The Associated Press released an article about Google by Bob Keefe this weekend that would make any socially conscious corporation blush. Among their many philanthropic agendas, supporting green research and energy appears to be at their forefront – literally. From the Googleplex’s garden to its garage (where each parking spot has a place to plug in an electric vehicle), Google is teeming with green goodness inside and out; publicly and privately. Above, co-founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin plug in under car port with solar panels! Last September, Google endorsed renewable energy research with $10 million.Read the article here!

Just one last happy comment about Google, an important note for this author, you can bring your dog to work with you!

Is it noblesse oblige or something more that is driving Google to a leading role toward a greener tomorrow? I’d love to see Google’s name on this list – there’s some impressive names already there. Like Shaklee, climate neutral since 2000.

Joshua S Hill brought to my attention today at Green Options that the world need not wait for government to do the work of the hungry consumer. To me, this means entrepreneurs and corporates alike will no longer have to make do with the energy sources that brought us the horseless carriage and the steam engine. Using oil and coal to run today’s technology is what’s called transitional technology. It’s time for a new normal and I’m buyin’.