How to Use Google Earth and Google Tools to Save the Planet
The beloved Green Living website has published some excellent information regarding how using Google Earth, Google PowerMeter, and Google SketchUp among others are becoming useful tools in fighting to keep the Earth green.
Google in combined efforts with Canada will give 10,000 home access to a powerful new tool for managing their home energy use with Google PowerMeter. As I previously wrote about this Google Tool, it’s web-based application that displays a time-series graph showing how much power they have used and when. For obvious reasons this information will make sure you don’t over use your home’s energy by running the dryer when your family sits down for TV while the dishwasher is running. In addition you can see where your problem appliances are taking up too much energy and need to be replaced. These all great things that will save you money and keep your house green.
The Green Living article also talks about other free software that has been developed using Google Earth to aid in keeping the world green. Some tools simulate the advanced global warming and show what will happen when sea levels rise over time. Download Google Earth free and install these programs to see for yourself, it’s fascinating. One program lets you adopt land for lost or loved ones. Using Google Maps one man identified environmental destruction of the Alberta Tar Sands (picture shown in this blog). Finally Google SkethUp allows ambitious hobbyists and non-profits to visualize Models of Green Energy Projects.
