Expanding its footprint in the energy world, Google announced it will grant $2.65 million to influence policy changes that “will lead to more intelligent energy use.” Google has invested more than $1 billion in companies and projects that promote “a clean energy future.”  More »

Google has invested $200 million in a West Texas wind farm, which will become a part of the company’s $1 billion renewable energy portfolio, the Internet search giant said Wednesday.  More »

The subpoenas, served this month, are Chevron’s latest effort to prove that a $19 billion judgment against the oil company in Ecuador was the result of fraud. An Ecuadoran judge last year ruled that Chevron should pay to clean up a portion of the Amazon rain forest where Texaco, bought by Chevron in 2001, used to drill for crude.  More »

The search giant announced today that it will provide $75 million to build 3,000 residential solar electricity systems across the country. Google will own the panels, and get paid over time by customers who purchase the electricity the panels produce.  More »

Stung by concerns that using Google is bad for the planet, the Internet search giant has revealed exactly how much electricity the company uses and how much greenhouse gases it produces in an effort to show its business model is environmentally friendly.  More »

The search giant is making its largest clean-energy investment yet. The venture with SolarCity will finance the installation of solar panels on 8,000 to 9,500 homes, the companies plan to announce today.  More »