Home Heating

Requests For Heating Aid Up 20 Percent In Northern Georgia

Huffington Post | Julian Hattem | Posted 11.16.2009 | Business


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...

Peoples Gas Resuming Gas Shutoffs April 1

WBBM Newsradio | Steve Miller | Posted 04.30.2009 | Chicago


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...

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

Collin Dunn | Posted 09.22.2008 | Green


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...

From Oil To Natural Gas Heating: More Americans Switching

Wall Street Journal | Jeremy Singer-Vine | Posted 09.13.2008 | Green


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...

Home Heating: Go Green Now to Save Energy in Winter

Bob Schildgen | Posted 08.08.2008 | Green


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.

As Congress Procrastinates, Many Communities Face a Cold Reality

Freddie Wilkinson | Posted 08.04.2008 | Green


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.

One Answer to New England's Home Heating Crisis

Freddie Wilkinson | Posted 07.21.2008 | Green


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...

High Oil Prices Fuel Winter Heat Fears

AP | JERRY HARKAVY | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business


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...