Topic: American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy
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Why America's power grid is weathering the heat wave
The heat wave has increased energy demand, but several factors, including energy efficiency, have helped ease the load on the system.
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Light bulbs in spotlight as senators lambaste US efficiency standards
A Senate hearing on Thursday produced fireworks over light bulbs, as conservatives urged repeal of US energy-efficiency standards they see as anticonsumer and paternalistic.
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Home appliances get tough new efficiency standards
Industry and environmentalist groups agreed Tuesday on tougher efficiency standards for home appliances that, over the next 30 years, could save enough energy to power 40 percent of American homes for a year.
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Obama awards $3.4 billion in 'smart grid' grants
President Obama announced Tuesday $3.4 billion in stimulus funding to 'smart grid' projects aimed at promoting green power and reducing electricity bills and blackouts.
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Energy use falls when neighbors compete
A California utility is using smiley faces on customer bills to show how people's usage compares with their neighbors'.
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Companies desert the climate deniosphere
Companies are leaving trade associations that deny human-induced global warming.
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'Clunker' consumers not buying gas guzzlers, study finds
Americans participating in the 'Cash for Clunkers' program are buying new cars that get, on average, 9.6 miles per gallon more than their trade-ins.
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Jon Wellinghoff, Obama’s energy futurist
The chairman of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission is committed to renewable energy.
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Energy efficiency can deliver big rewards
New federal standards could cut energy bills by about $16 billion by 2030.
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Stimulus plans brings green home improvement tax breaks
Incentives encourage homeowners to embrace energy efficiency.
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EarthTalk: How to stay warm and solvent this winter
Tips on cutting your home-heating bill.
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A closer look at Obama’s energy plan
Economy may slow it, but ‘green’ jobs may grow it.
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Stay cool: Low-energy ways to beat the heat
EarthTalk: Smart thinking, water, ice, and fans can help you cope with summer in an ecofriendly way.
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Internet helps Americans save more energy every year
For every kilowatt-hour of power that Internet-linked computers use, they save at least 10 times that amount, a recent study finds.
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Home energy use gets a 'smackdown' on reality TV
Even an 'überenvironmentalist' family found it could save a lot more when a competition was at stake.
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Home energy use gets a 'smackdown' on reality TV
Even an 'überenvironmentalist' family found it could save a lot more when a competition was at stake.
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