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- Tiak, on 10/02/2008, -0/+58People working for Google also went to the best schools... The difference is that they went to those schools for engineering.
- abdo, on 10/02/2008, -1/+49"Gentlemen, we have the technology. We're friggin' Google."
- Mohdoo, on 10/02/2008, -3/+45Google never ceases to amaze me..
- inactive, on 10/02/2008, -2/+37Why do good plans for a sound energy policy never come from the government? All joking aside, these politicians all went to the best schools and have top advisors...
- rolmer, on 10/02/2008, -4/+38nice. Someone cares about nature
- whahaa, on 10/02/2008, -1/+25google for president?
- guyinjapan, on 10/02/2008, -3/+20Well, the "highly paid scientists / politicians / lawmakers" haven't come up with anything yet because they're being paid NOT to. Gotta love lobbyists and special interests.
Anyway, whatever. I say we tax the ***** out of gasoline and put all the money into renewable energy research and subsidies and public transportation programs. Just my two cents. Google's plan is a step in the right direction though. - eloestea, on 10/02/2008, -1/+16because the government does not care about who it governs.
- Spawn2105, on 10/02/2008, -5/+17So google manages to come up with an energy plan, but highly paid scientists / politicians / lawmakers around the world cant manage to do it?
That's pretty sad. - inactive, on 10/02/2008, -3/+15"How did they figure it out?"
"Easy bitch, they Googled it." - Barackalypse, on 10/02/2008, -1/+13Skip Google's blog spam and go straight to the plan:
http://knol.google.com/k/-/-/15x31uzlqeo5n/1# - mamasherry, on 10/02/2008, -4/+15yea too bad its not our government...hopefully that will change in 09
- mbhakti, on 10/02/2008, -0/+11On one hand this is kind of scary because I feel like google is going to become too big and have too much control...
One the other hand I kind of want to hug them... - ErrorFree, on 10/02/2008, -0/+9Google for President!
- Tiak, on 10/02/2008, -1/+9Believe it or not, most of California (by landmass, not population) is agricultural.
Where did you think your almonds, tomatoes, asparagus, grapes, apricots, alvacados, and cotton mostly came from? - underthewether, on 10/02/2008, -4/+12The government should offer tax deductions and/or subsidies to people who upgrade their appliances, water heaters and furnaces to newer more efficient models. If enough people upgrade we could save a ridiculous amount of electricity and natural gas. We should also outlaw incandescent light bulbs.
- enderklein, on 10/02/2008, -0/+8let's do it
- Colindean, on 10/02/2008, -1/+8By many constitutional scholars' interpretation, the federal government hasn't been granted the right to make policy in the area of energy. The government can't possibly know all of the available technology because such technology is not it's business to know. The Department of Energy would be one of the first departments to get shut down and its purpose released to the states or a non-departmental agency if a president or Congress were elected who interpreted the Constitution as strictly as it arguably should be interpreted.
- eSentrik, on 10/02/2008, -1/+8Google Mail, Google Maps, Google Video...Google Government?
- Rileyluck, on 10/02/2008, -1/+8....... GOOGLE DICTATOR!?!!?
- scamper22, on 10/02/2008, -4/+11I know we all love Google.
Now ponder this: Another digg states that Google is the #2 cleantech investor in the 3rd quater.
Does anyone else see the free market at work?
Does anyone else see how letting business keep their money and invest it with the market makes a heck of a lot more sense than taxing them and giving it to politicians who then prop up stupid ideas like corn ethanol so they can get votes?
Perhaps next time a politician makes grand Green plans, people will think... maybe Google, Bill Gates, venture capitalists, regular engineers... have a better idea on how to spend this money. Just maybe politicians should stick to regulating (yes taxing pollution is a good idea. The air is a resource and you shouldn't be able to pollute the air for free. Feel free to put tariffs on nations that don't tax pollution too. That's all well within the free market rules.).
But that's just me. - Omsil98, on 10/02/2008, -0/+7"highly paid scientists"? LOL
- mobislink, on 10/02/2008, -0/+7It is Google's plan to implement the pre-existing ideas.
- southeastbeast, on 10/02/2008, -1/+8Google/Android 08
- HonestAbe, on 10/02/2008, -0/+7Google is the sixth top contributor to Obama's campaign, you know. Democrats are the Internet Party for more than one reason.
- djphatjive, on 10/02/2008, -1/+7How is this Google's plan? Everything they talked about was someone else's idea?
- manx27, on 10/02/2008, -2/+8I heart Google
- Tiak, on 10/02/2008, -0/+6...Huh? Did you read the article? It proposes things to be done through private investment, and is presented as being to the benefit of those investors. Google themselves is taking up large portions.
