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Helping others go green
April 21, 2008
Posted by Bill Weihl, Green Energy Czar
Happy Earth Day! I'm sure some of you are wondering how Google is celebrating, and we want to know
what you're doing
too. We work to make our business more environmentally sustainable throughout the year, but this month, we want to support the hard work you're doing to fight climate change. Last week we
blogged
about some of Google's new green tools, and now we have even more ways to help you observe Earth Day 2008:
Today we're launching the largest batch of new
Google Transit
cities yet. Travelers in San Francisco, Denver, Milwaukee, Kansas City, Rhode Island and
other locations across the country
can now use Google Maps to plan trips using public transportation.
Google Checkout
continues to help you and your friends and family team up and donate to environmental organizations. We have a new video to help you
learn how to donate
and see how easy it is to map your network of generosity.
The
Google Desktop
team has developed a
handy little gadget
that will help those of you making Earth Day pledges to reduce your energy consumption. Install the
Energy Saver gadget
to enable and optimize your computer’s power management settings, putting it to sleep when you're not using it.
Google SketchUp
has created a
new site
for green design professionals, and
Google for Educators
has put together some [recommendations] for teachers who want to use
Google Earth
and
Maps
to teach about environmental issues in the classroom.
Several more Google blogs are celebrating Earth Day as well, so be sure to read about the
teacher who has cut his paper use
by using Docs and Spreadsheets,
advertising best-practices
for environmental organizations,
eco-trendspotting
on YouTube and Google.org's tribute to the
green collar economy
.
Finally, I'll leave you with some photos of our team's trip to Washington, D.C. for this past Sunday’s Earth Day concert on the National Mall. It got a bit soggy, but we had a blast showing attendees how the Google Checkout donation campaign works. We're especially proud of our booth, which was made of sustainable materials and powered by energy from clean hydrogen fuel cells.
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