Current Savers Blog http://currentsavers.com/blog Current Savers; all about energy conservation for the new century Wed, 30 Nov 2011 05:39:03 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.2 en Goodbye, Green Business http://currentsavers.com/blog/2011/11/30/goodbye-green-business/ http://currentsavers.com/blog/2011/11/30/goodbye-green-business/#comments Wed, 30 Nov 2011 05:39:03 +0000 http://currentsavers.com/blog/2011/11/30/goodbye-green-business/ Reuters.com is changing the way it publishes green business news.

]]> http://currentsavers.com/blog/2011/11/30/goodbye-green-business/feed/ Idea dearth at big money sustainability summit http://currentsavers.com/blog/2011/11/03/idea-dearth-at-big-money-sustainability-summit/ http://currentsavers.com/blog/2011/11/03/idea-dearth-at-big-money-sustainability-summit/#comments Thu, 03 Nov 2011 10:11:53 +0000 http://currentsavers.com/blog/2011/11/03/idea-dearth-at-big-money-sustainability-summit/ Finance experts had nothing mind-blowing to offer at the recent UNEP FI sustainability summit in Washington, writes author and cleantech advisor Tom Rand. But one idea did show promise.

]]> http://currentsavers.com/blog/2011/11/03/idea-dearth-at-big-money-sustainability-summit/feed/ The enormous promise of vehicle-to-grid technology http://currentsavers.com/blog/2011/11/03/the-enormous-promise-of-vehicle-to-grid-technology/ http://currentsavers.com/blog/2011/11/03/the-enormous-promise-of-vehicle-to-grid-technology/#comments Thu, 03 Nov 2011 10:11:51 +0000 http://currentsavers.com/blog/2011/11/03/the-enormous-promise-of-vehicle-to-grid-technology/ Dan Ferber’s 3,500-word article on Vehicle-to-Grid is far too long for you to read, especially when Greece is busy imploding, but it’s a very important idea.

]]> http://currentsavers.com/blog/2011/11/03/the-enormous-promise-of-vehicle-to-grid-technology/feed/ A clear and fair incentive to pollute less http://currentsavers.com/blog/2011/10/31/a-clear-and-fair-incentive-to-pollute-less/ http://currentsavers.com/blog/2011/10/31/a-clear-and-fair-incentive-to-pollute-less/#comments Mon, 31 Oct 2011 21:52:33 +0000 http://currentsavers.com/blog/2011/10/31/a-clear-and-fair-incentive-to-pollute-less/ Through the European Union Emissions Trading Scheme Prohibition Act H.R. 2594, America’s legislators want to tell American airlines not to respect an EU law, a rather unorthodox course of action,…

]]> http://currentsavers.com/blog/2011/10/31/a-clear-and-fair-incentive-to-pollute-less/feed/ Finalists named for “Nobel of Sustainability” http://currentsavers.com/blog/2011/10/29/finalists-named-for-%e2%80%9cnobel-of-sustainability%e2%80%9d/ http://currentsavers.com/blog/2011/10/29/finalists-named-for-%e2%80%9cnobel-of-sustainability%e2%80%9d/#comments Sat, 29 Oct 2011 09:35:00 +0000 http://currentsavers.com/blog/2011/10/29/finalists-named-for-%e2%80%9cnobel-of-sustainability%e2%80%9d/ 350.org won one of 10 Katerva sustainability awards today for its efforts to fuel a global movement to reduce carbon levels in the atmosphere and is shortlisted for the 2011 grand prize.

]]> http://currentsavers.com/blog/2011/10/29/finalists-named-for-%e2%80%9cnobel-of-sustainability%e2%80%9d/feed/ Federal purse reopens for solar science http://currentsavers.com/blog/2011/10/27/federal-purse-reopens-for-solar-science/ http://currentsavers.com/blog/2011/10/27/federal-purse-reopens-for-solar-science/#comments Thu, 27 Oct 2011 17:28:16 +0000 http://currentsavers.com/blog/2011/10/27/federal-purse-reopens-for-solar-science/ The federal government is a long way from giving up on commercial solar power and just announced $60 million in funding for scientists who can figure out how to make it cheaper and more efficient.

]]> http://currentsavers.com/blog/2011/10/27/federal-purse-reopens-for-solar-science/feed/ Brad Pitt, Matt Damon give krill a star turn http://currentsavers.com/blog/2011/10/27/brad-pitt-matt-damon-give-krill-a-star-turn/ http://currentsavers.com/blog/2011/10/27/brad-pitt-matt-damon-give-krill-a-star-turn/#comments Thu, 27 Oct 2011 17:28:13 +0000 http://currentsavers.com/blog/2011/10/27/brad-pitt-matt-damon-give-krill-a-star-turn/ Matt Damon and Brad Pitt are lending their voices to a pair of krill in “Happy Feet” sequel

]]> http://currentsavers.com/blog/2011/10/27/brad-pitt-matt-damon-give-krill-a-star-turn/feed/ D.C. dawdles, California leads on climate http://currentsavers.com/blog/2011/10/26/dc-dawdles-california-leads-on-climate/ http://currentsavers.com/blog/2011/10/26/dc-dawdles-california-leads-on-climate/#comments Wed, 26 Oct 2011 21:23:09 +0000 http://currentsavers.com/blog/2011/10/26/dc-dawdles-california-leads-on-climate/ California got it right. Cap and trade is a policy on the scale of the problem: a big, complex policy to deal with a big, complex problem, writes Becky Kelley, director of the Climate and Clean…

]]> http://currentsavers.com/blog/2011/10/26/dc-dawdles-california-leads-on-climate/feed/ Coke’s new look: polar-bear white http://currentsavers.com/blog/2011/10/26/coke%e2%80%99s-new-look-polar-bear-white/ http://currentsavers.com/blog/2011/10/26/coke%e2%80%99s-new-look-polar-bear-white/#comments Wed, 26 Oct 2011 01:05:07 +0000 http://currentsavers.com/blog/2011/10/26/coke%e2%80%99s-new-look-polar-bear-white/ Coca-Cola and World Wildlife Fund join forces for a color change and a fund raising campaign to benefit polar bears.

]]> http://currentsavers.com/blog/2011/10/26/coke%e2%80%99s-new-look-polar-bear-white/feed/ Will California’s carbon market spur cleantech growth? http://currentsavers.com/blog/2011/10/22/will-california%e2%80%99s-carbon-market-spur-cleantech-growth/ http://currentsavers.com/blog/2011/10/22/will-california%e2%80%99s-carbon-market-spur-cleantech-growth/#comments Sat, 22 Oct 2011 16:31:57 +0000 http://currentsavers.com/blog/2011/10/22/will-california%e2%80%99s-carbon-market-spur-cleantech-growth/ Will California’s new cap and trade market mean the future of clean tech investment in the state just got brighter?

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