Friday, January 18, 2008

Google philanthropy targets global warming

philanthropic arm on Thursday said it is taking aim at global warming, poverty, and pandemics with millions in cash and the Internet giant's global resources

Initiatives announced on Thursday join a Google goal to come up with a renewable energy source is cheaper than coal.
"We can't win the battle to preserve Earth's atmosphere unless the oil and the coal stay in the ground," Brilliant said. "We need to find a way to make renewable energy at such a low cost that it becomes the choice of everyone."
Google.org is investing 10 million dollars in eSolar, a California company that uses solar heat to generate electricity in utility-grade power plants.

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