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Amazon Tribe Teams Up With Google To Save Rainforest Home

sfgate.com | James Temple | Posted 10.19.2009 | Green

Read More: Google, Amazon Tribes, Amazon Rainforest, Tribes, Rainforest, Green Technology, Amazon, Google Earth, Green News

The chief of an endangered Amazon tribe will unveil today the product of an unusual partnership with Google Inc. that pairs high tech with indigenous ...

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Google Building Maker: Build In 3D On Google Earth (VIDEO)

Posted 10.14.2009 | Technology

Read More: Google Earth, Google, 3D Building Google Earth, Google Software, Google Building, 3D Building Google, Building Maker, Technology News

Google's latest tool, the Building Maker, promises to make Google Earth even more realistic -- and potentially revolutionize "sightseeing." The mode...

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Google Earth Climate Change Simulator Stars Al Gore (VIDEO)

Posted 09.25.2009 | Technology

Read More: Al Gore Google Earth Simulator, Copenhagen Climate Council, Google Earth Climate Simulator, Google Earth, Copenhagen 2009, Al Gore Google, Google Climate Simulator, Copenhagen Climate Conference, Google, Technology News

Al Gore stars in a Google Earth climate simulator video that shows the potential effects of climate change in different emissions scenarios. The vide...

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Google Maps Earth's Carbon Cycle

treehugger.com | Posted 09.22.2009 | Green

Read More: Google, Carbon, Mapping, Nasa, Google Earth, Carbon-Cycle, Green Technology, Carbon Dioxide, Green News, Green News

Google Earth has a new application that shows carbon dioxide in different layers of the earth's atmosphere....

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Technology Is Anthropology -- Covering an Evolving Solar System

Jose Antonio Vargas | Posted 11.10.2009 | Technology

Read More: Anthropology, Technology, Wikipedia, Google Earth, Jav on Tech, Rhode Island School of Design, Curriki, barackobama.com, Chris Hughes, Google Maps, Facebook, Google, Technology News
Jose Antonio Vargas

Again, the focus is on the people, not the gear. Because here at HuffPostTech, we -- yep, you and I -- are chroniclers of technology's evolving solar system.

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"Citizen Spies" Using Google Earth To Spy On North Korea (VIDEO)

Posted 07.15.2009 | World

Read More: Video, Google Earth, Citizen Spies, North Korea, Science, Spying on North Korea, Google Earth North Korea, World News

An interesting use for Google Earth has emerged as "citizen spies" are applying it to uncover secrets about North Korea, such as the sites of labor ca...

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Mount Mabu: Undiscovered African Rainforest 'Discovered On Google Earth' (VIDEO)

Huffington Post | Posted 07.12.2009 | Green

Read More: Google Earth, Africa, Rainforest, Mozambique, Mount Mabu, Google Earth Mountain, Green News

Scientists are hailing the discovery of a patch of rainforest in northern Mozambique as one of the most significant finds in years. ...

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Old Japanese Maps On Google Earth Unveil Secrets

AP | JAY ALABASTER | Posted 06.02.2009 | World

Read More: Old Japanese Maps, Google Earth, Old Japanese Maps Google Earth, World News

TOKYO — When Google Earth added historical maps of Japan to its online collection last year, the search giant didn't expect a backlash. The fine...

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Balancing Renewable Energy Projects & Public Lands Stewardship

Robert Redford | Posted 05.07.2009 | Green

Read More: Renewable Energy, Energy, Wilderness, Google Earth, Green Living, Wilderness Protection, Public Lands, Renewable Energy Public Land, Robert Redford, Public Land Stewardship, Green News
Robert Redford

America is on the verge of a renewable energy gold rush -- hundreds of applications have been filed for wind and solar projects on public lands. I think this is long overdue.

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Conservation Via Google Earth: Now Anyone Can Do It

e360.yale.edu | Posted 04.27.2009 | Green

Read More: Environment, Satellite Imagery, Google Earth, Green Technology, Google, Congo, Indonesia, Brazil, Green News

The use of Google Earth to make a virtual discovery, which then led to an actual one, is just the latest example of how the spread of satellite tech...

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Google Earth Pinpoints Top-Secret British Nuke Base

smh.com | Posted 04.03.2009 | World

Read More: Uk, Google Earth, Google Map British Nuclear Defense, England, British Nuclear Defense Base, Google Earth British Nuclear, Google British, World News

The British military has worked itself into a lather over new high-resolution images on Google Earth showing an aerial view of its top-secret nuclear ...

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"Vulcan" Google Earth Plugin Maps Carbon Dioxide Emissions

AFP | Posted 03.23.2009 | Green

Read More: Carbon Emissions, Google Earth, Environment, Carbon Dioxide, Pollution, Green Technology, Google, Green News

Google Earth is always being used to newer, cooler purposes -- from exploring underwater to learning about deforestation to, heck, checking out the Vi...

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Google Earth Reveals History Of US Base In Pakistan

The Times | Jeremy Page | Posted 03.22.2009 | World

Read More: Us and Pakistan, Google Earth, Us Airbase in Pakistan, Us Pakistan Base, Shamsi Airbase, US Army, Google, Baluchistan Air Base, Baluchistan, World News

The US was secretly flying unmanned drones from the Shamsi airbase in Pakistan's southwestern province of Baluchistan as early as 2006, according to a...

