Excerpt 1:
"The MDG Monitor shows how countries are progressing in their efforts to achieve the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). With the 2015 target date fast approaching, it is more important than ever to understand where the goals are on track, and where additional efforts and support are needed, both globally and at the country level."
http://www.mdgmonitor.org/
Excerpt 2:
About the MDG Monitor...The MDG Monitor has been created by the UN Development Programme in partnership with the Statistics Division of the UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA), Relief Web of the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), and the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF). Funding and in-kind support were provided by Google and Cisco.
http://www.mdgmonitor.org/aboutMDG.cfm
Showing posts with label Google. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Google. Show all posts
Saturday
Cisco, Google, And The U.N. Take On Poverty
Cisco, Google, And The U.N. Take On Poverty
Excerpt:
"Google has partnered with many companies and organizations, but a new development is far larger, and should have much more of a real-world impact, than anything we expected to see: the search giant is now working with Cisco and the United Nations to decrease global poverty."
http://www.webpronews.com/topnews/2007/11/01/cisco-google-and-the-u-n-take-on-poverty
Excerpt:
"Google has partnered with many companies and organizations, but a new development is far larger, and should have much more of a real-world impact, than anything we expected to see: the search giant is now working with Cisco and the United Nations to decrease global poverty."
http://www.webpronews.com/topnews/2007/11/01/cisco-google-and-the-u-n-take-on-poverty
Google Goes to U.N. Climate Conference
Excerpt:
"The U.N. has brought representatives from 190 nations to Bali, Indonesia to discuss climate change. Want to guess what search engine giant is present, as well? That’s right - Google.
A little over a week ago, the U.N.’s World Food Program began a contest on YouTube. Before that, Cisco, Google, and the U.N. launched a website to track (and hopefully decrease) global poverty. You might expect Eric Schmidt to stand up at the Bali conference and command all 190 countries to turn off their lights and cars.
http://www.webpronews.com/topnews/2007/12/07/google-goes-to-u-n-climate-conference
"The U.N. has brought representatives from 190 nations to Bali, Indonesia to discuss climate change. Want to guess what search engine giant is present, as well? That’s right - Google.
A little over a week ago, the U.N.’s World Food Program began a contest on YouTube. Before that, Cisco, Google, and the U.N. launched a website to track (and hopefully decrease) global poverty. You might expect Eric Schmidt to stand up at the Bali conference and command all 190 countries to turn off their lights and cars.
http://www.webpronews.com/topnews/2007/12/07/google-goes-to-u-n-climate-conference
Tuesday
Google Accelerates Green
Google's Goal: Renewable Energy Cheaper than Coal - Creates renewable energy R&D group and supports breakthrough technologies
Excerpt from Google Press Release:
"Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) today announced a new strategic initiative to develop electricity from renewable energy sources that will be cheaper than electricity produced from coal. The newly created initiative, known as RE C, will focus initially on advanced solar thermal power, wind power technologies, enhanced geothermal systems and other potential breakthrough technologies. RE C is hiring engineers and energy experts to lead its research and development work, which will begin with a significant effort on solar thermal technology, and will also investigate enhanced geothermal systems and other areas. In 2008, Google expects to spend tens of millions on research and development and related investments in renewable energy. As part of its capital planning process, the company also anticipates investing hundreds of millions of dollars in breakthrough renewable energy projects which generate positive returns.
"We have gained expertise in designing and building large-scale, energy-intensive facilities by building efficient data centers," said Larry Page, Google Co-founder and President of Products. "We want to apply the same creativity and innovation to the challenge of generating renewable electricity at globally significant scale, and produce it cheaper than from coal."
(link to Google Press release at end of post).
Industry Reaction:
Towards more renewable energy - Official Google Blog
Posted by Larry Page, Co-Founder and President of Products
Google launches major alternative energy initiative - VentureBeat
http://venturebeat.com/2007/11/27/google-launches-major-energy-initiative/
Google's Energy Initiative - O'Reilly Radar
Link to Google Press Release:
http://www.google.com/intl/en/press/pressrel/20071127_green.html
Excerpt from Google Press Release:
"Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) today announced a new strategic initiative to develop electricity from renewable energy sources that will be cheaper than electricity produced from coal. The newly created initiative, known as RE C, will focus initially on advanced solar thermal power, wind power technologies, enhanced geothermal systems and other potential breakthrough technologies. RE C is hiring engineers and energy experts to lead its research and development work, which will begin with a significant effort on solar thermal technology, and will also investigate enhanced geothermal systems and other areas. In 2008, Google expects to spend tens of millions on research and development and related investments in renewable energy. As part of its capital planning process, the company also anticipates investing hundreds of millions of dollars in breakthrough renewable energy projects which generate positive returns.
"We have gained expertise in designing and building large-scale, energy-intensive facilities by building efficient data centers," said Larry Page, Google Co-founder and President of Products. "We want to apply the same creativity and innovation to the challenge of generating renewable electricity at globally significant scale, and produce it cheaper than from coal."
(link to Google Press release at end of post).
Industry Reaction:
Towards more renewable energy - Official Google Blog
Posted by Larry Page, Co-Founder and President of Products
Google launches major alternative energy initiative - VentureBeat
http://venturebeat.com/2007/11/27/google-launches-major-energy-initiative/
Google's Energy Initiative - O'Reilly Radar
Link to Google Press Release:
http://www.google.com/intl/en/press/pressrel/20071127_green.html
Google's Love for Solar May Extend to Other Renewables
Excerpt:
"When it comes to bragging rights and solar power, Google's on top: it has the largest corporate installation of solar-powered electricity yet.
But that apparently is just the beginning. The search giant is also considering other forms of renewable energy, according to Robyn Beavers, the director of environmental programs at Google. Google intends to generate 50 megawatts of electricity from renewable forms for its operations by 2012."
http://www.news.com/8301-10784_3-9807330-7.html
"When it comes to bragging rights and solar power, Google's on top: it has the largest corporate installation of solar-powered electricity yet.
But that apparently is just the beginning. The search giant is also considering other forms of renewable energy, according to Robyn Beavers, the director of environmental programs at Google. Google intends to generate 50 megawatts of electricity from renewable forms for its operations by 2012."
http://www.news.com/8301-10784_3-9807330-7.html
Saturday
Earth2Tech’s Eco-Tour of Google Earth
Earth2Tech’s Eco-Tour of Google Earth
Excerpt:
"Google Earth’s bird’s-eye view of the globe is not just a way to check out satellite pics of your crush’s apartment building (though we’re guilty of that one). The virtual space is being used by environmentalists, concerned citizens, and yes, eco-bloggers, to map the effects of climate change, tag renewable energy plants, and point out environmental degradations of the land. Scientists, such as Dr. Jon Blower from the University of Reading, even use Google Earth to visualize multiple scientific geo-data sets, which can lead to new conclusions."
http://earth2tech.com/2007/09/28/earth2tech%e2%80%99s-eco-tour-of-google-earth/
Excerpt:
"Google Earth’s bird’s-eye view of the globe is not just a way to check out satellite pics of your crush’s apartment building (though we’re guilty of that one). The virtual space is being used by environmentalists, concerned citizens, and yes, eco-bloggers, to map the effects of climate change, tag renewable energy plants, and point out environmental degradations of the land. Scientists, such as Dr. Jon Blower from the University of Reading, even use Google Earth to visualize multiple scientific geo-data sets, which can lead to new conclusions."
http://earth2tech.com/2007/09/28/earth2tech%e2%80%99s-eco-tour-of-google-earth/
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