Saving Money and Energy

With skyrocketing heating oil costs and other energy price increases, the "physical fitness" of your home can make the difference between high energy bills or comfortable savings this winter.

"An energy-efficient home is a strong defense against winter winds, rain, sleet, snow, and chill while also protecting the environment by cutting wasteful energy use. It’s time to put your home on an energy diet to benefit your pocketbook and the planet," urges David M. Nemtzow, president of the Alliance to Save Energy.

With rising energy prices this winter, it's time to look at your home's "physical fitness" to see how you can easily cut energy bills and increase comfort simultaneously.

Energy-Efficiency Tips for Keeping Warmer, Wealthier, Environmentally Aware

The "physical fitness" of your home can make the difference between high energy bills or comfortable savings this winter. Now is the time for your home "warm-up" for its upcoming battle with winter winds, rain, sleet, snow, and chill. An energy-efficient home is a strong defense against the elements while also protecting the environment by cutting wasteful energy use.

Looking to beat the heat without breaking the bank? As a sweltering heat wave blankets the nation, the Alliance to Save Energy offers smart, energy-efficient tips to keep you cooler and more comfortable while cutting your energy bill and pollution.

As homebuyers across America stampede a clogged housing market and homeowners renovate existing homes, the Coalition for Energy-Efficient Homes urges Congress to pass a home energy tax credit bill that will help fight pollution and climate change while furthering the American Dream of homeownership.

As Americans recognize Earth Day, a group in Congress is advancing a tax proposal that forecasters predict could significantly cut the more than 22,000 pounds of carbon dioxide generated annually by the average household. If enacted, sponsors on both sides of the aisle predict the Energy Efficient Affordable Homes Act of 1999 (H.R. 1358) will result in long-term energy savings, environmental benefits and cost savings for homeowners and homebuilders who raise the energy efficiency of residential buildings.

"As the electric utility industry restructures rapidly from state to state, the Clinton Administration’s electricity restructuring bill released today recognizes that this nation cannot afford to go backward and lose the multiple consumer and environmental benefits of energy efficiency," emphasizes David M. Nemtzow, president of the Alliance to Save Energy.

The Alliance to Save Energy, the National Association of Home Builders and 30 companies and trade associations joined together in calling on President Bill Clinton for a new package of tax incentives designed to upgrade the energy efficiency of America’s housing stock.

Alliance To Save Energy Notes Ominous Similarities

Washington, DC, October 15-"The United States seems to have forgotten the lessons it learned 25 years ago when the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) strangled the U.S. economy with an oil embargo," notes Alliance to Save Energy President David M. Nemtzow, who points out ominous similarities between the current conditions and those that surrounded the oil embargo 25 years ago.

These similarities include:

Washington, DC, October 1, 1998 — After a summer of record-breaking heat and skyrocketing energy bills, millions of Americans are no doubt looking forward to cool autumn weather. With autumn, however, comes the inevitability of winter a season that can yield freezing temperatures as devastating to your energy bill as the sweltering heat.

With Energy Awareness Month in October, the Alliance to Save Energy offers tips on how to stay warm and comfortable this winter while saving money, energy, and decreasing pollution at the same time.