Google Hires Goats

Google has been known to be one of the greenest companies out there, but this time I personally think that it’s gone way too far. Real Estate Director Dan Hoffman wrote on his blog that:

“From now on Google will no longer use lawn mowers to keep the hills around the GooglePlex free of weeds and brush. Instead, it will unleash a herd of goats and let them munch to their hearts’ content. A herder brings about 200 goats and they spend roughly a week with us at Google, eating the grass and fertilizing at the same time,” Hoffman wrote.

Although Google is eco-friendly, it is not the first to use goats instead of lawn mowers because apparently Yahoo! has been using this method for two years now. So do you think Google is doing more good by buying goats and saving the environment by not using a couple of lawn mowers? Or is it creating a problem by laying-off people in a tough economy who have families to support? Comment.