A legislative cap-and-trade system (which both presidential candidates favor) is mentioned, as well as new building codes, but these seem to be mostly mentioned as afterthoughts. - rabidbob, on 10/02/2008, -1/+7Well in some countries (UK) we're taxing the ***** out of gasoline and then pissing it away on ***** (like external contractors for the NHS and biometric ID cards). So I'd like to say we were half way there but that would be a blatant lie.
- siwasher, on 10/02/2008, -1/+7And this anti-Apple rant has what to do with the post on Google's energy plan?
- cheesegypsy, on 10/02/2008, -1/+7Way to go, Google. Now if we could get a government elected who don't think science is a dirty word. There are so many solutions on the horizon, yet existing industries are so hostile to change that they keep clogging up the works. This is slowly changing, but we need to be adopting solar and wind at a rapid pace, not the snail's pace we have now. I've seen a total of 10 windmills in my travels around this country while I've seen hundreds in my drives through Spain. No excuse.
- Lovebunnie, on 10/02/2008, -2/+7Safe to say they have my full support on this
- MattB123, on 10/02/2008, -4/+9Ulterior motives.
- mateo60, on 10/02/2008, -0/+5Damn hippies.
;-) - jcharak58, on 10/02/2008, -2/+7YAY.... United States of Google
- 4d669, on 10/02/2008, -0/+5Remember when Google wanted to give the entire US free internet and they didn't let them?
AMERICA! ***** YEAH! - imasuperDOTcom, on 10/02/2008, -0/+5Oh that's right! They said they won't be evil. Thanks for the reminder.
- soybeast, on 10/02/2008, -0/+4Reminds me of a energy economics class I took. Good stuff.
One thing left out in the proposal that would be even better is to have solar chargeable plug-in vehicles/hybrids. Then you could charge your batteries from the sun and also from the work your engine is doing, then when you have excess electricity (from just sitting in the parking lot for example), you can feed it back into the grid and get paid. (Ideas courtesy of my professor Richard J. Shaten) - NJank, on 10/02/2008, -2/+6i know. you still get a bury.
- rrife, on 10/02/2008, -6/+10The problem I see with this is that Google seems have a limited view on where and how our energy is consumed. They're assuming the whole country works in nice white collar office buildings with energy sucking data centers and we all live, work & shop all within a small radius in a region with a nice climate. California != the rest of the world. I also have problems with statements like "Develop renewable energy that is cheaper than coal" they're assuming it's possible and feasible.....if they've already invested $45m in alternative energies and have gotten nowhere, then their goal of "cheaper than coal" has already failed.
- doctechnical, on 10/02/2008, -1/+5Answer: cheap plentiful energy makes the economy hum. When the price of energy goes up, the price of *everything* goes up. And if the economy tanks the way it looks like it's going to tank, people aren't going to give a single desiccated ***** where the energy comes from as long as it's cheap.
- HonestAbe, on 10/02/2008, -0/+4http://www.opensecrets.org/pres08/contrib.php?cycl ...
#6 - Tiak, on 10/02/2008, -2/+6...But ...You see ...They said they won't be evil...
- JoeCool1986, on 10/02/2008, -1/+5This just in: Google has announced it (as a single entity) is running for President.
- swr1ght, on 10/02/2008, -1/+5Digg really needs a DiggItTwice function.
- scoot2006, on 10/02/2008, -0/+4The problem is that people don't want to conserve. If any plan like this was to come about, it would have to be forced on the majority of people. I know it wouldn't have to be forced on the majority of Diggers (most on here seem all about being green), but I think we're more of a vocal minority on this one.
- inactive, on 10/02/2008, -0/+4I am still waiting for the future 'plan' that will promote more per capita energy use, and not have us live diminished lives.
- neowolfwitch, on 10/02/2008, -0/+4The "Energy Star" tax credit expired, I believe last year. Even when it was in-place, it only applied to specific items, usually on the higher-end price-wise. So- even if you replaced your old furnace with one that used 30% less fuel- it didn't count unless it was on their super-high-efficiency list. In the case of furnaces- that could amount to a $2000+ price difference, which certainly wasn't worth the credit. Another good example is water heaters- only some tankless models costing $500+ more than a suitable tank replacement qualified for a credit.
Like a lot of tax credits- this did very little for "Joe Sixpack" and mostly helped those who could easily afford the energy efficient upgrades without the tax credit. - Tiak, on 10/02/2008, -1/+5Digg this down, I was mistaken.
It turns out, only $700,000 or so in this initiative was given away, the rest was "charitably invested"... Google.org is at least SUPPOSED to be their philanthropic arm, and in the spirit of philanthropy they might be making riskier/more generous investments, but I was still wrong in the above post. - inactive, on 10/02/2008, -0/+4It's not so much about nature as it is saving us costs and getting us off of Middle Eastern DEATH OIL
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