Helping Yahoo! Go Carbon Neutral

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Perhaps your idea of setting up wind turbines at various Yahoo! office locations may not be selected, but founders David Filo and Jerry Yang will certainly be taking the suggestion into consideration in the quest to make their multibillion-dollar search engine company 100% carbon neutral by the end of 2007.

"We know carbon neutrality isn't without controversy. And it's honestly deserved if companies and individuals don't first make an effort to find direct ways to reduce their impact. We'll continue to be vigilant about cutting ours, looking for creative ways to power our facilities, encourage even more employees to seek alternative commutes, and generally inspire Yahoos around the world to think differently about their energy use." -- David Filo, Yahoo!, Founder

Yahoo!, which announced its commitment to become carbon neutral last week, is planning to offset its carbon footprint by reducing energy consumption throughout the company and investing in environmental initiatives around the world, including possible renewable energy projects such as a wind farm in India or a small-scale run of the river hydroelectric project in Brazil.

"We feel it's a realistic goal because we feel we are definitely committed to becoming carbon neutral by the end of the year," said Erin Carlson, senior manager of Yahoo! for Good, on the company's ability to become 100% carbon neutral within the next eight months.

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