Wow, people from the Green Party really consider Google evil? I wonder what they would say, were Google not to invest in renewable energy, and in reducing energy consumption * ... I can see how some people might be concerned about privacy, but there are many more companies I would consider evil before Google.
Good point. A lot of Green activists also abhor Apple even though Apple's hardware products are best of breed with regards to avoiding eco-hazardous materials (BFRs, arsenic in glass, etc). Their views are obviously not entirely rational. :-)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Google_Energy
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Google.org#Renewable_energy
http://www.google.com/green/
*: reducing their energy expenditure is obviously not entirely altruistic. Powering data centers is costly. But still...