President Obama addresses movement towards a 'Clean Energy Economy'

And if we want to make our economy run more efficiently, we've also got to make our homes and businesses run more efficiently. And that's why we're also speeding up a $346 million investment under the Recovery Act to expand and accelerate the development, deployment, and use of energy-efficient technologies in residential and commercial buildings, which consume almost 40 percent of the energy we use and contribute to almost 40 percent of the carbon pollution we produce.

We're talking about technologies that are available right now or will soon be available -- from lighting to windows, heating to cooling, smart sensors and controls. By adopting these technologies in our homes and businesses, we can make our buildings up to 80 percent more energy efficient -- or with additions like solar panels on the roof or geothermal power from underground, even transform them into zero-energy buildings that actually produce as much energy as they consume. source: The White House Blog

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The Google Goats

TechCrunch is reporting on 'The Google Goats' which were hired to clear a field in Google Land which is apparently is a real place on planet earth. The aim of course is to lower Google's carbon footprint.

The goats better watch out though. The PETA paparazzi might be following them from here on out.