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Lovers' Island A Hit With Couples

Telegraph | Last Updated: 10:45AM GMT 11 Feb 2009 | Posted 03.14.2009 | World

Read More: Valentine's Day Vacations, Google Earth, Lovers Island, Lovers' Island, Croatia, Galesnjak, Valentines Day, World News

The 130,000 square yard islet of Galesnjak came to prominence after its unusual shape was highlighted on Google Earth. Even the owner of the uninha...

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A Googlement Above the People, Around the People, and Ahead of the People

Randall Amster | Posted 03.13.2009 | Media

Read More: The Internet, Google, Internet, Google Earth, Twitter, Gps, Darpa, Total Information Awareness, Information Age, Surveillance, Shadow Government, Information Technology, Facebook, Myspace, Big Brother, New World Order, Brave New World, Media News
Randall Amster

Who else would you want keeping track of stuff, watching your back (and front), fighting our undeclared cyber-wars, and making the trains run on time? Next stop, Googletopia!

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Dive into Google Earth's New Ocean Exploration Features (Sans Snorkel)

Starre Vartan | Posted 03.05.2009 | Green

Read More: Google, Oceans, Marine Conservation, Fish, Seafood, The Internet, Google Earth, Connecticut, Computers, Animals, Google Maps, Technology, Norwalk, Green News
Starre Vartan

It was with plenty of excitement for the revival of my inner marine biologist-girl that I read through the New York Times' coverage of Google Earth's new application.

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Google Earth Oceans: Can Looking At Digital Oceans Help Save Real Ones? (VIDEO)

Huffington Post | Dave Burdick | Posted 03.05.2009 | Green

Read More: Google Sea, Google, Video, Google Earth, Google Ocean Floor, Environment, Google Earth Oceans Upgrage, Green News

Google Earth just got an upgrade to include oceans. Previously, the space between Earth's recognizable landmasses had flat blue and, well, not all tha...

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Swiss Police Find Marijuana Field With Google Earth

AP | Posted 03.01.2009 | World

Read More: Swiss Marijuana, Google Earth, Google Earth Pot Plantation, Marijuana, Google Earth Marijuana, Switzerland Marijuana, Google, World News

ZURICH, Switzerland — Swiss police said Thursday they stumbled across a large marijuana plantation while using Google Earth, the search engine c...

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Presto! VP's Home Re-appears on Google Earth

Marlene H. Phillips | Posted 02.28.2009 | Politics

Read More: Vice President Joseph Biden, Google Earth, Joe Biden, Vice President's Home, Vice President Joe Biden, Joe Biden Vice President, Dick Cheney, One Observatory Circle, Politics News
Marlene H. Phillips

VP Joe Biden has echoed Obama's call for transparency and accountability, and on the day Cheney moved out and Biden moved in, the shroud of secrecy lifted from the home of the VP like magic.

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Post-Cheney: Vice Presidential House No Longer Blurred On Google Earth

Los Angeles Times | Posted 02.27.2009 | Politics

Read More: Biden, Google Earth, Joe Biden Vp, First 100 Days, Obama First 100 Days, 100 Days, Vice Presidential House, Joe Biden, Google Earth Vice Presidential House, Google Maps, Vice President Cheney, Dick Cheney, Politics News

Reporting from Washington -- Dick Cheney may not have lived in an undisclosed location while he was vice president, but it was all but impossible to s...

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Google Earth, Underwater

Josie Garthwaite | Posted 11.08.2008 | Green

Read More: Google, Google Earth, Green News, Environment, Science, Endangered Species, Oceans, Green Living, Technology, Green News
Josie Garthwaite

Google took two dives today, plunging into the red along with other tech stocks, and splashing into the great blue deep with a new 3-D mapping tool for the ocean floor.

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The McCain Residences: A Google Earth Tour (VIDEO)

The Huffington Post | Posted 08.21.2008 | Politics

Read More: Google Maps Mccain's Homes, Google Earth Tour Mccains Houses, Mccain Residences, Satellite Mccain's Homes, Mccain's Houses, Mccain Home, Google Earth, Google Maps Mccain's Residences, Mccains Home, Cindy McCain, Google Earth Tour Mccain's Residences, John McCain, Google Maps Mccain's Houses, McCain's Money, Politics News

Inspired by the McCains' failure to pay taxes on their beach-front California condo, Jed Lewison of The Jed Report takes us on a Google Earth tour of ...

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New Google Earth Layer Shows Global Deforestation

Treehugger | Kimberly D. Mok | Posted 06.26.2008 | Green

Read More: Google Earth, Deforestation, Green News

We've already alerted readers to the awesome new features available on Google Earth's Outreach back in April. Now, check out this new Google Earth KML...

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U.N. Teams With Google Earth To Track Refugees, Educate Public

Washington Post | Mike Musgrove | Posted 04.20.2008 | Politics

Read More: Iraqi Refugees, Google Earth Refugees, United Nations Google Earth, Refugees U.N., Google Earth, U.N. Google Earth, United Nations Refugees, United Nations, Politics News

Can Google Earth save the world? The U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees announced a new partnership with the search engine this week. The goal: To u...

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Pentagon Bans Google Teams From Bases

AP | LOLITA C. BALDOR | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business

Read More: Google Street Level, Google Earth, Pentagon, Defense Department, Video Maps, Google Earth Banned, Business News

WASHINGTON — Citing security risks, the Pentagon banned Google teams from making detailed street-level video maps of U.S. military bases after i...

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