Google provides voter info (U.S.) and green advice

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Google provides voter info (U.S.) and green advice

Judyth Mermelstein
At 15:01 -0700 2008/10/22, SiliconValley.com wrote:
>Google's mission -- to organize the world's problems and solve them: If you're a Web publisher overwhelmed by e-mail, confused about where to vote and looking to save energy, Google has something new for you today.
[snip]

>* For voters wondering where they're supposed to cast their
>ballots, Google now provides <a
>href=
>"http://maps.google.com/maps/mpl?moduleurl=http://maps.google.com/mapfiles/mapplets/elections/2008/us-voter-info/us-voter-info.xml"><span
>></span>aU.S. Voter Info site</a>, where entering an address pulls up
>a map showing your polling place <a
>href=
>"http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2008/10/greater-access-to-voting-information.html"><span
>></span>along with other election information</a>.<br>
></div>
><div>* For energy consumers looking to consume less, Google is
>offering <a href="http://www.google.com/hauntedhouse08/">a
>Halloween-themed calculator</a> showing the savings, in dollars and
>carbon dioxide emissions, that various measures can produce.<br>
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