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We can't wait for Earth Day
4/16/08
Posted by David Bercovich, Google Green Team
On April 22nd, millions of people around the world will come together to celebrate
Earth Day
-- a commitment to taking care of our planet, and to fighting climate change. In anticipation of Earth Day, Googlers from many of our offices have been looking for ways to demonstrate our commitment to sustainability. We also want you to have more ways to support the goals of Earth Day, and to share ideas on reducing your own environmental impact. Here are a few to get you started:
If you use Google Checkout to donate to a non-profit environmental organization on behalf of anyone you know, we'll generate a personal view of Google Maps that includes a marker representing your donation. The people you donate on behalf of will get an email about your contribution, and if they follow your example, their donation will be marked on your map as well. We'll connect the markers, so that you can watch how your generosity spreads as more and more people donate. Visit Checkout's
Earth Day page
to learn more.
Hot on the heels of last week's
Google Transit
launch in
Chicago
, a whole
new batch
of transit agencies have made their data available on Google Maps. From Lubbock, Texas to Walla Walla, Washington, people in communities across the country will now find it easier than ever to leave their cars at home.
I hope you'll take a moment to download the newest version of
Google Earth
, which
launched earlier today
. While you're exploring its
fancy new features
, be sure to check out some of the latest Global Awareness layers (found in the left-side "Layers" panel) that celebrate the beauty and biodiversity on Earth, like
ARKive's
Endangered Species and
Greenpeace's
Stop Climate Change. And I encourage you to visit the
Google Earth Outreach Showcase
, which features a number of environmentally-focused KMLs that can be downloaded and viewed in Google Earth.
Tell the world what
you're
doing for Earth Day (and beyond) by uploading a message to our
Earth Day '08
site. Get together with friends, family or coworkers, grab a camera, and take five minutes to put yourselves on the map. From the everyday to the extraordinary, we want to hear about your plans to take on climate change and make our planet a greener place.
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