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New Yorkers Set Record For All Time Daily Electricity And Natural Gas Use In Cold Weater

nydailynews.com | By William Sherman | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Record Heating, Natural Gas, Home Heating, Winter Heating, Electricity, Con Edison, New York City, New York, New York News

With sub-freezing temperatures, New Yorkers set the all time daily winter record for electricity and natural gas usage on Sunday, according to Con Edi...

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Requests For Heating Aid Up 20 Percent In Northern Georgia

Huffington Post | Julian Hattem | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: School Libraries, Edith Edmond, Jeanna Dennis, Employment Security Commission, Ruth Crosswhite, Bearing Witness 2.0, Winter Heating, Home Heating, Bearing Witness, Northwst Community Action Agency, Angela Allen, Regina-Holliday, Veterans, Business News

As part of its Bearing Witness 2.0 project, the Huffington Post is rounding up a few of the best local stories of the day. An organization that prov...

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Peoples Gas Resuming Gas Shutoffs April 1

WBBM Newsradio | Steve Miller | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Energy, Gas Shut Offs, Home Heating, Peoples Gas, Peoples Gas Shutoffs, Chicago News

Peoples Gas says tens of thousands of its customers could be facing gas shutoff - and no heat - unless they make arrangements to pay at least a part o...

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Your Utility Bills are Going Up. What are You Going to Do About it?

Collin Dunn | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Environment, Home Heating, Natural Gas, Gas Bills, Green News
Collin Dunn

Earlier this week I received a very polite letter from my local natural gas utility. It's message: Your rates are going to increase by 35-40 percent t...

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From Oil To Natural Gas Heating: More Americans Switching

Wall Street Journal | Jeremy Singer-Vine | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Home Care, Oil, Oil Prices, Green, Green News, Environment, Homeowners, Natural Gas, Home Heating, Green Living, Green News

Suzanne and Dave Francione figured they could reduce their heating bill by $1,300 this winter by switching from oil to natural gas, so they called the...

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Home Heating: Go Green Now to Save Energy in Winter

Bob Schildgen | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Energy, Environment, Home Heating, Green Living, Forests, Green Tips, Health, Green News
Bob Schildgen

Burning wood gives off chemicals as nasty as those concocted in factories, including sulfur dioxide, formaldehyde, and dioxin. With older (or poorly maintained) fireplaces, a lot of these poisons can stay right inside your house.

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As Congress Procrastinates, Many Communities Face a Cold Reality

Freddie Wilkinson | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: High Home Heating Costs, Energy, Home Heating, Liheap, Energy Policy, New Hampshire, Green News
Freddie Wilkinson

There's a real possibility that low income families will not be able to afford enough oil to last them through the coldest months, and will have to choose between food, medicine, or a warm home.

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One Answer to New England's Home Heating Crisis

Freddie Wilkinson | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Energy, Environment, Solar Energy, Home Heating, Home Heating Subsidies, High Home Heating Costs, New England, Green News
Freddie Wilkinson

Steve Frechette is an oilman. So I was a little surprised when I dropped by his house on a muggy July day to find him standing waist deep in a trench...

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High Oil Prices Fuel Winter Heat Fears

AP | JERRY HARKAVY | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Oil Prices, Home Heating, High Home Heating Costs, Winter Heating, High Oil Prices, Winter Fuel, Business News

Nowhere in America, it seems, are people more apprehensive about the prospect of a $3-a-gallon winter than in Maine. Motorists nationwide may grumble...

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