Google has a company-wide sustainability ethic that most recently has manifested as major investments and research into clean energy and energy efficiency. 1% of Google's equity and yearly profits go to philanthropy -- resources which totaled over $100 million in 2009. Google has its own philanthropic arm, Google.org which is focusing considerable resources on electric cars, smart meters and RE





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