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 Back to the Basics: Creating a Local Energy Program
By U.S. Department of Energy
<http://www.eren.doe.gov/cities_counties/basic.html>
How to get started on an energy conservation program in a community. (Longer
PDF version available, press "previous" at end of file.)
Myths Impede Energy Savings
By Utah Office of Energy Services
<http://www.ecoiq.com/magazine/features/feature25.html>
Saving at the Office: Dollars and Energy
By U.S. Department of Energy
<http://www.eren.doe.gov/cities_counties/saving.html>
Explains how buying and using energy-efficient office equipment reaps economic
and environmental benefits for local governments. (Longer PDF version available,
press "previous" at end of file.)
Swimming Pools Warm Up to Energy-Saving Technologies
By U.S. Department of Energy
<http://www.eren.doe.gov/cities_counties/swim.html>
Explains how energy costs for heating swimming pools don't have to drain
local government recreation budgets. Using just a few techniques-solar
water heating and pool covers, for example-has reduced costs for municipal
pools across the country and left more money for other activities. (Longer
PDF version available, press "previous" at end of file.)
Energy Dollars Relieve Municipal Budgets
By U.S. Department of Energy
<http://www.eren.doe.gov/cities_counties/energy.html>
Describes how in these days of budget cuts, federal mandates, and ballot
initiatives to limit taxes, some cities and municipalities are looking
at reducing energy costs to relieve pressure on their budgets.
Energy Efficiency Strengthens Local Economies
By U.S. Department of Energy
<http://www.eren.doe.gov/cities_counties/enrgyeff.html>
Explains how energy efficiency programs can stimulate local economic development.
Through energy efficiency, local businesses lower their bills and increase
their profits. The money from the savings remains in the local economy
and circulates among local merchants.
How To Hire An Energy Auditor; Hire An Energy Services
Company; Finance Public Sector Energy Efficiency Projects; & Energy
Accounting: A Key Tool in Managing Energy Costs
By California Energy Commission
<http://www.energy.ca.gov/reports/efficiency_handbooks/
index.html>
Energy Tax Incentives Overwhelmingly Popular
By Edward Osann, ACEEE
<http://www.ecoiq.com/magazine/opinion/opinion33.html>
Does Congress Get It???
By the American Council for an Energy Efficient Economy
<http://www.ecoiq.com/magazine/opinion/opinion21.html>
Utilities Shouldn't Abandon Programs
By the American Council for an Energy Efficient Economy
<http://www.ecoiq.com/magazine/opinion/opinion23.html>
Will History Repeat Itself
By The Alliance To Save Energy
<http://www.ecoiq.com/magazine/opinion/opinion13.html>
New Auto Fuel Economy Standards Needed
By The American Council For An Energy-Efficient Economy
<http://www.ecoiq.com/magazine/opinion/opinion12.html>
How To Select An Energy-Efficient Window
By the Efficient Windows Collaborative
<http://www.efficientwindows.org/selection.html>
Tips For Daylighting With Windows
By the Building Technologies Program of Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
(LBNL)
<http://eande.lbl.gov/BTP/pub/designguide/>
Painting the Town White -- and Green
By Arthur Rosenfeld, et al
<http://eande.lbl.gov/HeatIsland/PUBS/PAINTING/>
Aerogel: Energy-Efficient Material for Buildings
By Arlon Hunt and Allan Chen
<http://eande.lbl.gov/CBS/NEWSLETTER/NL8/Aerogel.html>
Aerosol-Based Duct Sealing Technology
By Mark Modera and Francois Remi Carrie
<http://eande.lbl.gov/CBS/NEWSLETTER/NL5/Duct.html>
Power$marts: Easy Tips To Save Money And The Planet
By Alliance to Save Energy
<http://www.ase.org/powersmarts>
Scenarios for a Clean Energy Future
By the Interlaboratory Working Group on Energy-Efficient and Clean-Energy
