今天突然看見google變成這樣



原因是

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原文：

Lights Out San Francisco

Google users in the San Francisco Bay Area will notice today that we "turned the lights out" on the Google.com homepage as a gesture to raise awareness of a citywide energy conservation event called Lights Out San Francisco.

On Saturday, October 20, 2007, Lights Out San Francisco invites the entire city of San Francisco to install one compact fluorescent light bulb (CFL) and turn off all lights for one hour, from 8:00 pm to 9:00 pm PDT. 

According to estimates, turning the lights out in San Francisco for even one hour could save as much as 15 percent of the energy consumed on an average Saturday night.

Given our company's commitment to environmental awareness and energy efficiency, we strongly support the Lights Out campaign, and have darkened our homepage today to help spread awareness of what we hope will be a highly successful citywide event.

Why did Google choose this specific organization?

We believe in doing our part to help combat climate change, and found the Lights Out San Francisco initiative to be a timely, important event. 

Further, we think the "lights out" idea's individual-centered nature is something that almost everyone in the Bay Area can participate in. In short, we really like it. 

So we did something about it.

Why doesn't Google change the homepage to black permanently?

We're committed to reducing the effects of climate change by promoting energy efficiency, but current evidence doesn't suggest that a permanent change to a black background would be beneficial to either the environment or our users. 

However, we're always on the lookout for ways to improve the user experience, and if new research uncovers new findings, our feelings on the subject could change.

How can I get Google to do something similar for my organization or project?

We welcome your ideas on how we can become more socially and environmentally responsible. 

Although we can't guarantee either a placement on the Google homepage or even a response to every query, we do read every email we receive and welcome your ideas of organizations that you believe we should feature. 

If you'd like to submit a proposal, please send it to us at proposals@google.com.

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翻譯：

 

燈出舊金山

谷歌用戶在舊金山灣區將公告今天，我們" ，把燈" ，對google.com的網頁，作為一種姿態，以提高人們的全市節約能源活動的所謂燈出舊金山。

上週六， 2007年10月20日，所有的燈都列舊金山請整個舊金山市安裝一個緊湊型螢光燈泡（ cfl的） ，並關掉所有燈光一小時，從下午八時至下午九時之中。

據估計，轉燈，在舊金山，甚至一小時，可節省高達15 ％的能源消耗對平均週六夜。

鑑於我們公司致力於環保意識和能源效率的，我們堅決支持燈光出來競選，並已漆黑，我們今天的網頁，以幫助傳播的認識，我們希望將是一個極為成功的全市性活動。 

為什麼谷歌選擇這個特定組織？ 

我們相信，在這樣做的，我們的一部分，以幫助對付氣候變化的，並發現該燈出舊金山倡議是一個及時，重要事件。 

此外，我們認為， "燈"理念的個人為中心的本質是一件幾乎每個人都在海灣地區，可以參加。總之，我們真的很喜歡它。 

所以，我們做一些工作。 

為什麼不谷歌改變網頁，以黑色永久嗎？

我們承諾將繼續減少氣候變化的影響，通過推動能源效率，但目前並沒有證據顯示，如果長期蛻變為一個黑色的背景將有利於無論是環境還是我們的用戶。

但是，我們總是在尋找途徑，以改善用戶體驗，如果新的研究發現了新的發現，我們的感情就此事可能會有所改變。 

我怎樣才能得到谷歌做一些類似我的組織或項目？

我們歡迎你們的意見對我們如何能夠變得更加對社會和環境負責任的。

雖然我們不能保證任何一個安置於谷歌網頁或什至是回應一切疑問，我們做閱讀每封郵件，我們在收到並歡迎你的思想組織，你認為我們應該特徵。

如果您想提交一份提案，請發送給我們，在proposals@google.com 。 


 c 2007年谷歌