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Schools In Competition To Cut Use Of Electricity
The Hartford CourantAs chief of the "energy police" at Whiting Lane Elementary School in West Hartford, Principal Nancy DePalma scribbled on Post-Iit nNotes as if writing out tickets, sticking messages -- declaring "This is sucking energy" -- on teachers' computer monitors...Tags: Energy, Hartford (Hartford, Connecticut), Weston (Fairfield, Connecticut), Middletown, Connecticut
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Saving Green By Going Green
The Hartford CourantFor homeowners thinking about how to cut their energy bills, and maybe lower their carbon footprint, the price of going green just dropped, thanks to new and renewed federal tax incentives for energy-saving home improvements. These join a slew of state...Tags: State Budgets, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Online Resources Corporation, Sales, Conservation
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2 top executives leave Constellation
Constellation Energy Group shook up its leadership ranks yesterday, announcing the departure of two top executives overseeing its competitive energy businesses, including the commodities trading unit, and it appointed an insider to lead those operations....Tags: Mergers, Acquisitions and Takeovers, Energy, Corporate Officers, Sales, Government
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State To Charge $75 For Home Energy Audits
The Hartford CourantNatural gas and electric heat customers will now have to cough up a $75 fee if they want their homes checked for energy efficiency through the state's popular, and previously free, audit program. In a preliminary decision Monday, state regulators decided...Tags: Energy, Accounting and Auditing, Natural Gas, Heating, Ventilating, and Air Conditioning, Upstream Oil and Gas Activities
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US Postal Service 'Unplugs'
Unplug. Turn off lights. Close doors. Adjust thermostats. Report HVAC problems. Turn off unused equipment. Become personally responsible for conservation. Simple steps that, taken collectively among the 685,000 employees at the U.S. Postal Service and...Tags: Energy, Investments, Employees, California, Vehicles
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Houston doesn't have a problem
Tribune correspondentAcross most of the nation, Americans are wincing at soaring gasoline prices, struggling with rising food costs, worrying over collapsing real estate values and staring into the abyss of a looming recession. Here in Houston, Maserati sales are up 86...Tags: Petroleum Industry, Homes, Energy, Sales, Government
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Pelosi: Open to hearing drilling argument
The Swampby Katie Fretland House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Sunday that she would be open to including expanded offshore oil drilling in an energy bill, if proponents of drilling in federal waters can prove it is a good alternative to solve......Tags: Joe Biden, Nancy Pelosi, Standards, Christianity, California
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Put a lid on spiraling heating bills
The Washington PostRobert Whale knew his 1920s Sears Roebuck bungalow wasn't exactly airtight, but he didn't know just how drafty it was until an energy auditor flipped on the switch to a large fan he had placed in the doorway. That buzzing coming from an upstairs bedroom?...Tags: Homes, Tools and Hardware, Government, Virginia, Washington Post Co.
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Getting an energy audit: March 10, 2006
bill.bleyer@newsday.comWhen I rebuilt my house in Bayville from the ground up in 1987, I used thick fiberglass insulation. I installed a coal stove to reduce my dependence on natu-ral gas. And I recently shelled out more than $20,000 to purchase an energy-efficient refrigerator...Tags: Homes, State Budgets, Long Island Power Authority, Investments, Sales
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Looking for savings on energy
Newsday Staff WriterWhen I rebuilt my house in Bayville from the ground up in 1987, I used thick fiberglass insulation. I installed a coal stove to reduce my dependence on natural gas. And I recently shelled out more than $20,000 to purchase an energy-efficient...Tags: Homes, State Budgets, Long Island Power Authority, Investments, Sales
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Qualifying for alternative auto credit
Special to Baltimoresun.comBaltimoresun.com's tax-advice column features three experts from the Hunt Valley accounting firm SC&H Group answering questions about preparing your return every Monday until April 17. To be included in the following weeks, please use the form at the...Tags: State Budgets, Rentals, International Energy, Economic Policy, Conservation
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