 TED Prize. The award, whose past recipients have included Bill Clinton in 2007 and Cameron Sinclair in 2006
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Most Huggable: Alicia Silverstone Speaks Out, Google's Carbon Footprint Calculator, Top 10 Green Careers + More
Alicia Silverstone shares her green style secrets, including how she buys her organic cotton underwear from Gaiam, and canvas bags by Anya Hindmarch.
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A Greener Google Store
Google swag has become a whole lot greener because of a new eco-forward initiative that has the company stocking organic cotton hoodies, bamboo tees, hemp travel organizers, recycled denim pencils, and soy candles—even a baby blanket made from recycled
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Blog Action Day Takes the Blogosphere by Storm
Today is Blog Action Day, and TreeHugger is on board to help bloggers around the web unite to put a single important issue on everyone's mind: the environment. Sure, TreeHugger works on that every day, but we're excited to participate in this
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Google Transit: Now with Handy Google Maps
The geniuses at Google have upgraded their handy Google Transit bus, train and other public transportation mapping feature -- mentioned here and here on TreeHugger -- and integrated it into its more popular Google Maps. When searching for directions,
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Broadcast Your Non-Profit Cause
At this year's Clinton Global Initiative, YouTube pledged $20 million over two years to kick into gear the YouTube Non-Profit Program, an initiative to encourage non-profit organizations to design and create "brand channels" to build communities, while
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Get Involved in International Cleanup Weekend
Google is proclaiming October 13 and 14 International Cleanup Weekend, with Google employees and people they've managed to strongarm into joining them heading out to parks, beaches, and other natural spots all over the world to pick up litter and other
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Quote of the Day: Bruce Nussbaum on Google
Being very rich does seem to breed a sense of entitlement, and the Google boys are no different. Even though the company motto is "do no evil" they appear to have few qualms about some very conspicuous consumption, as Eric noted earler. Bruce Nussbaum
