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<pubDate>Wed, 27 Apr 2011 07:11:33 +0000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Google: Renewable energy is long-term effort]]></title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 27 Apr 2011 07:11:33 +0000</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[ Google has not given up on its goal of making renewable energy cheaper than coal for consumers but it is not predicting victory soon, its director of green business operations said. &quot;We are still moving forward,&quot; said Rick Needham, in an interview at the company's office in Washington. &quot;I think that is an important goal and a very aspirational goal, but we are doing what we can.&quot; The Internet search giant said in late 2007 it would invest hundreds of millions of dollars in solar, wind, and geothermal technologies to help make renewables cost competitive with coal, reviled by environmentalists for its emissions. Google co-founder Larry Page, now the company's chief executive, said then that the company was optimistic the goal could be met in years, not decades. The pledge was made before 2008's financial crisis depleted the number of players willing to make big investments in renewable energy. In addition it was made as hopes were on the rise that Congress would pass a comprehensive energy bill that would have put a higher price on burning coal and other fossil fuels, an effort that died in the Senate last year. Needham said today that there are a lot of opportunities in renewables but it takes time to make an impact. &quot;It takes a long-term view,&quot; he said. &quot;These are not things you spend a year or two on and say you are there.&quot; &quot;We still have several years to go and these technologies take awhile to develop and then deploy at scale,&quot; he added. Investments in generating projects In recent years Google investment in renewable-energy technology companies has tapered off while it has ramped up investment in generating projects, including two this month. It has made five major investments in renewable-energy generation projects, worth more than a combined $350 million. On April 18, the company said it would invest about $100 million in the world's largest wind farm under construction in Oregon, a $2 billion project called Shepherds Flat. A week earlier it said it was investing $168 million in BrightSource Energy's $1.7 billion-plus Ivanpah solar thermal complex in the California desert, the company's largest investment in the clean-energy sector to date. Both projects will produce power that is far more expensive than that from coal. But Google believes it can eventually help reduce the costs of renewables by spurring innovation and by showing other companies that renewables can be a good business opportunity. &quot;We would be very encouraged if other companies, even those involved in this space were willing to do more,&quot; he said. One reason Google invested in the Shepherds Flat wind farm, for instance, is because the project will deploy 2.5-megawatt wind turbines, a size of equipment not used before in the United States. Needham said success at the project could help deploy more of the turbines at other U.S. wind farms or lead to more research and development on large turbines, which could eventually make them cheaper. Google is exploring more opportunities in renewables, including enhanced geothermal, where companies would tap into heat deep underground to produce power, Needham said. Story Copyright (c) 2011 Reuters Limited. All rights reserved.<br/><br/>0 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Report: Google nixes new Street Views of Germany]]></title>
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<pubDate>Sun, 10 Apr 2011 07:10:25 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>HTattoo88</dc:creator>
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<description><![CDATA[Google Street View cars being readied for action in Sao Paulo, Brazil.(Credit:CC Racum/Flickr)Despite a recent court victory, it appears Google's Street View is retreating from Germany's streets.In many countries around the world, Google's camera-topped vehicles roam the roadways, capturing street-level images of whatever happens to be in their vision, including staged sword battles, naked men emerging from car trunks, and even dead bodies. But Google now says it has &quot;no plans to launch new imagery on Street View in Germany,&quot; according to a Search Engine Land report.Google did not respond to repeated requests for comment, but a Google representative told the blog that the company's priorities have changed.The images that have already been published will remain online, but the company has no current plans to update or add to the collection, according to the report.The program has proved to be unpopular with many governments, especially in Europe, which view the photos as an invasion of privacy. However, a Berlin court ruled last month that it's legal for Google to take the pictures, striking down a lawsuit brought on by a German woman who sued Google over Street View and cited privacy and property rights.Google Street View launched in Germany last summer with the option for residents to have their homes blurred out, something that was decided upon after extensive negotiations with the German officials who work to enforce the country's tight privacy laws.'Unfortunate' views of Google Street View (photos) <br/><br/>0 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Confirmed: Hipmunk raises $4.2M to &''de-agonize&'' flight search]]></title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov -001 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Hipmunk co-founder Adam Goldstein just emailed me to confirm that his flight search startup has raised the funding I reported on last week.The company raised around $4.2 million in a round led by Ignition Partners, he said. Hipmunk also lined up investments from some folks with a strong background in travel, including former Expedia CEO Rich Barton, another former Expedia CEO Erik Blachford, Preview Travel founder Jim Hornthal, TravelPost co-founder Simon Breakwell, and (okay, this one isn&amp;'t really travel-related) Real Networks founder Rob Glaser.As I mentioned last week, Hipmunk is already my favorite flight search site &amp;8212' I go to Hipmunk to book all my domestic travel, and the VentureBeat team also used  it to find our flights down to Palm Springs for the DEMO conference next month. The company&amp;'s goal is to make it easier to find the trip you want, not just the one that&amp;'s cheapest. Your options are laid out in an easy-to-read grid, and you can also sort flights by &amp;''agony&amp;'', which incorporates factors like duration and numbers of stops.&amp;''We&amp;'re using the money to hire the talent we need to keep Hipmunk leading the way with travel search innovation,&amp;'' Goldstein said. &amp;''There are still plenty of ways we&amp;'d like to de-agonize the process even more.&amp;''Hipmunk was incubated by Y Combinator and previously raised a $1 million angel round. It also has one of the cutest startup logos around. Goldstein just sent me some fan art, pictured above.Next Story: Hearsay helps companies embrace a local approach to social media Previous Story: Rejoice: Stewart, Colbert back on HuluPrintEmailTwitterFacebookGoogle BuzzLinkedIn      DiggStumbleUponRedditDeliciousGoogleMore&amp;8230'          Tags: flight searchCompanies: Hipmunk, Ingition PartnersPeople: Adam Goldstein, Erik Blachford, Jim Hornthal, Rich Barton, Rob Glaser, Simon Breakwell          Tags: flight searchCompanies: Hipmunk, Ingition PartnersPeople: Adam Goldstein, Erik Blachford, Jim Hornthal, Rich Barton, Rob Glaser, Simon BreakwellAnthony is a senior editor at VentureBeat, as well as its reporter on media, advertising, and social networks. Before joining the site in 2008, Anthony worked at the Hollister Free Lance, where he won awards from the California Newspaper Publishers Association for breaking news coverage and writing. He attended Stanford University and now lives in San Francisco. Reach him at anthony@venturebeat.com. (All story pitches should also be sent to tips@venturebeat.com) You can also follow Anthony on Twitter. Have news to share Launching a startup Email: tips@venturebeat.comVentureBeat has new weekly email newsletters.  Stay on top of the news, and don't miss a beat.<br/><br/>0 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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