Today is Blog Action Day, an annual event that rallies blogs around the world to post about a common cause. This year’s issue up for discussion is poverty, so we wanted to take a look at the relationship between access to information and social and eco…
This week the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) released a report, The Deadly Dozen: Wildlife Diseases in the Age of Climate Change, which lists 12 pathogens (including Avian Influenza, Cholera, Ebola, Lyme Disease, and Yellow fever) that are expecte…
When I arrived in Dar es Salaam, I was greeted with a warm smile and a “Karibu sana” — “You are welcomed” in Swahili — that set the tone for my visit to Tanzania.I attended the Annual General & Scientific Meeting of the INDEPTH Network. INDE…
Watch Google’s Chairman and CEO discuss our recent proposal for reducing U.S. dependence on fossil fuels:You can read the full plan here.Posted by Katy Bacon, Google.org Team
(Cross-posted from the Official Google Blog)Right now the U.S. has a very real opportunity to transform our economy from one running on fossil fuels to one largely based on clean energy. We are developing the technologies and know-how to accomplish thi…
On August 29, 2005, millions of Americans watched in horror as the wind, rain and flood waters wiped away the homes, businesses and livelihood of citizens along the Gulf Coast of the US. In the days that followed, a record number of volunteers flooded …
Disagreements may make headlines in the energy policy debate, but you know we’re getting somewhere when an oil company executive, a foreign policy expert, and Dan Reicher, Google.org’s Director of Climate Change and Energy Initiatives, agree on the mos…
A guest post from our friends and partners at the Acumen Fund:If you care about market-based approaches to poverty alleviation, then the Acumen Fund Fellowship might be a dream job. Seriously – you can spend a full year living and working at the nexus …
For years, first scientists, then the media and politicians debated whether the observed global warming trend is due to natural variability or human-induced changes in the climate system. Fortunately, this debate has now been mostly put to rest with th…
Yesterday, we announced that we’re joining forces (PDF file) with GE to use technology, information and corporate resources to drive the changes necessary to empower consumers with better energy choices. Eric Schmidt and GE CEO Jeff Immelt discuss sol…
Today, as part of our initiative to Fuel the Growth of Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises (SMEs), we’re announcing a grant to the Entrepreneurial Finance Lab (EFL) for the development of a new screening tool for SME financing in developing countries. E…
Yesterday marked the second day of a convening in Nairobi, Kenya focused on Linking Climate and Health Research to Reduce Africa’s Infectious Disease Burden. The meeting was sponsored by Google.org and was co-hosted by the International Livestock Rese…
Today, as part of our Renewable Energy Cheaper than Coal initiative, Google.org announced more than $10 million in investments and grants in Enhanced Geothermal Systems (EGS) technology. EGS expands the potential of traditional geothermal energy by ord…
HakiElimu, one of Google.org’s partners, recently released an important report about the quality of education in Tanzania to stimulate a national discussion about the challenges facing the education sector. Media coverage in Dar es Salaam indicates t…
I recently returned from a research trip across four East African countries. Every time I return from the region, I am energized by the dynamism of the young people I meet but overwhelmed by the challenges the region faces. The combination of high oil …