Google.org, the philanthropic arm of the search giant, has unveiled a plan to move the U.S. to a clean-energy future. The vision: In 2030, electricity will be generated not from coal or oil but from wind, solar, and geothermal power. Energy demand will be two-thirds what it is now, thanks to stringent energy-efficiency measures. Ninety percent of new vehicle sales will be plug-in hybrids. Carbon dioxide emissions will be down 48 percent. Getting there will cost $4.4 trillion, says the plan -- but will recoup $5.4 trillion in savings. The Clean Energy 2030 plan would require ambitious national policies, a huge boost to renewables, increased transmission capacity, a smart electricity grid, and much higher fuel-efficiency standards for vehicles. But hey, says the report: "With a new administration and Congress -- and multiple energy-related imperatives -- this is an opportune, perhaps unprecedented, moment to move from plan to action."
source: Greentech Media, San Francisco Chronicle, Sacramento Business Journal, PC World
source: Clean Energy 2030
see also, in Grist:Al Gore’s plan, T. Boone Pickens’ plan
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WWAGD?! Posted 8:38 am
02 Oct 2008
Gee Where Would We Get That Money?
Oh yeah -- that's about the decrease in market value for GOOG this past year.
Money that went to fund snowboards and gourmet food for all the "geniuses".
Geniuses who invent unique technology...like, um,...cell phones and browsers!
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usandthem Posted 12:35 pm
04 Oct 2008
Energy
We act like children rather than adults when it comes to energy.As an adult we should have learned the lesson that life is not easy and we can't have ANYTHING that we want,just because we want it.It will be somewhat difficult,the transision from oil and coal to wind,thermal,hydro,and sun energy.We may not be able to just waste energy like we always have.We will have to learn to conserve and take care of the environment,for ourselves and our children.That is what adults do!As spoiled children we think that we can just have and do what we want.Balderdash!!Children have to learn responsibility and it can be difficult and even painful.It's called growing up,and we need to be grown up and not just keep taking and taking,but learning to give.We can not just pollute the air and water and the land,because we will die.
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