Posts from — April 2008

Sixty per cent of respondents to a recent poll on NovaNewsNow.com said they don’t feel their community is doing enough to encourage energy conservation. Although the poll covers communities from Windsor to Yarmouth and up the South Shore to Liverpool, we asked town hall here in Digby what the town is doing. ?Administratively, energy conservation is something we’re always conscious of,? notes …

• Lower the temperature of the hot-water tank. Turning it off when you’re not using it also will save electricity, even though the water has to heat up again, because the average water temperature (and energy used getting it there) will be lower.

LIPA officials hope a new $3 monthly “assessment” on the average bill will cut demand enough to eliminate the need for another power plant.

WASHINGTON – Congressman Maurice Hinchey of Hurley has been beating the drum for energy conservation, alternative energy sources and lowering gas prices for some time, and now more than ever, he said it is imperative that the issues be addressed immediately.

The Long Island Power Authority plans to unveil today its most ambitious energy conservation program to date, levying a new $3 monthly “assessment” on the average homeowner’s bill in an effort to cut demand enough to eliminate the need for another power plant.

A state prison in Somerset Township is taking steps to go green. An “ESCO Project,” or Energy Savings Conservation, will turn natural methane gas from Mostoller Landfill into usable energy for the State Correctional Institution at Laurel Highlands.

VietNamNet Bridge – The Japanese Government has pledged to help Vietnam tackle power shortages and help solve the nation’s increasing demand for electricity by carrying out a study on efficient energy use and conservation.

People will be paying higher energy prices under a Senate bill to limit greenhouse gases, but how much will depend on how well the country can shift away from burning fossil fuels, an Energy Department analysis said Tuesday.

Posted: Tuesday, April 29, 2008 at 9:51 a.m. JEFFERSON CITY, MO. (AP) — Missouri Senators have passed legislation intended to spur energy conservation with tax deductions for consumers and mandates for the state.

Posted: Tuesday, April 29, 2008 at 8:08 a.m. JEFFERSON CITY, MO. (AP) — Senators have passed legislation intended to spur energy conservation with tax deductions for consumers and mandates for the state.

A new community energy saving program offered by Union Gas provides energy saving products and installation to qualified fixed or limited income households in Windsor, Hamilton and Sudbury.

A new community energy saving program offered by Union Gas provides energy saving products and installation to qualified fixed or limited income households in Windsor, Hamilton and Sudbury.

A new community energy saving program offered by Union Gas provides energy saving products and installation to qualified fixed or limited income households in Windsor, Hamilton and Sudbury.