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News for: March 22, 2013
Resident Energy Conservation Program prioritizes Household Energy Efficiency
March 21, 2013
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Residents living in Balfour Beatty Communities (BBC) Public Private Venture (PPV) housing will get to manage their household energy consumption, and its cost, as Naval Submarine Base New London (SUBASE) leadership and BBC implement the Groton ...
News for: March 21, 2013
50 more tips to ensure safety, energy efficiency
March 21, 2013
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Last week, we gave you 50 safety and energy efficiency tips from this list of 100. Here are 50 more. Most can be accomplished in a minute or two and others in an hour or less, and some may save you money, if not a life. Electrical 51. Unplug small ...
Congress Considers Increasing Incentives for Commercial and Multifamily ...
March 21, 2013
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An existing federal tax deduction—Section 179D of the tax code—provides building owners with a tax incentive to help offset the costs associated with increasing the energy efficiency of commercial buildings. By allowing businesses to expense capital ...
Flash mob strikes No Problemo to promote energy efficiency
March 21, 2013
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NEW BEDFORD — The crowd at No Problemo knew something was up even before a dozen UMass Dartmouth students "flash mobbed" the busy downtown lunch spot, proclaiming the wonders of home energy efficiency assessments in song. "It interrupts ...
Environmentalists tout church's energy efficiency
March 21, 2013
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An environmental group went to an Olde Towne East church yesterday to defend Ohio's energy-efficiency rules, pointing toward the ceiling not to invoke a higher power but to call attention to a lighting system that has saved the congregation thousands ...Columbus Dispatch
Reviving Manufacturing, Saving Energy: Can We Do Both?
March 21, 2013
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Graphic: Census Bureau. Sometimes the long term trends are the hardest to see, yet also the most significant. Take energy efficiency, for example. There's no question that using energy more efficiently is crucial in both meeting the rising global ...
State offering $5M in low-interest loans for energy-efficiency
March 21, 2013
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The Missouri Department of Natural Resources is making $5 million in low-interest loans available to schools, governments and not-for-profit hospitals to complete energy-efficiency and renewable energy projects. The department is accepting loan ...
Wisconsin Utilities' Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Program Wins ...
March 20, 2013
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Focus on Energy, Wisconsin utilities' statewide program for energy efficiency and renewable energy, has won the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) 2013 ENERGY STAR Partner of the Year-Sustained Excellence Award. An ENERGY STAR ...
Employment Grows in Energy Efficiency; Commercial Sector Expected to Make ...
March 20, 2013
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PHOENIX, March 20, Mar 20, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE via COMTEX) -- In its annual State of the Industry report, the Association of Energy Services Professionals (AESP) today reported that employment in the energy efficiency field is expected to increase in ...
Senate, House energy leaders talk nuclear waste, hydropower, efficiency
March 20, 2013
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Murkowski said the lawmakers agreed measures on energy efficiency, hydropower and nuclear waste management could conceivably become law this session. The meeting continues a trend of confabs between Murkowski, Senate Energy Chairman Ron ...
