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chron.com - 1/3/2009
Electricity study embraces energy efficiency for state
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Houston Chronicle: Texas could reduce its peak electric usage by more than 23 percent in the next seven years if utilities would invest more in efficiency programs, according to a study released recently by the Public Utility Commission. The efficiency efforts, which would funnel through ...
houston.indymedia.org - 1/1/2009
Statement on Brandon Darby, the 'Unnamed ' Informant/ Provocateur in the "Texas 2"
— houston.indymedia.org — Statement on Brandon Darby, the 'Unnamed' Informant/ Provocateur in the "Texas 2" by The Austin Informant Working... Group Wednesday, Dec. 31, 2008 at 9:16 PM texas.solidarity@gmail.com Below is a statement by a group of Austin-based community organizers ... (more) Statement on Brandon Darby, the 'Unnamed ' Informant/ ...

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T. Boone Pickens likes odds for his energy plan
chron.com - 1/8/2009
T. Boone Pickens likes odds for his energy plan
— chron.com — Houston Chronicle: Every president since Richard Nixon has pledged to move the country toward energy independence, and... they`ve all failed, oilman and investor T. Boone Pickens told a crowd at Rice University on Tuesday. 'But we have a better chance ... (more) T. Boone Pickens likes odds for his energy plan

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Cars Could Soon Come With Coconut Components
aboutmyplanet.com - 1/9/2009
Cars Could Soon Come With Coconut Components
— aboutmyplanet.com — What would you say if you heard that your next car could be made out of coconuts?... No, it’s not a nutty scenario as some researchers in Baylor University are establishing . They have successfully turned out trunk liners, floorboards and car-door ... (more) Cars Could Soon Come With Coconut Components

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GreenMonk: the blog — Electricity study embraces energy efficiency for state | Business | Chron.com - Houston Chronicle Texas could reduce its peak electric usage by more than 23 percent in the next seven years if utilities would invest more in efficiency programs, according to a study released recently by the Public Utility Commission. The efficiency efforts, which would funnel through existing programs administered by the electric transmission companies in the parts of Texas open to competition, would save consumers as much as $2 for every $1 invested, ...

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