Technologies
<http://www.ornl.gov/ORNL/Energy_Eff/CEF.htm>
The Negawatt Revolution: Solving the CO2 Problem
By Amory Lovins
<http://www.ccnr.org/amory.html>
How Smart Windows Will Work
By Kevin Bonsor
<http://www.howstuffworks.com/smart-window.htm>
City Hall Rooftop Garden
By Chicago Department of the Environment
<http://www.cityofchicago.org/Environment/html/Rooftop
Garden.html>
Air Tightness: The Key to Energy Efficiency
By Home Building Workshops
<http://www.homebuildingworkshops.com/air_tight.shtml>
Install Skylights or Light Pipes
By Oikos Green Building Source
<http://www.oikos.com/library/eem/skylights>
Daylighting Strategies: Skylighting in Hot Dry
Climates
By Warren R. Hampton
<http://ag.arizona.edu/OALS/ALN/aln28/hampton.html>
Daylighting
By the European Network of Energy Agencies
<http://europa.eu.int/comm/energy_transport/atlas/htmlu/
daylighting.html>
Insulation Fact Sheet
By USDOE
<http://www.ornl.gov/roofs+walls/insulation/ins_01.html>
Automatic and Programmable Thermostats
By the National Renewable Energy Laboratory
<http://www.eren.doe.gov/erec/factsheets/thermo.html>
Energy Information For Your Home
By the DOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Technology
<http://www.eren.doe.gov/consumerinfo/forhome.html>
Consumer Guide To Home Energy Savings
By the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy
<http://aceee.org/consumerguide>
Energy Efficient Home Checklist
By Owens Corning
<http://www.owenscorning.com/around/insulation/energy
list.asp>
Reduce Swimming Pool Energy Costs!
By USDOE
<http://www.eren.doe.gov/rspec>
Home Energy Ratings
By Florida Solar Energy Center
<http://www.fsec.ucf.edu/bldg/fyh/ratings>
Evaporative Cooling
By Berry Langford
<http://www.taunton.com/finehomebuilding/pages/h00091.asp>
Fixing A Cold, Drafty House
By Fred Lugano
<http://www.taunton.com/finehomebuilding/pages/h00021.asp>
Understanding Energy-Efficient Windows
By Paul Fisette
<http://www.taunton.com/finehomebuilding/pages/h00029.asp>
Home Energy Library
By Florida Power & Light Company
<http://www.fpl.com/savings/hes/contents/hes_overview.shtml>
Energy Efficiency
By Milton Hydro
<http://www.miltonhydro.com/EnEfficiency.html>
Smart Energy For Homeowners
By ESPenergy
<http://www.espenergy.com/energy_tips.htm>
Duct Doctors Write Prescription for Efficiency
By Oikos
<http://oikos.com/esb/42/airdisproj.html>
Return On Investment: High Performance Buildings
By Minnesota Planning
<http://www.mnplan.state.mn.us/pdf/2002/BuildingsReport.pdf>
Minnesota Home Energy Guides
By the Minnesota Department of Commerce
<http://www.commerce.state.mn.us/pages/Energy/InfoCenter/
EnergyGuides.htm>
Appliances and Commercial Equipment Standards
By USDOE
<http://www.eren.doe.gov/buildings/appliance_standards>
The New Mother Lode: The Potential for More Efficient
Electricity Use in the Southwest
By the Southwest Energy Efficiency Project
<http://www.swenergy.org/nml/index.html>
Ending The Oil Age: A Plan To Kick The Saudi Habit
By Charles Komanoff
<http://www.rightofway.org/research/oilage.pdf>
Mobilizing Energy Solutions
By Amory B. Lovins and L. Hunter Lovins
<http://www.prospect.org/cs/articles?article=mobilizing
_energy_solutions>
Good Business: A Market Analysis Of Energy Efficiency
Policy
By the Center for A Sustainable Economy
<http://www.sustainableeconomy.org/goodbusiness.htm>
Revealing Myths About People, Energy and Buildings
By Rick Diamond and Mithra Moezzi
<http://enduse.lbl.gov/Info/LBNL-45862.pdf>
Staying Cool: How Energy-Efficient Air Conditioners
Can Prevent Blackouts, Cut Pollution and Save Money
By the Appliance Standards Awareness Project
<http://www.standardsasap.org/acrpt.htm>
Home Energy Ratings: A Primer
By RESNET
<http://www.natresnet.org/herseems/HERSPrimer/HERS
Primer.htm>
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