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How One hour can help switch fate of Earth - Earth Hour

On March 29, 2008 at 8 p.m., join millions of people around the world in making a statement about climate change by turning off your lights for Earth Hour.

For additional information Earth Hour

Buy Products That Have Earned the Energy Star

Over 40 different kind of products now carry the Energy Star -- the government-backed symbol for energy efficiency - including lighting, home electronics, heating and cooling equipment and appliances.

With Energy Star products you can save 30 percent on your energy bills (about $450 a year). For information on high efficiency appliances and other products, visit the Energy Star Web site (www.energystar.gov)

10 Simple Things YOU Can Do to Protect the Environment

Turn down the heat, wear sweaters.
Carpool, bus, bike, walk.
Install low-flow devices for toilet, shower, faucets, gardens.
Avoid creating waste, re-use, reduce, recycle.
Avoid disposables, use durable products, buy recycled products.
Don’t litter, cover pickup truck loads, pick up litter.
Avoid toxic & poisonous products.
Take household hazardous waste to collection days or sites.
Compost yard and food waste.
Get involved, join a local community group working on streams or sustainability.

Plant trees to reduce your global footprint

As trees grow, they help stop global warming by removing carbon dioxide from the air, storing carbon in the trees and the soil, and releasing oxygen into the atmosphere.

View the complete guide at the Arbor Day Foundation

Together, We Can Save A Forest

Forests are being destroyed to make toilet paper, facial tissues, paper towels and other disposable paper products. You can help stop this destruction by pressing manufacturers to use recycled content and clean manufacturing processes.

Did you know If every household in the United States replaced just one box of virgin fiber facial tissues (175 sheets) with 100% recycled ones, we could save 163,000 trees.

Check out this great article at the Natural Resources Defense Council

Google Request for Investment Proposals

Google.org is committed to finding innovative transportation solutions to reduce greenhouse gas emissions that cause global warming. Earlier this summer, Google.org launched its RechargeIT Initiative to accelerate the adoption of plug-in hybrid electric vehicles and vehicle-to-grid technology through technical demonstrations, grant-making, advocacy and investments. As part of this initiative, we are issuing a $10 million request for investment proposals (RFP). We plan to invest amounts ranging from $500,000 to $2,000,000 in selected for-profit companies whose innovative approach, team and technologies will enable widespread commercialization of plug-in hybrid electric vehicles, electric vehicles and/or vehicle-to-grid solutions. This RFP is global in scope, and we encourage responses from companies anywhere in the world.

http://www.google.org/recharge/rfp/