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Making smart choices helps consumers keep money in their pockets and save energy. Learn more about how you can save energy and money in the four areas you live your life — at home, at school, at work and on the go — with the news and resources below.

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Energy efficiency saves money for individuals and communities alike. The Alliance offers a variety of no-cost and low-cost money and energy saving tips to fit individual pocketbooks, including suggestions for slashing your home electricity bill and preventing blackouts, lowering operating costs in your office and cutting gas costs.

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European Parliament Backs Energy Efficiency as the Cornerstone for Climate Change Policy

Date: Jan 29, 2008

Drastic cuts in carbon emissions are necessary to prevent damaging climate change in Europe, and a key committee of the European Parliament recently concluded that the most immediate and cost-effective means of achieving carbon constraints is to use energy more efficiently.

Drastic cuts in carbon emissions are necessary to prevent damaging climate change in Europe, and a key committee of the European Parliament recently concluded that the most immediate and cost-effective means of achieving carbon constraints is to use energy more efficiently.

As Winter Heating Costs Spike, Alliance to Save Energy Advises Using Energy Efficiency to Cut Home Energy Bills, Pollution

Author: 
Ronnie Kweller
Contact Email: 
rkweller@ase.org
Date: 
January 4, 2008

With average heating costs across the nation spiking about 11 percent over last winter’s, the Alliance to Save Energy recommends energy-efficiency measures to help consumers cut home energy bills, increase indoor comfort, and reduce power plant emissions that contribute to climate change.

See EPA’s Useful Online Tools at www.energystar.gov

Washington D.C, January 2008 – Already, many parts of the country are facing severe winter weather, although the season began only recently. And with average heating costs across the nation spiking about 11 percent over last winter’s, the Alliance to Save Energy recommends energy-efficiency measures to help consumers cut home energy bills, increase indoor comfort, and reduce power plant emissions that contribute to climate change.

H.R. 6, The Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007

U.S. Capitol
December 21, 2007

The President signed into law the most sweeping energy efficiency legislation in at least three decades on December 19, 2007. H.R. 6, The Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007, is projected to save American consumers and businesses more than $400 billion in avoided energy costs by 2030, and will reduce energy consumption by 7% and greenhouse gas emissions by 9% from the forecast for 2030, according to the American Council for an Energy Efficient Economy.
 

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Alliance to Save Energy State-by-State Fact Sheets Provide Details on Winter Heating Costs, Plus Energy-Efficiency Tips

Date: 
December 20, 2007

The Alliance to Save Energy has researched and developed state fact sheets on winter heating costs to reflect current price hikes for home heating fuels for each of the “lower 48” states and Washington, D.C., as well as one for the nation as a whole.

Washington, D.C., December 20, 2007 -- The Alliance to Save Energy has researched and developed state fact sheets on winter heating costs to reflect current price hikes for home heating fuels for each of the “lower 48” states and Washington, D.C., as well as one for the nation as a whole. The fact sheets also have energy-efficiency tips, including choosing products with the ENERGY STAR label.

The fact sheets alert consumers on how much their home heating bills are likely to increase, based on fuel costs in their state.

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Green Campus Program Spotlighted at CSU Conference

Date: Dec 05, 2007

The Alliance to Save Energy’s Green Campus Program served as a main feature of the recent California State University (CSU) Facilities Management Conference in Sacramento, Calif. As a result of the student competition leading up to and during the event, four Green Campuses were recognized at the closing plenary.

The Alliance to Save Energy’s Green Campus Program served as a main feature of the recent California State University (CSU) Facilities Management Conference in Sacramento, Calif. As a result of the student competition leading up to and during the event, four Green Campuses were recognized at the closing plenary. The student intern teams awarded include Humboldt State University (1st Place), UC San Diego (2nd Place), UC Irvine (3rd Place) and UC Berkeley (Honorable Mention).

LED Holiday Lighting, Other Energy-Efficiency Measures, Gifts Tame High Winter Energy Costs, Advises Alliance to Save Energy

Date: 
December 5, 2007

High home and vehicle energy costs need not dim your holiday cheer this winter. Energy-efficiency holiday tips from the Alliance to Save Energy can help take the “chill” out of the holiday season by lowering home and vehicle energy bills, pollution, and greenhouse gas emissions—and even spark some gift ideas.

Other Fun Holiday Energy- $aving Ideas

Washington, DC, November 2007 – High home and vehicle energy costs need not dim your holiday cheer this winter. Energy-efficiency holiday tips from the Alliance to Save Energy can help take the “chill” out of the holiday season by lowering home and vehicle energy bills, pollution, and greenhouse gas emissions—and even spark some gift ideas.

Last Chance for Homeowners to Reduce Federal Income Taxes With Energy-Efficiency Home Improvements

Date: 
December 3, 2007

The window is closing for homeowners to take advantage of valuable federal income tax credits for energy-efficiency home improvements, advises the Alliance to Save Energy.

Washington, D.C., December 2007 – The window is closing for homeowners to take advantage of valuable federal income tax credits for energy-efficiency home improvements, advises the Alliance to Save Energy. Unless Congress acts quickly to extend the tax credits worth up to $500 per household, these federal incentives for homeowners to increase their homes’ energy efficiency will expire on December 31.

U.N. Foundation report: Leading Industrial Countries Could Reduce Global Warming Carbon Levels to Near What is Needed, Simply by Cutting Energy Waste

Date: 
November 14, 2007

An analysis commissioned by the United Nations Foundation finds that the industrial nations can save enough energy through increased efficiency to move the world close to an acceptable CO2 level, at a cost that would be repaid by the savings in just three to five years.

Improvements would pay for themselves in just three to five years, and get close to a carbon level that would avert most serious climate effects; new business and non-profit partnership will work to promote implementation

WASHINGTON, D.C., Nov. 14, 2007—An analysis commissioned by the United Nations Foundation finds that the industrial nations can save enough energy through increased efficiency to move the world close to an acceptable CO2 level, at a cost that would be repaid by the savings in just three to five years.

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Mayor Declares Oct 30 'Energy Efficiency Day' in Baton Rouge

Date: 
October 29, 2007

On the day declared Energy Efficiency Day by Baton Rouge Mayor-President Melvin “Kip” Holden, Cathy Clites’s three-generational family of nine began enjoying a more energy-efficient and comfortable house.

Energy-Efficiency Home Makeover Will Improve Efficiency, Indoor Comfort for Baton Rouge Family

Baton Rouge, La., October 30, 2007 – On the day declared Energy Efficiency Day by Baton Rouge Mayor-President Melvin “Kip” Holden, Cathy Clites’s three-generational family of nine began enjoying a more energy-efficient and comfortable house.

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