Google is planning on being carbon neutral by the end of 2007 by becoming more efficient, using renewable energy sources and buying carbon offsets for what they can’t effectively reduce.

Their long term goal is not to rely on the carbon offsets but instead use them to start making a difference right away while they develop the programs that will create a smaller footprint in the long run.

They have already started some programs such as the Climate Savers Computing, a project whose aim is to improve computer efficiency standards. Climate Saver Computing’s goal is to redcue computer power consumption by 50% by the year 2010.

“Believe it or not, the average desktop PC wastes nearly half the power delivered to it. Half! This wasted electricity unnecessarily increases the cost of powering a computer, and it also increases the emission of greenhouse gases.” — ClimateSaversComputing.org

Google also wants to raise awarness of others so they have launched tools such as Google Transit which aids people in finding public transit.

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