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By Matthew van Buren
The Taos News
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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.
Lower operating costs and increase safety with LED holiday lights. LED technology (Light Emitting Diode) for holiday lighting is a smart choice. They use 10 times less energy than incandescent mini lights and 100 times less energy than standard bulbs, last more than 50,000 hours, are safer because they're virtually indestructible and cool-safe to the touch and eliminate fire concerns. They are easily strung and don't overload a typical household electrical circuit. If the bulb does...
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SOUTH PARIS - Sustainable Oxford Hills has announced a mobilization of the resourcefulness and creativity of Oxford Hills people engaged in preparations for dealing with new sources of energy and changing climate patterns. The setting will be Oxford Hills Comprehensive High School beginning at 8 a.m. Saturday Oct. 24. Talks, discussion, demonstrations, exhibits and films will continue throughout the day.
Sustainable Oxford Hills is a group of local people who have been examining ways to inform citizens concerning "the transition to a lower fossil fuel future" and encouraging them toward action.
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To: BUSINESS EDITORS
Contact: Lisa Schroll of Dirt Devil, +1-440-996-2116, or Lisa.schroll@ttifloorcare.com; or Lindsay Rider of Akhia Public Relations, +1-330-463-5650, Lindsayanne@akhia.com, for Dirt Devil
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LEWISTON -- The city hopes to tap the public's imagination next month in its hunt for energy- and money-saving ideas.
The Lewiston Energy Savings Committee plans to host a brainstorming session at 5 p.m. April 15 in the Lewiston City Council chambers.
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BLOOMINGTON - Patty McCubbins considers herself pretty savvy when it comes to being energy-efficient, but she said she still learned quite a few things Saturday at the Smart House Energy Fair.
I'm really into it," she said of energy conservation.
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A southwestern Indiana company's plan to install more efficient lighting throughout its facility in order to reduce energy usage was one of several projects recognized by state officials this week.
The project at Total Interior Systems America in Princeton, Ind., was among those cited by the Indiana Department of Environmental Management as it unveiled the Environmental Stewardship Program.
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RALEIGH, N.C. - Amy Swanson is finally figuring out the real cost of electricity.
Swanson, a Cary, N.C., homemaker, uses a wireless monitor that shows how much energy her home uses at any given moment. The device takes the mystery out of energy costs by translating kilowatts into cents.
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To: GARDEN EDITORS
Contact: Melissa Marchand of BobVila.com, phone, +1-617-848- 8458, or fax, +1-617-848-8401
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Attendees to this year's Mid-Atlantic Home & Flower Show, be forewarned: the 160,000 square feet of bang-for-the-buck home- improvement ideas and energy-saving options exploding onto today's marketplace might just blow your mind.
But go anyway. The rush will re-energize, enlighten and inspire.