Consumers Union campaign "A Greener Future" is working for clean, renewable, affordable energy.
Wouldn’t it be nice to save energy without really trying? You probably haven’t noticed, but this is exactly what efficiency standards have been delivering to consumers for decades. Congress has gradually moved up the bar for efficiency, which has driven manufacturers to invest in more efficient technologies and make products that cost less to operate Continue Reading
Apr
05
Re-evaluating nuclear power
As Japan struggles in the wake of a tripartite disaster to cope with the tragic loss of human life and suffering and to try protect people from further harm, our thoughts and deepest sympathies go out to the Japanese people. Emergency relief and utility workers are working around the clock to clear debris, find missing Continue Reading
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Mar
29
Bill turns back the clock on energy-saving and anti-pollution efforts
H.R. 910, which would weaken the Clean Air Act, has passed the House Energy & Commerce committee and is headed for the House floor soon. The bill would strip the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) authority over carbon pollution for both industrial sources and cars. This measure would harm our nation’s efforts to reduce its dependence Continue Reading
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Feb
23
The battle over clean energy — going on now
The battle over more clean energy and less dependence on fossil fuels is being fought right now in Congress – though you might not have heard much about it. In January, the President laid down a national challenge that 80 percent of our electricity come from cleaner sources by 2035. His just-released budget shows a Continue Reading
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Nov
03
California Voters Uphold Clean Air Law!
Thanks to you, clean energy scored a BIG victory last night! Yesterday, California voters overwhelmingly defeated Prop 23, the dirty energy ballot measure supported by Texas oil companies. The unofficial tally was 61% to 39% against Prop 23 – which would have suspended California’s clean air and clean energy law. You helped win this. Thousands Continue Reading
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Oct
07
Making solar more affordable
California is graced with plentiful sunshine, and much of the state has excellent conditions to reap the sun’s free energy. While getting solar panels or solar water heaters installed can be expensive, options for installation are increasing as leases and zero-down financing are becoming more widely available. For example, the Sacramento Municipal Utility District Continue Reading
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Sep
20
The high cost of dirty energy
With gas prices hitting $4 a gallon in recent years, Americans are realizing that our once ‘affordable’ energy sources aren’t as affordable as industry would have us believe. And we often aren’t aware as consumers the real price we are paying for polluting energy. According to the National Academy of Sciences report, a conservative estimate Continue Reading
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Sep
17
Prop 23: Dangerous to your health
Californians — you’ll breathe easier if Prop 23 is defeated. Proposition 23, a ballot initiative sponsored by Texas oil companies Valero and Tesoro, would gut a California law passed four years ago, AB 32. The law aims to reduce carbon dioxide and other pollutants from industry and transportation to 1990 levels by the end of Continue Reading
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Sep
17
Energy efficiency: "The Fifth Fuel"
Pop quiz—what’s the cheapest source of electric power? Coal, natural gas, nuclear or renewables? Actually, the answer is energy efficiency. Increasing efficiency in energy usage can be as valuable as producing energy, and it’s a lot cheaper. By reducing our energy usage, we can save money and harmful emissions both directly and by reducing the Continue Reading
Posted by Shannon Baker-Branstetter in Energy Efficiency
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